History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II
Author | : Robert Lee Sherrod |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert Lee Sherrod |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Sherrod |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : John A. De Chant |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Beretter om US Marine Corps og dets flystyrkers indsats i Stillehavskrigen under 2. verdenskrig.
Author | : Barrett Tillman |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2014-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178200954X |
The US Marine Corps has a long heritage of aviation excellence, a reputation that was largely built on the impact and performance of the “flying leathernecks” in the bitter fighting in the Pacific during World War II. As the US island-hopping campaign against Japan gathered pace, US Marine Corps fighter squadrons operating legendary Grumman and Vought aircraft became instrumental in the success of amphibious assaults and in breaking fierce enemy resistance, engaging Japanese attack aircraft in the skies and ground-based targets while supporting and protecting US ground forces. The flying legends Marion Carl, Greg “Pappy” Boyington, Joe Foss and others were all World War II Marine fighter pilots, taking to the skies in Corsairs, Wildcats, Venturas and Hellcats. Aviation historian Barrett Tillman's comprehensive account US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II pays homage to these individuals and their mounts, and is packed with historic and organizational details of the squadrons who took to the skies above the Pacific.
Author | : Peter B. Mersky |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Fighter planes |
ISBN | : 9781591145165 |
This heavily illustrated work is the only book to describe the entire history of the U.S. Marine Corps' air arm. With hundreds of rare photographs, this fourth edition represents a major redesign and update of the last edition, published more than a decade ago. Chapters include descriptions of early development and training, as well as combat deployments during World War I and in Central America. World War II and Korea, Vietnam, the Balkans, and Southwest Asia campaigns are also well covered. The book's emphasis is on the Marines who made up the air squadrons, developed the aircraft and tactics, and fought the battles as the main support of troops on the ground. The text includes first-person accounts and comments from many participants--aviators and crewmen alike.
Author | : Thomas M. Tomlinson |
Publisher | : Zenith Imprint |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780760320556 |
In this hilarious and heartbreaking story, the author - the so-called "Threadbare Buzzard" among what he saw as the preening fliers of WWII - tells the stories of dogfights and fighter planes used by the Marine Corps in the Pacific. Before the United States entered World War II, Tomlinson joined the Royal Canadian Air Force to get into action and flying. Following Pearl Harbor, he and most of the other Americans serving in the RCAF were "repatriated" into the U.S. military, most into the Army Air Corps. Tomlinson was one of the few who chose the Marine Corps and after training, he was off to the Southwest Pacific and Guadalcanal with VMF-214, the squadron that became the Black Sheep. Late in the war, while flying off a carrier during raids against Japan, Tomlinson's four-plane division was assigned to be a high-altitude radio relay for the attacking forces. During this mission they encountered the jet stream, at that time a little-known phenomena, especially among fighter pilots accustomed to lower, less hostile altitudes. Hours later, lost, out of radio range, and out of fuel, they ditched in the northwest Pacific. Three of the four were rescued by the Sea Devil (SS 400). Tomlinson ended up in the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor for the closing months of the war. Filled with details about flying the Corsair.
Author | : United States. Marine Corps |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1962 |
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Author | : Edward C. Johnson |
Publisher | : Military Bookshop |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2012-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781780396255 |
Author | : Major Brian S. McFadden |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786252945 |
This paper traces the development of close air support (CAS) by the United States Marine Corps in World War II. The study examines how the Marines started developing their doctrine in the 1930s and adapted their (CAS) system based on the outcome of battles on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, as well as during operations in support of the U.S. Army in the Philippines. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of Marine CAS doctrine, liaison organizational structures, aircraft, and air-to-ground weapons. This study is pertinent because it describes how the Marines developed a very effective weapon that greatly increased the potency of its amphibious operations. Additionally, this was initially accomplished during a period of very limited financial resources (before the start of World War II) and then limited time resources (during the war crisis). This study also shows how the Marines worked to support the forces on the ground with the best CAS system possible despite the opposition.
Author | : Warren H. Goodman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
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