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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... Completed H - 16 150 1919 F - 5L 138 1919 F - 6L 2 1919 NC - 5 , -6 , -7 , -8 4 1920 HS - 3 2 1920 MF 80 1920 NC - 9 , -10 2 1921 GB - 1 I partially 1922 completed ( discontinued ) TF 4 1923 PN - 7 2 1924 PN - 8 I 1924 PN - 9 I 1925 PN ...
... Completed H - 16 150 1919 F - 5L 138 1919 F - 6L 2 1919 NC - 5 , -6 , -7 , -8 4 1920 HS - 3 2 1920 MF 80 1920 NC - 9 , -10 2 1921 GB - 1 I partially 1922 completed ( discontinued ) TF 4 1923 PN - 7 2 1924 PN - 8 I 1924 PN - 9 I 1925 PN ...
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... completed the journey by sailing the remaining 450 miles to Kauai . Moreover , the PN - 9 had landed safely in the open sea , and survived without mishap for nine days . Except for the damage inflicted by the crew to the wings and the ...
... completed the journey by sailing the remaining 450 miles to Kauai . Moreover , the PN - 9 had landed safely in the open sea , and survived without mishap for nine days . Except for the damage inflicted by the crew to the wings and the ...
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... completion of only one aircraft on a cost basis . The war in Europe ended in May 1945 , with Hercules still far from fin ... completed , one serious incident occurred which almost ended Hughes ' life , and threatened the project as well ...
... completion of only one aircraft on a cost basis . The war in Europe ended in May 1945 , with Hercules still far from fin ... completed , one serious incident occurred which almost ended Hughes ' life , and threatened the project as well ...
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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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