Surplus WWII U.S. Aircraft
Author: William T. Larkins
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780965573061
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William T. Larkins
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780965573061
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Bill Yenne
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: 2010-09-10
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 161060086X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Nancy Robinson Masters
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9781560655336
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Introduces various kinds of fighter planes used by the Army Air Force and by the Navy and Marines during World War Two, their missions, and the weapons employed. Also includes information on the German and Japense fighters used in World War 2.
Author: Nancy Robinson Masters
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781560655312
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Joshua Stoff
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-01-03
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0486139077
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over 250 rare photographs depict one of the greatest industrial feats of all time: America's massive production of World War II fighters and bombers. An introduction and captions outline the history.
Author: Francis H. Dean
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780764300721
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: 2013-06-17
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0760344094
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: 2014-06
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0760346011
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The second installment in a series exploring the stories of famous wrecks and recoveries of World War II-era aircraft. Features over 150 photographs depicting more than 20 warbird stories around the world"--