Israeli Mirage III and Nescher Aces

Informationen zum Autor Shlomo Aloni has authored dozens of books and hundreds of articles covering Israel Air Force heritage and Middle East air warfare history. Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1964 and has developed a lifelong passion for aviation history. He first worked as a photographer before turning his attention solely to artwork, and is now highly regarded in his field for the quality and accuracy of his work. He became the youngest elected member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1991. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 100 of its books. Klappentext Israeli delta fighters pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. The Israeli aerial kill exchange rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal. Although the Israeli pilots were flying Mach 2 fighters, they lacked any modern radar equipment and their MiG-21 flying opponents should have had a performance edge over them. This book details their most signifcant engagements, many of which were essentially World War 2 style dogfights fought with jet aircraft. Because neither side had the combat edge to disengage at will most engagements were a life and death struggle and the introduction of air-to-air missiles and the Israeli Nesher was to prove decisive in this theatre. Zusammenfassung Israeli delta fighter pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. This text presents rare first-hand accounts from a number of the aces, plus material from combat reports written at the time which have remained classified over 30 years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Mach One Warfare Six Day War Attrition The Soviets Intervene Yom Kippur War Epilogue Appendices Colour plate commentary Index

Product details

• Authors: Shlomo Aloni, Aloni Shlomo, Mark (Ill) Styling
• Assisted by: Postlethwaite Mark (Illustration), Mark Styling (Illustration), Styling Mark (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2004
• EAN: 9781841766539
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-653-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 249 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Air forces and warfare, Aircraft and aviation, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air, Israeli delta fighters; vietnam; Aviation