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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... fuselage just aft of the wing . These modifications increased the gross weight to 68,000 pounds , and reduced maximum speed to 224 miles per hour . Still it performed reasonably well against THE WARBOATS 143 144 U.S.NAVY 13 - P - 1 THE ...
... fuselage just aft of the wing . These modifications increased the gross weight to 68,000 pounds , and reduced maximum speed to 224 miles per hour . Still it performed reasonably well against THE WARBOATS 143 144 U.S.NAVY 13 - P - 1 THE ...
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... fuselage aft of the wing root , then shifted to the port engine and continued to fire until it was ablaze . With the range closing to within 50 yards , concentrated fire was poured into the starboard engine of the BETTY . Within 15 ...
... fuselage aft of the wing root , then shifted to the port engine and continued to fire until it was ablaze . With the range closing to within 50 yards , concentrated fire was poured into the starboard engine of the BETTY . Within 15 ...
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... fuselage , instead of behind sliding hatches as in previous models . In January 1939 , forty - five PBYS of Patrol Wing One , led by Captain Marc Mitscher , conducted the largest long - distance mass flight ever made , transiting from ...
... fuselage , instead of behind sliding hatches as in previous models . In January 1939 , forty - five PBYS of Patrol Wing One , led by Captain Marc Mitscher , conducted the largest long - distance mass flight ever made , transiting from ...
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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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