Douglas F4D Skyray - Naval Fighters Series #13 - Williams Nick & Ginter, Steve - 1986

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190 pages. Old price mark on front cover. Covers have moderate rubbing/wear. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. Edges of pages are lightly browned. First published in 1986, the book covers the tailless bat-winged Douglas F4D Skyray, which had such an incredible rate of climb that it gained a secondary mission as part of the USAF Air Defense Command in California and Florida. Known as the Ford by Navy pilots it had a protracted development period due to the failure of its first engine the J-40. In spite of these teething problems before receiving the J-57 it would use in the fleet, the Skyray set two world speed records for the 3km and 100km courses as well as several time-to-climb records. The fighter served with distinction with 25 Navy units, 8 Marine units and NACA/NASA. The radar equipped and missile armed interceptor was retired from active service in 1964. 418 photo, 52 illustrations and extensive squadron histories. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN: 0942612132. ISBN/EAN: 9780942612134. Inventory No: 18100003. By: Williams Nick & Ginter, Steve Year: 1986 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: