Author: Jeff Warner
Publisher: SCHIFFER BOOKS, Feb 2007
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7643-2582-3
Synopsis
All-inclusive, covering every aspect of aviation related uniforms & equip used by the American Navy during World War II. Includes: pre-war naval aviation & training, survival equip & aircraft carrier based aviation as well as parachute riggers, photographers, air gunners, fighter & bomber crews, USMC & more. 900+ color & B&W photos; 9x12 inches, 320 pgs.
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Volume Two in the series, this book is all-inclusive, covering every aspect of aviation related uniforms and equipment used by the American Navy during World War II. Chapters in this volume include; pre-war naval aviation and training, survival equipment and aircraft carrier based aviation as well as parachute riggers, photographers, air gunners, fighter and bomber crews, USMC and more. Flying jackets, helmets and parachute systems are highlighted in addition to class-A dress uniforms and insignia. Informative wartime documents and catalog excerpts are reproduced here for the first time and hundreds of original unpublished archive photographs chronicle U.S. Navy aviation from 1941-1945. Original uniform ensembles are showcased in full-color contemporary recreations, many of them in and around authentic World War II aircraft.