{"product_id":"jp-viera-marine-corps-jet-fighters-9781911639756","title":"Marine Corps Jet Fighters","description":"The United States Marine Corps has a proud history of flying fast, well-equipped, and powerful jet fighters in support of its troops on the ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving started out with McDonnell’s basic FH-1 Phantom, the Marines soon received much more capable jets. The F2H Banshee, a scaled up Phantom, become a great recon platform while the North American Fury series provided high-speed anti-air performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrumman’s exceptional F9F Panther became the ubiquitous attack aircraft of the Korean War and its capabilities were expanded as the swept-wing F9F Cougar. Marine Douglas F3D Skyknights scored the first radar-only jet-on-jet night and the fast-climbing F4D Skyray gave the Marines a true jet interceptor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVought’s F-8 Crusader was the USMC’s first true multirole fighter and together with the outstanding McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom would provide close air support for Marine Corps forces during the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe AV-8A Harrier enabled Marine Aviation to operate a tactical jet fighter without runways or carriers and that capability continues today with the AV-8B Harrier II and now the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. The McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18 Hornet is the Marines’ fast jet all-rounder with the F-35C now entering service to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Marine Corps Jet Fighters offers a fully illustrated history of these incredible aircraft with more than 150 highly detailed artworks by renowned aviation illustrator JP Vieira.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mortons Media Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53888824115542,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/jp-viera-marine-corps-jet-fighters-9781911639756","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}