U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II (Hardcover)

by Barrett Tillman (Author)

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Product Description
Only Barrett Tillman, dean of Naval aviation historians, could have created a readable reference book of this nature. This first-ever chronology of VF squadrons describes their history, deployments, battle highlights, commanders, aces, losses, and aircraft. Twenty-five lush appendices supply further information including shoot-down claims, biographies of 12 famous aces, and a list of 371 Naval fighter aces, aces in a day, and top scoring squadrons.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 159 pages
• Publisher: Specialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933424744
• ISBN-13: 978-0933424746
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,465,458 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Reference Work, July 10, 2000

By	R. J. Morgan (St Louis MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A SUPERB piece that fills a major hole in reference material on WWII Naval Aviation. This is not light reading. Mr. Tillman has compiled basic information on all Navy fighting squadrons from World War II. Content includes cruise data, ships flown from, aircraft and aces. People expecting his "normal" style of writing will probably be underwhelmed. Tillman is to be congratulated for putting out a book that the Navy Historical Office should've done decades ago. Here's hoping he does the same for the other carrier squadrons.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Infomation and to the point, October 15, 2004

By	Loren Griffith "loreng59" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very good reference book. As for readable, well it was meant to be a data look up style book. Tracking Naval Aviation Squadrons is hard and Mr. Tillman has done a good job

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II, March 27, 2001

By	Ernest J. Thabet (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews

In my researching all the pilots who served in Fighter Squadron Fifty-One throughout its 68-year history as VF-3/3B/5/5A/51, Navy records adequately document ship/air group/squadron action reports. Lacking is the identification of the pilots who performed the actions in the victory. Barrett Tillman's book is a godsend in identifying the people - commanding officers, leading pilots, aces and their exploits. Dispite its being a reference, it is a fascinating read, cover to cover.