TARPSBird
April 13th, 2009, 11:16
Here are a couple of titles you may be interested in:
Clear the Deck! Aircraft Carrier Accidents of World War II
by Cory Graff, ISBN 9781580071192, $16.95
Interesting assortment of crunches, ditchings, and nasty flight deck mishaps. Lotta guys having "a bad day at the boat". Nothing graphic or morbid, but some good close-up views of aircraft detail. Also some pre-war mishaps with TBD's, F2A's, etc.
US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
by Richard Burgess and Rosario M. Rausa, ISBN 9781846034107, $22.95
New release (March) from Osprey, got my copy last week. Title says it all, Navy A-1's of all flavors in Vietnam ops 1960-70. "Electric" Spads (EA-1E/F) included. Good historical narrative with lots of sea stories, many color profiles and also color pics so you can judge for yourself how dirty carrier aircraft can get, at least back then. One of the more expensive Osprey titles but worth the $ for Spad fans. My cover pic is the actual cover, not what is shown on some websites.
Clear the Deck! Aircraft Carrier Accidents of World War II
by Cory Graff, ISBN 9781580071192, $16.95
Interesting assortment of crunches, ditchings, and nasty flight deck mishaps. Lotta guys having "a bad day at the boat". Nothing graphic or morbid, but some good close-up views of aircraft detail. Also some pre-war mishaps with TBD's, F2A's, etc.
US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
by Richard Burgess and Rosario M. Rausa, ISBN 9781846034107, $22.95
New release (March) from Osprey, got my copy last week. Title says it all, Navy A-1's of all flavors in Vietnam ops 1960-70. "Electric" Spads (EA-1E/F) included. Good historical narrative with lots of sea stories, many color profiles and also color pics so you can judge for yourself how dirty carrier aircraft can get, at least back then. One of the more expensive Osprey titles but worth the $ for Spad fans. My cover pic is the actual cover, not what is shown on some websites.