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Languages : en
Pages : 598
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The Leatherneck
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Languages : en
Pages : 598
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U. S. Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of World War II
Author: Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610607643
Category : Dive bombers
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
With their stout airframes, innovative airbrakes and near-vertical dive capabilities, U.S. Navy torpedo and dive bombers rendered Japanese deck gunners nearly defenseless and played a crucial role in Allied victory. Remarkable period color photography and quotes and anecdotes from pilots and crewmembers relate the stories behind Navy dive bombers. Included in the collection are the legendary SBD ("Slow But Deadly") Dauntless, SBC Helldiver, TBD Devastator and TBF and TBM Avengers. In addition to depicting the aircraft, photos show American airmen testing and training, while first-person accounts tell of missions against Japanese vessels.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610607643
Category : Dive bombers
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
With their stout airframes, innovative airbrakes and near-vertical dive capabilities, U.S. Navy torpedo and dive bombers rendered Japanese deck gunners nearly defenseless and played a crucial role in Allied victory. Remarkable period color photography and quotes and anecdotes from pilots and crewmembers relate the stories behind Navy dive bombers. Included in the collection are the legendary SBD ("Slow But Deadly") Dauntless, SBC Helldiver, TBD Devastator and TBF and TBM Avengers. In addition to depicting the aircraft, photos show American airmen testing and training, while first-person accounts tell of missions against Japanese vessels.
Marine Air
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144062447X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Think of the U.S. Marines and you’ll naturally think of the peerless ground force that has always bravely answered America’s call to arms. But the Marines also have an air arm with a tradition every bit as proud and legendary as the ground infantry they support. Now, military historian Robert F. Dorr presents the first fully illustrated, oral history of the Marine Air Wing, and gives the “Flying Leathernecks” the recognition they deserve. When America entered World War I in 1917, the Marine Air Wing had only thirty-five aviators. During World War II, it expanded to sixty-one squadrons—twenty with at least one flying ace—and over 10,000 pilots. Marine Air is a long-overdue, illustrated history, filled with the Flying Leathernecks’ own words and packed with photographs, of the “the few, the proud” of the skies, and of their unwavering commitment to protecting their comrades on the ground, and to defending the country they have never let down—no matter what the odds.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144062447X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Think of the U.S. Marines and you’ll naturally think of the peerless ground force that has always bravely answered America’s call to arms. But the Marines also have an air arm with a tradition every bit as proud and legendary as the ground infantry they support. Now, military historian Robert F. Dorr presents the first fully illustrated, oral history of the Marine Air Wing, and gives the “Flying Leathernecks” the recognition they deserve. When America entered World War I in 1917, the Marine Air Wing had only thirty-five aviators. During World War II, it expanded to sixty-one squadrons—twenty with at least one flying ace—and over 10,000 pilots. Marine Air is a long-overdue, illustrated history, filled with the Flying Leathernecks’ own words and packed with photographs, of the “the few, the proud” of the skies, and of their unwavering commitment to protecting their comrades on the ground, and to defending the country they have never let down—no matter what the odds.
Leatherneck Bombers
Author: Alan C. Carey
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764315015
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A forceful study of an elite group of men chosen to form the U. S. Marines' only medium bomber group during WWII. Verterans recall their service flying combat missions against enemy garrisons on Bougainville and New Ireland, and later in the dramatic rocket and ground-strafing attacks in the Philippines. Detailed list of individual squadron aircraft and personnel losses, and all known PBJs assigned to units overseas.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764315015
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A forceful study of an elite group of men chosen to form the U. S. Marines' only medium bomber group during WWII. Verterans recall their service flying combat missions against enemy garrisons on Bougainville and New Ireland, and later in the dramatic rocket and ground-strafing attacks in the Philippines. Detailed list of individual squadron aircraft and personnel losses, and all known PBJs assigned to units overseas.
Quantico Leatherneck
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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PBJ Mitchell Units of the Pacific War
Author: Jerry Scutts
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841765815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Flown exclusively by the US Marines, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of an air force type being procured by the navy due to its ability to do exactly the job that was required of it. Bought as a land-based patrol bomber for operations in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II (1939-1945), the PBJ (Patrol, Bomber, North American) was kitted out to hunt down submarines as well as surface vessels. Identical to its air force counterpart, except for its ability to lay mines, deploy depth charges and launch torpedoes, some 706 PBJs were delivered to the Marine Corps from 1943-45. This book outlines the aircraft's history and technology, and takes a closer look at the men who flew it.
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841765815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Flown exclusively by the US Marines, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of an air force type being procured by the navy due to its ability to do exactly the job that was required of it. Bought as a land-based patrol bomber for operations in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II (1939-1945), the PBJ (Patrol, Bomber, North American) was kitted out to hunt down submarines as well as surface vessels. Identical to its air force counterpart, except for its ability to lay mines, deploy depth charges and launch torpedoes, some 706 PBJs were delivered to the Marine Corps from 1943-45. This book outlines the aircraft's history and technology, and takes a closer look at the men who flew it.
Dauntless Marine
Author: Alexander S. White
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Air Force Magazine
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Naval Aviation News
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 906
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 906
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Marines
Author: Chester G. Hearn
Publisher: Zenith Imprint
ISBN: 9781610600248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher: Zenith Imprint
ISBN: 9781610600248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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