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Jet Fighters Coloring Book
With the birth of the jet age at the end of World War II, military combat planes acquired new, highly efficient capabilities. This exciting, well-researched coloring book sends you flying high as you read about and color accurate illustrations of these historic aircraft. Forty-four finely detailed illustrations depict a low-flying U.S. F-117 Stealth fighter, an aircraft carrier-based F-18, a Tornado GR-1, a Russian-built MiG-15, a Northrop F-5, an English Electric Lightning, a Republic F-105D, and a host of others,
McDonnell Douglas F-15
Mitsubishi F-1
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
MiG-25 Foxbat
De Havilland Vampire
Grumman F9F Cougar
Convair F-102
Dassault Mirage 3NG
…and many more.
Accompanied by fact-filled captions that provide a brief description of each plane, these clear and accurately rendered illustrations bring to life all the drama of the quest for air superiority. A special treat for coloring book fans, this spectacular collection of high-performance fighter planes will thrill any aircraft enthusiast.
McDonnell Douglas F-15
Mitsubishi F-1
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
MiG-25 Foxbat
De Havilland Vampire
Grumman F9F Cougar
Convair F-102
Dassault Mirage 3NG
…and many more.
Accompanied by fact-filled captions that provide a brief description of each plane, these clear and accurately rendered illustrations bring to life all the drama of the quest for air superiority. A special treat for coloring book fans, this spectacular collection of high-performance fighter planes will thrill any aircraft enthusiast.
48 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 1998
About the author
John Batchelor
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Born in Essex in 1936, John Henry Batchelor witnessed dogfights over the Thames estuary at an early age and thus was born a hands-on fascination with military hardware that has never left him.
He left home at 16, travelling for two years before his National Service with the RAF. Completing this, he worked for the technical publications departments of, successively, Bristol Aircraft Co., Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. and Saunders-Roe Ltd. Later, as a freelance, he contributed to many technical magazines as well as The Eagle.
Later still, he was heavily involved in the production of Purnell's History of the Second World War and History of the First World War part-works, contributing over 1,100 illustrations.
Beginning in the 1980s, he has produced artwork for postage stamps for many countries through the Crown Agency.
There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Born in Essex in 1936, John Henry Batchelor witnessed dogfights over the Thames estuary at an early age and thus was born a hands-on fascination with military hardware that has never left him.
He left home at 16, travelling for two years before his National Service with the RAF. Completing this, he worked for the technical publications departments of, successively, Bristol Aircraft Co., Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. and Saunders-Roe Ltd. Later, as a freelance, he contributed to many technical magazines as well as The Eagle.
Later still, he was heavily involved in the production of Purnell's History of the Second World War and History of the First World War part-works, contributing over 1,100 illustrations.
Beginning in the 1980s, he has produced artwork for postage stamps for many countries through the Crown Agency.
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