Luke Air Force Base

"Luke Air Force Base, created in less than a year from desert scrub and farmland, stands some 20 miles west of Phoenix. ...From the beginning, Luke Field trained fighter pilots, as it does today. Over the years, Luke Air Force Base was home to 14 primary fighter aircraft, graduated over 60,000 students, and accounted for millions of training flight hours. ...Luke Air Force Base has been home to more fighter aircraft than any other base in the United States, earning the moniker "Fighter Country."--Back cover.

About the author

Author Rick Griset selected the best images from Luke Air Force Base's extensive historical photographic archives and called on the base's records and most knowledgeable people to narrate this visual flight through the history of Luke Air Force Base.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Griset, Rick Griset
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781467104708
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-0470-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 359 g
• Series: Images of America (Arcadia Pub; Images of America
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, Moderne Kriegsführung, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Aviation