F-84 Thunderjet Units Over Korea (Osprey Frontline Colour 3) [Paperback]

Warren Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2000 | Series: Frontline Colour (Book 3)

The straightwinged F-84 traces its lineage back to the heavyweight World War II P-47 Thunderbolt. It was among the most colourful aircraft to see action in Korea and the book features many photos from the author's private collection as well as specially commissioned cutaway illustrations.

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These histories of classic military aircraft showcase the best in privately owned contemporary photography, supported by scale drawings, cutaways, comprehensive text and a wealth of first hand accounts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (June 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841760226
• ISBN-13: 978-1841760223
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #842,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 24, 2001

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Randy Presley (Mt. Pleasant, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: F-84 Thunderjet Units Over Korea (Osprey Frontline Colour 3) (Paperback)

Warren Thompson has done an excellent job both pictorally and verbally describing one of the lesser known but most effective weapons of the Korean War, The F-84 Thunderjet. I think the F-84's in Korea may have flown more sorties than any other type. I flew 55 missions in the F-84G, took one AA hit in the wing and it brought me home safely as it did many pilots. Since so many of our G models were given to NATO countries, this model which was the best of the straight wing models, can rarely be seen in a museum today in the U. S. I am buying two more books to send to both the small USAF detachment at Taegu Air Base and the 110th Korean Fighter Squadron for their history of the base which I recently visited after 48 years. ...

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, July 30, 2000

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Jim Schmidt "Jimmbbo" (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: F-84 Thunderjet Units Over Korea (Osprey Frontline Colour 3) (Paperback)

Osprey and author Warren Thompson have done it again! An excellent combination of sharp, vibrant color photos, historical narrative and personal stories makes the third in the "over Korea" series an exceptional book for any aviation or Korean War history buff.

The reader is immersed in the details of operational missions, as well as the historical context of the war, giving a unique view of the conflict.

As in the F-86 issue in the series, the type face chosen for the main text is "petite", but otherwise, I highly recommend this volume.

5.0 out of 5 stars F-84E Osprey frontline Colour 3, June 17, 2011

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T. A. Van Kampen "TAvK" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: F-84 Thunderjet Units Over Korea (Osprey Frontline Colour 3) (Paperback)

The book is truly a marvelous account of the Thunderjet in action in Korea. All images in colour make this book extremely valuable for the modeller in order to recreate an almost real-life replica.

Highly recommended!