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The Men Who Flew the F-4 Phantom Kindle Edition

by Martin W. Bowman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958, before becoming operational in 1961. The US Air Force then realized that the Navy had an aircraft that was far better than any tactical aircraft in their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C variants. There then followed a spate of orders from around the world. In Britain, it was ordered for the Navy and Air Force, but was modified to take the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan. One of the Royal Navy's Phantoms stole the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing, a record that stood until taken by the remarkable Blackbird. Phantoms have been used in combat in many conflicts throughout its long service history. It was one of America's most utilized aircraft during the long Vietnam War and has been flown in anger in the Middle East by a number of different air forces.This is the perfect book for the general reader, enthusiast or modeler wishing to find a succinct yet detailed introduction to the design of the aircraft that has made history. It features a multitude of stories as relayed by USAF and Israeli airmen who actually flew this remarkable aircraft in wars in SE Asia and the Middle East, detailing just what it was like to fly the F-4 in combat. Many of the dozen or so chapters include combat testimonies of the Phantom design and durability in SE Asia and in the wars fought between Israel and her surrounding Arab enemies throughout the 1970s and beyond.The book also features a wealth of technical data along with stirring images that supplement the text perfectly, enhancing its visual appeal.
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    Pen & Sword Aviation
  4. Publication date
    September 30, 2017
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Martin Bowman is one of Britain's leading aviation authors and has written a great deal of books focussing on aspects of Second World War aviation history. He lives in Norwich in Norfolk. He is the author of many Pen and Sword Aviation titles, including all releases in the exhaustive Air War D-Day and Air War Market Garden series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079FWVHQD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation (September 30, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 483 pages
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the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and 2
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the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and 2
MEMO Denis Sam Dehne, Lt Col, USAF (ret) F-4, F-101, AND B-52 Pilot Hi Mr Bowman, April, 2018 My Marine Corps Veteran son bought me Men Who Flew the F-4, and I find it extremely interesting, informative, and entertaining. I know you are very busy.. but while I was reading it, it occurred to make me wonder how many pilots in history flew BOTH: 1. the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and 2. the greatest Bomber (B-52). I am thinking very very few relative to all the pilots in history. I would bet you are the authority who could come closest to the answer. (my guess is 300 to 500 total.) Thanks, Denis Sam Dehne
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  • DENIS D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and 2
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2018
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    Denis Sam Dehne, Lt Col, USAF (ret)
    F-4, F-101, AND B-52 Pilot
    Hi Mr Bowman, April, 2018
    My Marine Corps Veteran son bought me Men Who Flew the F-4,
    and I find it extremely interesting, informative, and entertaining.
    I know you are very busy.. but while I was reading it, it occurred
    to make me wonder how many pilots in history flew BOTH:
    1. the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and
    2. the greatest Bomber (B-52).
    I am thinking very very few relative to all the pilots in history.
    I would bet you are the authority who could come closest to
    the answer. (my guess is 300 to 500 total.)
    Thanks,
    Denis Sam Dehne
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    DENIS D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and 2

    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2018
    MEMO
    Denis Sam Dehne, Lt Col, USAF (ret)
    F-4, F-101, AND B-52 Pilot
    Hi Mr Bowman, April, 2018
    My Marine Corps Veteran son bought me Men Who Flew the F-4,
    and I find it extremely interesting, informative, and entertaining.
    I know you are very busy.. but while I was reading it, it occurred
    to make me wonder how many pilots in history flew BOTH:
    1. the greatest Fighter Plane (F-4) and
    2. the greatest Bomber (B-52).
    I am thinking very very few relative to all the pilots in history.
    I would bet you are the authority who could come closest to
    the answer. (my guess is 300 to 500 total.)
    Thanks,
    Denis Sam Dehne
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  • Frederick Medina
    5.0 out of 5 stars greatest aircraft during the vietnam war
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018
    this book tells you a lot about the pilots who fought in action with such a powerful aircraft ever built.
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  • Norman Malayney
    1.0 out of 5 stars Plagiarism
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018
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    The first questions to ask of a Bowman book is, "Who's work is this?" He has a bad habit of claiming copyright to other writers' work.
    Go online to <https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001329821/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-010.pdf> to view "Aces and Aerial Victories" authored by Futrell, Greenhalgh, Grubb, Hasselwander, Jakob and Ravenstein. The F-4 combat contents in "Aces and Aerial Victories" was edited out and incorporated into Bowman's book. This verbatim chronology of combat events serves as a framework to attach additional information, many from unattributed sources. US Navy F-4B victories are included with first-hand accounts and many lacking attribution.
    Go to page 27 of A&AV and compare this text to the lower half of page 27 in Bowman's book. It is VERBATIM with NO ATTRIBUTION to the original source. The names of US Air Force historians' who compiled A&AV has been purged from their work. This lack of attribution continues throughout the book. This unethical behavior is unacceptable in US academia and should be unacceptable in the book publishing industry.
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2018
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    Its very good written
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