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| Author | : William R. Barnett |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Air bases |
| ISBN | : 9780738856322 |
Operational flight training in fighter aircraft in WW II was a highlight for young Navy pilots. The Naval Air Station, Melbourne, Florida was a specialized fighter training base that saw many of the young men become top gun fighter pilots. This book traces the training Navy cadets went through, the operational training they accomplished, and the history of NAS Melbourne from its grass roots through the war years. Activities and actions that went on at this Navy base are told along with stories about some of the people that ran the base. There are 60 images in the book along with a map of the base and close- up photos of the buildings. It is a history written in a way that takes the reader back in time and lets him "live" through those activities brought on by a war that no one wanted but had to cope with.
| Author | : William R. Barnett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
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| Author | : Maurer Maurer |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 520 |
| Release | : 1961 |
| Genre | : United States |
| ISBN | : 1428915850 |
| Author | : William Barnett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
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| Author | : Robert Thomas Marcell |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2021-09-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467107093 |
"Today, Laughlin Air Force Base is one of the busiest pilot-producing bases in the world. ... During World War II, the base was called Laughlin Field and trained bomber pilots in the B-26 Marauder. The base closed in 1945, after the war, but reopened again as an Air Force base in 1952 to train fighter pilots for the Korean War. It then took on a Cold War mission from 1957-1963. During this time, The base was home to the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, which flew the U-2 spy plane. ... From 1961 onward, however, Laughlin has severed primarily as an undergraduate pilot training base ..."--Back cover
| Author | : Douglas E. Campbell |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 644 |
| Release | : 2018-02-25 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1387491938 |
Thousands of hours of research have culminated in this First Edition of U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and Naval Air Transport Service patrol aircraft lost or damaged during World War II. Within these 600+ pages can be found more than 2,200 patrol aircraft across nearly 300 squadron designations; the majority of the aircraft complete with their stories of how they were lost or damaged or simply Struck Off Charge (SOC) and removed from the Navy's inventory. Of interest to the reader may be the alphabetical Index to the 7,600+ names of Officers, aircrewmen and others mentioned in the book.
| Author | : Naval Air Training Bases (Pensacola, Fla.). Office of Public Information |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1945 |
| Genre | : Pensacola (Fla.) |
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| Author | : United States. USAF Historical Division |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 856 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : United States |
| ISBN | : |
This collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.
| Author | : Rick Griset |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2020-03-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1439669163 |
Luke Air Force Base, created in less than a year from desert scrub and farmland, stands some 20 miles west of Phoenix. On March 31, 1941, months before the United States entered World War II, construction began. That summer, the Army Air Corps named Luke Field after World War I hero and triple ace Frank Luke Jr. Some pilots from Luke Field's first class flew from airfields in Hawaii during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. From the beginning, Luke Field trained fighter pilots, as it does today. Over the years, Luke Air Force Base was home to 14 primary fighter aircraft, graduated over 60,000 students, and accounted for millions of training flight hours. Of the pilots who trained at Luke Field, a number became aces, including the all-time US leading ace, Maj. Richard I. Bong. For decades, Luke Air Force Base has been home to more fighter aircraft than any other base in the United States, earning the moniker "Fighter Country."
| Author | : Nick Wynne |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2011-08-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1614231427 |
Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each other's history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative mentality and emerge as a sophisticated society, and thousands of military men were trained under Florida's sunny skies. Here are stories from some of the one hundred military bases, including Tyndall Field, where Clark Gable trained, and Eglin Air Force Base, where Doolittle planned his raid on Tokyo. Read about Camp Gordon Johnston, referred to as "Hell by the Sea," built in a swampy, snake-infested subtropical jungle, and uncover the secrets of "Station J," a base that monitored the transmissions of German U-boats prowling off the coast. This fascinating collaboration between historians Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead reveals the lasting impact of World War II on Florida as the United States heads into the seventieth anniversary of its entry into the war.
