US Army Air Force fighters, Part 1

World War 2 Fact Files

by William Green, Gordon Swanborough

A description of the U.S. Army Air Force aircraft that participated in World War II. Also describes the various constructions and aircraft characteristics. The planes are described in alphabetical order in this first part of the two.

76 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Adapted from Wikipedia:
William Green (1927 – 2 January 2010) was an aviation and military author, following service with Britain's Royal Air Force, where he wrote for the Air Training Corps Gazette (later to be become the Air Pictorial).
Green was Technical Director to the RAF Flying Review, and then Editorial Director when it became Flying Review International. In 1971 he and Gordon Swanborough jointly created the monthly Air International, of which he remained Managing Editor until late 1990.
Green edited numerous editions of Observers book of Aircraft and spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. His work Warplanes of the Third Reich is seen as a classic aviation publication. Along with Gordon Swanborough, he also wrote several books for Salamander Books including The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Worlds Commercial Aircraft, Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters and Flying Colours.

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published in 1977, 'US Army Air Force Fighters Part 1' is another in the 'WW2 Aircraft Fact Files' series by Macdonald and Jane's. Several types designed by Bell, Convair and Curtiss are covered, though coverage is uneven - the Curtiss P-36 gets the most coverage. As usual, well supported by photos, line drawings and cutaways as well a 2 pages of colour profile artworks.