The American Flying Boat: An Illustrated HistoryNaval Institute Press, 1979 - 262 pagine First published in 1979, this fully illustrated study includes complete data on all of the Navy's flying boats since 1912. |
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... Hughes . Kaiser and Hughes were an unlikely duo who did not get along well with each other . Nonetheless , they formed the Kaiser - Hughes Corporation , and on 16 November 1942 , contracted with the United States government to build ...
... Hughes . Kaiser and Hughes were an unlikely duo who did not get along well with each other . Nonetheless , they formed the Kaiser - Hughes Corporation , and on 16 November 1942 , contracted with the United States government to build ...
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... Hughes which provided for the completion of only one aircraft on a cost basis . The war in Europe ended in May 1945 , with Hercules still far from fin- ished , Kaiser gone , and Hughes close to a nervous breakdown . Advised to take an ...
... Hughes which provided for the completion of only one aircraft on a cost basis . The war in Europe ended in May 1945 , with Hercules still far from fin- ished , Kaiser gone , and Hughes close to a nervous breakdown . Advised to take an ...
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... ( Hughes Aircraft Corp. ) a throng of well - wishers . He was clearly pleased with his accomplishment . In a subsequent press conference , he is reported to have said , " It felt so buoyant and good , I just pulled it up . ' Hughes ...
... ( Hughes Aircraft Corp. ) a throng of well - wishers . He was clearly pleased with his accomplishment . In a subsequent press conference , he is reported to have said , " It felt so buoyant and good , I just pulled it up . ' Hughes ...
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CHAPTER THREE The Nancy Boats | 39 |
CHAPTER FOUR The Roaring Twenties | 59 |
CHAPTER EIGHT The Warboats | 141 |
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