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Beschreibung
This book describes the development of the legendary F4U Corsair, and follows it into battle from Guadalcanal to the Indian Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Korea, Africa, and Central America, and throughout its lengthy military career into Korea. Also included are chapters on the most decorated Corsair pilots, surviving examples of various models, as well as detailed appendices, and the authors own detailed line schemes and maps. A total of 2,814 F4U-1, F4U-1A, and F4U-2 Corsairs were constructed and delivered. Muscianos book describes how this naval fighter was transformed to perform a myriad of functions for which it was never intended.
This book describes the development of the legendary F4U Corsair, and follows it into battle from Guadalcanal to the Indian Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Korea, Africa, and Central America, and throughout its lengthy military career into Korea. Also included are chapters on the most decorated Corsair pilots, surviving examples of various models, as well as detailed appendices, and the authors own detailed line schemes and maps. A total of 2,814 F4U-1, F4U-1A, and F4U-2 Corsairs were constructed and delivered. Muscianos book describes how this naval fighter was transformed to perform a myriad of functions for which it was never intended.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Fachbereich: Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780764332326
ISBN-10: 0764332325
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Musciano, Walter A
Hersteller: Schiffer Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 290 x 230 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Walter A Musciano
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.09.2009
Gewicht: 2,001 kg
Artikel-ID: 133154388