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Voodoo Warriors: The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets
Nigel Walpole
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Description for Voodoo Warriors: The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets
Paperback. The fastest and most exciting aircraft of the 1950s and 60s. Num Pages: 320 pages, approx 300 b/w and colour photographs, 4 back 1, colour profiles**. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
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 world-wide, and in homeland defence 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 ... Read more
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 world-wide, and in homeland defence 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
915g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473837942
SKU
V9781473837942
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Nigel Walpole
Nigel Walpole was seconded to the USAF to help train their pilots in low-level tactical reconnaissance. He spent many hours flying Voodoos and has kept in touch with many of his old friends from those days. He has made two lengthy recent trips to the USA to research for this book. His previous P&S book 'Swift Justice' was also based ... Read more
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