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The Illustrated Guide to Naval Aircraft
The Illustrated Guide to Naval Aircraft
Author: Francis Crosby
Condition: Good
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The Illustrated Guide to Naval Aircraft by Francis Crosby presents a concise yet comprehensive history of shipborne fighters, bombers, helicopters and flying boats, tracing carrier‑based aviation from World War II — exemplified by the Grumman Hellcat — through the Cold War and into modern naval types such as the F‑4 Phantom, Westland Lynx and Sikorsky Seahawk. Blending technical detail with operational context, the book highlights design evolution, roles at sea and identification features that illuminate how naval airpower shaped 20th‑century maritime warfare.
Published by Hermes House (London) in 2010, this 256‑page paperback (ISBN 9780681540248) is a highly illustrated technical reference and identification guide: it includes a directory of over 130 aircraft and some 670 identification photographs, together with color illustrations, aircraft profiles and visual detail to aid recognition and study — an accessible resource for historians, modelers and naval aviation enthusiasts.
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Bibliographic
Title: The Illustrated Guide to Naval Aircraft
Author: Francis Crosby
Publisher: Hermes House, London
Publication year: 2010
ISBN-13: 9780681540248
Format: Book, paperback
Length: 256 pages
Type of Book
Technical reference
Equipment history
Aircraft identification guide
Illustrated reference work
Main Subject / Focus
Naval aviation — history
Military aircraft — history
Shipborne fighters
Shipborne bombers
Naval helicopters
Flying boats
Carrier-based aircraft development
Aircraft / Weapons Systems Explicitly Covered
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom (carrier-based fighter-bomber / multirole)
Westland Lynx (naval helicopter)
Historical Scope & Periods
World War II naval aircraft (e.g., Grumman Hellcat)
Cold War and later carrier aviation (e.g., F-4 Phantom, Westland Lynx, Sikorsky Seahawk)
WWI / WWII Theaters and Campaigns
World War II — naval air warfare (general)
Nations / Navies (inferred strictly from named aircraft)
United States Navy (Grumman Hellcat; Sikorsky Seahawk; U.S. variants of F-4 Phantom)
Visual and Illustrative Content
Highly illustrated reference
Extensive photographs of naval aircraft
Color illustrations / artwork (implied by publisher’s style and "illustrated guide" designation)
Aircraft profiles and visual details
Library / Classification Tags (derived from catalog)
Airplanes, Military — History
Naval aviation — History
Dewey classification: 359.9483 / 359.94834 (naval aviation and aircraft)
Descriptive Keywords for Cataloging & Search
naval aircraft
carrier-based aircraft
shipborne fighters
shipborne bombers
naval helicopters
flying boats
aircraft carriers — aircraft complement (general)
U.S. Navy aircraft
Royal Navy aircraft
World War II naval aircraft
Cold War naval aviation
modern naval helicopters
Grumman Hellcat
F-4 Phantom
Westland Lynx
Sikorsky Seahawk
illustrated military aviation guide
military aircraft reference
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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