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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... NYRBA might have the first production model . Admiral Moffett , who seems to have taken an interest in NYRBA and the indefatigable O'Neill , was agreeable to the delay . On 11 June 1929 O'Neill began the survey flight south in NYRBA's ...
... NYRBA might have the first production model . Admiral Moffett , who seems to have taken an interest in NYRBA and the indefatigable O'Neill , was agreeable to the delay . On 11 June 1929 O'Neill began the survey flight south in NYRBA's ...
Pagina 122
... NYRBA hired ex - Navy pilots almost exclusively , because of their extensive experience with flying boats . Admiral Moffett had apparently furnished O'Neill with a list of former Navy aviators who might be interested in pursuing a ...
... NYRBA hired ex - Navy pilots almost exclusively , because of their extensive experience with flying boats . Admiral Moffett had apparently furnished O'Neill with a list of former Navy aviators who might be interested in pursuing a ...
Pagina 124
... NYRBA took such difficulties in its stride , and overcame other more serious challenges through the dogged determination of its creator , Ralph O'Neill . Despite his herculean efforts , however , NYRBA finally succumbed to internal ...
... NYRBA took such difficulties in its stride , and overcame other more serious challenges through the dogged determination of its creator , Ralph O'Neill . Despite his herculean efforts , however , NYRBA finally succumbed to internal ...
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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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