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Based on the author's "Historic Aircraft" column in "Naval History magazine", this behind-the-scenes survey of important WWII US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft comprise all types: fighters, dive-bombers, patrol planes, transports, flying boats, trainers and helicopters. The book prominently features classic WWII aircraft and combines technical detail with the human drama of flight and aerial combat: Vought VE-7; Grumman F4F Wildcat; Grumman F8F Bearcat; Vought F4U Corsair; Vought F7U Cutlass; Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star; Martin T3M & T4M; Douglas SBD Dauntless; Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; North American AJ Savage; Grumman A-6 Intruder; Martin P5M Merlin; Lockheed PBO Hudson; Martin P6M Seamaster; Grumman S2F Tracker; Pitcairn OP-1; Curtiss SOC Seagull; Douglas C-47 Skytrain; Hughes-Kaiser HK-1; Sikorsky R-4; Gyrodyne DSN-1 Dash; A beautiful book of rare photographs and narratives written in a crisp and readable prose that every WWII aviation enthusiast will want to read from cover to cover; Hardback edition was published in November 2004.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Military history

• Full title: Historic Naval Aircraft
• Author: Norman Polmar
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9781574887662
• ISBN: 1574887661
• ID: 05084517
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
• Weight: 566 g
• Dimensions: 280 × 216 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. December 2005

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