Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II
eBook - ePub

Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II

1939–45

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II

1939–45

About this book

Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!

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Yes, you can access Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II by Robin Higham,Abigail T. Siddall,Carol Williams in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Military & Maritime History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction Robin Higham and Charles D. Bright
  3. The Forty, The Spit, and The Jug John A. C. Andrews
  4. B-17 Flying Fortress James V. Edmundson
  5. B-25 Mitchell Keith R. Matzinger
  6. P-26 Peashooter Ross G. Hoyt
  7. Flying the North American O-47 and the Curtiss-Wright O-52 Rick Glasebrook
  8. P-38 Lightning Royal D. Frey
  9. The Vultee BT-13A Al Strunk with Robin Higham
  10. B-24 Liberator Carl H. Fritsche
  11. The P-39 Airacobra in Europe James J. Hudson
  12. The B-18—A Reminiscence Winton R. Close
  13. C-54 Skymaster John F. Ohlinger
  14. P-51 Mustang John A. De Vries
  15. P-47 Thunderbolt Mark E. Bradley with Helen Porter
  16. CG-4A Glider Arthur J. Thomas
  17. The P-40 Bruce K. Holloway
  18. B-26 Marauder Douglas C. Conley
  19. The Flying Fortress and the Liberator Ira C. Eaker
  20. The XP-40 Mark E. Bradley
  21. The AT-6 Wayne S. Cole
  22. B-25 Mitchell Arthur J. Thomas
  23. C-47 Dakota Robin Higham
  24. The Martin Bomber B-10, B-12, B-10B Edward W. Virgin
  25. P-39 Airacobra Richard D. Kent
  26. South Atlantic Express Winton R. Close
  27. P-40 Kittyhawk Donald M. Marks
  28. B-26 Invader William Carigan
  29. C-46 Commando William S. Woznek
  30. Spitfire VIII vs P-51 Mustang Charles M. McCorkle
  31. B-29 Superfortress Haywood S. Hansell, Jr.