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Title: RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat
Condition: New
EAN: 9781472829153
ISBN: 9781472829153
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 21/03/2019
Item Height: 248mm
Item Length: 184mm
Item Weight: 312g
Author: Peter E. Davies
Illustrator: Jim Laurier
Contributor: Jim Laurier (Illustrated by), Gareth Hector (Cover design or artwork by)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1472829158
Description: McDonnell’s F-101 Voodoo series was in many ways the most interesting of the ‘Century Series’ fighter programmes of the 1950s, partly because the type’s design and intended mission changed radically during a 40-year career. Originally designed as a fighter-bomber, it was converted to be a reconnaissance aircraft, serving alongside the U-2 and RF-8 Crusaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Although it gained a reputation as a difficult aircraft to handle, the jet’s supersonic speed and newly-developed camera suite enabled it to conduct vital low-altitude photo-reconnaissance missions over heavily-defended target areas. In combat, the RF 101 was usually ‘first in-last out’ for strike missions. This made it a ready target, with a solo aircraft flying straight and level to gather target photo evidence at low-altitude offering enemy gunners plenty of opportunity to shoot the Voodoo down. This study tells the combat stories of this extraordinary aircraft, highlighting the difficulty of the missions on which it was sent and the courage of its pilots.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Series: Combat Aircraft
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Military History, History
Release Year: 2019

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