Spanish Military Jets 1954-2022: Difficult Beginnings

by Eduardo Manuel Gil Martnez, Juan Arrez Cerd, Eduardo Manuel Gil Martinez, et al.

After World War Two, as most countries were beginning to modernize their air forces, Spain found itself primarily flying the very aircraft it had been fielding a decade earlier. In fact, the most modern fighter in the Ej?rcito del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) was the Messerschmitt Bf 109F. However, with help from the US and the signing of the Pact of Madrid, Spain received its first military jets in 1954.

While the jets they received were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802824359
• ISBN13: 9781802824353
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Key Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages