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Author:   E.R. Johnson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.776kg
ISBN:  

9780786471621

ISBN 10:   078647162
Pages:   455
Publication Date:   28 May 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      PART I—USAAC, USAAF, AND USAF ATTACK AIRCRAFT Historical Note The Emergence of Tactical Air Power      Attack Aircraft Procurement      First Series • 1926–1944      Second Series • 1946–1961      Third Series • 1962–present      Fourth Series (Adapted Attack Aircraft) • 1950–Present      PART II—USN AND USMC ATTACK AIRCRAFT Historical Note The Role of the Aircraft Carrier      The Emergence of Marine Corps Aviation      Attack Aircraft Procurement      First Series • 1926–1946      Second Series • 1946–1962      Third Series • 1962–present      Appendix 1: Aircraft Designations and Nomenclature      Appendix 2: Attack Aircraft Unit Organization      Appendix 3: Attack Aircraft Designs That Never Flew      Appendix 4: Evolution of Weapons and Tactics      Bibliography      Index     

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a serious in-depth review of aircraft...recommended--Choice; provides succinct and encyclopedic coverage of these machines during this time period --American Reference Books Annual; valuable --Aviation History

“a serious in-depth review of aircraft...recommended”—Choice; “provides succinct and encyclopedic coverage of these machines during this time period”—ARBA; “valuable”—Aviation History.

a serious in-depth review of aircraft...recommended --<i>Choice</i>; provides succinct and encyclopedic coverage of these machines during this time period --<i>ARBA</i>; valuable --<i>Aviation History.</i>

Author Information

E.R. Johnson is a retired attorney at law and aviation writer who lives in the Ozark region of north-central Arkansas. As an instrument-rated private pilot, he accumulated pilot-in-command experience in more than 20 types of aircraft, including seaplanes, and is the author of eight books and more than 60 magazine articles on aviation topics.

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