Название: Thunder in the Heavens: Classic American Aircraft of World War II
Автор: Martin W. Bowman
Издательство: Smithmark
ISBN: 0785810617
Год: 1994
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 152
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 155,1 МБ
Язык: Английский
Glorious air-to-air colour photography of 14 classic American combat aircraft, plus the wartime experiences of the brave men who flew them. Without doubt, air superiority was a crucial factor to the outcome of World War II. Skilled American pilots were able to achieve this, thanks to the capabilities of such aircraft as the B-17, B-24 and B-29, of which nearly 35,000 were built; the medium bombers such as the B-25 Mitchell; and the many types of fighter, including the P-51 Mustang and the F4F Wildcat - a host of variants which brought the overall American contribution to Allied air power to over 200,000. Of this massive total, hardly any remain today; there is, for example, only one airworthy B-24 out of more than 18,000 that were built. Thunder in the Heavens features 14 preserved classic American combat aircraft.