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Author: Jim Winchester Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1844150852 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 305
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The Skyhawk first entered service with the US Navy almost 50 years ago. It is still in service with various US units and remains the backbone of many of the air forces of those countries to which it has been exported. It was originally conceived as a carrier-borne fighter bomber, but as the aircraft has evolved it has taken on other roles.This is an in-depth look at the design, production, evolution, operation and performance of the aircraft. It will also include first-hand accounts of flying the Skyhawk in action.
Author: Jim Winchester Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1844150852 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
The Skyhawk first entered service with the US Navy almost 50 years ago. It is still in service with various US units and remains the backbone of many of the air forces of those countries to which it has been exported. It was originally conceived as a carrier-borne fighter bomber, but as the aircraft has evolved it has taken on other roles.This is an in-depth look at the design, production, evolution, operation and performance of the aircraft. It will also include first-hand accounts of flying the Skyhawk in action.
Author: Nathan Goodman Publisher: Thought Reach Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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Inspired by True Events An assassin on their trail, a buried secret, and time is running out... Former Delta Force operator John Stone had no idea a nuclear device was out in the open. But when he accepts an assignment to protect a beautiful Israeli Mossad agent, she reveals the terrifying plot, and the chase is on. The weapon, secretly stolen and hidden for fifty years, was known to exist by only one man. Now, that man is dead and the weapon disappears without a trace. Together, Stone and the girl are compelled to follow a bizarre trail of clues to track it down. But they find themselves in the assassin's crosshairs, and the bomb is on its final countdown... Flight of the Skyhawk can be read stand-alone, and is a companion novel to The Special Agent Jana Baker Spy-Thriller Series. If you like Tom Clancy spy-thrillers, Lee Child Jack Reacher books, or Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp counter-terrorism novels, you'll love Nathan Goodman's Flight of the Skyhawk. Pick up a copy of Flight of the Skyhawk and unleash the nail-biting tension right now. "Like David Baldacci or Jack Reacher thriller book collection all in one. Undoubtedly one of the best spy thrillers I've read in years. This spy series is fast paced, unrelenting!" "...his writing is excellent...this will be a best selling terrorist spy thriller in 2019...makes my top list of espionage thriller books to read." "The heroine in peril, Jana Baker, is such a strong female lead character. She's scared but has the guts of any male special agent. Makes for one of the great thriller books to read." "The plot is a mix of James Bond, 24, and Call of Duty." --- Russ Atkinson, Special Agent, FBI (ret.), thriller book author. "I am going to blow off work so I can finish reading this spy mystery series. No joke. An intrigue novel that has New York Times bestseller list 2019 written all over it." "One of the best new mystery thriller authors...author has hit this one out of the park. One of the best terrorism crime novels I've read in years. A new Jack Reacher. Can't wait until this thriller is made into a CIA spy thriller series collection." "...a mystery book with an edge of your seat quality that keeps you sucked in." "I ended up falling in love with the main characters...definitely a 2019 bestseller." "I really hope this kind of thing doesn't happen in real life. A government conspiracy that leads all the way to the white house and the president, a rogue CIA agent...and just one FBI special agent to stop it." "The undercover CIA thing is so realistic. I love finding the bestselling mysteries like this...one of my favorite thriller books to read in 2019." "Terrorism, suspense, gunfire, romance...all with a strong female lead character. What else are you looking for? Rivals the New York Times bestsellers by Brad Thor, Lee Child, or David Baldacci..." "This book is like a Jody Foster / FBI special agent Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs without the lunatic psycho...faced with death and a white house government conspiracy. If this book doesn't become one of the bestselling mysteries out there, I don't know what would." "I can't wait for the sequel...another espionage thriller series!" The Special Agent Jana Baker Spy-Thriller Series: Book 1: Protocol One Book 2: The Fourteenth Protocol Book 3: Protocol 15 Book 4: Breach of Protocol Book 5: Rendition Protocol Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Characters/FBI Agents Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Characters/Female Protagonists Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Thrillers/Assassinations Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Thrillers/Conspiracies Thrillers/Pulp Terrorism Scroll up and grab your copy now
Author: Tommy H. Thomason Publisher: ISBN: 9781910809266 Category : Skyhawk (Jet attack plane) Languages : en Pages : 0
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Few modern military aircraft can claim the longevity and success of the legendary Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. First flown in the mid-1950s, the A-4 Skyhawk achieved combat fame in the Falklands and Vietnam wars and saw service with the air arms of seven foreign countries including Israel and New Zealand. It is still in use today in South America. The A-4, also known as the Bantam Bomber and Scooter, was a small, subsonic aircraft which was originated during the 1950s. The A-4 dramatically bucked the trend toward ever bigger, faster, and more complicated tactical jet airplanes in favor of simplicity and low cost. Although originally optimized for the delivery of a nuclear bomb, it proved to be far more versatile in service and as a consequence the A-4 enjoyed a 25-year production run and operation for many more years by not only the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps but in the service of the foreign air forces to whom it had been supplied. For several years the U.S Navy's famed Blue Angels aerobatic team employed it for their air show demonstrations, a role for which it was ideally suited given its performance and maneuverability. Those same characteristics were utilized as a challenging adversary in the training of fighter pilots for air-to-air combat--A-4s flown by both the U.S Navy and the Israeli Air Force shot down faster Soviet-built fighters in combat operations. This is a fully revised and updated edition of the definitive history of the A-4 written by one of the leading authorities on U.S. naval aviation.
Author: Publisher: Illustrated Series of Military ISBN: 9781090402677 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 168
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The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is one of the most successful military aircraft programs in history. Skyhawks are still flying in military service in 2019, over 60 years after the first flight of the A-4. This latest entry in the Illustrated series contains over 250 photos and diagrams, most of them in color, many of them published here for the first time. The Skyhawk story is told by the men who flew it in testing and in combat and in peacetime. These first-person accounts are the highlight of the book, putting the reader in that tiny cockpit that has seen so much action in the Skyhawk's long and illustrious career.
Author: Stephen R Gray Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 161251376X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 328
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A member of Light Attack Squadron 212 s "Rampant Raiders," A-4 pilot Stephen R. Gray writes about his experiences flying combat sorties from the deck of an aircraft carrier during one of the most intense periods of aerial combat in U.S. history. From the perspective of a junior naval aviator, Gray reveals the lessons he learned first at the Naval Aviation Training Command and then in actual combat flying the Skyhawk from USS Bon Homme Richard in Vietnam. Training strengthens commitment, Gray points out, allowing ordinary men like him to fly dangerous missions. Readers will discover how circumstances created heroe--heroes who managed to overcome their personal fears for a greater cause--and how, despite the lack of public support for the war, the men remained committed to one another. The book addresses how men react to service during contentious political times to offer lessons relevant today.
Author: United States Air Force Publisher: Periscope Film LLC ISBN: 9781935327752 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 318
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Designed by Douglas Aircraft Co.'s brilliant engineer Ed Heinemann, the turbojet powered, delta-wing A-4 Skyhawk played a key role in conflicts from Vietnam to the Falklands and Yom Kippur Wars. The Skyhawk was intended to replace the venerable Skyraider as a carrier-based, ground attack aircraft, yet Heinemann's design looked nothing like its predecessor. Its small, lightweight airframe was so compact that its wings did not even have to be folded for carrier stowage, and it surpassed the Navy's design specification for weight by nearly 100%. No wonder the nimble jet was dubbed "Heinemann's Hot Rod". The A-4 entered service in 1956, and first saw combat during the early days of the Vietnam War where it flew as a light attack aircraft. Its service in S.E. Asia was prolific, as it flew literally thousands of strike and escort missions and even scored an air-to-air victory over a North Vietnamese MiG. A Marine A-4 is believed to be the last American aircraft to drop bombs on Vietnam. During the conflict 362 Skyhawks were lost. The Navy retired the Skyhawk in 1975, although it continued flying as a trainer and adversary aircraft as late as 2003. Nearly 3,000 Skyhawks were built before production ceased in 1979, including a two- seat trainer model TA-4. The Skyhawk was widely exported and saw combat with the air forces of Kuwait, Israel and Argentina. This pilot's manual was originally classified "restricted" but has now been declassified and is here reprinted in book form
Author: Peter Mersky Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1782006540 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
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The Skyhawk was involved in Vietnam from the very beginning, including the first offensive operations in 1963 into Laos, and the Pierce Arrow operations immediately following the Tonkin Gulf Incident of August 1964. Navy and Marine Corps A-4s quickly established a presence in south-east Asia participating in thousands of sorties against the entrenched communist forces in the South and the heavily defended targets in North Vietnam. A-4 pilots also struck targets along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, working with ground-based and airborne forward air controllers to interdict the flood of supplies to communist forces in the south. This book will include many first-hand accounts from the pilots who flew one of the greatest attack aircraft ever built and will provide an insightful account of some of the most thrilling aerial combats that took place during Vietnam.
Author: Shlomo Aloni Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472800281 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 224
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The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon formed the backbone of the IAF's ground-attack force. From 1969 to 1970 it flew endless sorties against Egyptian forces in the War of Attrition. Then, during the Yom Kippur War, five squadrons of A-4s saw combat and 50 planes were lost as they battled against the Arab armored onslaught. Using previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photography from the IAF archives and pilots' private collections, Shlomo Aloni tells the definitive history of the IAF's A-4 squadrons, including the story of Ezra “BABAN” Dotan who became an ace with an unique double-kill of MiG17s.
Author: Brad Elward Publisher: Crowood Press (UK) ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 208
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The MacDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was one of the finest naval aircraft ever built and will long be remembered as a rugged, reliable aircraft despite its small size. This volume charts its design, development and operational use.
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