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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... armament , consisting of six 30 - caliber Lewis machine - guns and four 230 - pound bombs . Seventy - five of these aircraft were delivered to the British in early 1918 , but only twenty - five were fully assembled with their 375 ...
... armament , consisting of six 30 - caliber Lewis machine - guns and four 230 - pound bombs . Seventy - five of these aircraft were delivered to the British in early 1918 , but only twenty - five were fully assembled with their 375 ...
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... armament included radar - controlled power turrets in the nose and tail , and a third power turret in the dorsal position , all with twin 20 - millimeter guns . The nose and dorsal turrets were later removed on the prototype , and ...
... armament included radar - controlled power turrets in the nose and tail , and a third power turret in the dorsal position , all with twin 20 - millimeter guns . The nose and dorsal turrets were later removed on the prototype , and ...
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... armament , it could carry a maximum of forty - eight 2.75 - inch folding - fin aircraft rockets , or it could be configured with four 20 - millimeter aircraft cannon . The prototype first flew on 9 April 1953. * This.
... armament , it could carry a maximum of forty - eight 2.75 - inch folding - fin aircraft rockets , or it could be configured with four 20 - millimeter aircraft cannon . The prototype first flew on 9 April 1953. * This.
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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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