The World Guide to Combat Planes; Volume One

Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY. 1967. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; soiling to boards; coffee stain to textblock top at upper outer edge which stains all pages on upper outer edges- no stuck pages; small stain on bottom edges of last 3-4 pages and rear board. Brown boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine. 222 pp 32mo oblong. The author starts off with the MiG-15s and F-80Cs as the most advanced fighter craft of the day but over Vietnam, the highly electronic, fully-automated planes were challenged by lesser aircraft. This survey shows the numerical growth of individual air forces and naval air arms as new nations begin to equip their forces. This book covers the development of all current fighter and attack aircraft, their equipment, capabilities, and shortcomings. A clean representative copy.