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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Century Series in Color (F-100 Super Sabre; F-101 Voodoo; F-102 Delta Dagger; F-104 Starfighter; F-105 Thunderchief; F-106 Delta Dart) - Fighting Colors series (6501) by Lou Drendel Trade Paperback 96 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust. Presumed First edition 1980. Beautiful illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. The Century Series refers to a group of US fighter aircraft models designated between F-100 and F-106. These aircraft represented the first successful supersonic designs in the United States Air Force's service. They remained active well into the 1970s and 1980s with the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. The Century Series includes iconic aircraft like the North American F-100 Super Sabre, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, and Convair F-106 Delta Dart. Lou Drendel's book, "Century Series in Color", delves into these remarkable aircraft. The heavily illustrated book has color plates that provide detailed insights into each aircraft's design, performance, and avionics. The Century Series aircraft were a mix of fighter-bombers and pure interceptors. Their unifying characteristic was advanced performance and cutting-edge avionics. From the F-100's ground attack capabilities to the F-106's role as an interceptor, each aircraft played a crucial role during the Cold War era.