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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... commander was Lieutenant Commander " Dick " Richardson , whose hull design gave him a personal stake in the day's events . The copilot , Lieutenant David McCulloch , like Richardson and so many other Navy pilots of that period , was a ...
... commander was Lieutenant Commander " Dick " Richardson , whose hull design gave him a personal stake in the day's events . The copilot , Lieutenant David McCulloch , like Richardson and so many other Navy pilots of that period , was a ...
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... Lieutenant Commander Patrick N. L. Bellinger , Naval Aviator Number 8 , was the aircraft commander and navigator aboard Nancy One . His pilot , Lieutenant Commander Marc A. Mitscher , was a competent officer who would have had his own ...
... Lieutenant Commander Patrick N. L. Bellinger , Naval Aviator Number 8 , was the aircraft commander and navigator aboard Nancy One . His pilot , Lieutenant Commander Marc A. Mitscher , was a competent officer who would have had his own ...
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... Lieutenant Commander J. H. Strong . The flight to Hawaii had been scheduled for the twenty - eighth , but because the PB - 1 was experiencing difficulties with the engine foundations , Rodgers re- scheduled the flight for the thirty ...
... Lieutenant Commander J. H. Strong . The flight to Hawaii had been scheduled for the twenty - eighth , but because the PB - 1 was experiencing difficulties with the engine foundations , Rodgers re- scheduled the flight for the thirty ...
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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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