Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
A History
$81.22
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2019
Summary
The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining history of this impressive interceptor aircraft and fighter bomber. First-hand insights gathered from pilots who have flown the Starfighter in a variety of international contexts make for a rich and diverse narrative, interspersed throughout with a good selection of black an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473863262 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473863260 |
| Author: | Martin W. Bowman |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Aviation |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.11kg |
| Dimensions: | 172mm x 246mm |
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Critics Review
“This is one neat book and highly recommended.”
”…a great summary of the F-104 Starfighter, its aviation records, and pilot achievements.“– “Air Power History”
“From prototypes to front lines, first-person accounts are inserted within the more technical aspects of the text.”– “Historical Miniatures Gaming Society”
“It is a book that is highly readable and the anecdotes add to the interest of the title.”– “ModelingMadness.Com”
“The photos, history and pilot’s stories make this a most enjoyable book to read and look through. I can recommend it to anyone with an interest in the F-104 or Cold War aviation, you will not be disappointed!”– “IPMS/USA”
“This is one neat book and highly recommended.”– “AMPS Indianapolis”
Martin W. Bowman
Martin Bowman is one of Britain’s best-known Second World War aviation historians and authors. His previous books have included works such as Legend of the Lancaster, Confounding the Reich, Duxford and the Big Wings, Clash of Eagles, Lost Wings of World War I and numerous titles in the exhaustive Air War series providing extensive coverage of operations carried out on D-Day and during the Market-Garden offensive at Arnhem. He lives in Norwich.
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