Author: E. T. WooldridgePublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
P-80 var det første operative jet-fly i USA, der kom i fuld produktion.
P-80 SHOOTING STAR PB
Author: E. T. WooldridgePublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
P-80 var det første operative jet-fly i USA, der kom i fuld produktion.
F-80 Shooting Star Units of the Korean War
Author: Warren ThompsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472829077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Built within a 180-day time limit in 1943, the F-80 Shooting Star first saw service in Italy in the final year of World War 2, and consequently was sent to bases in the US, Europe and the Far East after VJ Day. It was the latter groups based in Japan that initially bore the brunt of the early fighting in Korea, engaging MiG-15s in the world's first jet-versus-jet combat. Flown principally by the 8th and 49th Fighter Bomber Wings, the F-80 served until the end of the war, completing an astonishing 98,515 combat sorties, shooting down 17 aircraft (including three of the vastly superior MiG-15s), dropping over 33,000 tons of bombs, and firing over 80,000 air-to-ground rockets. Aside from the fighter-bomber Shooting Stars, the ultra-rare, but heavily used, photo-reconnaissance RF-80A saw extensive use in the frontline in Korea as a replacement for the vulnerable RF-51D. Filled with first-hand accounts and rare colour photographs taken by the veterans themselves, this is the engrossing story of the pioneering F-80 Shooting Star.
AIRCRAFT OF NASM 1E PB
Author: National Air and Space MuseumPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Featuring ninety-three popular aircraft from the collection of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, this revised edition contains eight new additions. Each entry includes several photographs, an article briefly detailing its history, and data on the plane's wingspan, length, height, weight, and engine type.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1640
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Development of Aircraft Engines
Author: Robert SchlaiferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
ALBATROS PB
Author: Robert C. MikeshPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Et meget anvendt tysk fly fra 1. verdenskrig. Von Richthofen vandt 60 af sine 80 sejre i et Albatros fly.
MOONLIGHT INTERCEPTOR PB
Author: Robert C. MikeshPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
BELLANCA C F PB
Author: Jay P. SpenserPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
BLERIOT XI PB
Author: Tom D. CrouchPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Each book deals with a different historic airplane in the National Air and Space Museum's (NASM) impressive collection. The first section of each book covers the background and history of the aircraft; the second provides illustrations, diagrams, and details unique to its restoration by skilled NASM craftsmen.