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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... flew passengers on their " Highball Express " be- tween New York City and Havana , Cuba , and Nassau in the Bahamas during the Prohibition years . ( Smithsonian Institution ) Page 73 : The Boeing PB - 1 after being refitted with Pratt ...
... flew passengers on their " Highball Express " be- tween New York City and Havana , Cuba , and Nassau in the Bahamas during the Prohibition years . ( Smithsonian Institution ) Page 73 : The Boeing PB - 1 after being refitted with Pratt ...
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... flew to South Haven , Michigan , and on to Pentwater . They lost a whole day at South Haven and two days at Pentwater due to high winds and rough water conditions , but on the fifteenth they took off again to cover some 260 miles to ...
... flew to South Haven , Michigan , and on to Pentwater . They lost a whole day at South Haven and two days at Pentwater due to high winds and rough water conditions , but on the fifteenth they took off again to cover some 260 miles to ...
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... flew USS Breese at the halfway point . The planes maintained formation throughout the trip , flying at altitudes which varied from 500 to 5,000 feet due to cloud conditions en route . Average speed was 98.4 miles per hour . The 10 - P ...
... flew USS Breese at the halfway point . The planes maintained formation throughout the trip , flying at altitudes which varied from 500 to 5,000 feet due to cloud conditions en route . Average speed was 98.4 miles per hour . The 10 - P ...
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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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