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Flying American combat aircraft of WWII : 1939-45 Cover Image Book Book

Flying American combat aircraft of WWII : 1939-45 / edited by Robin Higham.

Higham, Robin D. S. (Added Author).

Summary:

From bombing raids in the flak-filled skies over Germany and Japan to cargo runs above the snowy Himalayas and wheeling dogfights in nimble fighters, American aircraft contributed to victory in all theaters of World War II.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780811731249
  • ISBN: 0811731243
  • Physical Description: xv, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Articles taken from volumes of Flying combat aircraft of the USAAF-USAF.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Forty, the Spit, and the Jug -- B-17 Flying Fortress -- B-25 Mitchell -- P-26 Peashooter -- Flying the North American O-47 and the Curtiss-Wright O-52 -- P-38 Lightning -- The Vultee BT-13A -- B-24 Liberator -- The P-39 Airacobra in Europe -- The B-18 -- A Reminiscence -- C-54 Skymaster -- P-51 Mustang -- P-47 Thunderbolt -- CG-4A Glider -- The P-40 -- B-26 Marauder -- The Flying Fortress and the Liberator -- The XP-40 -- The AT-6 -- B-25 Mitchell -- C-47 Dakota and AC-47 -- The Martin Bomber B-10, B-12, B-10B -- P-39 Airacobra -- South Atlantic Express -- P-40 Kittyhawk -- B-26 Invader.

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Subject: Airplanes, Military > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Airplanes > Handling characteristics > United States.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Air pilots, Military.
Airplanes > Handling characteristics.
Airplanes, Military.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cameron Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cameron Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cameron Public Library NF HISTORY WW II 940 HIG (Text) 32311111199734 Non-Fiction Available -

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