Lockheed SR-71 Operations in Europe and the Middle East (Osprey Combat Aircraft 80)
Language: English
Published by Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxford., 2009
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- Title
- Lockheed SR-71 Operations in Europe and the Middle East (Osprey Combat Aircraft 80)
- Author
- Paul Crickmore
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxford.
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1846034183
- ISBN 13
- 9781846034183
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 315 grams
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
An icon of American military might during the Cold War (1946-1991), the Lockheed SR-71 'Blackbird' had covered itself in glory during the aircraft's debut in over-flights of North Vietnam and North Korea. When the US intelligence community realized that the aircraft could fly faster and higher than any Soviet fighter, and outrun most surface-to-air missiles, they instructed the United States Air Force to establish a European detachment of the aircraft.
In 1976, SR-71 Det 4 commenced operations from the Royal Air Force base at Middenhall in the United Kingdom. Its mission was to monitor Warsaw Pact troop movements along the Iron Curtain and photograph the various ports with access to the Batlic and Barents Seas that were home to the Soviet Union's nuclear submarine fleet. Despite the best efforts of the USSR, they were never able to intercept a 'Blackbird' in flight.
The SR-71 continued its success during several missions over Libya. After surprise military strikes against several targets in 1986, the SR-71s managed to fly over a sophisticated and fully-integrated defense system in order to take bomb assessment photos.
Written by an expert on SR-71 operations, this book picks up where Combat 76: Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East left off.
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About the Author
Chris Davey has illustrated more than 70 titles for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. Based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, as one of the very last traditional airbrush artists in the business, he has become the company's illustrator of choice for both USAAF fighters and RAF subject matter, proving his undoubted skill when dealing with large aircraft subjects such as the Halifax, Sunderland, Lancaster, and Stirling.
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