Night Cats and Corsairs: The Operational History of Grumman and Vought Night Fighter Aircraft 1942-1953
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764343734 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Night Cats and Corsairs is his seventh book with Schiffer Publishing. . He currently resides in Round Rock, TX. His interest in military aviation stems from his father s service in World War II who was the inspiration for his first book. Carey is an American historian and author specializing in military aviation topics. Alan C. Carey graduated from Southwest Texas State Uni
Night Cats and Corsairs contains never before published color and black and white photographs covering the night variants of the F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat, F4U-2 and F4U-5N/NL Corsairs.. Navy and Marine Corps by the American aircraft companies Grumman and Vought before the arrival of jets with nocturnal capabilities. Trace the history of radar-equipped night fighter aircraft produced for the U.S. World War II squadrons operated night variants of the Vought F4U-2 Corsair and Grumman F6F-3/5N Hellcat while post-war night fighter units were equipped with the Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat and/or Vought F4U-5N/NL. The threat of Japanese aircraft striking American naval forces at night with impunity during World War II led the Navy to seek fighter aircraft capable of stopping this threat
"NIghtfighters and more." according to blabride. A history on U.S. Navy nightfighters has been long overdue for sometime. When most enthusiasts think of air warfare in the skies during WWII they only think of the massive aerial battles over England and Germany. Much of the technology that perfected the . Night Cats & Corsairs NIGHT CATS AND CORSAIRS, The Operational History of Grumman and Vought Night Fighter Aircraft, 19Night Cats & Corsairs Tom Doll NIGHT CATS AND CORSAIRS, The Operational History of Grumman and Vought Night Fighter Aircraft, 1942-1953. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen, PA 19310.USA [] Pages - 216 Index Bibliography Eleven chapters with end notes. Appendices, 6 each listing aircraft s. 2-1953. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen, PA 19310.USA [] Pages - 216 Index Bibliography Eleven chapters with end notes. Appendices, 6 each listing aircraft s. 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"The training and combat operations is described in great and exciting detail. I highly recommend this book to all historians."-The Hook: Journal of Carrier Aviation, Summer 2014. It was a pleasure to read, and I found the many stories of night aerial combat exciting and well done