SR - 71 BLACKBIRD : Lockheed's Mach 3 Hot Shot
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Caractéristiques
| Book cover finish | Offset varnish, Perfect paperback |
| Special features | Dedicated copy, Reprinted Winter 1988 |
| Condition | Good |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Published date | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Collection / Series | Osprey Colour Series |
| Size | 21 x 27 x 1 cm |
| Author | Paul F. Crickmore |
| Editor | Osprey Publishing Limited |
Description
First flown from Palmdale, California, on December 22nd, 1964, by Lockheed experimental test pilot Robert J. Gilliland, the SR - 71 strategic reconnaissance aircraft has captured the imagination of aviation professionals and enthusiast alike since the existence of " Senior Crown " - Strategic Air Command's codename for SR - 71 programme - was revealed by an electioneering President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 25th of that same year.
( ... ) SR - 71 BLACKBIRD - LOCKHEED'S Mach 3 Hot Shot is a follow - up to the author's hugely successful LOCKHEED SR - 71 BLACKBIRD ( ISBN 0 - 85045 - 653 - 3 ) in the Osprey Air Combat series, first published in October 1986. If you would like to know the full story of the SR - 71 and its predecessors this author's 200 - page Air Combat volume, illustrated with over 160 black and white photographs and 12 photographs in full colour, is without doubt the standard work on the subject. ( ... )
