Short description
A collection of more than 300 full-color photos taken by Air Force photographers with unparalleled access to facilities and aircraft around the world. Most of the photos are candid shots of actual combat operations, training exercises, weapons testing, & much more. Includes the B-1, B-2, & B-52 bombers; F-15, F-16 & F-22 fighters; C-5, C-17, & C-130 transports; & many more. Each photo includes a caption detailing the date it was taken and a description of the event, providing invaluable information for modelers and history buffs.
Long description
U.S. Air Force Aviation In Review, Volume 1, is the first in a series of photo scrapbooks using images taken by Air Force photographers with unparalleled access to facilities and aircraft around the world. These photographers document all aspects of Air Force operations in peace and war with photos taken in the air and at bases worldwide. This volume includes combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, humanitarian missions around the world, Red Flag and other training exercises, aerial refueling, aircraft and weapons testing, and maintenance operations. The vast majority of these photographs are candid shots taken during actual operations conducted during 2006. All types of Air Force aircraft are covered, including B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers, F-15, F-16, and F-22 fighters, T-6 and T-38 trainers. C-5, C-17, and C-130 transports, H-1 and H-60 helicopters, plus a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles and a host of others. All of the photos include the date it was taken and a description of the event, providing invaluable information for modelers and history buffs as a reference work.