Luke Air Force Base
Author | : Rick Griset |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781467104708 |
ISBN-13 | : 1467104701 |
Rating | : 4/5 (701 Downloads) |
Download or read book Luke Air Force Base written by Rick Griset and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Luke Air Force Base, created in less than a year from desert scrub and farmland, stands some 20 miles west of Phoenix. ...From the beginning, Luke Field trained fighter pilots, as it does today. Over the years, Luke Air Force Base was home to 14 primary fighter aircraft, graduated over 60,000 students, and accounted for millions of training flight hours. ...Luke Air Force Base has been home to more fighter aircraft than any other base in the United States, earning the moniker "Fighter Country."--Back cover.