US Navy Carrier Aircraft Colours: Units Colours, Markings, and Operations During World War 2
Geoff Thomas - US Navy Carrier Aircraft Colours: Units Colours, Markings, and Operations During World War 2
Air Research Publications | 1989 | ISBN: 1871187036 | English | 104 pages | PDF | 85.24 MB
Air Research Publications | 1989 | ISBN: 1871187036 | English | 104 pages | PDF | 85.24 MB
Whilst the actual US Navy carrier operations have been well recorded, it is surprising that little has yet been written on the colours and markings worn by the aircraft. Geoff Thomas has used his vast knowledge of aircraft marking systems to compile a concise guide to these remarkable and colourful systems. Anyone who has an interest in the operationss of aircraft during wartime will inevitably wish to know to what unit a machine seen in photograph, or on film, belonged to. This book will enable the historian or modeller to decipher the symbols used by units of the US Navy, to identify units, aircraft carriers and even the actual battles being fought when the photographs were being taken. This comprehensive book, apart from covering markings, colours and organisations, provides a concise history of the US Navy's air war at sea and also includes details of the Task Forces in the Pacific.