{"product_id":"rf-101-voodoo-units-in-combat-9781472829153","title":"Rf-101 Voodoo Units in Combat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study tells the combat stories of the extraordinary RF-101, highlighting the difficulty of the missions on which it was sent and the courage of its pilots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcDonnell's F-101 Voodoo series was in many ways the most interesting of the \"Century Series\" fighter programs of the 1950s, partly because the type's design and intended mission changed radically during a 40-year career. Originally designed as a fighter-bomber, it was converted to be a reconnaissance aircraft, serving alongside the U-2 and RF-8 Crusaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Although it gained a reputation as a difficult aircraft to handle, the jet's supersonic speed and newly-developed camera suite enabled it to conduct vital low-altitude photo-reconnaissance missions over heavily-defended target areas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn combat, the RF 101 was usually \"first in-last out\" for strike missions. This made it a ready target, with a solo aircraft flying straight and level to gather target photo evidence at low altitude offering enemy gunners plenty of opportunity to shoot the Voodoo down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472829153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Peter E. Davies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637543596213,"sku":"9781472829153","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2e5a9f13-919a-4e55-af5d-f67ddf25ea96.jpg?v=1726582136","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rf-101-voodoo-units-in-combat-9781472829153","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}