Wings of Iraq: Volume 2: The Iraqi Air Force, 1970-1980

by Tom Cooper and Milos Sipos

Officially established on 22 April 1931, around a core of 5 pilots and 32 aircraft mechanics, the Royal Iraqi Air Force was the first military flying service in any Arab country.

Wings of Iraq, Volume 2 tells the story of the Iraqi Air Force between 1970 and 1980. In doing so it examines the air force's involvement in the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and then the showdown with the Iranian-supported Kurdish insurgency in northern Iraq...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914377176
• ISBN13: 9781914377174
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 11.6"