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Jets at Sea Naval Aviation in Transition 1945-1955

By Leo Marriott

Book information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Aviation
Year
2008
ISBN
1844157423
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2505723 bytes)
Pages
\94
Time added
2016-10-11 11:26:28

Description

As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service. To take advantage of this major development it was necessary for all the worlds air powers to rethink combat tactics and develop the means of handling these faster and generally larger aircraft in the air, on land and especially at sea. As this modern breed approached and finally broke the sound barrier, so did landing and takeoff speeds. The decade after the war saw rapid developments in the design of both naval aircraft and their seaborne bases - the aircraft carrier.

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