F-84 Thunderjet Units Over Korea (Osprey Frontline Colour 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Warren Thompson
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $82.37
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1482038
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 1841760226
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9781841760223
ASIN: 1841760226
Publication Date: July 15, 2000
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Condition: First Edition Osprey Publishing, Limited Botley, Oxford, United Kingdom Paperback 2000 128 pages prof ill colour photos
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Book Description
The first Thunderjets arrived in-theatre in 1950, replacing the F-51 Mustang and the F-80C Shooting Star. It was among the most colourful aircraft to see action in Korea, and this book features many photos from the author's extensive private collection, as well as firsthand accounts from the men who flew these machines.
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Excellent! September 25, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Warren Thompson has done an excellent job both pictorally and verbally describing one of the lesser known but most effective weapons of the Korean War, The F-84 Thunderjet. I think the F-84's in Korea may have flown more sorties than any other type. I flew 55 missions in the F-84G, took one AA hit in the wing and it brought me home safely as it did many pilots. Since so many of our G models were given to NATO countries, this model which was the best of the straight wing models, can rarely be seen in a museum today in the U. S. I am buying two more books to send to both the small USAF detachment at Taegu Air Base and the 110th Korean Fighter Squadron for their history of the base which I recently visited after 48 years. ...
Excellent! July 31, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Osprey and author Warren Thompson have done it again! An excellent combination of sharp, vibrant color photos, historical narrative and personal stories makes the third in the "over Korea" series an exceptional book for any aviation or Korean War history buff.The reader is immersed in the details of operational missions, as well as the historical context of the war, giving a unique view of the conflict. As in the F-86 issue in the series, the type face chosen for the main text is "petite", but otherwise, I highly recommend this volume.
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