Cockpits of the Cold War - Hardcover

Nijboer, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550464051 ISBN 13: 9781550464054

Publisher: Boston Mills Press, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Author

It was a real pleasure working on this book. Dan Patterson and I traveled to England, the U.S., Sweden and Poland in order to get the best examples of the aircraft cockpits that appear in the book. Through Dan Patterson's crystal clear photography we get to see, up close, the cockpits of some of the world's most sophisticated war machines. I also had the pleasure of interviewing the many pilot's who's thoughts appear beside each cockpit photograph. These men, some of whom saw combat in Korea and Vietnam and flew for the Warsaw Pact, told me what they liked and disliked about the cockpits they flew in. In total there are 39 aircraft cockpits illustrated, each with a Pilot's Perspective, archival photos, instrument key and a brief aircraft history. Amazingly, some of the aircraft cockpits that appear in the book were listed as "Top Secret" just a few short years ago and many are still in service!

Cockpits of the Cold War gives the reader a chance to see what many of us never get a chance to experience. The many aircraft on display at the hundreds of museums around the world look great when you walk by, but how many times have you said to yourself.... "I wish I could see the cockpit". Now you can. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did writing it.

Donald Nijboer
Toronto, Canada September/03

About the Author

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boston Mills Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1550464051
• ISBN 13: 9781550464054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192