United States Navy and Marine Corps Fighters 1918-1962

248 pp. The book commences with a description of the very first American Navy fighter the Curtiss HA of 1917, and proceeds through every successive design to the Phantom F4H-1 currently in production towards the end of 1962. The 70, three-view 1/72 scale tone paintings depict a widely representative selection of Navy and Marine fighters through the period covered by the book... A 10-page data table provides all the technical information the reader will require for every fighter type, and included are details of armament and production figures. ...contains nearly 300 photographs, 70 1/72 scale three-tone paintings, reproductions of 60 squadron badges...--jacket