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Name: Skunk Works
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Ben R. Rich

Robert Ben Rich recounts the remarkable history of Lockheed’s secret Skunk Works, a research division that pioneered advanced aircraft such as the U‑2 reconnaissance plane and the stealth fighter. The book details the program’s pivotal role in Cold War surveillance and Gulf War air combat, highlighting the brilliant engineers and unconventional methods that allowed the operation to achieve breakthroughs in aeronautics, military aviation, and aerospace research.

First publish date: 1994

Genre: History/Military History

Authors: Ben R. Rich

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