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Classic Wings Magazine WWII Naval Aviation Research Pacific Luftwaffe Resource Center
When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:53 pm 
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A copy of this book recently came into my possession and thought I would share it with you all.

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Also came into some other RAF/RCAF stuff which I will share with you all as time permits.

All courtesy of my late Uncle F/Lt Keith Hunt, 437 Sqdn RCAF


Cheers,

Jeff


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:26 pm 
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Love those more basic 'general public' publications :supz: THANX

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:46 pm 
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Very nice Jeff, good stuff ... may I add this cool LIFE 1942 spotters handbook to your thread as well.

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Mark Allen M wrote:
Very nice Jeff, good stuff ... may I add this cool LIFE 1942 spotters handbook to your thread as well.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:59 pm 
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The 'oncoming 3/4 view' in the British manual seems both unique and useful. Many planes there that were unknown to me, too.


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The Curtiss "Cleveland" (SBC-2) is a surprising inclusion. I guess they had high hopes for it when that was published. Not to be; they - 5 ex-French - were deemed unfit for combat and used as hacks and then ground instruction.


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The Curtiss "Cleveland" (SBC-2) is a surprising inclusion. I guess they had high hopes for it when that was published. Not to be; they - 5 ex-French - were deemed unfit for combat and used as hacks and then ground instruction.


Which makes it even more important to have it in the recognition guide, as hacks, they would be seen more often by the Home Guard than many of the axis aircraft.

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Buffalo (Wasp) should be Buffalo (Cyclone) as far as I know.

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