hhbooker2 Posted December 10, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2008 1943 "War Planes of the World" was a companion book to "Airplanes of the United States of America." First published in 1941 and reprinted in 1943, it contains 60 illustrations in full colour. Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin also published other booklets on the United States Army Air Corps, United States Army, United State Navy, etc., and of course you'll stumble upon titles that will be new to you and I both! ENJOY! Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California ([email protected]) Page 0. (Front Cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted December 10, 2008 Page 1. (Title Page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted December 10, 2008 Page 2. What this book contains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted December 10, 2008 Page 3. Diagrams showing the method of precision bombing by using a bomb sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted December 10, 2008 Page 4. Diagrams showing the method of dice bombing by aiming the plane at the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted December 10, 2008 Page 5. Fighter planes in combat showing offensive and defensive maneuvers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted December 10, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 10, 2008 Page 5. Fighter planes in combat showing offensive and defensive maneuvers. I love the machine gun and shell gun damage photos!! Hilarious! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted December 11, 2008 I love the machine gun and shell gun damage photos!! Hilarious! -Ski TEAMSKI: Yes, they were probably what the artist thought the damage would look like, perhaps he never saw actual damages from bullets and artillery shells? Page 6. Diagrams showing method of launching aerial torpedoes in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 7. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 8. Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 9. Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 10. Bell P-39 Aircobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #13 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 11. North American P-51 Mustang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #14 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 12. Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #15 Posted December 11, 2008 Page 13. Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share #16 Posted December 12, 2008 Page 14. Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #17 Posted December 18, 2008 Page 15. Grumman TBF-1 Avenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #18 Posted December 18, 2008 Page 16. Douglas TBD-1 Devastator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #19 Posted December 18, 2008 Page 17. Known as the Douglas A-20-C Havoc in the U.S. Army Air Corps and as the "Boston" in the Royal Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #20 Posted December 18, 2008 Page 18. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #21 Posted December 18, 2008 Page 19. Consolidated B-24 Liberator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #22 Posted December 18, 2008 Page 20. North American B-25 Mitchell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted January 20, 2009 Page 21. Martin B-26 Martian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted January 20, 2009 Share #24 Posted January 20, 2009 Notice that much of the performance information published with these pictures is VERY optimistic. This was quite common during wartime to exagerate such things such as newness of the design, top speed, bomb load and range. Guess we didn't want the bad guys thinking our stuff was any less than top-notch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share #25 Posted January 21, 2009 Page 22. Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver. LEE: That was the general idea as they knew the enemy could get hold of these publication and like you say, information was limted and they did want to scare the enemy, but truth seems to be the enemy was already into jet aircraft and probably passed us by, by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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