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Modern Fighting Aircraft
The illustrated technical directory of the world's combat aircraft today. Detailed descriptions and dramatic illustrations of over 200 warplanes. The Military Press, NY, First Edition, 1984, 208 pages, 4to. HB/DJ. Book Very good. DJ Very good, minor edge wear, small chip at top of spine, slight wrinkling on top edge, taped to both paste-down endpapers. Interior pages are bright and tight with some yellow highlighting. B&W illustrations and color photos.
208 pages, Hardcover
First published November 13, 1984
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Bill Gunston
342 books21 followersBill Gunston was a British aviation and military author. He flew with Britain's Royal Air Force from 1945 to 1948, and after pilot training became a flying instructor. He spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. He was the author of over 350 books and articles. His work included many books published by Salamander Books.
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May 16, 2014
I really loved this book as a kid. But:
1) They had ugly sketches of Soviet aircraft from the 80s, because the western intel was lame.
2) Like all British authors, Bill is totally in love with local produce. You see that in Top Gear, too. Aston Martin is the most amazingest car in the world. Nothing drives as good as Mini - right. And when it comes to fighter jets, most planes had 2 pages in this book. Harrier had 8, and Tornado had a million. Two average planes with a total air combat tally of NOT A LOT, whereas F-15/16 and such, which had scored hundreds of air combat victories and seen some real action, just get their 'not bad for our former colony'. But surely not as good as Tornado.
Tornado is da best plane!
Cheers,
Igor
1) They had ugly sketches of Soviet aircraft from the 80s, because the western intel was lame.
2) Like all British authors, Bill is totally in love with local produce. You see that in Top Gear, too. Aston Martin is the most amazingest car in the world. Nothing drives as good as Mini - right. And when it comes to fighter jets, most planes had 2 pages in this book. Harrier had 8, and Tornado had a million. Two average planes with a total air combat tally of NOT A LOT, whereas F-15/16 and such, which had scored hundreds of air combat victories and seen some real action, just get their 'not bad for our former colony'. But surely not as good as Tornado.
Tornado is da best plane!
Cheers,
Igor
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