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This book provides a concise historical survey of the various types of aircraft used by the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps to accomplish aerial attack missions since 1926. The text covers four types of fixed-wing aircraft: designated attack aircraft; light, medium, and tactical bombers; fighter-bombers; and adapted attack aircraft.Reports on individual aircraft types include the aircraft's original military requirements, production history, and operational record, usually accompanied by several photographs, illustrations, or technical specification tables. Four appendices detail aircraft designations and nomenclature used throughout the military, the organizational structure of various military air units, aircraft designs that never made it into official service, and the evolution of attack aircraft weapons and tactics.

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"""a serious in-depth review of aircraft...recommended""--Choice ""provides succinct and encyclopedic coverage of these machines during this time period""--ARBA ""valuable""--Aviation History."

a serious in-depth review of aircraft...recommended --Choice provides succinct and encyclopedic coverage of these machines during this time period --ARBA valuable --Aviation History.

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E.R. Johnson is an attorney and aviation writer. A third generation airman, he is an instrument-rated private pilot who has flown 20 different types of aircraft as pilot-in-command. This is his second book. He lives in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

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