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American Combat Planes of the 20th Century is an incredible reference for anyone who is interested in any American Combat Plane History. There are 758 pages and 1700 b/w photos in this substantial labor of love by Ray Wagner, who has been passionately researching and writing about aircraft for over 50 years. Whether you are already familiar with his past works, or just discovering this accomplished author for the first time... This is the book that you've been waiting for!

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AMERICAN COMBAT PLANES
OF THE 20th CENTURY

INDEX 22

V-1650 engine (Packard Merlin), 14, 302, 305, 334–35, 337, 356, 523
V-1710 engine, 14, 187, 199, 215, 229, 235, 240, 267, 268, 284–85, 292, 295, 296, 307, 308, 314–15, 333, 338, 343, 346, 354, 464, 523
V-1950 engine, 86
V-3420 engine, 235, 236, 345, 356, 358, 483
Valencia, Cmdr. Eugene, 470
Vanguard. See P-66
Vaughn, George, 30
VCP-1, 53, 53, 54
VCP-R, 53, 53
VE-7, 6, 33, 130
VE-7G, 130
VE-7GF, 130
VE-7H, 130, 130
VE-7SF, 6, 130, 146, 147
VE-7SS, 130
VE-7SH, 130
VE-8, 33, 34
VE-9, 130
Vega airplanes
    B-17G production, 242
    export of, 388, 389
    See also B-34; B-37
Venezuela, North American airplanes for, 665
Vengeance. See A-31; A-35
Ventura. See B-34; B-37; PV
Ventura (British), 388–89, 388, 389
Verville, Alfred (1890-1970), 53
Verville Chase Plane. See VCP-1
Vickers gun, 9, 12, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 146, 208
Vickers OA-10A, 371, 372
Vickers OA-10B, 372
Victor Aircraft airplanes, 26, 26
Vietnam
    Cessna airplanes for, 662
    Douglas airplanes for, 606
    Fairchild Hiller airplanes for, 672
    Grumman airplanes for, 475
    Northrop airplanes for, 687
Vietnam War, 650
    attack planes, 606–7, 611, 615, 616, 661, 662–63, 664–66, 668, 673
    bombers, 561–62, 566, 653–54
    fighters, 573, 579, 582–83, 640, 681–83, 687, 691
    gunships, 670–72
    naval aviation, 650–52
Vigilant. See O-49
Vigilante. See A-5
Viking. See S-3
Villamor, Capt. Jesus, 272–73
Vindicator. See SB2U-3
Viper. See P-13
Voisin, 25
Voodoo. See F-101
Vought (Chance Vought) airplanes
    designations of, 406, 639
    export of, 131, 138–39, 213, 276, 395– 98, 408, 417, 428–29, 467, 468, 496–97, 496, 639–40, 674, 674
See also A-7; F2U; F3U; F4U; F5U; F6U; F7U; F-8 (F8U); FU-1; FU-2; O2U; O3U; O4U; O5U; O-28; OS2U; OSU-1; S2U; SB2U; SB3U; SBU; SO2U; SU (Navy); TBY-2; UO-1/4; V-65; V-66; V-70A; V-80; V-85; V-92; V-93; V-99; V-141; V-142; V-156; VE-7; VE-8
Voyager (Stinson), 184
VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, 635–36, 675
    See also STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft
Vulcan (gun: M-61), 502, 503, 503, 578, 583, 584, 683, 685

Vultee airplanes, 196
    48C: 323, 324
    61: 324, 324
    88: 213–14
    90: 220
designation of, 213
   export of, 195–96, 197, 213, 214, 324, 428–29
   See also A-19; A-31; A-35; Consolidated airplanes; P-54; P-66; P-68; V-1A; V-11; V-12; V-72
VXX engine, 100, 116

W
W-1A, 22, 23, 43
Wagner, Lt. Boyd D., 301
Walleye II missile (AGM-62), 652, 674, 702
Walsh, Kenneth A., 468
Warner engines, 136
Warning Star. See WV-2
Warthog. See A-10
Wasp engines, 284
   See also A.B.C. Wasp A engine; R-1340 engine; R-1830; R-2800
Wasp Jr. engine. See R-1535
Wasp Major engine. See R-4360
WB-29, 507, 508
WB-50D, 512
WB-57F, 561
WB-66D, 562–63
Wedell-Williams P-34, 274, 275
Welch, Lt. George S., 301, 533
West Germany, McDonnell airplanes for, 685
West Indies
   Brewster airplanes for, 431
   Vought airplanes for, 408
Westinghouse engines
   19-B, 519
   19XB, 617, 643
   See also J30; J34; J40; J46
Westland Whirlwind, 173, 406
Westover, Oscar, Gen., 190
Wheatley, William, 244, 270, 362, 415
Whirlwind engine. See R-975, R-1510; R-1670
Whittle engine (British), 500
Wildcat. See F4F; FM
Wildcat (British), 462, 462
Wind, Capt. Hans, 458
wind tunnels, 13, 14
Winter War, 456, 458
Wong, John, 272, 282, 287
Woods, Robert J., 269, 290, 314
World War I, 2–5
   antisubmarine operations in, 99–102
   Army air support, 17–24
   attack planes in, 22
   bombers in, 2, 17, 18, 21, 37–39
   fighters in, 2, 25–36, 145
   reconnaissance planes in, 17, 18–19, 21–22, 39, 129
   torpedo planes, 4, 115–16
World War II, 164–65, 166, 171–74, 237
   AAF war plan for, 237–38
   antisubmarine operations in, 233, 240, 253, 368, 369, 370–71, 372, 373, 374, 384, 385, 386, 387, 390, 428, 435–36
   armament, aircraft, 171–74
   attack planes in, 115, 188, 199–200, 424–25, 426–28, 429–33, 434–36, 437–42
   bombers in, 172, 180, 184, 188, 190, 192–93, 194–210, 215, 218, 220, 237–68, 479–88
     dive-bombers, 192, 210–15, 218–19
     jet bombers, 220
     naval, 367–79, 381–92, 415–18, 428–31, 440–41, 442
     statistics, 243
   fighters in, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 184, 215, 295–31, 332–38, 341–60
     jet fighters/jet fighter development, 352–53
     naval fighters, 456–78
     night fighters, 347–52
   reconnaissance planes in, 183, 184, 405–6, 408–9, 410–12, 419
   seaplanes in, 374–77, 381, 383, 392

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