Sac in the 1980s

By Adrian Symonds

The lavishly illustrated story of Strategic Air Command in the 1980s. Take a step inside the day-to-day operations.

'Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history' - or so the bomber pilots say, anyway...

Strategic Air Command held a constant nuclear-armed vigil, ready to launch nuclear war at a moment's notice 24 hours a day. SAC was responsible for two of the three components of the Nuclear Triad - manned strategic bombers and land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), alongside the Navy's SLBMs. Also responsible for the USAF's strategic reconnaissance aircraft, SAC maintained a large fleet of tankers to support its bombers and spy planes.

After a drawdown of strength in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, SAC rebuilt its strength throughout the 1980s as part of a wider revitalization of the US armed forces under President Reagan. New advanced bombers, tankers and ICBMs joining the fleet and with the promise of new stealth aircraft under development.

Take a step inside the day-to-day operations of SAC in the 1980s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445698706
• ISBN13: 9781445698700
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages