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The following Table of Contents is from the book "American Combat Planes of the 20th Century" by Ray Wagner..
Table of Contents
introduction ix
PART ONE:
The Biplane Period, 1917 to 1932 1
- 1. The Role of the Combat Plane: The First Generation 2
- 2. Close Support for the Army, 1917-1923 17
- 3. The First Fighters, 1915-1920 25
- 4. Multi-Engine Bombers, 1917-1932 37
- 5. Army Pursuits; The Biplane Period, 1920-1932 53
- 6. Army Observation and Attack Aircraft, 1922-1933 77
- 7. Flying Boats for Navy Patrols, 1917-1934 99
- 8. New Weapons for the Navy, 1918-1933 115
- 9. Navy Observation Aircraft, 1917-1932 129
- 10. Adapting Fighters to Flight Decks 145
PART TWO:
Monoplanes and World War II, 1932-1945 163
- 11. Background of World War II Development 164
- 12. Army Observation Aircraft,1930-1942 175
- 13. Army Attack Monoplanes from A-7 to A-41 185
- 14. Bomber Monoplanes, 1931-1939 221
- 15. Bombers for World War II, 1939-1945 237
- 16. Fighter Monoplanes, from the P-24 to the P-37 269
- 17. Warhawks to Mustangs 295
- 18. Crisis-Born Fighter Projects, XP-48 to XP-77 341
- 19. Navy Patrol Bombers, 1935-1945 361
- 20. Navy Scout and Observation Aircraft, 1932-46 393
- 21. Navy Attack Planes, 1931-1945 415
- 22. Navy Fighters, 1931-1939 443
- 23. Navy Fighters Against Japan 455
- 24. Very Heavy Bombers End the War 479
PART THREE:
Cold War Warriors, 1946-1962 489
- 25. Air Weapons for the Cold War 490
- 26. Strategic Command’s First Bombers 507
- 27. Air Force Fighters, from XP-79 to XF-96 519
- 28. Jet Bombers, 1946-1962 551
- 29. Supersonic fighters, F-100 to F-108 571
- 30. Navy Patrol Planes, from Neptune to Orion 587
- 31. Navy Attack planes from A-1 to A-6 601
- 32. Navy fighters, from the Phantom I to the Crusader 617
- 33. ASW: Search and Attack 643
PART FOUR:
An Awesome Generation since 1963 649
- 34. The Cold War, 1963-1991 650
- 35. Tactical Attack Planes for Small Wars, 1963-1991 661
- 36. Fighters for the Missile Era 679
- 37. Bombers from the B-70 to Stealth 703
- 38. From Iraq to Afghanistan 713
Bibliography and readers’ guide 719
Including notes on sources and photo credits
INDEX 737
LIST OF TABLES
- 1. Comparison of Allied and Enemy Airplane Strengths,
November 11, 1918 4
- 2. Army Air Corps/Force Combat Type Designations 14
- 3.Code letters assigned to combat type manufacturers 16
- 4. American Aircraft Guns 174
- 5. AAF Bombers in the European War, 1942-1945 243
- 6. B-24 Liberator Production from 1940 to 1945 249
- 7. AAF Fighters in the European War, 1942-1945 337
- 8. USAF Combat Wings, 1951-1957 494
- 9. Major Nuclear Air Weapons of 1945-1962 501
- 10. American Aircraft Guns After 1945 503
- 11. Air-to-Air Guided Missiles Deployed in 1956-1962 503
- 12. F-5 International Deliveries to 1986 688
- 13. F-16s for 18 Foreign Nations 700
- 14. USAF Active Combat Type Inventory, 1991–2000
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