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Naval aircraft / [text by Louis S. Casey ; illustrated by John Batchelor ; edited by Christy Campbell ; designed by Jeff Gurney].

Other author/creatorCasey, Louis S.
Other author/creatorBatchelor, John H.
Other author/creatorCampbell, Christopher, 1951-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoSecaucus, N.J. : Chartwell Books, 1977.
Description128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Subject(s)
Airplanes, Military.
Contents The Beginning of Carrier Aviation -- Naval Aircraft: The First War -- New Power at Sea -- Fighters 1918-39 -- Threat from Above: Dive/Attack-Bombers -- Strike from the Surface: Torpedo Bombers -- Servicing the Fleet: Observation/Utility/Trainers -- Armament -- Sights -- Flotation Gear -- Powerplants -- Wing Folding -- The Carrier Grows Up -- Eve of the Carriers War: State of the Art -- 1941 -- Catapults -- Aiming a Punch Where it Hurts: Torpedo Bombers in Combat -- 'When We Say Dive We Mean Straight Down': Dive Bombers -- Bomber Escort or Carrier Protector?: Fighters in Combat -- Try Hards and Trainers: Useful Obsolescence -- Torpedoes -- Bombs -- The Long Arm of the Navy -- USS Hornet and Doolittle's B25s.
Abstract TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARRIER AIRCRAFT FROM THE BETINNING TO THE CLIMAX OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
General note"Part published in Naval aircraft 1939-1945" in 1975 by Phoebus Publishing Company.
LCCN 76047871
ISBN0702600253
ISBN9780702600258

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks UG1240 .N38 1977 ✔ Available Place Hold
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