Sunday, March 27, 2022

Naval Fighters Number 113: Douglas F4D-1/F-6A Skyray by Nicholas M. Williams

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  This is a long needed update of Naval Fighters 13 by the same author published in 1984. "Greatly expanded" doesn't do it jus...
Friday, March 25, 2022

Douglas A3D Skywarrrior and B-66 Destroyer Differences

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 The U.S. Navy's A3D Skywarrior and USAF B-66 Destroyer are very similar airplanes from the same manufacturer, Douglas, initially with v...
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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Flight Deck Uniform Colors

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  The picture above was taken of the flight deck crew aboard Shangri-La , probably in 1955. Note the colorful combinations of jerseys and ...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Definitive Blue Angels’ History - Volume 1

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  I have been remiss in not publicizing this series before, literally a labor of love by Mat Garretson. Volume One covers the years 1946 to ...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Smokin' Tigers by Michael Grove and Angelo Romano

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  Smokin' Tigers is the latest book from noted U.S. naval aviation historian Angelo Romano, coauthored with Michael Grove. It is availa...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

A Brief History of U.S.Navy Jet Speed Brakes

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One of the early discoveries of the differences between prop-pulled and jet-propelled airplanes was that the latter benefited a great deal f...
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Saturday, July 31, 2021

Carrier Landing: Inflight versus Free-flight Engagements

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2 August: Well, this is embarrassing. I inadvertently reversed the designations of Inflight and Free-Flight. Thanks to Oscar Meyer for the c...
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