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Lockheed SR-71: The Secret Missions Exposed (Osprey Modern Military)

5 reviews
Paul F. Crickmore

Osprey Military Publishers, 1993

An outstanding tribute
Rarely an aircraft career has been analyzed so completely. This volume is a gripping account of missions flown by Lockheed SR 71 during its operational life, a tribute to a fantastic aircraft and its technological legacy. The book narrates the story of plane birth as replacement to the famous spyplane U2. The operational requirements leading to U2 first, than to SR71, shaped these two futuristic ...

Nighthawk F-117 Stealth Fighter (Motorbooks Classics)

1 review
Paul F Crickmore

Zenith Press, 2003

Great book on the Nighthawk
This is a great book. In keeping with the high standard set by his book on the SR 71, author Crickmore offers many great photos and personal accounts of pilots and people involved. In both books he seems to have an extraordinary access and insight into the people and machines of the "black world". In addition to anecdotes, this book contains many technical insights and explanations, to really ...

Lockheed Sr-71: The Mach 3 Blackbird (Osprey Colour Classics)
Paul F. Crickmore

Osprey Pub Co, 1997

Lockheed SR-71 - The Mach 3 Blackbird is a shorter full-colour photographic partner to the author's best-selling Lockheed SR-71 - The Secret Missions Exposed, and features a wealth of superb full colour photographs, accompanied by min-captions by the author.

SR-71 Blackbird -Cmbt Leg (Combat Legends)

1 review
Paul Crickmore

The Crowood Press, 2005

A fine introduction to a trully legendary plane
Paul Crickmore is among the top experts on the Blackbird and with this book he presents many facts about the design, the construction and the operational history of the A-12 and the SR-71 without suffocating the reader in a sea of details, like his other books on the subject. While the account of the various missions flown by the SR-71s was very interesting, I found the technical chapter "Design ...

Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East (Combat Aircraft)
Paul Crickmore

Osprey Publishing, 2008

Even before the first operational flight of the legendary Lockheed U-2 spy plane, aircraft design genius Kelly Johnson began work with his team at the company's "Skunk Works" plant on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod' flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. On that debut mission, the Blackbird overflew surface-to-air missile sites with ...

F-117 Nighthawk

1 review
Paul F. Crickmore, Alison J. Crickmore

Motorbooks International, 1999

F-117 is the best there is
For anyone with an intrest in military aviation, this book written by Paul Crickmore and Alison Crickmore, is a definite addition to your collecton that has to be made. F-117 covers the entire history of the Stealth fighter, from original designs to Desert Storm and beyond. Throughout the book are hundreds of fantastic photos that can only be found in this book. With exciting narratives from ...

Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions (General Aviation)
Paul Crickmore

Osprey Publishing, 2004

In this book, expert author Paul Crickmore leads the reader deeper than ever before into the 'Black World' of the A-12 and SR-71 top-secret reconnaissance mission. For the first time, detailed first-hand accounts from CIA and USAF pilots bring to life the experience of flying highly classified missions in the Blackbird, whilst Allied and former Warsaw Pact fighter pilots describe their efforts to intercept the spy-plane. Travelling more than a ...

Combat Aircraft - McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (All Weather Fighting Aircraft)
Michael J. Gething, Paul Crickmore

Crescent Books, 1992

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle an air superiority fighter with record-breaking performance. This book is a comprehensive account of one of the West's most potent all weather fighting aircraft. Illustrated with color profiles, cutaway diagrams, and over 100 action packed photographs. Includes detailed information on the F-15's role in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Covers development, structure, powerplant, avionics, armament, deployment training ...

Lockheed's Blackworld Skunk Works: The U2, SR-71 and F-117 (Osprey Aviation Pioneers 4)

1 review
Paul Crickmore

Osprey Publishing, 2000

Lockheed's Blackworld Skunk Works: the u2,SR-71,F-117 ( Osprey Avation pioneers 4)
The book is great , I ordered it for a relative for his Birthday . It arrived as scheduled and he was very satisfied with it.

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