U.S. Naval Fighters: Navy/Marine Corps 1922 to 1980s

352 pp. Every American Navy and Marine Corps fighter since 1922 is documented by drawings and photographs in one volume. This includes the rare, one-of-a-kind experimental designs and the mysterious, unbuilt missing-links in the geneaology of the American carrier fighter. Every type is shown in a full three views whether it was built or not. Several hundred photographs have been gathered, many from private collections and never previously published. Each type is fully described in the text. The design and development is traced and full dimensions performance and armament are given. For model builders, a scale accompanies each drawing and one chapter is devoted to detail painting schemes for each type.--jacket