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Aircraft versus aircraft : the illustrated story of fighter pilot combat since 1914 / Norman Franks.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Macmillan Pub. Co., �1986.Description: 192 p : ill (some color) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0025406205
  • 9780025406209
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Aircraft versus aircraft.LOC classification:
  • UG700 .F84
Contents:
The first encounters -- The air fighter is born -- New scouts, new tactics -- Dawn of the dogfight -- Lessons of the past, testing for the future -- Duels of desperation -- Flexible formations -- Emphasis on the offensive -- Day and night fighting -- Zenith of the fighter pilot -- Piston to jets -- Vietnam, the Falklands and beyond -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Outlines the history of aerial combat, describes the characteristics of famous fighters from biplanes to jets, and shares the experiences of fighter pilots.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.

The first encounters -- The air fighter is born -- New scouts, new tactics -- Dawn of the dogfight -- Lessons of the past, testing for the future -- Duels of desperation -- Flexible formations -- Emphasis on the offensive -- Day and night fighting -- Zenith of the fighter pilot -- Piston to jets -- Vietnam, the Falklands and beyond -- Bibliography -- Index.

Outlines the history of aerial combat, describes the characteristics of famous fighters from biplanes to jets, and shares the experiences of fighter pilots.

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