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ALSO AVAILABLE 2020 NEW RELEASES 5 The Thunderbirds The United States Air Force’s Flight Demonstration Team, 1953 to the Present Ken Neubeck Photo history of the US Air Force’s Thunderbirds flying-demonstration team Covers team history from flying the F-84, F-100, F-105, F-4E, T-38, to present-day F-16 Fighting Falcon Also presents graphic and photographic descriptions of the team’s signature maneuvers Founded in 1953, the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying- demonstration teamhas performed in airshows in the United States and around the world. The team is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where it has been honing its skills since 1956. This book details the origins and early formation of the team, as well as describing the different models of aircraft that the team has flown during its nearly 70-year history—F-84 Thunderjet and Thunderstreak, F-100C Super Sabre, F-105B Thunderchief, F-4E Phantom II, T-38A Talon, to the present-day F-16A Fighting Falcon—mirroring the development of US Air Force fighter aircraft during this time. The book also presents graphic and photographic descriptions of some of the team’s signature maneuvers. Ken Neubeck is a reliability engineer who worked on the A-10 production program. He is the author of several aircraft books. He has taken many photos of the Thunderbirds team during performances on Long Island. He served as president of the Long Island Republic Airport Historical Society, which preserves the history of Long Island aviation. Size: 9" x 9" Pages: 144 Price: $24.99 Illustrations: 208 color and b/w photos Binding: hard cover ISBN: 978-0-7643-6076-3 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER THE BOOK OF AIR SHOWS 978-0-88740-471-9 $50.00 | 176 pp. 9" x 12" | HC THE BLUE ANGELS 978-0-7643-5658-2 $24.99 | 144 pp. 9" x 9" | HC SEE PAGE 40 FOR RELATED TITLES