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Officers in flight suits : the story of American Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War /
The United States Air Force fought as a truly independent service for the first time during the Korean War. Ruling the skies in many celebrated aerial battles, even against the advanced Soviet MiG-15, American fighter pilots reigned supreme. Yet they also destroyed virtually every major town and cit...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
©1996.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- An absence of ring-knockers : the social background and education of flight suit officers
- Stick and rudder university : training and the creation of the flight suit officer
- MiG alley : air-to-air combat in Korea
- Headhunters and fighting cocks : the fighter-bomber in Korea
- Thunderboxes and sabre dancers : base life and recreation in the Korean War
- Life after Korea
- Epilogue.