Voodoo Warriors: The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets
by Nigel Walpole
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- 1473837944
- ISBN 13
- 9781473837942
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Pen and Sword Aviation, 2015. Paperback. New. New softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. ( 6.7 x 0.8 x 9.6 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes glossary, bibliography, index, photographs, and color profiles. 320 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. During the mid-1950s the United States Air Force was given its most powerful single-seat, two-engine fighter to date. The Voodoo would be deployed before the end of that decade in the tactical nuclear bomber and tactical reconnaissance roles worldwide, and in homeland defense with the two-seat, all-weather variant. In December 1957 it took the World Air Speed Record to Mach 1.6 - over one and a half times faster than the sound barrier. This book looks at the evolution of the original design and its introduction into service. Chapters cover operations in Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Crisis and in Europe during the Cold War years. Many firsthand accounts from pilots are included and the author's own experiences with the aircraft are relayed with fascinating insight. The Voodoo was an elegant, mean-looking fighting machine that epitomized fast flying in the fifties and sixties. It continues to be a revered airplane.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. During the mid-1950s the United States Air Force was given its most powerful single-seat, two-engine fighter to date. The Voodoo would be deployed before the end of that decade in the tactical nuclear bomber and tactical reconnaissance roles worldwide, and in homeland defense with the two-seat, all-weather variant. In December 1957 it took the World Air Speed Record to Mach 1.6 - over one and a half times faster than the sound barrier. This book looks at the evolution of the original design and its introduction into service. Chapters cover operations in Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Crisis and in Europe during the Cold War years. Many firsthand accounts from pilots are included and the author's own experiences with the aircraft are relayed with fascinating insight. The Voodoo was an elegant, mean-looking fighting machine that epitomized fast flying in the fifties and sixties. It continues to be a revered airplane.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Title
- Voodoo Warriors: The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets
- Author
- Nigel Walpole
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1473837944
- ISBN 13
- 9781473837942
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword Aviation
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- 1950s, US Air Force, Jet, Planes, Aviation, Fighter jet, Voodoo, tactical nuclear bomber, tactical reconnaissance, Airplanes, Pilots, McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets, Air command, Bombers, Military history, 410 squadron, Camp unity,
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