Paul F. Crickmore

Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East

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Even before the first operational flight of the U-2 spy plane, aircraft designers began work on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod' flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. Thereafter, the SR-71 roamed freely, capturing photographic, radar and electronic intelligence. This book examines the impact this aircraft had, not only on North Vietnam but during the Cold War as a whole, gathering information about the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet based in Vladivostok as well as the port's defenses, monitoring the actions of North Korea and flying fo… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Davey, Chris (Illustr.) / Laurier, Jim (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-4728-0055-8
EAN: 9781472800558
Produktnummer: 14498801
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 96 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 12'925 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 90 b/w; 34 col

Über den Autor

Paul F. Crickmore is the author of the much-acclaimed Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions. He was commissioned to write his first book for Osprey 35 years ago and that since then he has written 20 books, including 12 for Osprey. He is also an honorary member of several A-12 and SR-71 veterans' associations.