Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East PDF
by Paul F. Crickmore
Illustrated by Mr Chris Davey, Jim Laurier
Part of the Combat Aircraft series
Description
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 four 11-hour, non-stop sorties into the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War in the late 1980s.
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- Pages:96 pages, 90 b/w; 34 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:20/01/2013
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- ISBN:9781846038082
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:96 pages, 90 b/w; 34 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:20/01/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781846038082
