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Название: RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat Автор: Peter E. Davies, Jim Laurier Издательство: Osprey Publishing Серия: Osprey Combat Aircraft 127 ISBN: 978 1782003472 Год издания: 2019 Язык: English Cтраниц: 97 Формат: True PDF Размер: 13,3 MB
This study tells the combat stories of the extraordinary RF-101, highlighting the difficulty of the missions on which it was sent and the courage of its pilots. McDonnell's F-101 Voodoo series was in many ways the most interesting of the "Century Series" fighter programs of the 1950s, partly because the type's design and intended mission changed radically during a 40-year career. Originally designed as a fighter-bomber, it was converted to be a reconnaissance aircraft, serving alongside the U-2 and RF-8 Crusaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Although it gained a reputation as a difficult aircraft to handle, the jet's supersonic speed and newly-developed camera suite enabled it to conduct vital low-altitude photo-reconnaissance missions over heavily-defended target areas. In combat, the RF 101 was usually "first in-last out" for strike missions. This made it a ready target, with a solo aircraft flying straight and level to gather target photo evidence at low altitude offering enemy gunners plenty of opportunity to shoot the Voodoo down.
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RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat (Osprey Combat Aircraft 127) 
