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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... bombs and ammunition , its range was reduced to just over 3,000 miles . The XPBS - I was first flown on 13 August ... bomb load . The big seaplane was 79 feet 3 inches in length , with a wingspan of 115 feet . The top speed was 230 miles ...
... bombs and ammunition , its range was reduced to just over 3,000 miles . The XPBS - I was first flown on 13 August ... bomb load . The big seaplane was 79 feet 3 inches in length , with a wingspan of 115 feet . The top speed was 230 miles ...
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... bombs , Perkins turned into the bad weather for protection , and set a course for home . The Catalina made it all the way on one engine . Stockstill never arrived on station , and it is probable that his airplane was ambushed by ...
... bombs , Perkins turned into the bad weather for protection , and set a course for home . The Catalina made it all the way on one engine . Stockstill never arrived on station , and it is probable that his airplane was ambushed by ...
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... bombs . Lieutenant J. D. Cruze heard his contact report , however , and proceeded to the scene to participate in the action . He succeeded in dropping one 250 - pound and one 1,000 - pound bomb on a large merchant ship , damaging the ...
... bombs . Lieutenant J. D. Cruze heard his contact report , however , and proceeded to the scene to participate in the action . He succeeded in dropping one 250 - pound and one 1,000 - pound bomb on a large merchant ship , damaging the ...
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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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