Chapter One:
PACAF pre-war
Chapter Two
Into combat from Japan – first 60 days of the war
Chapter Three
Flying from South Korea – fighting MiGs over the Yalu
Chapter Four
8th, 35th and 49th Fighter Bomber Wings take the strain
Chapter Five
Replaced by the F-86 in the fighter role – only fighter-bombers
now
Chapter Six:
Photo-recce RF-80s at War
Appendices
Index
Fully illustrated study of the US Korean War fighter that fought in the first ever jet-versus-jet engagement in the history of aviation.
Warren Thompson has had numerous books and magazine
articles published over the past 30 years. His interest in the
Korean War has spanned almost this entire length of time. Thompson
has written more than 15 books for Osprey since 1990. He lives in
Germantown, Tennessee.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could
hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums
creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the
Osprey Aviation list since 2000 and in that time he has produced
some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes. He has
specialised in aircraft of the Vietnam War period. He lives in New
Hampshire.
"another winner in Thompson's oeuvre." --Aviation History
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