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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Pagina 33
... later some were refitted with 330 - horsepower Lib- erties . Before the second order of nineteen H - 12s could be delivered , Curtiss was at work on a larger version designated the H - 16 , also known as a “ Large America . " The hull ...
... later some were refitted with 330 - horsepower Lib- erties . Before the second order of nineteen H - 12s could be delivered , Curtiss was at work on a larger version designated the H - 16 , also known as a “ Large America . " The hull ...
Pagina 122
... later enclosed , as were the cockpits of all subsequent Commodores , for greater pilot comfort and reduction of fatigue . The first three to come off the production line were designated Model 16 , which had designed accommodations for ...
... later enclosed , as were the cockpits of all subsequent Commodores , for greater pilot comfort and reduction of fatigue . The first three to come off the production line were designated Model 16 , which had designed accommodations for ...
Pagina 165
... later in a daring attempt to locate and attack the Japanese force spotted earlier in the day , which was now steaming steadily toward them from the southwest . Ground crews began to load each " Cat " with a Mark XIII tor- pedo for the ...
... later in a daring attempt to locate and attack the Japanese force spotted earlier in the day , which was now steaming steadily toward them from the southwest . Ground crews began to load each " Cat " with a Mark XIII tor- pedo for the ...
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