Robert F. Dorr, 71, is an author (1955- ); an Air Force veteran (1957-60); and a retired senior Foreign Service officer (a diplomat; 1964-89). He has three books currently in print. The newest is "MISSION TO BERLIN,":about the Americans who fought in one of the largest aerial battles of World War II.
He is the author of 70 books and thousands of magazine articles about the Air Force, aviation and military affairs. He writes a weekly opinion column for Air Force Times, monthly columns for Combat Aircraft, Air International and Aerospace America magazines, and a quarterly column for Air Power History, which he helped create. His first paid magazine article was in the November 1955 Air Force magazine when he was fifteen. He wrote 1,700 history columns for all four Military Times newspapers from 2000 to 2009.
Bob Dorr's other books in print are "HELL HAWKS,"" co-authored with Thomas D. Jones, a history of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter group in World War II and "AIR FORCE ONE," a history of presidential aircraft.
He is a private pilot and parachutist and has flown aboard most current Air Force aircraft. Bob Dorr lives in Oakton, Virginia with his wife Young Soon, a career government worker, and their Labrador retriever, Autumn. They have two grown sons with families.
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GREAT READING FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES THE F-86,
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This review is from: F-86 Sabre (Warbird History) (Paperback)
Bob Dorr`s brilliant history of the famous North American F-86 Sabre jet fighter is a must for all admirers of this great airplane, whether you belong to the exclusive fraternity of pilots who had the privilege to fly this aircraft, or whether, like myself, you grew up in the era of the Korean War, idolizing the American aces who soundly defeated the communist MiG-15 threat, high in the skies over eastern Asia. Robert Dorr must have one or the most extensive collections of military aircraft anywhere! The photographs in this book are extraordinary. 9823 aircraft in the Sabre series were manufactured, making the Sabre the most numerous jet fighter outside the Soviet Union. The book gives impressive detail to the Navy`s FJ Fury series, as well as a never before published full expositon of foreign countries that operated Sabres. Having as a hobby, giving programs to various clubs and history classes on the air war over Korea, "F-86 Sabre" is one of my favorite references. The Korean War chapters are fascinating, and the chapter on Pilot Talk (Chapter 5) is extremely absorbing. Hollywood script writers could not come up with stories that compare with the events that these guys actually lived through! Dorr gives much deserved credit to the under-appreciated Col. Harrison R. Thyng, head of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, and one of the great leaders in U.S.A.F history. Thyng risked his career to save the lives of his men, when facing overwhelming odds numerically against the enemy MiG-15`s. If the F-86 Sabre holds sentimental value to you, then this is your book!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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GREAT READING FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES THE F-86,
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This review is from: F-86 Sabre (Warbird History) (Paperback)
Bob Dorr`s brilliant history of the famous North American F-86 Sabre jet fighter is a must for all admirers of this great airplane, whether you belong to the exclusive fraternity of pilots who had the privilege to fly this aircraft, or whether, like myself, you grew up in the era of the Korean War, idolizing the American aces who soundly defeated the communist MiG-15 threat, high in the skies over eastern Asia. Robert Dorr must have one or the most extensive collections of military aircraft anywhere! The photographs in this book are extraordinary. 9823 aircraft in the Sabre series were manufactured, making the Sabre the most numerous jet fighter outside the Soviet Union. The book gives impressive detail to the Navy`s FJ Fury series, as well as a never before published full expositon of foreign countries that operated Sabres. Having as a hobby, giving programs to various clubs and history classes on the air war over Korea, "F-86 Sabre" is one of my favorite references. The Korean War chapters are fascinating, and the chapter on Pilot Talk (Chapter 5) is extremely absorbing. Hollywood script writers could not come up with stories that compare with the events that these guys actually lived through! Dorr gives much deserved credit to the under-appreciated Col. Harrison R. Thyng, head of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, and one of the great leaders in U.S.A.F history. Thyng risked his career to save the lives of his men, when facing overwhelming odds numerically against the enemy MiG-15`s. If the F-86 Sabre holds sentimental value to you, then this is your book!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A great book,
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This review is from: F-86 Sabre (Warbird History) (Paperback)
This is a good book for anyone who is interested in the history of the F-86 Sabre and the Korean War. It is very interesting and informative. It tells in depth history of the sabre and its battle against the infamous MiG-15 over the skies of Korea.
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