Historic Naval Aircraft: From the Pages of Naval History Magazine
Norman Polmar
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Description for Historic Naval Aircraft: From the Pages of Naval History Magazine
paperback. Norman Polmar's book is a behind-the-scenes look at thirty-two important U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. These entries are based on the author's "Historic Aircraft" column, appearing in Naval History. Series: Photographic Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 102 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: HBW; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 567.
Norman Polmar’s book is a behind-the-scenes look at thirty-two important U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. These entries are based on the author’s "Historic Aircraft" column, appearing in Naval History. The aircraft selected, some famous and others virtually unknown, represent a mix of types: fighters, dive-bombers, patrol planes, transports, trainers, and helicopters, including the Pitcairn XOP-1 autogiro, the first rotary-wing aircraft to be operated by the Navy and Marines. They span the period from the Vought VE-7, the first type to take off from the Navy’s first carrier, the USS Langley, in 1922, through the Grumman A-6 Intruder, which flew ... Read more
Norman Polmar’s book is a behind-the-scenes look at thirty-two important U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. These entries are based on the author’s "Historic Aircraft" column, appearing in Naval History. The aircraft selected, some famous and others virtually unknown, represent a mix of types: fighters, dive-bombers, patrol planes, transports, trainers, and helicopters, including the Pitcairn XOP-1 autogiro, the first rotary-wing aircraft to be operated by the Navy and Marines. They span the period from the Vought VE-7, the first type to take off from the Navy’s first carrier, the USS Langley, in 1922, through the Grumman A-6 Intruder, which flew ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Photographic Histories
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574887662
SKU
V9781574887662
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-9
About Norman Polmar
Norman Polmar is an analyst and consultant specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence fields. He has been an adviser on naval issues to three U.S. senators, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and three secretaries of the U.S. Navy, as well as to the leadership of Australian, Chinese, and Israeli navies. Polmar is the author or coauthor or ... Read more
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