In 1953, the mainstay of carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) forces in the Navy were represented by a pair of Grumman AF-2W and AF-2S Guardians flying as a hunter-killer team and operating from an escort carrier of the Commencement Bay(CVE-105) class. The Guardian's wingspan of 60 feet, length of 43 feet 5 inches and height of 16 feet 7 inches, made it the largest single-engine piston-driven airplane ever to operate from an aircraft carrier.
128-B&W photos, 8 color photos, 22-pages drawings.
Название: Grumman AF Guardian (Naval Fighters No.20)
Автор: Bob Kowalski
Издательство: Ginter Books
Год издания:1991
ISBN: 0942612205
Страниц: 84 pages
Язык: английский
Формат: PDF в RAR
Размер: 55.8 МБ
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