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Fighting cockpits : in the pilot's seat of great military aircraft from World War I to today / Donald Nijboer ; photography by Dan Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nijboer, Donald, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airplanes, Military--History.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Airplanes--Cockpits.
- Airplanes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Zenith Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Jump into the cockpits of fighter aircraft from WWI to modern day. Incredible photography of the MiG, Messerschmitt, Tomcat, and many more.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 WORLD WAR I: WIND IN THE WIRES
- Nieuport 28
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
- Bristol F.2B
- Fokker Dr.I
- Sopwith Camel
- Sopwith Triplane
- AEG G.IV
- SPAD VII
- Halberstadt CL.IV
- Fokker D.VII
- 2 BETWEEN THE WARS: THE RISE OF THE MONOPLANE
- Martin MB-2
- Hawker Hind
- Fiat CR.32
- Boeing P-26 Peashooter
- Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk
- Vought SB2U Vindicator
- Westland Lysander
- PZL P.11
- 3 WORLD WAR II: DEATH AT 30,000 FEET
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Handley Page Halifax
- Vickers Wellington
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger
- Fairey Firefly
- Fiat CR.42
- Ilyushin Il-2-turmovík
- Heinkel He 219 Uhu
- Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
- Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
- Northrop P-61 Black Widow
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Dornier Do 335 Pfeil
- Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
- Arado Ar 234 Blitz
- 4 COLD WAR TO THE PRESENT: MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION
- North American F-86 Sabre
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Grumman A-6 Intruder
- General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier
- McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15 Eagle
- Grumman F-14 Tomcat
- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
- General Dynamics/ Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Mikoyan MiG-29
- Rockwell B-1 Lancer
- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
- Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780760351505
- 0760351503
- OCLC:
- 1396064788
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