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F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat

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Description for F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat Paperback. The General Dynamics F-111 was one of the most technically innovative designs among military aircraft, introducing the variable-sweep wing, terrain-following radar, military-rated afterburning turbofan engines and a self-contained escape module among other features. This title deals with this aircraft. Illustrator(s): Ugolini, Rolando. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 306.
The General Dynamics F-111 was one of the most technically innovative designs among military aircraft, introducing the variable-sweep wing, terrain-following radar, military-rated afterburning turbofan engines and a self-contained escape module among other features. Designed as a cost-saving, multi-role interceptor, naval fighter and strike bomber, its evolution prioritised the latter role and it became the USAF’s most effective long-range strike aircraft during three decades of service. Rushed into combat in Vietnam before some of its structural issues were fully understood, the type suffered several early losses and gained an unfairly negative reputation that dogged it for the rest of its career, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Combat Aircraft
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782003472
SKU
V9781782003472
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Ref
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About Peter E. Davies
Peter E Davies has published 20 books and several magazine articles, concentrating on modern combat aircraft and the Vietnam War. He has written seven previous Osprey titles and co-authored two others. The F-4 Phantom II in all its variants has been a main topic in eight of his previous books and he has close connections with former members of the ... Read more

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