Short Straw, Memoirs of Korea, A Great Story

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It is a radial engine fighter known for both its bent wings and its unique sound. The corsair was 33' 4" long, 16' 1" high and had a wingspan of 41'. It had an empty weight of 8,982 lbs and a gross weight of 14,000 lbs. The f4u corsair used one Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine which produced 2200 - 2300 hp. The corsair had a cruise speed of 182 mph, a max speed of 417 mph and a max climb rate of 2,890 ft/min. The corsairs maximum range was 1,015 miles. This airplane was mostly a carrier based airplane however it was also used from land based runways in the pacific by now well known pilots like Pappy Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron. This Warbird worked very well in WW2 as well in the Korean war

Alpha Jet, A real close look This is an excellent book showing many pictures and illustrations of the Alpha Jet by Marc Arys. Marc is also a friend of mine and does a lot of work with the B-25 Mitchell.

Short Straw: Memoirs of Korea. A Korean War Pilots Story
This is an excellent book. I personally know Captain Bernard Peterson and he fought in both WW2 and in Korea flying the F4U Corsair. His friend throughout these wars went on to fly the F-4 Phantom in the Viet Nam War. You will love this book Review.

Gee Bee Airplane History: Farmers Take Flight
The Story of the Gee Bee Airplanes by June. I. Granville

Jessie Pettey, One More Mission, A Journey from Childhood to War.

Mustang Manual

Willow Run B-24 Liberator The story of the construction of the B-24 Liberator. This is an excellent book. I am a personal friend of the author, Warren B. Kidder ( Ben ) Ben was the last person to live on the property where the Willow Run Factory was to build the B-24 Liberator. He also wrote an excellent book called Alaska about his adventures working in Alaska. Ben was also a personal friend of Henry Ford.

Here's some books from Jim Forman that you can download for free.

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