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Kropf, Klaus

 
9781802824742: German Starfighters: The Story in Colour: Introduction and Units
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 180282474X ISBN 13 : 9781802824742
Editeur : Key Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

The F-104 Starfighter was one of the most fascinating aircraft of the Cold War era in Europe. Several European air forces operated the aircraft, with Germany alone having 916 Starfighters in its inventory. The General Electric J-79 engine howl was unique and filled the European skies for many years. This book details the purchase decisions, service introduction and aircraft production by Lockheed and European manufacturers. This is followed by a deep look at the entire period of Starfighter operations with the Luftwaffe and Marineflieger combat wings. Fighter, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance wings were all equipped with this aircraft. With over 240 images, many unpublished outside of Germany, this book, the first volume of two covering the Starfighter in German service, provides a dynamic history of this versatile multi-purpose aircraft in service with the Luftwaffe and Naval Air Wings.

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À propos de l'auteur

Klaus Kropf can look back on almost ten years of Starfighter flying service with 1,900 hours on the aircraft. After basic flight training in Texas, he underwent Starfighter training at Luke AFB, Arizona, from June 1971 to February 1972\. This was followed by Europeanisation at Jever and several years as an F-104G fighter-bomber pilot with JaboG 31 B' at N rvenich. At the end of 1980 he moved to the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment at RAF Cottesmore, UK, where he was stationed for three years as a Tornado instructor pilot. Though his flying activities with the Starfighter ended many years ago, his bond with this aircraft remains strong to this day. His first book, Deutsche Starfighter, published in 1994, and he has continued to publish on aviation subjects to this day.

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Éditeur
Key Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
180282474X
ISBN 13 
9781802824742
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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Personne responsable
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