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Reference Details for WWII War Eagles: Global Air War in Original Color

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TitleWWII War Eagles: Global Air War in Original Color
AuthorsEthell, Bodie
PublisherWidewing Publications
Year1995
Types CoveredGERMANY: Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6, Bf 110D, Fw 190A-1, Fw 190A-4/Trop, Fw 190G, Fw 200C, Me 262A-1a, Me 410A-3, Ju 188; JAPAN: A6M5, Ki-43, Ki-84; USA (USAAF): A-17, A-18 Shrike, A-20C, A-25A (USAAF SB2C), A-26B, A-26C, A-28 Hudson, A-31 (A-35, Vengeance), A-36, Curtiss AT-9 Fledgling, AT-6D, AT-6F, Beech AT-10 Wichita, Beech AT-11, Cessna AT-17 (A-8, UC-78, Bobcat), B-17C, B-17F, B-17G, B-18A, B-24D, B-24H, B-24M, B-25B, B-25C, B-25H, B-25J, B-26B, B-26F, B-29, B-32 Dominator, North American BT-9, Randolph BT-14, Vultee BT-13 & BT-15 Valiant ("Vultee Vibrator"), C-45 (Beech Model 18), C-46, C-47, C-54 (DC-4), C-57 (Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar with R-1830-53 engines), CG-4A, C-70 (Howard DGA), C-71 (Spartan Executive), F-5B (photo-recon P-38J), F-10 (photo-recon B-25), L-5 Sentinel, O-46, O-52, OA-10A (PBY-5A), P-36A, P-36C, P-38E, P-38H, P-38J, P-38L, P-39D, P-39Q, P-40C, P-40E, P-47C, P-47D, P-47N, P-51B, P-51D, YP-59A (P-59), P-61, P-63A, P-80A (F-80A), L-4 (Piper Cub), PT-20A, UC-64 [C-64] Norseman; UK: Baltimore, Boston I, Firefly I, Kittyhawk Ia (British P-40E), Halifax II, Hurricane IVd, Hurricane XII (Canadian Hurricane IIb), Lancaster I, Meteor I, Mosquito B.IV, Mosquito PR.XVI, Mustang I (P-51), Spitfire PR.XI, Stirling V, Tiger Moth (DH82), Tempest I, Tempest V, Typhoon Ib, York; USA (USN/USMC): Brewster 339B (Belgian F2A), F2B (photo-recon UC-45 Twin Beech), F4F-3, F4U-1A, F6F-3, F7F, FF-1, FM-2, GB-2 (JB, Staggerwing, C-43, UC-43), J2F-5 "Duck", JRF-5 "Goose", OS2U, O3U Corsair, PBM-1 Mariner, PBY-5A, PB4Y-1 (B-24D), PH-3, PV-1 Ventura, R3D-1 (DC-5), R5D (DC-4), SBC-4, SBD-6, TBF-1 [TBM-1], XPB2M-1 Mars (PB2M), XSB2C (SB2C); USA (CIVILIAN): Boeing 100 (civilian P-12), Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (C-60)
Cockpit DetailsTBF-1 [TBM-1] (p. 217)
Wheel Well Details
Other DetailsB-25H [Mitchell II] nose & nacelles (p. 182, 184); B-26B nose & nacelles (p. 190, 191); B-29 with AN/APQ-7 Eagle bombing radar (p. 85); Ki-84 engine bay (p. 168); P-39 engine bay (p. 137); P-47D engine bay (p. 163)
Cutaway Drawings
Multiview Drawings
Generic Camouflage PatternsComments re UK & US P-40/Kittyhawk uppersurface green & brown camouflage colors (p. 69)
Generic Markings Patterns
Specific Markings ProfilesFw 190A-5 (p. 99, 100), Ki-61-I (p. 97, 98), P-38F (p. 95, 96), P-51D (p. 101, 102)
NotesAll color photos

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