Aces Over the Oceans
Author: Edward H. Sims
Publisher: T A B-Aero
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780830683925
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Author: Edward H. Sims
Publisher: T A B-Aero
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780830683925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrew Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-02-20
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1472802322
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy served with distinction in every theatre of war throughout World War II. From its poorly equipped beginnings it started the war with few suitable, modern, carrier-born fighters to the final campaigns over the Japanese home islands, the FAA proved an effective fighting force wherever it went. FAA Pilots had the distinction of being responsible for both the first, and last, enemy aircraft to be shot down during the war. Featuring first hand accounts, combat reports, photographs from private collections and an array of colour plates depicting the range of profiles and symbolic markings that were used, this book will detail the history and combat experiences of these forgotten pilots who served with such distinction for the Allied cause.
Author: Yuriy Rybin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-08-20
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1849087423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing the destruction wrought on the Red Army Air Forces during the first days of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Soviet Union found itself desperately short of fighter aircraft. Premier Josef Stalin duly appealed directly to Prime Minister Winston Churchill for replacement aircraft, and in late 1941 the British delivered the first of 3360 Hurricanes that would be supplied to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease agreement. Specifically requested by the USSR, the Hurricanes were quickly thrown into action in early 1942 – the Soviet Air Forces' most difficult year in their opposition to the Luftwaffe. Virtually all the Hurricanes were issued to Soviet fighter regiments in the northern sector of the front, where pilots were initially trained to fly the aircraft by RAF personnel that had accompanied the early Hawker fighters to the USSR. The Hurricane proved to be an easy aircraft to master, even for the poorly trained young Soviet pilots, allowing the Red Army to form a large number of new fighter regiments quickly in the polar area. In spite of a relatively poor top speed, and only a modest rate-of-climb, the Hurricane was the mount of at least 17 Soviet aces.
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 1156
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Published: 2011-03-01
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 1618248022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe world had become used to the metahumans-people sometimes perfectly ordinary,but sometimes quite extraordinary in appearance-who mostly worked with their governments as high-powered peace officers, fighting crime, and sometimes fighting rogue metahumans who had become super-criminals. Then that comfortable world ended in just one terrifying day. Suddenly, all world governments were simultaneously attacked by soldiers in giant mecha robotic suits with the swastika symbol of the Third Reich on their metal arms. If these were Nazis, where had they been hiding since the end of World War II? And where had they gotten armor and weapons far in advance of anything on the planet? Weapons against which even the metahuman heroes seemed to be helpless... At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author: Great Britain. Hydrographic Department
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elena Rubina
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2021-07-25
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 166418404X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book a detailed biography of Major General of Aviation Maxim Nikolaevich Chibisov (1906-1989) – a distinguished soviet aviator is presented. He was a brave soldier and a commander during the Great Patriotic War (World War II). He was the head of a special group that ferried hydroplanes “Catalina” from the United States to the Soviet Union as part of the Lend-Lease Program. In 1947-1951 he was chief of Polar aviation and organizer of high-latitude aerial expeditions in Arctic. His professional activity has been never described before due to the state security concerns. Life and work of Major General of aviation M.N.Chibisov had many bright events, unusual and critical situations. It will be of interest to wide audience of readers.
Author: Bill Yenne
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-02-03
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1101002662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCapturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend. They cut through the sky in their P-38s to go one-on-one against the enemy—and those who survived the deadly showdowns with enough courage and skill earned the right to be called aces. But two men in particular rose to become something more. They became icons of aerial combat, in a heroic rivalry that inspired a weary nation to fight on. Richard “Dick” Bong was the bashful, pink-faced farm boy from the Midwest. Thomas “Tommy” McGuire was the wise-cracking, fast-talking kid from New Jersey. What they shared was an unparalleled gallantry under fire which won them both the Medal of Honor—and remains the subject of hushed and reverent conversation wherever aerial warfare is admired. What they had between them was a closely watched rivalry to see who would emerge as the top-scoring American ace of the war. What they left behind is a legacy of pride we will never forget, and a record of aerial victories that has yet to be surpassed anywhere in the world.
Author: Michael E. McCormick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-10-12
Total Pages: 621
ISBN-13: 1139483099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOcean Engineering Mechanics provides an introduction to water waves and wave-structure interactions for fixed and floating bodies. Linear and nonlinear regular waves are thoroughly discussed, and the methods of determining the averaged properties of random waves are presented. With this foundation in wave mechanics, applications to engineering situations in the coastal zone are then presented. This introduction to the coastal engineering aspects of wave mechanics includes an introduction to shore protection. Covered within are also the basics of wave-structure interactions for situations involving ridged structures, compliant structures, and floating bodies in regular and random seas. The final chapters deal with the various analytical methods available for the engineering analyses of wave-induced forces and motions of floating and compliant structures in regular and random seas. An introduction to the soil-structure interactions is also included. The book can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in ocean engineering mechanics.