F3D/EF-10 Skyknight Units of the Korean and Vietnam Wars
$31.99
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2022
Summary
The Douglas F3D Skyknight was an early but effective attempt at combining new technologies together in a lethal package capable of shipboard operation.
Whereas most fighters relied on speed and maneuverability, the portly, straight-winged F3D relied on three radars, four 20mm cannon, and – most importantly – darkness. Having first flown in March 1948, the Skyknight’s first taste of war came in September 1952, when Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513 [VMF(N)-513] deploye…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472846259 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472846257 |
| Author: | Joe Copalman, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 262mm x 184mm x 6mm |
| Series: | Combat Aircraft |
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About The Author
Joe Copalman
Joe Copalman has been writing on contemporary and historical military aviation since 2013, emerging as one of the leading experts on US Marine Corps Aviation. Joe has written for Air International, AirForces Monthly, Aviation News and Combat Aircraft.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000 and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes. He has specialised in aircraft of the Korean and Vietnam War period.
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