Selling id: milhistbob@aol.com,
Rated by buyers 5.0
State: mint
How soon does it ship: Usually ships in 1-2 business days;
From: NM, United States
Remarks: London 2007, Midland Counties, paper covers, new copy, 8 1/2 x 11, glossy page stock, 144 pages , 250 b/w and colour photos and drawings..............................................................As the Cold War grew in intensity in the 1950s, and the very first Mach 2 aircraft were produced, Mach 3 was the subsequent objective. In the USSR, the MiG design bureau was given the task of developing the Soviet Union?s response to the perceived threat from U.S. Mach 3 developments. The result was the MiG-25 ?Foxbat?, which very first flew in the spring of 1964 and entered frontline squadron service six years later...........................................................................In the West, the aircraft?s true capabilities were only fully discovered in 1976 when a Russian pilot defected with his aircraft to Japan. The aircraft was returned after the Americans had closely examined it. A total of 1,190 MiG-25s were built for service with the Soviet Union?s air force and those of Algeria, Bulgari
