Overview

Unprecedented access to once top-secret aircraft. Nijboer takes the reader inside the cockpits of the most revered and feared aircraft of the Cold War period, from 1947 to 1965. This book covers planes from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, France and the Soviet Union including: The Mikoyan MiG-15 Soviet fighter flown by Kenneth Rowe (formerly Lt. Kim Sok No), the first pilot to defect to the West during the Korean War The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter that shot down a MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet battle Each featured aircraft includes a pilot perspective on what it was like to fly these legendary aircraft on combat or reconnaissance missions written by well-known pilots -- many of them combat veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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Unique, well-designed and heavily illustrated... detailed yet visually accessible fashion for the general public and the military history buff.--Robert B. Ridinger E-Streams (01/01/2004)

A wannabe-fighter pilot's dream: the gorgeous color pictures place you right in the driver's seat.--Globe and Mail (11/22/2003) An extraordinary and detailed look at cockpits of military aircraft, and the aircraft themselves... color photography is outstanding.-- (12/01/2003) Patterson's spectacularly detailed shots put in you in the front seat of these machines... a worthy addition to the collections of aviation buffs.-- (04/01/2004) The book features the familiar stunning photography of Dan Patterson.--Airforce (12/01/2003) Unique, well-designed and heavily illustrated... detailed yet visually accessible fashion for the general public and the military history buff.-- (04/01/2004) An unusual and extremely interesting presentation that should appeal to historians and modelers alike.--CDR Peter Mersky, USNR(Ret) The Hook: Journal of Carrier Aviation (12/01/2004) Detailed photos of plane's cockpits and an experienced pilot's perspective on flying each of these babies.--Bill Robertson Saskatoon Star Phoenix (12/13/2003) The kind of book anyone with a passion for flying would enjoy.--Catherine Ford Calgary Herald (11/30/2003) This remarkable book provides an-up-close-and-personal glimpse into the cramped and crude cockpits of the main frontline fighters and bombers of the early Cold War period.--Garth Eichel Aviator Magazine (01/01/2004)

"A wannabe-fighter pilot's dream: the gorgeous color pictures place you right in the driver's seat.--Globe and Mail (11/22/2003) An extraordinary and detailed look at cockpits of military aircraft, and the aircraft themselves... color photography is outstanding.-- (12/01/2003) Patterson's spectacularly detailed shots put in you in the front seat of these machines... a worthy addition to the collections of aviation buffs.-- (04/01/2004) The book features the familiar stunning photography of Dan Patterson.--Airforce (12/01/2003) Unique, well-designed and heavily illustrated... detailed yet visually accessible fashion for the general public and the military history buff.-- (04/01/2004) An unusual and extremely interesting presentation that should appeal to historians and modelers alike.--CDR Peter Mersky, USNR(Ret)""The Hook: Journal of Carrier Aviation"" (12/01/2004) Detailed photos of plane's cockpits and an experienced pilot's perspective on flying each of these babies.--Bill Robertson""Saskatoon Star Phoenix"" (12/13/2003) The kind of book anyone with a passion for flying would enjoy.--Catherine Ford""Calgary Herald"" (11/30/2003) This remarkable book provides an-up-close-and-personal glimpse into the cramped and crude cockpits of the main frontline fighters and bombers of the early Cold War period.--Garth Eichel""Aviator Magazine"" (01/01/2004)"

An unusual and extremely interesting presentation that should appeal to historians and modelers alike.--CDR Peter Mersky, USNR(Ret) The Hook: Journal of Carrier Aviation (12/01/2004)

Unique, well-designed and heavily illustrated... detailed yet visually accessible fashion for the general public and the military history buff. -- Robert B. Ridinger E-Streams (04/01/2004)

Author Information

Donald Nijboer is the author of Gunner and Cockpit and is a member of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Dan Patterson is one of the world's leading aviation photographers. His images are featured in 12 books including Cockpit, Gunner, Lancaster, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Spitfire, Hurricane, and American Eagles.

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