Nighthawks And Black Widows

Author : Terry M. Mays
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764333446
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nighthawks and Black Widows written by Terry M. Mays and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial night fighting against the Japanese in World War II demanded the merger of a special type of pilot and plane. This is the story of those pilots who risked their lives night after night flying P-38 Lightnings, P-70 Nighthawks, and P-61 Black Widows Americas first purposely designed night fighter for the 13th Air Force in the South and Southwest Pacific between 1943 and 1945. Night fighting included aerial intercepts of Japanese aircraft as well as raids against Japanese installations. This book provides detailed accounts of all these missions including the first solo night fighter raid over the highly defended Japanese base at Rabaul, night aerial combat against Japanese bombers and fighters, and harrowing night attacks against Japanese ground targets. Coverage of American night fighter tactics and Japanese counter-tactics add to the tale as 13th Air Force pilots battled the Japanese for control of the night skies.

Author : Don Bassore
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 145681897X
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Widow Club written by Don Bassore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black Widow Club members, known as “spiders,” are comprised of Mel Arthur Thompson, Stuart Lopez, Robert Randolph “Buck” Buxton, and Tommy Stark. This quartet of adventurers is always looking for mystery and they find one on a mysterious farm where a feed truck makes regular deliveries although no animals are present. The boys’ curiosity leads the “spiders” to unlock the mysteries of the barn where they uncover a million-dollar stolen car “chop shop” operation. Can the four put a stop to this shady business? You’ll find yourself on the edge of your seat as you follow the exciting and terrifying adventures of The Black Widow Club!

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1608 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 1608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Calamity Jan
Publisher : WildWest Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780972180016
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost of Nighthawk written by Calamity Jan and published by WildWest Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ghost appears to reside on the second floor of the creepy old Nighthawk Hotel, and Meggie wouldnt be caught dead up there if her best friend didnt need her help. Paige is trapped in an abandoned well and Meggie must rescue her by constructing a rope using the ragged curtains hanging in the windows. In the frantic process, a curtain rod collapses on Meggies head. Stunned, Meggie picks up a crumpled note that falls out of the rusty old curtain rod and finds the first clue to the legendary Haggerty gold-the clue they have been searching for. In a race against time, the Ghostowners follow the clue, exploring old shacks and abandoned mines in Nighthawks Similkameen River Valley. But, why is the pain-in-the-neck kid named Jay Paul Leeberg and an old man named Julian Cooksey, hanging around-perhaps even following them? When they find themselves trapped in the Nighthawk Mine, they learn the shocking truth about the treasure and the Ghost of Nighthawk. Can they escape in time?

Author : Richard Phillip Lawless
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1636242065
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nightstalkers written by Richard Phillip Lawless and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never-before-told story of the 868th Bomb Squadron, the Nightstalkers, who paired cutting-edge technology with daring—launching single-aircraft night-time missions stalking the Japanese in the Pacific. In August 1943, a highly classified US Army Air Force unit, code-named the “Wright Project,” departed Langley Field for Guadalcanal in the South Pacific to join the fight against the Empire of Japan. Operating independently, under sealed orders drafted at the highest levels of Army Air Force, the Wright Project was unique, both in terms of the war-fighting capabilities provided by classified systems the ten B-24 Liberators of this small group of airmen brought to the war, and in the success these “crash-built” technologies allowed. The Wright airmen would fly only at night, usually as lone hunters of enemy ships. In so doing they would pave the way for the United States to enter and dominate a new dimension of war in the air for generations to come. This is their story, from humble beginnings at MIT’s Radiation Lab and hunting U-boats off America’s eastern shore, through to the campaigns of the war in the Pacific in their two-year march toward Tokyo. The Wright Project would prove itself to be a combat leader many times over and an outstanding technology innovator, evolving to become the 868th Bomb Squadron. Along the way the unit would be embraced by unique personalities and the dynamic leadership, from Army Air Force General Hap Arnold through combat commanders who flew the missions. In this account, the reader will meet radar warfare pioneers and squadron leaders who were never satisfied that they had pushed the men, the aircraft, and the technologies to the full limit of their possibilities. Comprehensive and highly personal, this story can now be revealed for the very first time, based on official sources, and interviews with the young men who flew into the night.

Author : Paul Crickmore Alison J. Crickmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610607377
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nighthawk F-117 Stealth Fighter written by Paul Crickmore Alison J. Crickmore and published by . This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most in-depth Stealth fighter book ever follows the development, operation, technology, testing, and history of the F-117 Nighthawk. A special section details F-117 combat operations in Panama and the Gulf War.

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473849802
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Night Fighters Versus Bomber Command, 1943–1945 written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-06-19 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the closing years of the Second World War, as the tide turned against the German and Axis forces. It includes riveting first-hand accounts from German fighter pilots caught up in some of the most dramatic night time conflicts of the latter war years.Viewing Bomber Command's operations through the eyes of the enemy, the reader is offered a fresh and intriguing perspective. Set in context by Bowman's historical narrative, these snippets of pilot testimony work to offer an authentic sense of the times at hand.

Author : Barrett Tillman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178200954X
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II written by Barrett Tillman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher : Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sun Broken written by Yasmine Galenorn and published by Nightqueen Enterprises LLC. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life isn't easy when you bear the mark of the Silver Stag... Typhon, the Father of Dragons, is rising, and in his wake so are throngs of the departed. Amid the fallout, a serial killer who has been possessed by Typhon emerges, targeting necromancers, psychics, and anyone who can control or deal with the dead. The deputy mayor approaches Herne and the Wild Hunt, asking for their help. Ember and the Wild Hunt head out on the trail of the killer, only to find themselves drawn into the dark underbelly of the Vampire Nation as they try to prevent the assassin from striking again. But the killer’s far more dangerous than anyone predicted, and the next target is Raven BoneTalker. Can Ember and Herne keep her safe, or will the killer slide beneath their radar and claim Raven as the next victim? Keywords: Fae, Gods and Goddesses, Demigods, witches, vampires, romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, magic, shapeshifters, faerie, Fae, fairy, weres, coyote shifter, stag shifter, ghosts, dragons, psychic, elemental magic, wolf shifters, strong women, kickass heroine, steamy, gargoyle, cats, mystery, demigod romance, fae romance, steamy, dwarves, amazons, elementals, mythic fantasy, surprising allies, other realms, changes in life, challenging foes, fantastic friendships, Pacific North West, spells, magical creatures, Celtic, Norse, Finnish, mythology

Author : George J. Refuto
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1685379427
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolution of the USAF Strategic Nuclear Bomber Deterrent written by George J. Refuto and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book In this research study, former Defense Department consultant George Refuto traces the technological evolution of USAF long-range strategic nuclear bomber aircraft during and after the Cold War, as well as the development of their missions and utilization of US nuclear bombers in 21st century regional and global military threat scenarios. Five distinct periods are covered in this study: World War I (1914-1918), the Interwar Period (1919-1939), World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (1946-1991), and the Post-Cold War Period (1991-present), with an emphasis on the latter two. In his writing, Refuto focuses on developing a model that encompasses bombing and air defense for each period, and showing how concepts, technologies, and implementations of strategic bombing have changed and influenced the current level of development of the USAF strategic nuclear bomber force and doctrine, and what is projected for the future. About the Author George J. Refuto is a former Defense Department consultant who has extensive academic and professional experience in the fields of military history, weapon systems technology, intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance systems, and US national security/defense policy. He has worked in both the defense and intelligence communities, and holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, with specializations in US/USSR strategic and theater/tactical nuclear forces, undersea and airborne naval weapons systems, and Russian-Soviet politics. He has previously published Evolution of the US Sea-based Nuclear Missile Deterrent: Warfighting Capabilities and is working on a third book on the US ICBM deterrent.