Top gun fighters & America's jet power
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Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780881764369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the speed, excitement, and power of today's premier military jet aircraft.
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Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780881764369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the speed, excitement, and power of today's premier military jet aircraft.
Author: Ian Allan Publishing
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780711018198
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780517655801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the speed, excitement, and power of today's premier military jet aircraft.
Author: Dan Pedersen
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2019-03-05
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 0316416274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER "If you loved the movie, you will love the real story in the book." -- Fox & Friends On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the "Topgun" Navy Fighter School, its founder shares the remarkable inside story of how he and eight other risk-takers revolutionized the art of aerial combat. When American fighter jets were being downed at an unprecedented rate during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy turned to a young lieutenant commander, Dan Pedersen, to figure out a way to reverse their dark fortune. On a shoestring budget and with little support, Pedersen picked eight of the finest pilots to help train a new generation to bend jets like the F-4 Phantom to their will and learn how to dogfight all over again. What resulted was nothing short of a revolution -- one that took young American pilots from the crucible of combat training in the California desert to the blistering skies of Vietnam, in the process raising America's Navy combat kill ratio from two enemy planes downed for every American plane lost to more than 22 to 1. Topgun emerged not only as an icon of America's military dominance immortalized by Hollywood but as a vital institution that would shape the nation's military strategy for generations to come. Pedersen takes readers on a colorful and thrilling ride -- from Miramar to Area 51 to the decks of aircraft carriers in war and peace-through a historic moment in air warfare. He helped establish a legacy that was built by him and his "Original Eight" -- the best of the best -- and carried on for six decades by some of America's greatest leaders. Topgun is a heartfelt and personal testimony to patriotism, sacrifice, and American innovation and daring.
Author: Dan Pedersen
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 2022-05-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781405943826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarch 1969. American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen. Officially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN Pedersen's hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat. This is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it.
Author: Andy Lightbody
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780881768350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides profiles and specifications on 36 military aircraft and describes advanced military training courses for pilots.
Author: Brad Elward
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 2021-09-28
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9780764362545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of air combat has seen one recurring theme--new tactics are learned in battle, forgotten or discarded when battle concludes, and relearned at great cost during the next war. This cycle continued into the 1960s, when America was drawn into the Vietnam War. Despite having a skill and equipment advantage, US Navy aircrews were faring poorly against North Vietnamese fighters. Air combat lessons learned during prior wars, and since forgotten or deemed inapplicable due to advances in technology, were once again relevant. TOPGUN, the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, was established in 1968 to teach Navy aircrews the core air combat tactics, to train others in those tactics, and to ensure that naval aviation "never again" forgot its lessons learned. TOPGUN: The Legacy provides a unique, detailed, and never-before-told history of the Navy Fighter Weapons School. Based on over 450 interviews with graduates, instructors, and commanding officers, and thousands of pages of archival documents, this definitive study covers the early history of air combat tactical development, the school's founding in 1968, and its progression throughout the decades to the present day. TOPGUN's programs, significant events that shaped the school, and its unique culture have made it a center of excellence and the leading fighter weapons school worldwide.
Author: Herman J. Sixma
Publisher: Wow Toys
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781882663255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States has indisputably evolved into the world's predominant military power, and this book spotlights the four American jet fighters which have conquered the modern skies in a glorious pictorial testimonial: the carrier-based F-14 and F-18; and the land based F-15 (arguably the world's most capable fighter aircraft) and F-16.
Author: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 0760363544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFly with the best in Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority—the definitive, highly illustrated, in-depth look at the Navy's famous fighter unit, including its history, technology, and culture. Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority begins with a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the blockbuster film that helped America shake off the trauma of the Vietnam War and once again take pride in its military. The book then launches into the even more incredible story of why and how such men consistently capture the imagination of children, adults, pilots, and audiences around the world. Chapters spotlight pivotal military movies and television shows that presaged the movie Top Gun, including edge-of-the-seat vignettes and anecdotes of pilots and their lifestyles, the origin of the Navy’s fighter pilot program and its rigorous training, and how it inspired the Air Force’s counterpart, Red Flag. Other chapters highlight what it takes to be a pilot in other branches of the armed forces, and takes a look back in time at the most notorious (and feared) pilots of World War I and World War II from all around the globe. Fast forward to the jet age, when the first aces flew hair-raising missions over Korea and Vietnam, and learn how past and contemporary aerial dogfighting really works. The book also reveals the many technological advances that transformed aerial combat from the dangerous, unsynchronized machine guns that bounced bullets off propellers in World War I to today, where air-to-air missiles are launched by pilots who have no visual contact with an adversary, and finally illustrates how drones are adding a new dimension to the meaning of Top Gun. Finish with an in-depth look at Naval Station Fallon, one of the most modern and renowned American naval stations, located outside Fallon, Nevada. Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority concludes with a look at Top Gun 2, the highly anticipated sequel to one of the biggest action movies of all time and the one that made Tom Cruise a worldwide superstar. Featuring over 200 photos, new interviews and stories from aces, engineers, commanders, and more, and written by best-selling author and president of the Military Writers Society of America, Dwight Zimmerman, Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority is the must-have guide to the fastest, deadliest, most storied aerial combat squadron the world has ever known.
Author: Joe Foss
Publisher:
Published: 1992-05
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780671683184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-seven aviators who served in various conflicts from World War II to Vietnam give stirring accounts of combat.