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Warbird Factory

Author : John M. Fredrickson
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 162788808X
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)

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Download or read book Warbird Factory written by John M. Fredrickson and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the WWII history of the company that later became a part of Boeing and made more aircraft from 1938 to 1944 than any other company in the United States. During World War II, Los Angeles was the ultimate boom town. By the end of the war, the L.A. area had produced 17 percent of all of America's war needs. North American Aviation, Inc. (NAA), operating out of their main Inglewood, California, plant, which is south of and adjacent to the city, was a key player in that work. From 1938 to 1944, NAA built over 40,000 aircraft, more than any other company in the United States. The bulk of them were of three iconic types designed by NAA: - The P-51 Mustang, arguably the best fighter of WWII. - B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, which saw worldwide combat. - Two-seat military pilot trainers, such as the AT-6 Texan. This is a fascinating story of a remarkable time in aviation history, when American businesses helped fund the arsenal of democracy that helped defeat the Axis powers. Warbird Factory tells this story with over 200 photographs, many of which come directly from the NAA/Boeing archives, where they have resided since WWII. This is an essential book for anyone interested in warbirds, aviation, Boeing/NAA, WWII, and/or the history of Southern California!

The Dallas Story

Author : Terrance Furgerson
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574419013
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book The Dallas Story written by Terrance Furgerson and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II the United States mobilized its industrial assets to become the great “Arsenal of Democracy” through the cooperation of the government and private firms. The Dallas Story examines a specific aviation factory, operated by the North American Aviation (NAA) company in Dallas, Texas. Terrance Furgerson explores the construction and opening of the factory, its operation, its relations with the local community, and the closure of the facility at the end of the war. Prior to the opening of the factory in 1941, the city of Dallas had practically no existing industrial base. Despite this deficiency, the residents quickly learned the craft of manufacturing airplanes, and by the time of the Pearl Harbor attack the NAA factory was mass-producing the AT-6 trainer aircraft. The entry of the United States into the war brought about an enlargement of the NAA factory, and the facility began production of the B-24 Liberator bomber and the famed P-51 Mustang fighter. By the end of the war the Texas division of NAA had manufactured nearly 19,000 airplanes, making it one of the most prolific U.S. factories.

Air Force and Space Digest

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Air Force and Space Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

P-51B Mustang

Author : James William "Bill" Marshall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472839641
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book P-51B Mustang written by James William "Bill" Marshall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, the United States Army Air Corps was led by a cadre of officers who believed implicitly that military aviation, particularly fast heavy bombers at high altitude, would be able to destroy strategic enemy targets during daylight with minimal losses. However, by 1942 the Flying Fortress was proving vulnerable to Luftwaffe fighters. This title charts the United States Army Air Force's struggle to develop a Long-Range Escort which would enable them to achieve the Combined Bomber Objectives and gain mastery of the skies over the Third Reich. The commitment of the USAAF to the Mediterranean and European theatres saw an increasingly desperate need to find a fighter escort, which reached crisis point in 1943 as losses suffered in the Tidal Wave offensive and Schweinfurt-Regensburg-Munster raids emphasised the mounting strength of the Luftwaffe. The USAAF leaders increasingly accepted the probability of bomber losses, and the deployment of the P-51B Mustang solved the problem of Germany's layered defence strategy, as Luftwaffe fighters had been avoiding the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightening escort fighters by concentrating their attacks beyond the range of the Thunderbolt and Lightning. The P-51B duly emerged as the 'The Bastard Stepchild' that the USAAF Material Division did not want, becoming the key Long-Range Escort fighter, alongside the P-38 and P-47, that defeated the Luftwaffe prior to D-Day. As well as the P-51B's history, this title explores the technical improvements made to each of these fighters, as well as the operational leadership and technical development of the Luftwaffe they fought against.

Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night

Author : Lisa Belkin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039328526X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night written by Lisa Belkin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] exhilarating, intimate study of fate, chance and the wildly meaningful intersections of disparate lives.” —Robert Kolker, New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book for May 2023 The multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer. Independence Day weekend, 1960: a young cop is murdered, shocking his close-knit community in Stamford, Connecticut. The killer remains at large, his identity still unknown. But on a beach not far away, a young Army doctor, on vacation from his post at a research lab in a maximum-security prison, faces a chilling realization. He knows who the shooter is. In fact, the man—a prisoner out on parole—had called him only days before. By helping his former charge and trainee, the doctor, a believer in second chances, may have inadvertently helped set the murder into motion. And with that one phone call, may have sealed a policeman’s fate. Alvin Tarlov, David Troy, and Joseph DeSalvo were all born of the Great Depression, all with grandparents who’d left different homelands for the same American Dream. How did one become a doctor, one a cop, and one a convict? In Genealogy of a Murder, journalist Lisa Belkin traces the paths of each of these three men—one of them her stepfather. Her canvas is large, spanning the first half of the 20th century: immigration, the struggles of the working class, prison reform, medical experiments, politics and war, the nature/nurture debate, epigenetics, the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, and the history of motorcycle racing. It is also intimate: a look into the workings of the mind and heart. Following these threads to their tragic outcome in July 1960, and beyond, Belkin examines the coincidences and choices that led to one fateful night. The result is a brilliantly researched, narratively ingenious story, which illuminates how we shape history even as we are shaped by it.

Destination Moon

Author : Richard Maurer
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1626727449
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Destination Moon written by Richard Maurer and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of NASA's Apollo program from Earth orbital missions to lunar landings in a propulsive nonfiction narrative. Only now, it is becoming clear how exceptional and unrepeatable Apollo was. At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that “it will not fail because of me.” Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president. Packed with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, Destination Moon takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, told expertly by nonfiction author Richard Maurer.

Soda Pop Fizzles & Factory Kisses

Author : Ashley Ramey
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387784900
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Soda Pop Fizzles & Factory Kisses written by Ashley Ramey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lovely novella about a couple embracing their love despite distance is a must-read from local author and journalist, Ashley Ramey. Chronicling the fun of airmen learning to run a local airfield and the special relationship between one mechanic and his wife, this story is an adoring tale of love, jest, and fun.

Hidden Warbirds II

Author : Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1627881972
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Warbirds II written by Nicholas A. Veronico and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continuation of World War II’s most intriguing new aviation series. In Hidden Warbirds II, the engaging follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hidden Warbirds, aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico further explores the romantic era of World War II warbirds and the stories of some of its most famous wrecks and recoveries. The long-long aircraft featured in this much-anticipated sequel include the Dotty Mae, a P-47 rescued from a lake in Austria; a Hawker Tempest being restored in Texas; and a Junker 88 recovered from the icy waters of Norway. Throughout the book, Veronico provides a history of each aircraft, as well as the unique story behind each discovery and recovery, all accompanied by incredible documentary photographs. With over 150 of these photographs, depicting more than 20 warbird stories spanning the world, Hidden Warbirds II triumphantly continues a nonfiction series that renowned military author Alan Griffith calls “a fascinating joy to read.”

Kansas City B-25 Factory

Author : John Fredrickson and John Roper
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146711197X
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Kansas City B-25 Factory written by John Fredrickson and John Roper and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly illustrations of the World War II B-25 bomber factory at the Fairfax plant in Kansas City. Over 6,000 medium-range bomber planes were built between 1941 and 1945.

Air & Space Smithsonian

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air & Space Smithsonian written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

North American B-25 Mitchell

Author : Frederick A. Johnsen
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9780933424777
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book North American B-25 Mitchell written by Frederick A. Johnsen and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This top-flight series provides a review of the world's most exciting combat aircraft.

Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces

Author : Nicholas Millman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962967
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces written by Nicholas Millman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2. The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan's doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100. This book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.

Harley Davidson

Author : Albert Saladini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780760704844
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Harley Davidson written by Albert Saladini and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents in text and photographs the history of the Harley-Davidson company and product.

Jet Warbirds

Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780879384760
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Jet Warbirds written by Michael O'Leary and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Warbirds

Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : Crescent
ISBN 13 : 9780517012185
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Warbirds written by Michael O'Leary and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1990 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivid, live-action photographs in a striking layout explore the power and majesty of the U.S. airpower. Expert text examines the history of America's figh ting heritage, early aircraft, aerial acrobatics, more. Fully illustrated with 260 color photographs.

Warbird Pinup Girls

Author : Christian Kieffer
Publisher : Binary Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780986057854
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Warbird Pinup Girls written by Christian Kieffer and published by Binary Publications. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late 2008, artist and creative director Christian Kieffer began his retro revival, when he brought WWII nose-art pinups to life. He began shooting some of his handpicked beauties with a P-51 Mustang and the sky was the limit from there. With the successful release of his 2011 Warbird Pinup Girls calendar, featuring all flight worthy WWII fighter planes and authentic classy pinup girls, they took the retro world by storm. With the help of his wife and creative partner, Gili Kieffer, they became renowned fro recreating the most authentic pinup girls. Now in their 5th year of production comes the release of this special edition book featuring many unseen works by the creative duo.

Hidden Warbirds

Author : Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 0760344094
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Warbirds written by Nicholas A. Veronico and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veronico explores the romantic era of World War II warbirds and the stories of some of its most famous wrecks, including the "Swamp Ghost" (a B-17E which crashed in New Guinea in the early days of World War II and which was only recently recovered), and "Glacier Girl" (a P-38, part of "The Lost Squadron," which crashed in a large ice sheet in Greenland in 1942). Throughout, Veronico provides a history of the aircraft, as well as the unique story behind each discovery and recovery with ample illustrations.