Product Overview
Summary:
- Entries on 34 variants of 14 missiles developed by the USAF during the cold War
- 50 pages
- 8½” x 11”, Laser printed
- Plastic scuff covers (clear front, black back), GBC “comb” binding
- Color cover w/ B&W illustrations
- 31 photographs
- 16 dimensioned/color-coded drawings
- Historical summaries
- $21.00
Description:
Selected USAF Missiles of the Cold War is the latest of Peter Alway’s supplements to Rockets of the World. It covers the incredibly rapid development of strategic and tactical missiles developed by the US Air Force during the Cold War, by way of 14 specific systems (detailed in the “Contents” below).
Like all booklets in this series, each rocket gets a detailed dimensioned reference drawing. While all of the photos and illustrations are reproduced in black and white, the drawings include the complete color data you need to paint your models accurately.
Contents:
Entries on each of the following rockets include historical summaries and dimensioned and color-keyed drawings.
- MX-774: Hiroc, RTV-A-2
- Atlas A: B-65, SM-65A
- Atlas B: SM-65B
- Atlas D: SM-65D, CGM-65D
- Thor—R&D and Operational: SM-75, PGM-17A
- Titan I: SM-68, HGM-25A
- Titan II: SM-68B, LGM-25C
- Minuteman IA: SM-80, LGM-30A
- Minuteman II: LGM-30F
- Minuteman III: LGM 30G
- Rascal: XB-63, GAM-63A
- Bomarc: XF-99, IM-99A, CIM-10A
- Falcon Family:
- MX-904 (two versions)
- GAR-1, AIM-4
- GAR-1D, AIM-4A
- AIM-4D, GAR-2B
- GAR-3, AIM 4E
- Genie: MB-1, AIR-2A
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