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Grumman S2F / S2 Tracker & WF2 / E1B Tracer: Part 2: Naval Fighters #102 softcover
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Grumman F9F6/7/8 Cougar: Pt.1: Design, Testing, Structures & Blues: Naval Fighters #66 softcover
The contract for the new Grumman Cougar (G-93) was signed on March 2, 1951. The first flight of the XF9F-6 Cougar was on September 20, 1951. When Grumman and the Navy first discussed the Panther, both parties were privy to the Navy Technical Team finding
Grumman F9F6P / F9F8P Photo Cougar: Naval Fighters #67 softcover
Next to the helicopter the photo aircraft are among the less glamorous aircraft abroad ship but are some of the most important because with out them the ship would be blind.F9F-6P/8P Photo Cougar replaced the F9F-5P Photo Panther in two Navy and 2 USMC sq
Grumman JF/J2F Duck: Naval Fighters #84 SC
While the Grumman JF/J2F "Duck" floatplane may have been one of the more ungainly aircraft in service, this military workhorse did a tremendous job as a naval utility aircraft, both before and during WWII.
Grumman S2F / S2 Tracker & WF2 / E1B Tracer: Part 2: Naval Fighters #102 softcover
The book covers the operational history of the aircraft in squadron service including the reserves and training squadrons and as a squadron utility and command aircraft at Naval Air Stations and facilities.
Published 2016, 248 pages, 608 black & white
Grumman S2F/S2 Tracker:Pt.1: Naval Fighters #101 softcover
Richly illustrated and filled with anecdotes by Tracker pilots and crewmen, Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker describes the history and service of this dependable carrier-based antisubmarine aircraft. Both in military and civilian roles. Trackers proved to be adapt
Grumman XF10F1 Jaguar Swing-wing: Naval Fighters #26 softcover
The one-airplane project stemming from the swing-wing Jaguar program was only flown by one pilot, Corwin "Corky" Meyer who tells the story here.
Kaiser Fleetwings XBTK1: Naval Fighters NF#48 softcover
The Kaiser Fleetwings XBTK-1 was initially designed to meet a 1943 Navy requirement for a "single-seat carrier based high performance dive bomber." As was the normal war-time practice, design studies were requested from companies without a major productio
Lockheed R6O / R6V Constitution: Naval Fighters #83 softcover
The Lockheed R6V Constitution was a large, propeller-driven, double-decker transport aircraft developed in the 1940s by Lockheed as a long-range, high capacity transport and airliner for the U.S. Navy.
Lockheed T2V / T1A Seastar: Naval Fighters NF#42 softcover
Lockheed had an early lock on military jet trainer production in the United States with its very successful two-seat derivative of the P-80/F-80 Shooting Star, the T-33A/TV-2. As good as the T-Bird was, Lockheed believed a much more capable trainer could
Lockheed Vega PV1 Ventura & PV2 Harpoon: NF#86 softcover
The Lockheed Ventura PV-1 AND PV-2 Harpoon was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises. It was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport.
Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler Able Mabel: NF#111 softcover
"Able Mabel", the Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler, was the product of a 1943 Navy contract for two prototype bomber torpedo (BT) planes. Two other contractors, Curtiss and Fleetwings also received prototype contracts. In 1944 after the testing of these prototypes a
Martin P5M Marlin: Naval Fighters #74 softcover
This book covers the complete history of the Martin P5M Marlin flying boat from development, construction, powerplants, armaments, and squadron service. The lineage of Martin and the flying boat can be traced back to the PBM-4 of 1941, the Navy's last fly
Martin PBM Mariner: Naval Fighters #97 softcover
The distinctive, gull-winged Martin PBM Mariner flying boat was designed to replace the Consolidated PBY Catalina as the US Navy's first true open-ocean, extremely long range sub hunter and patrol bomber. PBM Mariners saw extensive service both in WWII an
McDonnell Douglas A4M Skyhawk: Naval Fighters #55 softcover
The last version of the Skyhawk series to be built, the A-4M Skyhawk II, was obviously the most capable. While the original Skyhawks were designed as a lightweight delivery platform for nuclear weapons, the "Mighty Mikes" were refined into the ultimate cl
McDonnell Douglas C9A Nightingale C9B Skytrain II: NF#114 softcover
Published fall 2021, 96 pages, 28 black & white and 178 color photographs, 27 colour patches, 35 illustrations and line drawings, model kit listings, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
McDonnell F2H1/2/B/N/P: Early Banshees: Naval Fighters #73 softcover
Published 2006, 192 pages, blck & white photographs, line drawings and cutaways, unit markings and patches, model kit reviews, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
McDonnell F2H3/4 Banshee Big Banjo: Naval Fighters #91 softcover
The F2H-3/4 Banshee ("Big Banjo") was a direct outgrowth of the F2H-1 and F2H-2 series of Korean war fighter and recon jets. It became the US Navy's first single seat all-weather carrier interceptor.
177 pages, 332 photos, 60 profiles, 24 drawings, 8.5
McDonnell F3H Demon: Naval Fighters #12 softcover
The McDonnell F3H Demon is probably the least remembered modern Naval fighter, even though it was our first true all-weather missile fighter. When the weather prevented the agile F8U, F4D and F11F from flying, the Demon could still be launched.
McDonnell F4H1 Phantom II: Birth of Legend: NF#108 SC
This monograph by highly regarded U.S. Naval aircraft historian Tommy H. Thomason documents in well-illustrated detail how the Phantom came to be.
McDonnell FH1 Phantom: Naval Fighters NF#115 softcover
Published Fall 2022, softcover, 64 pages, 159 black & white and 4 color photographs, 25 illustrations, 6 insignia, model kit section, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
North American AJ Savage: Naval Fighters #22 softcover
The North American AJ "Savage" came into being as a direct result of the greatest Navy and Government controversy since Billy Mitchell and the Battleships. This controversy was over the future Nuclear strike capabilities of the Navy, if any.
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North American FJ3 / FJ3M Fury: Naval Fighters #88
The North American FJ-2/-3 Fury was a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
North American QF86E/F/H Sabre: Aerial Targets: NF #58 softcover
This was one of the first aircraft used as a target drone. This book explains the original concept outlining the need for a remote controlled aircraft and how that concept evolved into the QF-86 program. Lots of photographs from both inside and outside th
Northrop BT1: Naval Fighters #90 softcover
Northrop BT-1 was one of many military applications, derived from the original Northrup Gamma designs, which in turn was developed into the SBD Dauntless through the interim XBT-2. Includes BT-1 assignments from the Monthly Status of Naval Aircraft Report