Download or read book United States Fighter Aircraft 1930 1939 written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 94. Chapters: Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Brewster F2A Buffalo, Grumman F4F Wildcat, Curtiss P-36 Hawk, List of surviving Curtiss P-40s, List of surviving P-47 Thunderbolts, Bell YFM-1 Airacuda, Seversky P-35, Boeing P-26 Peashooter, List of surviving Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, Republic P-43 Lancer, Curtiss P-40 variants, Curtiss-Wright CW-21, Curtiss F11C Goshawk, Grumman F3F, Grumman FF, Boeing P-29, Vultee P-66 Vanguard, Curtiss BF2C Goshawk, Consolidated P-30, Northrop XFT, Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk, Douglas XP-48, Curtiss XP-31 Swift, Lockheed YP-24, Boeing XP-9, Grumman F2F, Curtiss XF14C, Wedell-Williams XP-34, Boeing XP-15, Boeing XF6B, Berliner-Joyce XFJ, General Aviation XFA, Douglas XFD, Vought XF3U, Curtiss XF13C, Berliner-Joyce XF3J, Loening XFL, Seversky XP-41. Excerpt: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Named "fork-tailed devil" by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese, the P-38 was used in a number of roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground-attack, photo reconnaissance missions, and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings. The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific Theater of Operations and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations as the mount of America's top aces, Richard Bong (40 victories) and Thomas McGuire (38 victories). In the South West Pacific theater, the P-38 was the primary long-range fighter of United States Army Air Forces until the appearance of large numbers of P-51D Mustangs toward the end of the war. The P-38 was unusually quiet for a fighter, the...
Download or read book French Military Aircraft 1930 1939 written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: French bomber aircraft 1930-1939, French fighter aircraft 1930-1939, French military reconnaissance aircraft 1930-1939, French military rescue aircraft 1930-1939, French military trainer aircraft 1930-1939, French military transport aircraft 1930-1939, French military utility aircraft 1930-1939, Dewoitine D.520, Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, Liore et Olivier LeO 45, Amiot 143, Potez 630, Breguet 693, Bloch MB.150, Caudron C.714, Latecoere 550, Latecoere 440, SAB AB-20, Latecoere 490, Nieuport-Delage NiD 52, Arsenal VG-33, Weymann 66, SNCAC NC.150, Romano R.90, Bloch MB.170, Bloch MB.200, Dewoitine D.500, SNCAC NC.4-10, Latecoere 570, Amiot 354, Breguet 730, Farman NC.470, SNCAO 200, Nieuport-Delage NiD-120, Farman F.220, Potez-CAMS 141, Farman F.420, Latecoere 611, Loire-Nieuport LN.401, Bernard 70, Bloch MB.480, SNCAO 30, Hanriot H.180, Morane-Saulnier M.S.225, Potez 39, Bloch MB.131, Bleriot-SPAD S.510, Bloch MB.210, Breguet Nautilus, Morane-Saulnier MS.230, Breguet 521, Dewoitine D.513, ANF Les Mureaux 170, Potez 540, Morane-Saulnier MS.130, ANF Les Mureaux 113, Potez 650, SNCASE SE.100, Loire 210, Bloch MB.81, Bernard H.52, Hanriot H.230, SNCASE SE-400, Latecoere 290, Dewoitine D.371, Farman F.270, Gourdou-Leseurre GL-832 HY, Morane-Saulnier M.S.325, FBA 290, Latecoere 582, Morane-Saulnier MS.315, Farman F.211, Caudron Simoun, Liore et Olivier LeO H-43, Romano R.82, Loire 70, Caudron C.690, Potez 452, Bloch MB.162, ANF Les Mureaux 120, Dewoitine D.560, Loire 130, Loire 46, Bloch MB.220, Loire-Nieuport 10, Nieuport-Delage NiD 62, Bernard 82, Bloch MB.120, Loire 501, ANF Les Mureaux 190, Dewoitine D.372, Loire 60. Excerpt: The Dewoitine D.520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the opening of World War II. Unlike the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, which was at that...
Download or read book Aviation in the U S Army 1919 1939 written by Maurer Maurer and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fighter Aircraft 1919 1939 written by Murray McLeod and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of 24 fighter aircraft of Great Britain and The United States during the 1920s and 1930s with specifications and colour illustrations of each type.
Download or read book A Concise History of the U S Air Force written by Stephen Lee McFarland and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1997 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Download or read book The Army Air Forces in World War II Men and planes written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.
Download or read book French Aircraft 1939 1942 Dewoitine to Potez written by André Jouineau and published by . This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to this second volume, every single one of France's combat aircraft (fighters, bombers and recce aircraft) in the early years of W.W.II is now offered to the international audience, including the lesser known types. Each type is featured with an historical text, period photographs and color profiles.
Download or read book United States Civil Utility Aircraft 1930 1939 written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Beechcraft Model 18, Piper J-3, Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, ERCO Ercoupe, Beechcraft Staggerwing, Luscombe 8, Grumman Goose, Bellanca Cruisair, Fairchild 24, Gwinn Aircar, Northrop Delta, Stinson Reliant, Northrop Gamma, Monocoupe 90, Pitcairn PCA-2, Waco C Series, Stinson Voyager, Taylor E-2, Waco F series, Stout Skycar, Ford Model 15-P, Waco S series, Security Airster S-1, Howard DGA-8, Aeronca C-3, Brown B-3, Curtiss-Wright CW-3 Duckling, Kellett K-2, Curtiss-Wright CW-19, Culver Cadet, Spartan Executive, Douglas Dolphin, Spartan C5, Waco E series, Waco A series, Rearwin Cloudster, Pitcairn PA-19, Fairchild Model 45, Culver PQ-14 Cadet, Fairchild 22, Aeronca K, Bellanca 31-40, Rearwin Sportster, Taylor J-2, Culver Dart, Monocoupe 110 Special, Porterfield 35, Bellanca 14-7, Fleetwings Sea Bird, Seversky SEV-3, Welch OW-5M, Anderson Z, American Eagle Eaglet 31, Waco N series, Waco CRG, Nicholas-Beazley NB-8G, Luscombe Phantom, Spartan C4, Bellanca CH-400, Viking B-8 Kittyhawk, Taylorcraft B, Kinner Envoy, Aeronca L, Harlow PJC-2, Aeronca 50 Chief, Aeronca C-1 Cadet, Curtiss-Wright CW-15, Waco YKS-7, Thaden T-4, Cessna EC-1, Cessna EC-2, Sikorsky S-39, Luscombe 4, Crawford CLM, Waterman Whatsit, Metal Aircraft Corporation Flamingo. Excerpt: The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech," as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. This model saw military service during and after World War II in a number of versions including the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-45 Expeditor, AT-7 Navigator, AT-11 Kansan; and for the United States Navy (USN), UC-45J Navigator and the SNB-1 Kansan. The Beech 18 is the most modified U.S.-certified aircraft design, with over 200 Federal Aviation...
Download or read book Italian Fighter Aircraft 1930 1939 written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Macchi C.200, Military history of Italy during World War II, Fiat CR.42, Fiat G.50, Reggiane Re.2000, Fiat CR.32, Caproni Ca.165, IMAM Ro.41, Caproni Ca.335, IMAM Ro.57, IMAM Ro.58, Caproni CH.1, Caproni Ca.114, IMAM Ro.51, Caproni Vizzola F.5, IMAM Ro.44, Fiat CR.30, Breda Ba.27, SIAI S.67, Macchi M.71, Aeronautica Umbra Trojani AUT.18. Excerpt: During World War II (1939-1945), the Kingdom of Italy had a varied and tumultuous military history. Defeated in Greece, France, East Africa and North Africa, the Italian invasion of British Somaliland was one of the only successful Italian campaigns of World War II accomplished without German support. However, whilst the Italian forces were widely viewed by the victorious nations as weak, historians believe this was largely due to circumstances such as poor equipment, weak war economy, lack of morale and ineffective political leadership, rather than inherent inferiority of troops. In addition to the official Italian Army which fought under Benito Mussolini, many Italians in 1943-45 fought for the Allied cause in the Italian Co-Belligerent Army (which at its height numbered more than 50,000 men) and the Italian Resistance Movement. World War II started when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, but Italy remained neutral for the following ten months even though it was one of the Axis powers. Mussolini's Under-Secretary for War Production, Carlo Favagrossa, had estimated that Italy could not possibly be prepared for such a war until at least October 1942. This had been made clear during Italo-German negotiations for the Pact of Steel whereby it was stipulated that neither signatory was to make war without the other earlier than 1943. Although considered a major power, the Italian industrial sector was relatively weak compared to other European major powers....
Download or read book The Royal Air Force Re Armament 1930 to 1939 written by Ian M. Philpott and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-07-20 with total page 1206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind the other major world powers in aircraft design, still relying on bi-planes that were direct descendants of World War I thinking. It gradually became apparent that, despite UK government dithering, the RAF needed to develop new aircraft, engines and increase production to confront the bully-boy tactics of the Axis powers. As the turn of the decade approached extraordinary measures were taken to enable RAF to defend Britain's skies and this her freedom. As with Volume 1, this book covers every conceivable part of the RAF's history through these pre-War days. It looks at the development and invention of new equipment such as radar, monoplane fighters, metal construction and the heavy bomber. This was an era when science in aviation was rushing ahead and fortunately for Britain's freedom, it laid the foundations of victory in 1.943
Download or read book Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930 1945 written by Jonathan W. Thompson and published by Tab Books. This book was released on 1963 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver italienske flytyper op til 1945
Download or read book Hungarian Fighter Colours written by Dénes Bernád and published by MMP. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes and illustrates all the fighter aircraft used by the Hungarian armed forces during WW2. Covering both the indigenous designs employed early on through to the German and Italian fighters flown for much of the period, the camouflage and markings of these aircraft are described and illustrated in great detail. Fully illustrated with many rare wartime photos. Full color profiles of many representative aircraft. In the volume TWO are described the following aircraft: Heinkel He 112B-1/U2 (E) Avia B.534-IV P.Z.L. P.11a Re.2000 Héjja/Héjja-O Weiss-Manfréd WM-23 "Ezüst nyíl" Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2, Ga-4, G-6, Ga-6, G-10, G-14, Ga-14 Messerschmitt Me 210Ca-1 (night fighter and heavy fighter/'bomber killer') Messerschmitt Bf 110F-4, G-4 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4, F-3, F-8, G-8
Download or read book British Warplanes of World War II written by Daniel J. March and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated analysis of all World War II aircraft in British military service, including full descriptions and specifications, hundreds of action photos and highly accurate, full-color artwork.
Download or read book American Bomber Aircraft Development in World War 2 written by Bill Norton and published by Crecy Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title gives a new perspective on the development of US bomber aircraft during World War 2. It reveals how the intense combat pressures of the war accelerated the scientific and technological advances of aeronautics, propulsion, aircraft systems, avionics and ordnance. Extensively researched, this detailed study of both the US Army and Naval air forces is packed with three-view drawings and rare photographs including many little-known experimental aircraft plus unusual variants, with every aircraft illustrated. The book follows a logical path to show how projects were selected from the multitude of design concepts and proposals put forward at the time. This enables the author to give detailed coverage of the programmes that advanced beyond the preliminary stages and contributed to the rapid developments in all aspects of bomber design during the war. The author discusses the technological maturation of US bombers with emphasis on high technology and experimental models. The war years were particularly noted for the rapid advance of electronic navigation, communications, radar, and electronic warfare that greatly aided mission success. The bold moves to long-range heavy bombers and super-heavy intercontinental bombers (the latter solely an American undertaking) further spurred system-intensive aircraft that were important transitions to the jet bombers that followed. How all this work contributed to actual fielded weapon systems is of particular note, with discussions of failures, course changes, and close-run competitions. The effects of interaction with other Allies, knowledge of enemy systems and the reaction by the US and Allied forces to their introduction, and the effect of mobilizing the nation's industries for total war are also examined. The book concludes with an examination of the ultimate achievement of Allied air superiority in the war and its dependence on all of these factors, together with consideration of the effects of emergency measures, haste, budgets, resources, evolving doctrine and strategy, the general course of the war and leadership biases.
Download or read book Strategy For Defeat The Luftwaffe 1933 1945 Illustrated Edition written by Williamson Murray and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 200 maps, plans, and photos. This book is a comprehensive analysis of an air force, the Luftwaffe, in World War II. It follows the Germans from their prewar preparations to their final defeat. There are many disturbing parallels with our current situation. I urge every student of military science to read it carefully. The lessons of the nature of warfare and the application of airpower can provide the guidance to develop our fighting forces and employment concepts to meet the significant challenges we are certain to face in the future.
