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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cory GraffPublisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Imprint: Zenith Press Dimensions: Width: 27.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780760333068ISBN 10: 0760333068 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 15 April 2009 Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() Table of ContentsReviewsWWII History Magazine A new addition to Zenith's outstanding 'At War' series, F6F Hellcat at War is bound to get any naval aviation buff's blood stirring. Over 100 photos, many in color, present the complete history of this legendary carrier-launched warbird from its initial design and development in the mid-1940s by Grumman Aircraft Corporation at its Long Island factory to its successful combat career in the Pacific... Through compelling accounts, previously unpublished photos, and detailed engineering drawings, Graff does an excellent job of tracing the Hellcat's lineage and manufacture, then its roles as one of the most feared fighters of the war. Author InformationCory Graff is the Military Aviation Historian at the Flying Heritage Collection museum in Everett, Washington. In his free time, he works on aviation-related history projects, including exhibits and books. His articles have been published in Air & Space Smithsonian magazine and the Museum of Flight's Aloft magazine. Graff is the author of five previous aviation books, including Shot to Hell: The Stories and Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds, Strike and Return: American Air Power and the Fight for Iwo Jima, and P-47 Thunderbolt at War. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |