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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... unknown or the untried . His curious mind is always at work devising means to overcome any impediments to his progress , and he cannot resist the temptation to see how far he can stretch his knowledge , and his luck . He is an impatient ...
... unknown or the untried . His curious mind is always at work devising means to overcome any impediments to his progress , and he cannot resist the temptation to see how far he can stretch his knowledge , and his luck . He is an impatient ...
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... unknown but significant number were crippled or destroyed by surface vessels directed to the scene or otherwise assisted by naval aircraft . Many enemy submarines undoubtedly missed opportunities to destroy allied shipping , or were ...
... unknown but significant number were crippled or destroyed by surface vessels directed to the scene or otherwise assisted by naval aircraft . Many enemy submarines undoubtedly missed opportunities to destroy allied shipping , or were ...
Pagina 133
... on 28 July 1938 during a flight from Guam to Manila under the command of Captain Leo Terletsky . The circumstances of the accident are THE GREAT CLIPPERS 133 134 THE AMERICAN FLYING BOAT unknown . After the last 40-0 "
... on 28 July 1938 during a flight from Guam to Manila under the command of Captain Leo Terletsky . The circumstances of the accident are THE GREAT CLIPPERS 133 134 THE AMERICAN FLYING BOAT unknown . After the last 40-0 "
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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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