Corsair Aces
Author: Walter A. Musciano
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 144
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Author: Walter A. Musciano
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Styling
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeretning om det amerikanske jagerfly F4U Corsair og piloter, der fløj det under 2. verdenskrig
Author: Mark Styling
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781855325302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe speed with which the Corsair was rushed into service as a land-based fighter obliged the pilots to learn on the job. The aircraft soon proved to be superior to the Japanese Zero and played a major part in the destruction of Japan's elite air forces in the South Pacific. Later, in an effort to counter the Kamikaze threat, the Corsair was once again hurriedly pressed into service; this time in its originally intended role as a shipboard fighter. This versatile aircraft saw service with the US Navy and Marines, the British Fleet Air Arm and the RNZAF. Most of the 4FU pilots who recount their experiences within these pages considered it to be the best all-round fighter in the Pacific theatre.
Author: Barrett Tillman
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9788483722077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bill Yenne
Publisher: Chartwell
Published: 2020-10-13
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0785838341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAces is an illustrated history of the brave World War II fighter pilots who earned the title of ace, with archival and modern photos of their aircraft.
Author: Barrett Tillman
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2014-01-15
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1612515428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the remarkable story of an airplane that became a legend--with a sleek silhouette and bent wings, it doubled as a day and night fighter, could fly off carriers or from land, and served both as a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane. Filled with facts and figures, this fast-paced history begins with the nerve-wracking test flights of the 1940s and concludes with the F4Us that were active thirty-eight years later. Placed skillfully in between are the stories that gave birth to the legend: the exploits of the aces, including the Medal of Honor recipient who shot down twenty-five enemy planes, and the details of the combat missions of Charles A. Lindbergh. During thirty months of combat in World War II with the U.S. Navy and Marines, the Corsair shot down more than two thousand Japanese planes. In Korea the U-bird, as it was called, was credited with ten aerial victories. A trip down memory lane for anyone who has followed the career of this Cadillac of the props, this new paperback edition of a book first published in hardcover in 1979 offers fine historical aviation reading that presents a riveting picture of the men and machine that helped win two wars.
Author: Peter B. Mersky
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James D’Angina
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-11-20
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1782006273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith over 12,500 produced, the Vought F4U Corsair is one of the icons of mid-20th century military aviation. It was as a Marine Corps aircraft that the Corsair was to become famous, fighting through World War II and Korea. Able to outperform its contemporaries, notably the A6M Zero, the Corsair combined speed, resilience and firepower. It also served in Indochina and Algeria, and in 1969's 'Soccer War' between Honduras and El Salvador, Corsairs were flown by both sides and fought the last propeller-aircraft dogfights in history. This highly illustrated volume recounts the design and development history of one of the most iconic fighters in military aviation history.
Author: Jeff Dacus
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-10-01
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1493055097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom an historian and columnist in Leatherneck and Armor magazines, this is the exciting, personal account of a Marine fighter squadron in the South Pacific during the critical days of 1943 when the tide turned against the Japanese. Based on individual interviews and wartime documents, this is a thrilling narrative of the Marines who lived, and died, during the toughest battles of the entire war. It looks at the war through the eyes of some of the greatest fighter pilots of all time, including Bob Hanson, the “Maharajah of Rabaul” and highest-scoring Corsair pilot in history.
Author: Peter B. Mersky
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 4
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