(Putnam's US Aircraft Series) Written by Gordon Swanborough & Peter M. Bowers.
over 600 photos and 150 3-view drawings. there have been many changes in the aircraft equipment of the U S Air Force and Army Aviation. In particular, the period from 1963 up to 1971, when this second edition was completed, covers the time of major American involvement in the Vietnam war, the special needs of which influenced both the quantities and types of aircraft procured.Encompassing all the changes that have been made since 1963, this new, extensively revised edition of a recognised work of reference includes more than 130 new photographs (in a total of over 600) and many of these pictures show aircraft in the Vietnam environment and in the special camouflage schemes adopted for operations there. The new material includes full descriptions of 25 new types of aircraft introduced since 1963 and there are 45 new or revised general arrangement drawings by L. E. Bradford (making a total of 150).--------------------------------------------------------------------------In addition to this new material, the entire text has undergone a thorough and complete revision, and much new and updated information is included for the older types as wellas the new. The opportunity has been taken to improve the presentation of serial number Information and hundreds of new numbers have been added. The designation index which forms a unique feature of the book has been brought fully up to date. Bringing this volume into line with its companion work by the same authors, US Navy Aircraft since 1911, a new Appendix has been added to describe and illustrate the balloons and airships used by the U S Army and U S Air Forces. The first airship became operational with the Army in 1908, whereas the first heavier than air machine was not accepted until 1909
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This review is from: United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 (Putnam's US Aircraft) (Hardcover)
If you want to know about U.S. Army/Air Force aircraft, this is the only book you'll ever need.
That's a big statement, but in this case it's true. Originally published in 1962 and revised in 1972 and 1989, Swanborough and Peter M. Bowers, combined their knowledge (and photo collections) to produce a epic book. Simply, it gives a history of every aircraft type operated by the US Army and Air Force. In addition to outlining the development of the aircraft, it gives some operational details (the authors purposely omitted a list of every unit that operated the type to keep the book a reasonable size) along with photos, excellent three-view drawings and a list of serial numbers. Also included is a bief history of American military aviation, a review of colors and markings, and something not often seen, a complete list of designations which will tell you what unproduced types were (example: the F-103 a a Delta-wing mach 3 interceptor project) but not illustrate them. Sadly, both Swanborough and Bowers have passed away. I'd love to see a new revised edition of this book.
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