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Author : Jim Sullivan
Release : 1977-01-01
Genre : Corsair (Fighter plane)
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Book Rating : 285/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis F4U Corsair in Action by : Jim Sullivan
Download or read book F4U Corsair in Action written by Jim Sullivan. This book was released on 1977-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Sullivan
Release : 1994
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 187/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis F4U Corsair in Action by : Jim Sullivan
Download or read book F4U Corsair in Action written by Jim Sullivan. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver udviklingen af F4U Corsair hovedsagelig anvendt som hangarbaseret US Navy Fighter.
Author : Jim Sullivan
Release : 2015
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 437/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis F4u Corsair in Action - Hardcover by : Jim Sullivan
Download or read book F4u Corsair in Action - Hardcover written by Jim Sullivan. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and expanded edition. Bringing to mind the exploits of "Pappy" Boyington and his Blacksheep Squadron and Tommy Blackburn with the Jolly Rogers, the Corsair is among the most formidable US fighters of WWII. The F4U maintained a kill ratio of 11:1 according to the US Navy and went on to serve in Korea, holding its own in the early years of the Jet Age. The Corsair was first conceived as a high-speed, high-altitude fighter for the Navy in 1938 when Chance Vought's design team drew up plans for a fighter with an 1,800-hp engine and a huge 13-foot propeller. The Corsair's famous inverted gull wing design was introduced to allow prop clearance. Handling problems delayed the aircraft's deployment aboard carriers, but Marine Corps pilots quickly took to the powerful, rugged fighter and VMF-124, the first Marine squadron to fly the Corsair in combat, also produced the first Corsair air ace, Kenneth A. Walsh, by the summer of 1943. A total of 12,571 Corsairs were built between 1940 and 1952, most of them by Vought, but hundreds by Goodyear and Brewster as those companies' assembly lines had to be pressed into service to meet soaring demand for the remarkable aircraft. This exhaustive volume surveys the history of the Corsair from its first prototype to the restored warbirds that have continued to delight air show audiences to the present day.
Author : Fred Blechman
Release : 1999
Genre : Airplanes, Military
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Book Rating : 456/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bent Wings by : Fred Blechman
Download or read book Bent Wings written by Fred Blechman. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are in an F4U Corsair, turning toward the carrier and preparing all the controls for a night carrier landing. You are dive-bombing the Japanese battleship Yamato. You are flying in the clouds on instruments -- and they seem to be lying to you. You are in combat and watch your best friend get shot down... These are just a few of the stories in this book, written by the Corsair pilots who lived to tell the tales. All of these stories are true to the writers best recollections and reference material, such as pilot logbooks, squadron history, and accident reports. If youve ever flown a bent wing Corsair, youll find stories here that will bring back memories, and you probably have your own true tales of trial and terror! Or perhaps youre one of the many wannabees that were born too late to fly the World War II warbirds, and youd like to experience some vicarious thrills by reading about those who did. The stories in this book -- all written by me or former Corsair pilots I personally know -- are bits and pieces of recollections from World War II and the Korean War period, when the Chance-Vought F4U and Goodyear FG Corsairs were considered the premier propeller-driven fighters and attack aircraft. Some Corsair history can be found in APPENDIX B. Each of these stories is relatively stand-alone, not depending on previous stories, so some facts may be repeated. No particular chronological sequence is used, so you can pick up the book, flip it open and read any tale without wondering if youve missed an important earlier fact. And if you like to read accident reports, there are four of my own (following Chapters 1 and 13), and 19 others in APPENDIX A, all from my Navy fighter squadron (VF-14 Tophatters) in the two years I was with them -- which gives you an idea of how treacherous the Corsair could be! Then, if you are into electronics or computers and want a break from Trial and Terror! you might find some humor in APPENDIX C -- which has nothing whatever to do with Corsairs or flying! Fred Crash Blechman West Hills, California, November 1998
Author : Barrett Tillman
Release : 1996
Genre : History
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Vought F4U Corsair by : Barrett Tillman
Download or read book Vought F4U Corsair written by Barrett Tillman. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concentrating on the Vought F-4 U Corsair, this is one of a series which provides a layman's technical analysis and review of some of the world's most exciting combat aircraft. Special emphasis is placed on the unique performance aspects of each aircraft.
