| Description |
80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
What is a fighter plane? -- Deadly weapons -- Dogfights -- In the cockpit -- The birth of the fighter -- Air aces -- A need for speed -- The Battle of Britain -- Warbirds -- Fighters at sea -- The first jet fighter -- Going supersonic -- Stealth fighters -- The HUD -- Air-to-air missiles -- Evasive action -- Secrets of flight -- On the ground -- Aircraft carriers -- No runways --- Multirole fighters -- High flyers -- Bailing out -- Filling up -- Future fighters -- Fighters on the internet. |
| Summary |
Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters. |
| Subject |
Fighter planes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Fighter planes.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Roots, Adrian, illustrator.
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Fox, John, illustrator.
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Johnson, Staz, illustrator.
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Frith, Alex.
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Chisholm, Jane (Photographer)
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| ISBN |
9781409531562 (pbk.) |
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1409531562 (pbk.) |
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9781601302762 (EDC Pub.) |
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1601302762 (EDC Pub.) |
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9780794531249 |
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0794531245 |
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$8.99 pap |
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