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Fighting Wings; A Pictorial History of Aerial Combat

by Paust, Gilbert and Lancelot, Milton

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New York: Essential Books, 1944. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good. 256 pages. Illustrations. Cover has wear, soiling and staining. Interior is in good to very good condition. This book brings the story of the great weapons which is making victory in the Second World War possible--the modern military airplane. The great mass bombing raids are simply a climax to the story which had its beginning on the sands of Kitty Hawk in 1903. Fighting Wings tells the story of the birth and development of a new type of warfare. The scientists at work in their laboratories have give us every conceivable kind of arms and armor, but in no field of research have they accomplished so much as in the field of aviation. They have answered new problems in aerial strategy with new plane types, armament and equipment. Bombers have become progressively larger and more powerful and capable of carrying heavier and heavier bomb loads. Fights have increased their speed and been equipped with tremendous firepower. Efficient night fighters, liaison planes, dive and torpedo bombers and long-range patrol bombers, paratroop transports and gliders have all played important roles in battle. Pressurized cabins, oxygen equipment, improved airfoils, and engines with tremendous horsepower have been developed and deployed. The Norden Bombsight, the gyro pilot, radio location finders and many other devices are products of science at war.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Fighting Wings; A Pictorial History of Aerial Combat
Author
Paust, Gilbert and Lancelot, Milton
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
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Edition
First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
Publisher
Essential Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1944
Keywords
Aerial Combat, Military Aviation, Heavy Bombers, Medium Bombers, Torpedo Bombers, Dive Bombers, Fighter Aircraft, Transport Aircraft, Aerial Reconnaissance, Patrol Planes, Pictorial Works

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