Description: The F-101 VoodooAn Illustrated History of McDonnell's Heavyweight FighterRonald EasleyConceived in the waning days of World War II as an escort for the mammoth Convair B-36 bomber, the McDonnell Model 36 “Voodoo” first took to the air in 1948. With advances in turbojet technology, aerial refueling, and miniaturized nuclear weapons, the Model 36 was recast as a fighter-bomber of unimaginable firepower: the F-101A Strategic Fighter. Overcoming tremendous developmental challenges, the Voodoo served into the late-1980s, nearly forty years after its maiden flight. As a nuclear strike aircraft, reconnaissance platform, and reliable high-performance interceptor, the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo carries the sole distinction among the famed “Century Series” fighters of serving in the most trouble spots, from the era of Eisenhower and Khrushchev through that of Reagan and Gorbachev, in the waning days of the Cold War. Based on hundreds of pages of recently declassified documents, this new work brings the Voodoo into its long-denied place in the limelight. Publisher : Schiffer (September 29, 2015) Language : English Hardcover : 248 pages ISBN-10 : 0764347993 ISBN-13 : 9780764347993
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Type: Illustrated Book
Features: Illustrated
Book Title: F-101 VooDoo : an Illustrated History of Mcdonnell's Heavyweight Fighter
Item Length: 11in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 8.5in
Author: Ronald Easley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military / United States, Military / Aviation
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: History
Item Weight: 50 Oz
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
