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Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk In Navy Service by Steve Ginter
192-pages, 16 in color.
Book contains 70-illustrations, 389 b&w photos, and 50-color photos.
Book six in the Naval Fighter Series on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk covers the A-4C/L in Navy service. It covers the technical aspects of these aircraft and squadron histories including squadron patches. Previous books in the series are: NF-49, USN A-4A/Bs; NF50, USMC/USMCR/US...
BIRTH OF A LEGEND McDONNELL F4H-1 PHANTOM II 185-pages, 69-color photos, 251-b&w photos, 127-illustrations.
In late 1953, McDonnell Aircraft made an unsolicited proposal to the U.S. Navy for a big, carrier-based, supersonic, "All-Weather Attack Fighter". After not much more than a cursory review, it was rejected. That inauspicious beginning subsequently resulted in one of the world's best known jet fighters, the F-4H/F-4 Ph...
Sikorsky HR2S-1/CH-37C Deuce H-37A/CH-37B Mojave Heavy-Lift Helicopter. 137-pages, 138 color photos, 145 B&W photos and 48 drawings.
The USMC Deuce was originally designed as a heavy-lift assault helicopter capable of delivering 36 combat troops or equipment (up to two jeeps or field artillery) from ship to shore. It was quickly adapted by the Army which purchased almost twice as many as the Marines. During its early testing ...
Vought SB2U Vindicator by Steve Ginter with Joe Weathers, Jr.
248-pages, 89-color photos, 22-duotone photos, 506 b&w photos and 25-drawings.
The Vought SB2U Vindicator Scout Bomber was the Navy's second production carrier monoplane to fly after the Douglas TBD and for a time was the fastest aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The extremely clean aircraft was a unique blend of the old stick-and-rudder fabric covered constru...
CONSOLIDATED PB4Y-1/1P LIBERATOR
by Steve Ginter
241-pages, 4-color cover images, 72 drawings, and 511 b&w photos.
The Navy's acquisition of the B-24D as a long range patrol bomber/sub hunter (PB4Y-1) and as a long range photo recon platform (PB4Y-1P) marked a major shift in patrol doctrine and the eventual end to the flying boat patrol plane. The Navy Liberators became a one ship strike forces as they roamed thousand...
Brewster F2A Buffalo, Richard S. Dann; Ginter Publishing, Simi Valley, CA, 2017; softcover, 176 pages, 391 photos, 22 illustrations.
This comprehensive monograph covers the entire history of Brewster's much maligned Buffalo fighter aircraft. The book starts out with the background of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation and the events that led to the selection of the F2A as the Navy's first monoplane fighter. Following th...
Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 Amphibian By Steve Ginter
100-pages perfect bound
3 color and 232 b&w photos, 8 drawings.
53 S-43/JRS-1 "Baby Clippers" were produced (31 civil, 15 Navy, 2 Marine, and 5 USAAC). The book covers all users including civilian and post war users. 10 of the Navy's JRS-1s were at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, all survived the attack and one, BuNo 1063, is undergoing restoration at the Smithsonian today. ...
Grumman S-2F/S-2 Tracker and WF-2/E-1B Tracer Part Two. 248-pages, 608 B&W photos, 16 color photos, 201 squadron and station patches. 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.
It is authored by Douglas Siegfried, Tailhook Association Archivist and former S-2 pi...
Grumman S-2F/S-2 Tracker Part One,
Development, Testing, Variants, and Foreign Users. 200 pages. 110 drawings, 374 b&w photos and 14 color photos.By Robert J Kowalski and Tommy H. Thomason
"BLUE GOOSE" COMMAND AIRCRAFT of the USN, USMC and USCG 1911 to 1961
BY: William A. Riley and Thomas E. Doll
128-pages, 15-color illustrations, 13-color photos, 435-B&W photos, and 9-B&W illustrations.
This book covers US Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 until 1961 through the interesting and some times colorful "Blue Goose" or Command Aircraft. "Blue Goose" refers to a color scheme that developed for these a...