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Publisher : PediaPress
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Pages : 763 pages
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Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Zenith Press
Release Date : 2010-09-10
ISBN 10 : 9781610600866
Pages : 192 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (8 downloads)
Download The American Aircraft Factory in World War II PDF Full Free by Bill Yenne and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few industrial phenomena have been as dramatic as the United States’ mid-20th-century shift from peacetime to wartime production. The American Aircraft Factory in World War II documents the production of legendary warbirds by companies like Boeing, North American, Curtiss, Consolidated, Douglas, Grumman, and Lockheed. It was a production unmatched by any other country and a crucial part of why the allies won the war. Author Bill Yenne considers the prewar governmental acts that got the plants rolling, as well as the gender shift that occurred as women entered the work force like never before. He also describes the construction of megafactories like Willow Run, factory design considerations, and the postwar conversion back to peacetime production. Illustrated with 175 period photographs—including 50 rare color photos never before seen in print.
Author : William Norton
Publisher :
Release Date : 2015-06-30
ISBN 10 : 0859791882
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (597 downloads)
Download American Aircraft Development of WWII PDF Full Free by William Norton and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the U.S. military's development of special aircraft types during World War II, including many experimental aircraft and one-off secret projects, this book shows how U.S. aviation designs and weapons progressed under the pressure of global warfare. From the state-of-the-art aircraft at the beginning of the war, to the advances during the conflict, each special type is covered in detail: armed photo reconnaissance, catapult launched seaplanes, naval floatplanes, autogyros, and special-operations armed drones. Often described as less glamorous than fighters and bombers, these special types of WWII combat aircraft offer a unique contribution to military aviation and aeronautical advancement.
Author : David Mondey
Publisher : Bounty Books
Release Date : 2001-09-01
ISBN 10 : 0785813616
Pages : 256 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (858 downloads)
Download The Hamlyn Concise Guide to American Aircraft of World War II PDF Full Free by David Mondey and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a useful guide to some 120 aircraft that served with the US Air Force from 1939-1945. Both combat and non-combat aircraft are covered by text detailing each type's origin, history, and variants, followed by a full technical specification.
Author : Robin Higham
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2004-02-01
ISBN 10 : 9780811746083
Pages : 368 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (46 downloads)
Download Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II PDF Full Free by Robin Higham and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!
Author : Walter J. Boyne
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press
Release Date : 2006-11
ISBN 10 : 1592236200
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (922 downloads)
Download World War II Aircraft PDF Full Free by Walter J. Boyne and published by Thunder Bay Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Author Walter J. Boyne examines the architecture, design, and mechanics of the remarkable aircraft used in WWII.- Take off in legendary planes like the Grumman F6F Hellcat and fly over some of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific Theater--the Battle of the Midway and Guadalcanal. Or hop aboard one of the tireless B-17 Flying Fortresses for a European tour.- Learn about famous flying Aces, like Pappy Boyington, Robert S. Johnson, and Chuck Yeager, as well as the planes they flew into battle.- Illustrated with over 100 historical photographs, including shots of heroic pilots and battle sites. Get a close up view of other legendary planes like the P-51 Mustang, Lockheed's P-38 Lightning, and many more.- The book comes with 4 highly-detailed cold-cast polyresin models of aircraft, including the Lightning, the Corsair, the Hellcat, and the Mustang.
Author : Nancy Robinson Masters
Publisher : Capstone
Release Date : 1998
ISBN 10 : 1560655313
Pages : 56 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (66 downloads)
Download Airplanes of World War II PDF Full Free by Nancy Robinson Masters and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1998 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief explanation of each of the alphabetically arranged terms relating to military planes used during World War II provides an overview of the subject.
Author : Francis H. Dean
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Release Date : 1997
ISBN 10 : 0764300725
Pages : 608 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (643 downloads)
Download America's Hundred Thousand PDF Full Free by Francis H. Dean and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's Hundred Thousand covers in detail the eleven U.S. fighter aircraft types produced just before and during World War II - with a combined production total of just over 100,000 aircraft. Covered are the Army Lockheed P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk/Kittyhawk/Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, and the Navy F2A - Buffalo, F4F - Wildcat, F4U - Corsair, and F6F - Hellcat fighters. The text is supplemented by more than 650 photographs, and 200 tables and graphs. Fighter production figures are also included. After an introduction of each type, a heavily illustrated overview of earlier inter-war production from 1920-on, along with a discussion and illustration of wartime experimental types, is provided. A lengthy section considering several technical factors affecting fighter performance follows. These include engine models, supercharger types, propellers, aerodynamic thrust, lift and drag, aircraft weight, balance, stability and control, and armament. America's Hundred Thousand also provides details of each U.S. World War II production fighter in terms of models and changes, numbers produced, and major engine and aircraft performance aspects - in tabular and graphical form - details of weights, discussion of handling qualities and general comments, along with detailed descriptions containing many illustrations of aircraft structures and systems showing the technology of that time. In addition a comprehensive week-to-week and month-to-month chronology of development and wartime combat operational life for each fighter is provided, including many photos. This study concludes with comparisons of the eleven types in terms of program milestones, aircraft drag, power available at various altitudes, speed, climb, rolling and turning, acceleration, and diving performance, as well as general evaluations by World War II pilots.
Author : Cory Graff
Publisher : Zenith Press
Release Date : 2014-11-01
ISBN 10 : 9781627884952
Pages : 240 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (849 downloads)
Download Flying Warbirds PDF Full Free by Cory Graff and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a comprehensive look at how World War II was fought from the air. Do you want to get an up-close look at some of the rarest airplanes in the world? Are you curious about combat aircraft from World War II? In deluxe hard-back volumes, Flying Warbirds brings U.S., British, German, Russian and Japanese fighting planes from the 1930s and 1940s together, complete with detailed photographs to delight every aeronautics connoisseur. The airplanes at the Flying Heritage Collection were created at a time when aeronautical discovery had evolved to aviation mastery. Finely crafted by distinguished design bureaus with the leading technologies of the 1930s and 1940s, the main emphasis of the collection includes combat aircraft from World War II. In 1998, Paul G. Allen began acquiring and preserving these iconic warriors and workhorses, many of which are the last of their kind. Allen's passion for aviation and history, and his awareness of the increasing rarity of original WWII aircraft, motivated him to restore these artifacts to the highest standard of authenticity. Periodically, one or more of the exhibits are temporarily absent to participate in an event, for maintenance, or for continuing restoration. Experience one of the world’s top airplane collections any time you like through Flying Warbirds. Photographs include cockpit shots, exterior museum shots, historic photographs, and breathtaking contemporary flying shots from photographers like award-winning John Dibbs. Flying Warbirds is the definitive guide to everything you want to know about this fascinating period in aeronautics and military history.
Author : Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2013-06-15
ISBN 10 : 9781610588119
Pages : 258 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (881 downloads)
Download Hidden Warbirds PDF Full Free by Nicholas A. Veronico and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you only have room in your collection for one book on WWII-era warbird wreck histories and recoveries, then it should be this one. Nicholas Veronico’s thorough research and clear, concise writing style make Hidden Warbirds a fascinating joy to read." - Alan Griffith, author of Consolidated Mess: The Illustrated Guide to Nose-turreted B-24 Production Variants in USAAF Combat Service Aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico has been investigating and writing about aircraft wrecks for many years. His website, wreckchasing.com, is the go-to source for enthusiasts who want to know more about how to locate vintage airplane wrecks and then tell their stories. In this engaging new book, Veronico explores the romantic era of World War II Warbirds and the stories of some of its most famous wrecks, including the "Swamp Ghost" (a B-17E which crashed in New Guinea in the early days of World War II and which was only recently recovered), and "Glacier Girl" (a P-38, part of "The Lost Squadron," which crashed in a large ice sheet in Greenland in 1942). Throughout, Veronico provides a history of the aircraft, as well as the unique story behind each discovery and recovery with ample illustrations. Hidden Warbirds is aviation history at its best.
Author : Tony Holmes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-02-09
ISBN 10 : 9781472848512
Pages : 289 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (485 downloads)
Download World War II Fighter Planes Spotter's Guide PDF Full Free by Tony Holmes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Workd War II saw pilots from around the world battling in the skies over Europe, Asia and Africa, with victory resting upon their nerve, skill and the capabilities of some of history's most iconic aircraft. In the chaos of battle, it was vital that they could quickly identify friend from foe. But do you know your Hurricane from your Bf 109, or what the legendary p-51 Mustang looks like? Do you know the wingspan of the A6M Zero-sen, or how fast it could fly? The World War II Fighter Planes Spotter's Guide answers all of these questions and more, providing essential information on 92 legendary aircraft, from the celebrated Spitfire to the jet-powered Me 262." --
Author : Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson
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ISBN 10 : 1610607643
Pages : 132 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (16 downloads)
Download U. S. Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of World War II PDF Full Free by Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson and published by . This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Ray Merriam
Publisher : Merriam Press
Release Date : 2000-07
ISBN 10 : 9781576381670
Pages : 103 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (816 downloads)
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Author : Jeffrey L. Ethell
Publisher : Lowe & B. Hould Publishers
Release Date : 2001
ISBN 10 : 068160722X
Pages : 186 pages
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Author : David Donald
Publisher : Aerospace Publications
Release Date : 1995-01-01
ISBN 10 : 1874023727
Pages : 256 pages
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Download American Warplanes of World War II PDF Full Free by David Donald and published by Aerospace Publications. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete and comprehensive reference work to all the combat aircraft used by the US Army Air Force, US Navy and Marine Corps during World War II.
Author : Robert Duane Loomis
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Release Date : 1961
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015032043765
Pages : 224 pages
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Author : Jeffrey L Ethell
Publisher : Crestline Books
Release Date : 2013-03-15
ISBN 10 : 0785830081
Pages : 0 pages
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