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50 Years of the U-2: The Complete Illustrated History of Lockheed’s Legendary “Dragon Lady”
Chris Pocock
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Description for 50 Years of the U-2: The Complete Illustrated History of Lockheed’s Legendary “Dragon Lady”
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 450 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2440.
When the U-2 first took off in 1955, no one involved in its top-secret project dreamt that this unique reconnaissance aircraft would still be flying today. The long story of the Dragon Lady is amazing, and complex; this book tells it all, in unprecedented detail, from the early days overflying the Soviet Union under CIA sponsorship, to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and on to the Vietnam War. The epic missions over Communist China were flown by nationalist pilots from Taiwan. How the U-2 was improved, enlarged and put back into production – twice. It led the real-time recce revolution with ... Read more
When the U-2 first took off in 1955, no one involved in its top-secret project dreamt that this unique reconnaissance aircraft would still be flying today. The long story of the Dragon Lady is amazing, and complex; this book tells it all, in unprecedented detail, from the early days overflying the Soviet Union under CIA sponsorship, to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and on to the Vietnam War. The epic missions over Communist China were flown by nationalist pilots from Taiwan. How the U-2 was improved, enlarged and put back into production – twice. It led the real-time recce revolution with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
2447g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764323461
SKU
V9780764323461
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