F9F Panther Units of the Korean War Tapa blanda - 2014

Paperback. Very Good.

Osprey Publishing, 2014-06-17. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Laurier, Jim. Brand New Book

Osprey Publishing, 2014 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Color illustrations. 96 pages..

Osprey Pub Co, 2014. New book, 96 pages, COM103. In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. When the Korean War started in June 1950, the USAF had built up a sizable jet force in the Far East, while the US Navy was in the early stages of getting F9F Panthers operational as replacements for its piston-engined F8F Bearcats. At about this time, the Marine Corps had also begun using the Panthers in limited numbers. Operating from aircraft carriers off the Korean coast, F9Fs helped stop the North Korean invasion within two weeks of the communists crossing the 38th Parallel. The Panthers, escorting carrier-based AD Skyraiders and F4U Corsairs, penetrated as far north as Pyongyang, where they bombed and strafed targets that the North Koreans thought were out of range. The Panthers also took the battle all the way to the Yalu River, long before the MiG-15s became a threat. The F9F's basic tasking was aerial supremacy and combat air patrols, but… Leer más

Osprey Pub Co, 2014. Paperback. New. 96 pages. 10.00x7.25x0.50 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.