Col. Doug Barbier grew up to the sound of F-106s flying out of Selfridge AFB, MI, where a visit on Armed Forces Day 1962 began a lifelong interest in the jet. A U.S. Air Force Command Pilot with more than 3,500 flight hours, he flew the Lockheed T-33, the supersonic Northrop T-38, and logged more than 1,000 hours in the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II. Barbier finished his military career flying the F-16, spending many hours sitting Air Defense alert, and making three intercepts of Soviet Tu-95 Bears along the way. After retiring from the Air Force, he flew for a major airline for twenty years. Barbier has had over 200 photographs published worldwide, and this is his first full-length feature book.
"A 'must' for not just military collections, but aviation
enthusiasts and any other reader holding a special interest in
military aircraft and their evolution."--James A. Coz "Midwest Book
Review" (7/19/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"Dust off those F-106 kits. Your optimal reference has
arrived!"--David L. Veres "Cybermodeler Online" (8/14/2017 12:00:00
AM)
"I really appreciated Doug Barbier's book and his ability to weave
in the issues of design and systems developments into the
storyline. What really makes this book a good, easy read is the
detail that he is able to provide both from a technical standpoint
and the clarity that he presents this information so that it is
easy to comprehend. As a bonus, the well captioned photographs and
technical drawings all complement the text and provide an excellent
reference for modelers."--Frank Landrus "IPMS/USA" (5/22/2017
12:00:00 AM)
"Simply put, this is the most extensive, thorough, and insightful
publication available on the F-106 Delta Dart. It receives our
highest recommendation."--Bert Kinzey "Detail & Scale" (5/19/2017
12:00:00 AM)
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