Consolidated Catalina

Download Consolidated Catalina full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Consolidated Catalina ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

The Dakota Hunter

Author : Hans Wiesman
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612002595
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Dakota Hunter by : Hans Wiesman

Download or read book The Dakota Hunter written by Hans Wiesman and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of a lifelong passion for a WWII aircraft that changed the author’s life: “It is almost like an adventure novel except it is true” (Air Classics). This book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in postwar Borneo, where he had frequent encounters with an airplane, the Douglas DC-3, a.k.a. the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, of World War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community, the aircraft reached the proportions of a romantic icon as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him, the beginning of a special bond. In 1957, his family left the island and all its residual wreckage of World War II, and he attended college in The Hague. After graduation, he started a career as a corporate executive—and met the aircraft again during business trips to the Americas. His childhood passion for the Dakota flared up anew, and the fascination pulled like a magnet. As if predestined, or maybe just looking for an excuse to come closer, he began a business to salvage and convert Dakota parts, which meant first of all finding them. As the demand for these war relic parts and cockpits soared, he began to travel the world to track down surplus, crashed, or derelict Dakotas. He ventured deeper and deeper into remote mountains, jungles, savannas, and the seas where the planes are found, usually as ghostly wrecks but sometimes still in full commercial operation. In hunting the mythical Dakota, he often encountered intimidating or dicey situations in countries plagued by wars or revolts, others by arms and narcotics trafficking, warlords, and conmen. The stories of these expeditions take the reader to some of the remotest spots in the world, but once there, one is often greeted by the comfort of what was once the West’s apex in transportation—however now haunted by the courageous airmen of the past.

PBY

Author : Roscoe Creed
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis PBY by : Roscoe Creed

Download or read book PBY written by Roscoe Creed and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest of all flying boats, the PBY Catalina, was one of the most versatile aircraft ever built. This definitive study, first published in 1985, pulls together in a single volume all of the aircraft's fascinating facts. The author carefully analyzes the PBY's dual use in the war as a plane of mercy and as a bomber, and he chronicles the flying boat's contributions in peacetime.

Consolidated Aircraft Corporation

Author : Katrina Pescador
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738559384
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Consolidated Aircraft Corporation by : Katrina Pescador

Download or read book Consolidated Aircraft Corporation written by Katrina Pescador and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded by Reuben H. Fleet in 1923, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (later Convair) became one of the most significant aircraft manufacturers in American history. For roughly 60 years, this prolific company was synonymous with San Diego. In fact, whole sections of the city were designed to provide homes for the Convair workers and their families. These men and women were responsible for building some of the most significant aircraft in aviation history, including the PBY Catalina, B-24 Liberator, F-102 Delta Dagger, as well as the reliable Atlas missile, which was vital in launching America into space. To this day, more than a decade after the company passed from the San Diego scene, tens of thousands of San Diegans still celebrate a seminal connection with Reuben Fleet, his company, and his popular slogan, "Nothing short of right is right."

80 Years, a Tribute to the Pby Catalina

Author : Hans Wiesman
Publisher : Avion Ventures Bv.
ISBN 13 : 9789082810004
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis 80 Years, a Tribute to the Pby Catalina by : Hans Wiesman

Download or read book 80 Years, a Tribute to the Pby Catalina written by Hans Wiesman and published by Avion Ventures Bv.. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the Saga of the best Flying Boat ever made, the Consolidated PBY Catalina. This iconic WWII Sea Patrol Bomber evokes strong nostalgia related to its wartime heroic role as a Rescue aircraft in search for downed crews and as a ship convoy guard against the ever-looming Submarine attacks.

US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War

Author : Louis B Dorny
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800540
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War by : Louis B Dorny

Download or read book US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War written by Louis B Dorny and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY Catalina was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force. Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of Allied airmen were saved from a watery grave by PBY crews. Using personal interviews, war diaries and combat reports combined with original Japanese records and books, Louis B Dorny provides a view on the role of the Catalina from both side of the war. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and colour profiles detailing aircraft markings, this is the definitive history of an insight into the PBY's use by the US Navy and Allied forces in the Pacific during World War 2.

PBY Catalina Flying Boat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual

Author : United States Navy
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1430321601
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis PBY Catalina Flying Boat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual by : United States Navy

Download or read book PBY Catalina Flying Boat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual written by United States Navy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pilotens instruktionsbog (Flight Manual) for føring af det amerikanske amfibiefly fra 2. verdenskrig, Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina.

Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

Author : Richard Hoffman
Publisher : Naval Fighters
ISBN 13 : 9780942612851
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (128 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Consolidated PB2Y Coronado by : Richard Hoffman

Download or read book Consolidated PB2Y Coronado written by Richard Hoffman and published by Naval Fighters. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PB2Y Coronado was a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft. After deliveries of the PBY Catalina, also a Consolidated aircraft, began in 1935, the United States Navy began planning for the next generation of patrol bombers. Orders for two prototypes, the XPB2Y-1 and the Sikorsky XPBS-1, were placed in 1936; the prototype Coronado first flew in December 1937. After trials with the XPB2Y-1 prototype revealed some stability issues, the design was finalized as the PB2Y-2, with a large cantilever wing, twin tail, and four Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engines. The two inner engines were fitted with four-bladed reversible pitch propellers; the outer engines had standard three-bladed feathering props. Like the PBY Catalina before it, the PB2Y's wingtip floats retracted to reduce drag and increase range.

US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War

Author : Ragnar J Ragnarsson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782008683
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War by : Ragnar J Ragnarsson

Download or read book US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War written by Ragnar J Ragnarsson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several books have been written about US naval patrol aviation in World War 2, but none do full justice to the role played by patrol squadrons of the US Navy in the longest, most bitterly fought campaign of the war - the Battle of the Atlantic. From the Arctic to the Equator, anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy patrolled both sides of the stormy Atlantic alongside their allied counterparts, escorting merchant shipping through submarine-infested waters - the crucial lifeline from the United States to Great Britain and the Mediterranean, and staging troops and supplies for the ultimate liberation of North Africa and Europe. This book details the PBY Catalina, without contest the most successful flying boat ever designed, and a key element in the success of the Atlantic War.

Days of Infamy

Author : Harry Turtledove
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101212640
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Days of Infamy by : Harry Turtledove

Download or read book Days of Infamy written by Harry Turtledove and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched an attack against United States naval forces stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. But what if the Japanese followed up their air assault with an invasion and occupation of Hawaii? With American military forces subjugated and civilians living in fear of their conquerors, there is no one to stop the Japanese from using the islands' resources to launch an offensive against America's western coast.

Consolidated P2Y Ranger

Author : Steve Ginter
Publisher : Naval Fighters
ISBN 13 : 9780989258319
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (583 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Consolidated P2Y Ranger by : Steve Ginter

Download or read book Consolidated P2Y Ranger written by Steve Ginter and published by Naval Fighters. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with a 24-page in depth review of the origins of the patrol flying boat covering most Curtiss boats (except the NC boats), the Naval Aircraft Factory PN boats and their derivatives (Douglas PD-1, Keystone PK-1, Martin PM-1/2), the Boeing PB-1, and the Hall PH-1/2/3 and XP2H-1. Thirteen 3-view drawings by Lloyd Jones help illustrate this section. The book then goes on to cover the Consolidated XPY-1 Admiral, Consolidated Model 16 Commodore, Martin P3M-1/2 and XP2M-1 before detailing the Consolidated's P2Y Ranger development and squadron usage. The P2Y was the aircraft that put Consolidated on the map of great aircraft manufacturers and led to the PBY and PB2Y flying boats that served with such distinction during WWII.

PBY Catalina

Author : Bert Kinzey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781888974195
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (741 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis PBY Catalina by : Bert Kinzey

Download or read book PBY Catalina written by Bert Kinzey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver det amerikanske amfibiefly PBY Catalina i dets forskellige versioner.

Consolidated Aircraft

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Consolidated Aircraft by :

Download or read book Consolidated Aircraft written by and published by . This book was released on 1941-03 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalina

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456636367
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Catalina by : W. Somerset Maugham

Download or read book Catalina written by W. Somerset Maugham and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a sixteen-year-old Spanish girl sees a religious vision while praying in a convent, she becomes involved in a series of humorous adventures. Catalina is a crippled girl, supposedly cured by divine intervention after witnessing a vision of the Virgin Mary. As a result of this, she is pressured into becoming a nun in a Carmelite convent. The Bishop of Segovia, himself undergoing a crisis of faith, becomes involved in the debate about the debt owed to god by Catalina for her cure, but the girl resists all attempts to control her life, determined to marry the man she loves. She joins a troupe of strolling players and becomes the most famous actress in all of Spain.

Florida Warplanes

Author : Harold A. Skaarup
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 145026445X
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Florida Warplanes by : Harold A. Skaarup

Download or read book Florida Warplanes written by Harold A. Skaarup and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the state of Florida. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, the Air and Army National Guard, and by various NATO and allied nations as well as a number previously operated by opposition forces in peace and war. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active flying squadrons both at home and overseas. 160 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to American military aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museums current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout the State of Florida. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Floridas heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Floridas Warplane survivors.

Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes

Author : Michael Sharpe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781897884683
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (846 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes by : Michael Sharpe

Download or read book Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes written by Michael Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 300 biplanes, triplanes and seaplanes featured, each one illustrated by a full-color artwork. Describes the most important and exciting Biplanes, triplanes and seaplanes from around the world. Includes the famous aircraft of World War I, including planes flown by the Red Baron and Eddie Rickenbacker.

Reuben Fleet

Author : William Wagner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Reuben Fleet by : William Wagner

Download or read book Reuben Fleet written by William Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flying Catalinas

Author : Andrew Hendrie
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 1783036338
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Flying Catalinas by : Andrew Hendrie

Download or read book Flying Catalinas written by Andrew Hendrie and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere. With a remarkable lifting capacity and endurance, this long-range twin-engine aircraft could absorb a great deal of punishment and still return home after flights lasting an entire day and covering thousands of miles. It was employed as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft, as a bomber and torpedo-bomber, as an anti submarine weapon, as a mine layer, as a special operations machine and as a search-and-rescue craft by day and night. It ferried stores, mail and people - many of them sick and injured - across the world's oceans. In this book Andrew Hendrie tells the story of the "Flying Cats", of their achievements and exploits, of the heroism of many of the crews and the problems they had to endure.