My Latest Book: Grumman and Vought Night Fighters

[ACarey]

This, I do think, shows the ground crew prepping an F4U-5N of VMF(N)-513 in Korea 1950.

[ACarey]

F7F-3N Tigercat in Korea.

[ACarey]

Update on publication. Publication date is now set for February 2014.

[ACarey]

Book is still on schedule for a February release.

[ACarey]

[ACarey]

Fan-flippin'-tastic, Alan- this one's going right on the "must have" list. On a related note, have you found pics of the F7F-3s and -3Ns used by VMF(N)-531 at Eagle Mountain Lake in August-September 1945? I was browsing the unit's War Diary listings over on Fold3.com and was extremely (EXTREMELY) surprised to see they had -3s on strength as early as July '45, with a couple SCR-720 equipped -3N's showing up in late September. I don't think I've ever seen a -3N photo that wasn't taken in Korea, and would love to find some shots of these early birds.

Great topic, glad you've taken it on!

Lynn

The book has been released.

[Mark Allen M]

Fantastic book. A job well done.


Night Air Group (CVG(N)) 90 on board the carrier Enterprise (CV 6).

[ACarey]

Fantastic book. A job well done.


Night Air Group (CVG(N)) 90 on board the carrier Enterprise (CV 6).

Thank you!

[Mark Allen M]

By all means your very welcome as it's nice to see folks who spend the time, energy and resources to actually write and publish books still. A very noble task in this day and age IMO. Please feel free to ask for additional (N) unit information and photos for your next installment of "Night Fighters' Vol. 2, still have a lot more stuff.

M

[ACarey]

By all means your very welcome as it's nice to see folks who spend the time, energy and resources to actually write and publish books still. A very noble task in this day and age IMO. Please feel free to ask for additional (N) unit information and photos for your next installment of "Night Fighters' Vol. 2, still have a lot more stuff.

M

Will do! Working on another project-the Lockheed F-94 series.

[421stwidow]

I got your book the other day and been looking through it. The only "disagreement" I have in it is about the P-38M. (Superior to the P-61) The four of these aircraft that made it to the Pacific went to the 418th NFS at Atsugi for flight testing. One had been lost by Lt. Gerald Bliss (Lt. Pervinko R/O) when he ran out of fuel, the other three were sent on to the 421st. Bliss, Hopwood, and R/O's Wagner and Wagner went with these aircraft. Anyway, I got to know most the 421st NFS members and they had mixed feelings about the P-38. They said it was a little faster, but preferred the P-61 as a night fighter. The remaining three P-38s were sent to the 45th Service Group at Manila and scrapped. Other than that great book!!!!!