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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... bomber in the PBY , but lead times of two years or more made it prudent to develop new design concepts for projected requirements . The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation had already started to assemble a new four - engine flying boat ...
... bomber in the PBY , but lead times of two years or more made it prudent to develop new design concepts for projected requirements . The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation had already started to assemble a new four - engine flying boat ...
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... bomber and the PB4Y Privateer flying boat . During this prewar period , the Glenn L. Martin Company had been work- ing on some new design concepts of its own . Recognizing that even the ven- erable PBY must give way to improvement and ...
... bomber and the PB4Y Privateer flying boat . During this prewar period , the Glenn L. Martin Company had been work- ing on some new design concepts of its own . Recognizing that even the ven- erable PBY must give way to improvement and ...
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... bombers and Navy Catalinas hit Kiska on the eleventh . Bombing from an altitude of about 3,000 feet , the Army's level bombing runs proved ineffective against this type target . To make matters worse , the Army planes were obliged to ...
... bombers and Navy Catalinas hit Kiska on the eleventh . Bombing from an altitude of about 3,000 feet , the Army's level bombing runs proved ineffective against this type target . To make matters worse , the Army planes were obliged to ...
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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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