Download or read book F4F and FM Wildcat in Detail and Scale written by Bert Kinzey and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detail & Scale published volumes on the Grumman Wildcat in 1988 and again in 2000. This new work combines all of the content of those early works into the most detailed book ever published on Grumman's only aircraft to serve on the front lines from the first to the last day of World War II. But F4F & FM Wildcat in Detail & Scale goes far beyond the coverage of those two earlier publications. This new book also includes scores of additional photographs, many of which have never been published, along with over three dozen line drawings and full color aircraft profiles. The text has also been rewritten and greatly expanded.The book begins with a comprehensive developmental and operational history of the Wildcat, and follows that with an all-inclusive chapter on the various U. S. Wildcat variants. Every variant of the Wildcat is covered, including the XF4F-2/-3/-4/-5/-6 and -8 prototypes, the single example of the F4F-3S Wildcatfish floatplane, and the F4F-3/-3A/-4/-7 and FM-1/-2 operational variants. Both the French G-36A and the British Martlets & Wildcats each have their own chapters which provide wide-ranging coverage of these two programs.A comprehensive chapter on Wildcat Details, long the hallmark of the Detail & Scale Series of aviation publications, follows. This chapter contains nine sections covering the cockpit, windscreen and canopy, engine and cowling, fuselage, landing gear, wings, armament, external stores, and tail details. Complete coverage of almost every square inch of the various variants of the Wildcat is provided through more than 110 high resolution photographs (69 in full color). These detail photographs are a combination of original Grumman and Navy pictures taken during Wildcat production and photographs of eight different restored Wildcats in various museums across America.The comprehensive details chapter is followed by a new chapter that provides a colorful look at the paint schemes and markings used on Wildcats during their operational service. Changing Navy directives for camouflage treatments and markings are provided that chronicle the history of one of the longest operational periods of any WWII combat aircraft.As with all books in the Detail & Scale Series, the final chapter covers the scale models of the Wildcat, from the early kits that are now only collector's items, to the gamut of kits that have been available for the past half century. The most popular standard modeling scales of 1/144th, 1/72nd, 1/48th, and 1/32nd are treated as separate sections and the available models in each are reviewed.F4F & FM Wildcat in Detail & Scale is the most detailed look at the Grumman Wildcat ever produced, and the print edition features 108 pages, more than 245 high resolution photographs, 22 full color profiles and 22 drawings.
Download or read book F4F Wildcat written by Bert Kinzey and published by Squadron/Signal Publications. This book was released on 1988 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book F4F Wildcat in Detail written by Bert Kinzey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver det fra 2. verdenskrig kendte, amerikanske jagerfly F4F Wildcat.
Download or read book F4F Wildcat written by Bert Kinzey and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book SBD Dauntless written by Bert Kinzey and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskrivelse af det amerikanske jagerbomberfly SBD (Scout-Bomber Douglas) Dauntless
Download or read book UH 1 Huey in Action written by Wayne Mutza and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grumman XF5F 1 XP 50 Skyrocket written by David Lucabaugh and published by Ginter Books. This book was released on 1995-05-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of the comic book reading public during the 1940's followed the adventures of "Blackhawk" and his mighty men as they conquered the world of evil. Those of us with a mindbent toward things aeronautical knew that it was not "Superman" or "Batman" who held the keys to a crime-free society, bring on "Blackhawk." Dressed in daring dark uniforms, the dashing figures of this 1940's version of the "A-Team" were mounted on the very latest of aircraft. Through the paint brush the artist portrayed an entire squadron of snub-nosed twin engine fighters which those of us old enough to remember know that only a single actual aircraft existed for the artist to illustrate, the Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket.
Download or read book Modelling the F4U Corsair written by Brett Green and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft. Its success led to its service around the globe, and it was employed by the US Navy, British Fleet Air Arm and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. After the war, the Corsair also served with the French Navy, in various Latin American Air Forces, and with forces fighting in Korea. This book showcases seven separate Corsair variants modelled across 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 scales. Among the aircraft featured are an F4U-1 Birdcage, an F4U-1A from VF-17 'Jolly Rogers', a Fleet Air Arm Corsair Mk.II, a Korean War F4U-4 and an F4U-7 French Corsair.
Download or read book Modelling the P 47 Thunderbolt written by Brett Green and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The P-47 Thunderbolt, affectionately nicknamed the 'Jug', was one of the most famous fighter aircraft of World War II. Used as both a high-altitude escort fighter and a low-level fighter-bomber, it quickly gained a reputation for being tough and resilient. Many different air forces operated this plane, and it sported a wide range of camouflage schemes, finishes and markings, including stunning nose art. Modellers have been well served with Thunderbolt kits over the years, right up to the latest highly accurate releases. This book takes a step-by-step approach to modelling a wide variety of P-47 types in 1/48-scale, from 'Razorbacks' in USAAF colours to RAF T-bolts in the Far East. It provides expert advice on conversions (including a Bubbletop to a P-47M), adding aftermarket items, detailing, and ways to achieve top quality weathering and finishes.
Download or read book VF 11 111 Sundowners 1942 95 written by Barrett Tillman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial combat in three wars from the piston to the jet age. The squadron produced seven aces while fighting in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam. From World War 2 until after the Cold War, the 'Sundowners' established an unexcelled record 'at the tip of the spear' in naval aviation history. The author, Barrett Tillman, is the world's most prolific US naval aviation author and he has published over two-dozen titles on the World War 2 period alone.
Download or read book F3H Demon in Detail Scale written by Bert Kinzey and published by Detail & Scale. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than thirty-five years, the Detail & Scale Series of aviation publications was considered one of the best references on military aircraft available. Focusing on the physical details of the aircraft, such as cockpits, engines, avionics and electronics, armament, landing gear, and more, each of the sixty-nine titles in the series provided the most detailed look at a wide variety of aircraft dating from World War II to the present. The “F3H Demon in Detail & Scale” continues the well-established and respected Detail & Scale format as the first digital title in this series. It covers McDonnell’s Demon, a jet fighter flown by the U. S. Navy in the 1950s and 1960s, in extensive detail. There are more than 340 photographs, and of these, more than 140 are photographs of details covering the Demon inside and out. All of the detail photos are in color, and almost all were taken specifically for this publication. The 340+ photographs are supplemented with more than 50 art profiles and illustrations, all of which were created just for this new title in the Detail & Scale Series. Every squadron to fly the Demon is covered along with information about their deployments aboard aircraft carriers of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. As with all books in the Detail & Scale Series, a special section is provided for scale modelers that reviews the model kits available of the Demon.
Download or read book Modelling the F4F Wildcat written by Mark Glidden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The F4F Wildcat was an aircraft of the type of which legends are made. Without the handling performance that made the Japanese Zero so famous, it was well regarded for its ruggedness and firepower and, in the hands of a skilled pilot who understood both its strengths and weaknesses, it was capable of holding its own against the best that its opponents had to offer. This book details projects that encompass four variants of the F4 Wildcat. As they were supplied to a number of air forces during the war, including the RAF, there is a wide range of markings available to modellers which are also dealt with in detail. Covering a range of modelling abilities from a beginner's first build to an expert scratch-building extras, this book is illustrated with full-colour step-by-step photographs.
Download or read book Modelling the Mitsubishi A6M Zero written by Brian Criner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A6M Rei Shiki Sento Ki (meaning Type Zero fighter) was the result of an order by the Imperial Japanese Navy for a low-wing monoplane with superior speed, range, climbing powers, and manoeuvrability. It famously served as a fighter escort during the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and ended the war as the kamikaze plane of choice. This book provides a detailed guide to modelling this popular aircraft across a variety of scales, and features an A6M2-N Rufe, a kamikaze A6M5c, an A6M2 model 21, and a captured A6M5b of TAIC #7, as well as a gallery and walkaround section.
Download or read book Corsair written by Walter A. Musciano and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book describes the development of the legendary F4U Corsair, and follows it into battle from Guadalcanal to the Indian Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Korea, Africa, and Central America, and throughout its lengthy military career into Korea. Also included are chapters on the most decorated Corsair pilots, surviving examples of various models, as well as detailed appendices, and the author's own detailed line schemes and maps. A total of 2,814 F4U-1, F4U-1A, and F4U-2 Corsairs were constructed and delivered. Musciano's book describes how this naval fighter was transformed to perform a myriad of functions for which it was never intended."--P. [2] of cover.
Download or read book The Silver Waterfall written by Kevin Miller and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the desolate middle of the largest ocean on earth, two great navies met, one bent on conclusive battle, the other lying in ambush.Six months after Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto again crossed the Pacific with the most powerful naval armada the world had ever seen, this time to finish the job. Nimitz waited for him with what he had, placed exactly where he needed it.Striking first meant decisive victory.This is the story of the men who fought the Battle of Midway over three momentous days in June, 1942. Men uncertain, determined, fearful and courageous. Their story is one of daring, of unfathomable loss, of survival inside rickety airplanes and burning ships. What happened off Midway is a story of reckless pride, and cold realization."The Silver Waterfall" is an unforgettable historical fiction account of the battle told by today's master of carrier aviation fiction.If you've wondered what more could be written about the Battle of Midway, here's the answer: Kevin Miller has delivered the perfect amalgam of vivid military history and unforgettable fiction. Through the viewpoints of the combatants on both sides - pilots, gunners, sailors, fleet commanders - The Silver Waterfall evokes the drama and raw terror of the battle that changed the course of the war. Historical fiction at its best.- Robert Gandt, author of Angels in the Sky and The Twilight Warriors.With his meticulously researched historical foundation, Kevin Miller masterfully writes of an environment one can know only through personal experience. He adroitly transports us from the deckplates to the flight deck to the cockpit, while exploring the spectrum of wartime human conditions. The Silver Waterfall is destined to take a rightful place beside Michener's Toko-Ri for Miller's vivid portrayal of the intensity of combat aboard and from aircraft carriers.- RADM Robert Besal, USN (ret.)Captain Kevin Miller follows his three carrier aviation thrillers with an absolutely riveting work of historical fiction. His novel, The Silver Waterfall, brings the Battle of Midway to life in a narrative that puts the reader in the battle with the warriors on both sides. Put this one on your must-read list.- CAPT George Galdorisi, USN (ret.) author of Op Center and The Coronado ConspiracyThe Silver Waterfall brings the Midway story to life like no other book. Masterfully written with the amazing accuracy he's known for, Kevin Miller puts the reader on ships' bridges, in aircraft cockpits, and into the hearts and minds of the brave men who fought the battle. A must read.- Vincent Aiello, host of The Fighter Pilot PodcastA great new take on the most famous and dramatic sea battle of World War II. Captain Kevin Miller tells the story of Midway in the voices of the participants and does a marvelous job of tying all of the actions together. As usual he uses his carrier aviation experience to put you in the cockpits. Fasten your seat belts - it's a great ride.- RADM Paul Tobin, USN (ret.), past Director of Naval HistoryA terrific read for anyone who wants to learn about the greatest naval victory of the United States Navy. Put this on your shelf of must-reads on Midway, right next to Shattered Sword and Pacific Payback. Highly recommended!- ADM Bill Gortney, USN (ret.)Exhaustively researched and beautifully written, The Silver Waterfall reveals the inside story of Midway. Told from the perspective of those who fought it, this seminal battle of American carrier aviation comes vibrantly alive in this heart pounding historical fiction.- Paco Chierici, Bestselling author of Lions of the Sky, and Creator/Producer of the award-wining documentary Speed and AngelsMasterful. Kevin Miller's first foray into historical fiction is an epic read. He delivers a remarkable accounting of the Battle of Midway. Not since Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance has this seminal moment been told with such allure.- Peter Fey, author of Bloody Sixteen
Download or read book Night Cats and Corsairs written by Alan C. Carey and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The threat of enemy aircraft striking American naval forces at night with impunity during World War II led the Navy to seek fighter aircraft capable of stopping this threat. Trace the history of radar-equipped night fighter aircraft produced for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps by the American aircraft companies Grumman and Vought before the arrival of jets with nocturnal capabilities. World War II squadrons operated night variants of the Vought F4U-2 Corsair and Grumman F6F-3/5N Hellcat while post-war night fighter units were equipped with the Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat and/or Vought F4U-5N/NL. Night Cats and Corsairs contains never before published color and black and white photographs covering the night variants of the F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat, F4U-2 and F4U-5N/NL Corsairs.
Download or read book Walk Around F4F Wildcat written by Ricahrd Dann and published by . This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
