The Blue Angels: The US Navy's Flight Demonstration Team, 1946 to the Present - Couverture rigide

Neubeck, Ken

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0764356585 ISBN 13 : 9780764356582

Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

A comprehensive photographic history of the world-famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

Since 1946, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels have thrilled audiences around the globe with their precision flying and breathtaking airshow performances. This richly illustrated volume traces the origins of the team and explores its evolution over more than seventy years.

Discover the aircraft that defined each era of the Blue Angels, including:

• Propeller-driven F6F-5 Hellcat and F8F Bearcat
• Jet-powered F9F-8 Cougar, F11F-1 Tiger, F-4 Phantom, and A-4 Skyhawk
• The modern F/A-18 Hornet

Stunning photography and detailed captions showcase the team’s most iconic maneuvers, offering an up-close look at the skill, precision, and discipline behind every performance.

Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ken Neubeck is a reliability engineer who worked on the A-10 production program from 1974 through 1987. He is the author of several aircraft books and amateur-radio books. He served as president of the Long Island Republic Airport Historical Society, which preserves the history of aircraft built at this location, such as the A-10, as well as being the location, for the Blue Angels during their Jones Beach Airshow activities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0764356585
• ISBN 13: 9780764356582
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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