Bibliograph

Voodoo warriors, Nigel Walpole, The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets

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Label

Voodoo warriors, Nigel Walpole, The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voodoo warriors

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Nigel Walpole

Summary

During the mid-1950s the United States Air Force was given its most powerful single-seat, two-engine fighter to date. The Voodoo would be deployed before the end of that decade in the tactical nuclear bomber and tactical reconnaissance roles world-wide, and in homeland defense with the two-seat, all-weather variant. In December 1957 it took the World Air Speed Record to Mach 1.6 - over one and a half times faster than the sound barrier.This book looks at the evolution of the original design and its introduction into service. Chapters cover operations in Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Crisis and in Europe during the Cold War years. Many first-hand accounts from pilots are included and the author's own experiences with the aircraft are given with fascinating insight.The Voodoo was an elegant, mean-looking fighting machine that epitomized fast flying in the fifties and sixties. It continues to be a revered airplane

Target audience

adult

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