Donald Nijboer. Published 2003. 192 pages. Cockpits of the Cold war gives the reader a chance to see what many of us never get a chance to experience. The many aircraft on display at the hundreds of museums around the world look great when you walk by, but how many times have you said to yourself.... "I wish I could see the cockpit". Now you can. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did writing it. Unprecedented access to once top-secret aircraft. Nijboer takes the reader inside the cockpits of the most revered and feared aircraft of the Cold War period, from 1947 to 1965. This book covers planes from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, France and the Soviet Union including: - The Mikoyan MiG-15 Soviet fighter flown by Kenneth Rowe (formerly Lt. Kim Sok No), the first pilot to defect to the West during the Korean War - The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter that shot down a MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet battle Each featured aircraft includes a pilot perspective on what it was like to fly these legendary aircraft on combat or reconnaissance missions written by well-known pilots -- many of them combat veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars.
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