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Author | : Martin W. Bowman |
Publisher | : Pen & Sword Aviation |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2018-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781473863262 |
The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining history of this impressive interceptor aircraft and fighter bomber. Firsthand insights gathered from pilots who have flown the Starfighter in a variety of international contexts make for a rich and diverse narrative, interspersed throughout with a good selection of black and white and color illustrations that really bring the story to life. Over the course of an eventful history, the Starfighter has been caught up in an extensive variety of conflicts across the world. This book not only acquaints us with the landmark milestones of a widely utilized aircraft type, it also illuminates our understanding of the dynamic history of aviation in the second half of the twentieth century.
Author | : Martin W Bowman |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Aviation |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473863295 |
The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining history of this impressive interceptor aircraft and fighter bomber. Firsthand insights gathered from pilots who have flown the Starfighter in a variety of international contexts make for a rich and diverse narrative, interspersed throughout with a good selection of black and white and color illustrations that really bring the story to life. Over the course of an eventful history, the Starfighter has been caught up in an extensive variety of conflicts across the world. This book not only acquaints us with the landmark milestones of a widely utilized aircraft type, it also illuminates our understanding of the dynamic history of aviation in the second half of the twentieth century.
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2014-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780963157 |
This title covers the technical characteristics of the F-104 Starfighter, one of the most widely-used and popular aircraft in history. Although built in small numbers for the USAF, the F-104C fought and survived for almost three years in Vietnam. There, it was engaged in some of the war's most famous battles including the legendary operation Bolo, where seven North Vietnamese MiGs were destroyed without the loss of a single US fighter. This small, tough and very fast fighter, dubbed 'The Missile with a Man in It', was called upon to do things it was not specifically designed for, and did them admirably. Featuring illustrations and photographs detailing the variety of nose-paint schemes and weapons configurations, this comprehensive appraisal of the F-104 Starfighter is ideal for modelling and aviation enthusiasts alike.
Author | : Lieuwe de Vries |
Publisher | : MMP |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-07-25 |
Genre | : Airplanes, Military |
ISBN | : 9788363678586 |
This book from the new series "Spotlight On" shows detailed drawings (profiles) of the F-104 Starfighters in special camouflages. Book contains color and very detailed profiles showing the variety of the F-104 family special camouflages with very comprehensive captions.
Author | : OFONQ |
Publisher | : neobooks |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 2022-03-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 3754186760 |
Die Lockheed F-104 Starfighter ist ein einmotoriges Überschall-Abfangflugzeug, das während des Kalten Krieges häufig als Jagdbomber eingesetzt wurde. Er wurde von Lockheed als Tagjäger im Rahmen der Century Series von Kampfflugzeugen für die United States Air Force (USAF) entwickelt. In den frühen 1960er Jahren wurde er zu einem Allwetter-Mehrzweckflugzeug weiterentwickelt und von mehreren anderen Nationen produziert, so dass er auch außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten weit verbreitet eingesetzt wurde.
Author | : Gerhard Lang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Starfighter (Fighter plane) |
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Author | : Jim Upton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2003-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781580071871 |
The F-104 Starfighter was one of the most successful and prolific jet fighters of the late '50s and early '60s - and one of the most beautiful. It was the first production Mach 2 aircraft, and it rewrote the performance books for speed, altitude and time to climb. Aircraft enthusiasts called it "the missile with a man in it." After its initial flight in 1954, the F-104 program produced more than 2,500 aircraft, making it one of the largest military aircraft programs ever. F-104s flew for the US and many NATO allies, and were eventually produced under license in Canada, Japan, and several European countries. In fact, Italy is still flying updated F-104s in 2003. This book covers this revolutionary aircraft's design and development, its weapons and other systems, and all 18 models of the F-104, complete with photos of each variant. NASA-modified research craft are also discussed, along with several formerly classified programs based on the F-104. Author Jim Upton was one of the F-104 program's flight test engineers, so he knows the aircraft and the people involved. Includes a foreword by Dick Heppe, retired president of Lockheed California, and chief aerodynamicist of the F-104.
Author | : Klaus Kropf |
Publisher | : Ian Allan Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Fighter planes |
ISBN | : 9781857801248 |
This highly illustrated and authoritative study, by a former Luftwaffe F-104 pilot, explores the aircraft's diverse roles from high-level intercetpion to low-level maritime attack.
Author | : Hans Wiesman |
Publisher | : Casemate |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2015-03-19 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1612002595 |
A tale of a lifelong passion for a WWII aircraft that changed the author’s life: “It is almost like an adventure novel except it is true” (Air Classics). This book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in postwar Borneo, where he had frequent encounters with an airplane, the Douglas DC-3, a.k.a. the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, of World War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community, the aircraft reached the proportions of a romantic icon as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him, the beginning of a special bond. In 1957, his family left the island and all its residual wreckage of World War II, and he attended college in The Hague. After graduation, he started a career as a corporate executive—and met the aircraft again during business trips to the Americas. His childhood passion for the Dakota flared up anew, and the fascination pulled like a magnet. As if predestined, or maybe just looking for an excuse to come closer, he began a business to salvage and convert Dakota parts, which meant first of all finding them. As the demand for these war relic parts and cockpits soared, he began to travel the world to track down surplus, crashed, or derelict Dakotas. He ventured deeper and deeper into remote mountains, jungles, savannas, and the seas where the planes are found, usually as ghostly wrecks but sometimes still in full commercial operation. In hunting the mythical Dakota, he often encountered intimidating or dicey situations in countries plagued by wars or revolts, others by arms and narcotics trafficking, warlords, and conmen. The stories of these expeditions take the reader to some of the remotest spots in the world, but once there, one is often greeted by the comfort of what was once the West’s apex in transportation—however now haunted by the courageous airmen of the past.
Author | : Steve Pace |
Publisher | : Motorbooks |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780879386085 |