Area 51 - black jets : a history of the aircraft developed at Groom Lake, America's secret aviation base
Yenne, Bill, 1949-2014
Book
Area 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format. When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In this book, author and military historian Bill Yenne offers a fully illustrated chronology of Area 51's most famous aircraft projects, including Lockheed's U-2 'Dragon Lady' and SR-71 'Blackbird' reconnaissance planes, drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter produced by the Have Blue program during the 1970s.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle Hulme Library | Adult non-fiction hardback | 623.746 YEN | Available |
Main title:
Author:
Yenne, Bill, 1949-, author
Imprint:
Grand Rapids : Zenith, 2014.Grand Rapids : Zenith, 2014.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9780760344262 (hbk)
Dewey class:
623.746
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1488799