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Description for C160 Transall
Paperback. Although its retirement was announced for a while for 2005, the C-160 Transall is still the principal lynchpin of French military air transport. Series: Les Materials de l'Armee de l'Air. Num Pages: 64 pages, 210 color and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV3; WD; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 201. .
Although its retirement was announced for a while for 2005, the C-160 Transall is still the principal lynchpin of French military air transport. More than forty years after it went into service, this twin-engined tactical transport has been present in all the theaters of operation where the French army has been deployed, not to mention the numerous humanitarian operations which have taken it all over the globe. Handled with dexterity by its crews, the Transall is always impressive when it's a question of getting down to the nitty-gritty and showing some muscle in the most unlikely situations, but for ... Read more
Although its retirement was announced for a while for 2005, the C-160 Transall is still the principal lynchpin of French military air transport. More than forty years after it went into service, this twin-engined tactical transport has been present in all the theaters of operation where the French army has been deployed, not to mention the numerous humanitarian operations which have taken it all over the globe. Handled with dexterity by its crews, the Transall is always impressive when it's a question of getting down to the nitty-gritty and showing some muscle in the most unlikely situations, but for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Histoire & Collections France
Language
French
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Series
Les Materials de l'Armee de l'Air
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Paris, France
ISBN
9782352500926
SKU
V9782352500926
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Frederic Lert
Frédéric Lert, professional aviation journalist, travels extensively through the two hemispheres in search of the most adventurous reportages. Already author of recognized works (The Wings of the CIA, the B-52), he covers, in the context of this series, a role of specialist for the years 1960-1980.
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