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03641aam a2200289Ii 4500 001 6292CE18195C11E98108726997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190116010016 008 150706t20152015enka 001 0 eng 020 $a 1782742638 020 $a 9781782742630 035 $a (OCoLC)913195286 040 $a CDX $b eng $c CDX $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d OQX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d NZAUC $d UW3 $d UKMGB $d IOB $d SILO 050 4 $a UG1240 100 1 $a Newdick, Thomas, $e author. 245 14 $a The world's greatest military aircraft : $b an illustrated history / $c Thomas Newdick. 264 1 $a London : $b Amber Books, $c [2015] 300 $a 224 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 31 cm 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- World War I and World War II: Sopwith Camel (1916) -- Fokker Dr.1 (1917) -- SPAD XIII (1917) -- Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (1935) -- Messerschmidt Bf 109 (1935) -- Hawker Hurricane (1935) -- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (1935) -- Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1935) -- Supermarine Spitfire (1936) -- Junker Ju 88 (1936) -- Douglas SBD Dauntless (1938) -- Mitsubishi A6M Zero (1939) -- Focke-Wulfe Fw 190 (1939) -- Ilyushin II-2 Shturmovik (1939) -- De Havilland Mosquito (1940) -- North American P-51 Mustang (1940) -- Yakovlev Yak-1/3/7/9 (1940) -- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1941) -- Avro Lancaster (1941) -- Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942) -- Messerschmitt Me 262 (1942) -- Northrop P-61 Black Widow (1942) -- Boeing B-29 Superfortress (1944) -- Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (1944) -- Cold War and modern era: North American F-86 Sabre (1949) -- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (1950) -- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (1952) -- Avro Vulcan (1952) -- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1954) -- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (1955) -- McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1958) -- Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" (1962) -- General Dynamics F-111 (1964) -- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1968) -- Tupolev Tu-22M (1969) -- Grumman F-14 Tomcat (1960) -- Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II (1972) -- Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (1974) -- Panavia Tornado (1974) -- Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker" (1977) -- Mikoyan MiG-29 "Fulcrum" -- Dessault Mirage 2000 (1978) -- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (1978) -- McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (1978) -- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (1981) -- Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle (1986) -- Dessault Rafale (1986) -- Northrop B-2 Spirit (1989) -- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (1990) -- Eurofighter Typhoon (1994) -- Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (2006). 520 $a "Ever since man first took to the air, combat aircraft have been at the forefront of technology, resulting in some of the most spectacular and complex machines ever built. Compare a biplane and a Stealth fighter and see how the technology has advanced. Spanning a century of flight, The World's Greatest Military Aircraft features 52 of the greatest fighters, bombers, interceptors and transport planes, from World War I's Fokker Dr. 1 to the Boeing B-17 Super Fortress to the MiG-17 to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules to the Stealth capabilities of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Each entry includes a brief description of the aircraft's development and history, a colour profile artwork, key features and specifications. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World's Greatest Military Aircraft is a colourful guide for the aviation and military enthusiast"--Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Airplanes, Military $x History. 650 0 $a Airplanes, Military $x History $v Pictorial works. 941 $a 1 952 $l UUAX975 $d 20190116010302.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6292CE18195C11E98108726997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search