F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm

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1991
20th twentieth century
A01=Warren Thompson
A12=Mark Styling
aeroplane
airplanes
Author_Mark Styling
Author_Warren Thompson
Baghdad
Category=JWCM
conflict
defeat
engine
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eq_nobargain
Gulf War
illustrated
Iraq
Kuwait
Nighthawk
plane
secretive
Stealth technology
victory

Product details

  • ISBN 9781846031823
  • Weight: 360g
  • Dimensions: 184 x 248mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Apr 2007
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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The history and combat experience of the most secretive plane ever built, illustrated with stunning colour photographs of the plane as it stalked the skies above Iraq.

During the final years of the 20th century, the most significant break-through in military weaponry was the concept of Stealth technology, and the first mass-produced weapon to utilize this to perfection was the F-117 Nighthawk. Originally delivered in 1982, its existence was officially denied until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, when it entered the public spotlight over the skies of Baghdad.

Illustrated with stunning color photographs of the F-117 above Iraq, and complemented by numerous personal accounts from the pilots themselves, this book explores the most classified aircraft ever constructed.

Warren Thompson has been an avid military aviation historian / writer / contributing editor for over 40 years. He has had 25 books published and currently writes for eight aviation magazines on subjects covering World War II, Korean War, Vietnam and the Cold War and the present day. His personal reference collection includes thousands of photos and detailed interviews with over 2000 pilots and aircrew members.

Mark Styling has illustrated several books in both the Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18: B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1) and Combat Aircraft 22: Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2. He is based in Dorset, UK.

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