Aircraft of the South African Air Force
Potgieter, Herman - Steenkamp, Willem
Leading South African photographer Herman Potgieter has captured in 150 exhilarating photographs the aircraft of the South African Air Force in action - the way the pilots see them.
The accompanying authoritative text written by Willem Steenkamp, a specialist writer on military matters, and researched by Dave Becker, tells the story of each aircrafttype now in SAAF Service - its development, its present role, the impressions of the people who fly in it - as well as giving a short history of each squadron. For aircraft spotters and the more technically minded, there are silhouette drawings and fact-sheets detailing engines, sizes, ranges, armaments, general capability, Camouflage and markings.
Nor has the SAAF's proud past been neglected; a history of the SAAF from the wooden prop biplane days just after World War l to its sophisticated present-day punch rounds out a volume that will warm the pride of every pilot, be he airborne or an armchair dreamer.
Hardcover with dust jacket, large format
180 Seiten / pages
many photos
very good condition
London - New York - Sydney - 1981 - Jane´s Publishing Company
Art.Nr. 24419
