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The SBD Dauntless

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/douglas-sbd-6-dauntless/nasm_A19610109000

Rickard, J (15 June 2007), Douglas A-24 Banshee, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_A-24.html

Rickard, J (16 June 2007), Douglas SBD Dauntless, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_SBD_Dauntless.html

https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/heinemann-edward/

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2018/12/27/the-stunning-combat-record-of-the-douglas-sbd-dauntless/

https://www.pacificwar.org.au/Yorktown/Marshall_Gilbert.html

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/05/03/trial-by-fire-in-the-coral-sea/

https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/aircraft/douglas-sbd-dauntless-dive-bomber/

Jonathan B. Parshall, Anthony P. Tully. Shattered Sword : The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, 2005. P. 80

https://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-the-cactus-air-force-fought-at-guadalcanal.htm

https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/blog/douglas-sbd-dauntless-scout-dive-bomber/

https://www.flight-mechanic.com/hamilton-standard-hydromatic-propellers-part-one/

The A-36 Apache

Richard A. Franks. The North American P-51 Early Mustang. Bedford: Valiant Wings Publishing, Limited, 2013.

Ernie Pyle. Brave Men, Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2001.

Peter C. Smith. Straight Down! The North American A-36 Dive-Bomber In Action. Manchester: Crecy Publishing Limited, 2000.

Steve W. Luce. The 86^th Fighter Group In WWII. Hamilton, Montana: Eagle Editions Ltd., 2007.

Kit C. Carter and Robert Mueller. Combat Chronology 1941- 1945: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History, 1991.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/operation-husky-allied-invasion-sicily

http://www.aviation-history.com/north-american/a36.html

https://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/history/

https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=307

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2017/01/13/the-untamed-north-american-p-51-mustang/

https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=71

The B-29 Superfortress

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pacific-b-29s/

https://www.historylink.org/File/3828

https://www.britannica.com/technology/B-29

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/defending-superbomber-b-29s-central-fire-control-system

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/boeing-b-29-superfortress-enola-gay/nasm_A19500100000

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-29-superfortress.page

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/1943-superfortress-crash-shocked-seattle/#:~:text=While%20the%20Boeing%20B%2D29,plane%20slammed%20into%20on%20Feb.

https://www.cbi-theater.com/matterhorn/matterhorn.html

http://www.dvrbs.com/monuments/collingswood/CollsWW2-WilliamJesseShallcross.htm

https://www.b29-superfortress.com/b29-superfortress-wwii-korean-war.htm

https://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-operation-matterhorn.htm

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/silverplate/

Kit C. Carter and Robert Mueller. Combat Chronology 1941- 1945: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History, 1991.

https://www.historynet.com/korean-war-the-boeing-b-29-superfortress-served-throughout-the-air-war.htm#:~:text=Subscribe-,Korean%20War%3A%20The%20Boeing%20B%2D29%20Superfortress,Served%20Throughout%20the%20Air%20War&text=The%20force%20completely%20outclassed%20South,to%20stop%20North%20Korea’s%20attack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#Bombing_of_Hiroshima

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hellfire-earth-operation-meetinghouse

The P-51 Mustang

Kit C. Carter and Robert Mueller. Combat Chronology 1941- 1945: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History, 1991.

Richard A. Franks. The North American P-51 Early Mustang. Bedford: Valiant Wings Publishing, Limited, 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard_V-1650_Merlin

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/mustang-mk-i/

https://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/history/

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2017/01/13/the-untamed-north-american-p-51-mustang/

https://www.britannica.com/technology/P-51

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang_variants

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=421

https://www.historynet.com/in-the-mustangs-wake.htm

https://www.boeing.com/history/pioneers/john-leland-atwood.page

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/11/us/edgar-schmued.html

https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/kindelberger-james/

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/p-51/

https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=PublicUnitProfile&type=Unit&ID=19986

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_MustangI.html

http://www.aviation-history.com/guns/hs404.htm

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p78.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_Mustang_RAF.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._26_Squadron_RAF

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/169_wwII.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/170_wwII.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/168_wwII.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb

http://www.cbi-history.com/part_ib.html#1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force#Lineage

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_Mustang_RAF.html

http://www.kagero.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=354:p-51-f-6&catid=95:aviation-of-ww2&Itemid=688#:~:text=The%20Pioneers%20flew%20their%20first,for%20long%2Drange%20escort%20duties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Frantic#Second_Shuttle_Mission_(Eighth_Air_Force)

https://www.historynet.com/p-51-pilot-a-day-in-the-life.htm

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/225389

http://theyweresoldiers.com/index.php/tag/1-lt-william-s-lyons/

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.84634

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/332d_Expeditionary_Operations_Group#World_War_II

https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=PublicUnitProfile&type=Unit&ID=68812

https://15thaf.org/154th_Weather_Sqdn/PDFs/The%20History%20of%20the%20154th.pdf

https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/10331412/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelepte_Airfield

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/place/169008

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/271

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/11/us/edgar-schmued.html

https://www.boeing.com/history/pioneers/john-leland-atwood.page

https://www.historynet.com/in-the-mustangs-wake.htm

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=421

https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/kindelberger-james/

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/p-51/

https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=PublicUnitProfile&type=Unit&ID=19986

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/mustang-mk-i/

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_MustangI.html

http://www.aviation-history.com/guns/hs404.htm

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107811/general-henry-h-arnold/

The B-25 Mitchell

https://www.airplanesofthepast.com/b25-mitchell-bomber.htm

https://www.britannica.com/technology/B-25

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-25-mitchell.page

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/museum-campus/us-freedom-pavilion/warbirds/north-american-b-25-mitchell

https://www.army.mil/article/33680/william_billy_mitchell_the_father_of_the_united_states_air_force

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/halsey-doolittle-raid.html

https://www.historynet.com/the-mighty-mitchell-how-b-25s-became-one-of-the-most-essential-aircraft-in-wwii.htm

https://www.lonestarflight.org/aircraft/north-american-b-25-mitchell

http://57thbombwing.com/310thHistory.php

http://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_490th_bomb_sq.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell#U.S._Navy_and_USMC

https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a434245.pdf

http://web.mit.edu/btyung/www/nickname.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_Bombardment_Group.html

The P-47 Thunderbolt

Kit C. Carter and Robert Mueller. Combat Chronology 1941- 1945: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History, 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_P._de_Seversky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Aviation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Operations_Group#Combat_operations_and_tactics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson

https://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/history/aircraft/p-47_thunderbolt_aviation_darwinism.html

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/04/20/the-jug-10-cool-facts-about-the-p-47-thunderbolt/

https://www.britannica.com/technology/P-47

https://commemorativeairforce.org/aircraft/21

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/republic-p-47d-30-ra-thunderbolt/nasm_A19600306000

https://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/republic-p-47d-f-47-thunderbolt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4756th_Air_Defense_Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kartveli

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p44.html

http://linkgeorgia.com/2011/05/detailed-biography-of-michael-gregor.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p47_1.html

http://www.seabee.info/seabee_history_rac.htm

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/republic-p-47d-thunderbolt-ii/

Rickard, J (13 May 2007), Republic P-47 in the Pacific,

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_P-47_pacific.html

Rickard, J (13 May 2007), Republic P-47 Thunderbolt with the USAAF in Europe,

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_P-47_europe.html

https://history.army.mil/brochures/new-guinea/ng.htm

https://www.historynet.com/thunderbolt-top-ace-contender-in-the-pacific-war.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108th_Operations_Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neel_E._Kearby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Blakeslee

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p47_12.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wetmore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Mahurin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_J._Christensen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Schilling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Gabreski#World_War_II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson

The P-38 Lightning

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/p-38.html

http://worldwar2headquarters.com/HTML/aircraft/americanAircraft/lightning.html

https://www.historynet.com/p-38-flunked-europe.htm

http://legendsintheirowntime.com/LiTOT/P38/P38_IA_4408_DA.html

https://www.456fis.org/P-38_HISTORY.htm

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/johnson.html

Hickman, Kennedy. “World War II: P-38 Lightning.” ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-p-38-lightning-2361085.

http://todayinaviation.com/lockheed-xp-38/

http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.htm

Rickard, J (30 May 2007), Lockheed P-38 Lighting in Operation Torch and Tunisia, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_P-38_NorthAfrica.html

Rickard, J (30 May 2007), Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Sicily and Italy, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_P-38_Italy.html

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2019/01/25/death-of-admiral-isoroku-yamamoto/

http://acepilots.com/usaaf_pto_aces.html

Youtube dot com “Lockheed P-38 Flight Characteristics (1943)”

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-p-38j-10-lo-lightning/nasm_A19600295000

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/311

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-p-38j-10-lo-lightning/nasm_A19600295000

https://www.historynet.com/death-by-p-38.htm

https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/lockheed-p-38l-lightning—n3800l

https://www.456fis.org/P-38_HISTORY.htm

https://p38assn.org/Personnel/kelsey-ben.htm

http://acepilots.com/planes/p38_lightning.html

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/213

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143405738/ruth-ellen-helm

https://cafriseabove.org/ruth-ellen-dailey-helm/

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth894178/m1/1/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_S._Kelsey

http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56779040/robert-l-faurot

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/hitler-hated-why-nazi-germany-feared-p-38-lightning-36782

http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/30-49/39%20FLYING%20TRAINING%20SQ.pdf

The A-20 Havoc

http://www.aviation-history.com/douglas/a20.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/db-7-a-20-boston-havoc.page

https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/this-forgotten-bomber-wreaked-havoc-on-the-nazis-in-world-war-ii

http://www.joebaugher.com/usattack/a20_1.html

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=186

https://www.history.co.uk/history-of-ww2/fall-of-france

https://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?aircraft_model_id=113

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/world-war-ii-veterans-remember-bomber-crew-chief-lew-dillon-had-right-tools-for-the/article_39c195e1-f319-5bbe-805f-9504c3ed1396.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Husky_order_of_battle

http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Jul.43.html

https://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/101-150/AFD-090529-036.pdf

https://media.defense.gov/2010/Oct/06/2001329753/-1/-1/0/AFD-101006-028.pdf

https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/material/aviation/douglas-a20-havoc

The A-26 Invader

Kit C. Carter and Robert Mueller. Combat Chronology 1941- 1945: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History, 1991.

A. Timothy Warnock, ed. The U.S. Air Force’s First War: Korea 1950-1953 Significant Events. Washington, DC: Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2000.

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/a26-b26-invader-light-bomber.page

http://www.aviation-history.com/douglas/a26.html

http://www.lyonairmuseum.org/exhibit/douglas-26-invader

https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/heinemann-edward/

https://www.nae.edu/29230/Mr-Edward-H-Heinemann

http://www.cactusairforce.com/inventory_item/a-26-invader/

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/pratt–whitney-double-wasp-r-2800-cb16-2-row-radial-18-engine/nasm_A19580058000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_M._O._Smith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_R._Smith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Operations_Group

http://www.aviation-history.com/theory/lam-flow.htm

https://www.airvectors.net/ava26.html

https://sacmuseum.org/what-to-see/aircraft/a-26b-invader/

https://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/aircraft/a-26c-invader/

https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/a-26c-invader

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/465

https://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_bomb_index.html

https://libguides.rowan.edu/c.php?g=305296&p=2036186

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ch%27ongch%27on_River

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoran

http://www.joebaugher.com/usattack/a26_9.html

The F4U Corsair

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/museum-campus/us-freedom-pavilion/warbirds/vought-f4u-corsair

https://science.howstuffworks.com/chance-vought-f4u-corsair.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/rex-buren-beisel/

https://www.airplanes.com/blog/aviation-innovator-rex-buren-beisel/

https://www.worldwariiaviation.org/chance-vought-f4u-corsair/

https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/aircrafts/vought-f4u-5nl-corsair/

https://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/aircraft/f4u-4-corsair/

https://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/101-150/AFD-090529-036.pdf

Kit C. Carter and Robert Mueller. Combat Chronology 1941- 1945: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History, 1991.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/involvement-by-conflict/world-war-ii/location-of-us-naval-aircraft-world-war-ii.html

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/naval-aviation-1910-2010.html#vol1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Navy_and_U.S._Marine_Corps_Aircraft_Squadron_Designations#:~:text=Marine%20Night%20Fighter%20Squadron,composed%20of%20radar%2Dequipped%20fighters.

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extcontent/usmc/pcn-190-003122-00/sec10.htm

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extcontent/usmc/pcn-190-003122-00/sec11.htm

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extcontent/usmc/pcn-190-003122-00/sec9.htm

http://acepilots.com/planes/f4u_corsair.html

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=87

http://www.aviation-history.com/vought/f4u.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_F2G_Corsair

https://plane-encyclopedia.com/ww2/chance-vought-f4u-corsair/

The F6F Hellcat

U.S. Naval Aviation in the Pacific. Washington D.C.: The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy, 1947.

Mark L. Evans and Roy A. Grossnick. United States Naval Aviation, 1910-2010. Volume I, Chronology. Washington, D.C.: Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, 2015.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat

https://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/aircraft/f6f-3-hellcat/

https://www.historynet.com/goldilocks-fighter-f6f-hellcat.htm

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/the-grumman-f6f-hellcat.html

https://www.cafsocal.com/our-aircrafts/our-aircraft-and-history/gruman-f6f-hellcat/

http://flyingheritage.org/Explore/The-Collection/United-States/Grumman-F6F-5-Hellcat.aspx

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/grumman-f6f-3k-hellcat/nasm_A19610107000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/f/f6f-3-hellcat.html

http://www.aviation-history.com/grumman/f6f.html

https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/aircrafts/grumman-f6f-3n-hellcat/

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/grumman-xf6f-1-hellcat/

Rickard, J (31 March 2007), Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_F6F-3.html

Rickard, J (31 March 2007), Grumman F6F Hellcat Statistics, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_F6F_statistics.html

Rickard, J (31 March 2007), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_F6F-5.html

Rickard, J (31 March 2007), Grumman F6F Hellcat Combat Record, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_F6F_combat.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/APS-4

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2018/09/01/marcus-island-operation-ushered-new-era-carrier-combat-actions-goodspeed/1141993002/

https://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/history-up-close/baptism-of-fire-at-marcus-island/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(CVL-22)

https://www.thoughtco.com/grumman-f6f-hellcat-2361521

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Carrier_Task_Force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_philippine_sea.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_zero.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_ozawa_jisaburo.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Sea_order_of_battle#Task_Force_58

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_philippine_sea.html

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extcontent/usmc/pcn-190-003131-00/pcn-190-003131-00/sec3.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kasaan_Bay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Indomitable_(92)

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/communities/naval-aviation0/1940-1945.html

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/battle-of-leyte-gulf.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyte_Gulf_order_of_battle#24-25_Oct_%E2%80%93_Battle_of_Surigao_Strait

https://www.usni.org/press/oral-histories/mccampbell-david

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y#Operators

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCampbell

https://www.historynet.com/goldilocks-fighter-f6f-hellcat.htm

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/the-grumman-f6f-hellcat.html

The F-86 Sabre

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/north-american-f-86a-sabre/nasm_A19620066000

https://warhawkairmuseum.org/explore/aviation-collection/bernies-bo/

https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/north-american-f-86-sabre-180975841/

https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-F-86F

https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/aircraft/north-american-aviation-f-86-sabre-fighter/

https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/blog/north-american-f-86e-sabre/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196388/f-86-sabre-vs-mig-15-armament/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196118/north-american-f-86a-sabre/

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/f-86-sabre-jet.page

https://www.britannica.com/technology/F-86

http://www.aviation-history.com/north-american/f86.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Lineage_of_the_United_States_Air_Force

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/north-american-fj-1-fury/nasm_A19731221000

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/compress.html

https://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/Histories/NorthAmerican-XP-86/Sabre.htm

https://nypost.com/2014/02/01/behind-the-secret-plan-to-smuggle-nazi-scientists-to-america/

https://www.businessinsider.com/6-things-us-stole-from-germans-during-wwii-2015-5

https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/craigie-laurence-carbee/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1

https://www.businessinsider.com/nazi-germany-me-262-jet-fighter-changed-aerial-combat-2020-7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch_(pilot)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Schmued

https://www.theloopnewspaper.com/story/2020/04/11/community/test-pilots-george-welch-and-al-blackburn/6737.html

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/news/2017/05/17/64-years-ago–jackie-cochran-became-first-woman-to-break-sound-barrier-at-edwards-afb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_barrier#cite_note-33

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record

https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433643/22-air-refueling-wing-amc/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Fighter_Wing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_International_Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Fighter_Squadron#Far_East_Air_Force_and_Korean_War

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/2074577/medal-of-honor-monday-air-force-maj-george-andrew-davis-jr/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_Defense_Command#Air_Defense_Command_1946

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Andrew_Davis_Jr.

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196384/lt-col-bruce-hinton-first-f-86-mig-kill/

Warnock, A. Timothy, editor. The U.S. Air Force’s First War: Korea 1950 – 1953 Significant Events. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2000.

Maurer, Maurer, editor. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Washington, D.C.: Office Of Air Force History, 1983.

https://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/alphalist.html

https://doav.virginia.gov/calendar-and-news/news/2021-march/jacqueline-cochran-first-woman-to-fly-faster-than-speed-of-sound/

https://www.hill.af.mil/Portals/58/documents/Museum/Standard-altitude-table-for-speed-of-sound.pdf?ver=2016-09-07-155613-653

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger-four

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Lee_Chennault#In_China

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p86.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p86_1.html

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000544500/

https://www.loc.gov/vets/

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.69754/

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.69754

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.89656

https://museumofaviation.org/portfolio/f-86h-sabre/

https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434083/334-fighter-squadron-acc/

Additional information for this article came from the U.S. Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project.

The P-80 Shooting Star

Warnock, A. Timothy, editor. The U.S. Air Force’s First War: Korea 1950 – 1953 Significant Events. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star

http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p80.html

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/p80.html

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/general-electric-allison-j33-turbojet-engine/nasm_A19630437000

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-t-33a-5-lo-shooting-star/nasm_A19880028000

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-xp-80-lulu-belle/nasm_A19600296000

http://www.aviation-history.com/bell/xp59.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/bell-xp-59a-airacomet/nasm_A19450016000

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/johnson.html

https://www.kirtland.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000586875/mediaid/464689/

https://books.google.com/books?id=1UkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p80_6.html

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/william-h-councill/

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p80_12.html

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/8-january-1944/

https://www.si.edu/object/lockheed-xp-80-lulu-belle%3Anasm_A19600296000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tabu-dong

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p80_1.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p80_2.html

Additional information for this article came from the U.S. Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project.

The F-84 Thunderjet

Knaack, Marcelle Size. Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft And Missile Systems. Washington D.C.: Office Of Air Force History, 1978.

Maurer, Maurer, editor. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Washington, D.C.: Office Of Air Force History, 1983.

Warnock, A. Timothy, editor. The U.S. Air Force’s First War: Korea 1950 – 1953 Significant Events. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/republic-xp-84-thunderjet-forward-fuselage/nasm_A19520063000

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196111/republic-f-84e-thunderjet/

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p84_1.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p84_7.html

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/wally-lien/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak

https://www.nationalguard.mil/Resources/Image-Gallery/Historical-Paintings/Heritage-Series/Mission-from-Taegu/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000354333/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000355652/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000354447/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000354372/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000354357/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000354330/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2001315692/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000355651/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000354356/

https://warhawkairmuseum.org/blog/republic-f-84g-thunderjet-acing-the-straight-wing-fighter-bomber/

Additional information for this article came from the U.S. Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project.

The F9F Panther

Mark L. Evans and Roy A. Grossnick. United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010, Volume 1. Washington D.C.: Naval History And Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, 2015.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/1910/0%20FrontMatter1.pdf

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/1910/7%20Chapter7.pdf

Grossnick, Roy A. Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 1995.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1/pdfs/app1-2.pdf

Warnock, A. Timothy, editor. The U.S. Air Force’s First War: Korea 1950 – 1953 Significant Events. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2000.

Field Jr., James A. History of United States Naval Operations. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 1962. Online version published by Naval Historical Center, June 2000.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/h/history-us-naval-operations-korea.html

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/communities/naval-aviation0/1950-1953.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/f/f9f-2-panther.html

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/aircraft-us/aircraft-usn-f/f9f-panther.html

https://flyingleathernecks.org/project/grumman-f9f-2-panther/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Nene

http://www.aviation-history.com/grumman/f9f.html

https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-F9F-5P

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/naval-aircraft/pdfs/f9f.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_J33

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f9_4.html

http://www.airvectors.net/avf9f.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f9.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f9_2.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f9_5.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f9_1.html

Burridge, Jim. “Len Plog and the Real Yak Killer”. Washington D.C.: Naval Aviation News, May – June 1997.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/Naval%20Aviation%20News/1990/1997/may-june/plog.pdf

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/aircraft-us/aircraft-usn-f/f9f-panther/330-ps-5004.html

John P. Condon and Peter B. Mersky. Corsairs To Panthers: U.S. Marine Aviation In Korea. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Marine Corps Historical Center, 2002.

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Corsairs%20to%20Panthers%20-%20U_S_%20Marine%20Aviation%20in%20Korea%20%20PCN%2019000319800.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angels#Air_shows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol

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The F-105 Thunderchief

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196054/republic-f-105d-thunderchief/

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/republic-f-105d-thunderchief/nasm_A19820064000

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f105_1.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f105_2.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f105.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f105_5.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_radar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_flight_vision_system

https://flyingheritage.org/Explore/The-Collection/United-States/Republic-F-105G-Thunderchief.aspx

https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/aircraft/republic-f-105g-thunderchief-fighter-bomber/

https://mapsairmuseum.org/republic-f-105b-thunderchief/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Bi%C3%AAn_Bridge

https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Documents/1988/February%201988/0288valor.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_the_Vietnam_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_in_the_Vietnam_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_in_the_Vietnam_War

https://www.si.edu/object/lockheed-sr-71-blackbird%3Anasm_A19920072000#:~:text=Two%20conventional%2C%20but%20very%20powerful,3%2C540%20kph%20(2%2C200%20mph)

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The SR-71 Blackbird

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-sr-71-blackbird/nasm_A19920072000

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/blackbird.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Gary_Powers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Anderson

https://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/lockheed-a-12-blackbird

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_A-12

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195777/lockheed-yf-12a/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_J58

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/cia-sr71-a12/

https://maps.intrepidmuseum.org/main-page/flight-deck/605-lockheed-a-12/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound

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The F-15 Eagle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f15.html

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104501/f-15-eagle/

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/f-15-eagle.page

https://science.howstuffworks.com/f-15.htm

https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15a/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly-by-wire

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f15_6.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_F100#F100-PW-100

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/APG-63_radar_family

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f15_4.html

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The F-16 Fighting Falcon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104505/f-16-fighting-falcon/

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/f-16.html

https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2166130/f-16ab-fighting-falcon-fighter/

https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/aircraft/general-dynamics-f-16a-fighting-falcon/

https://museumofaviation.org/portfolio/f-16a-fighting-falcon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Fighter_program

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_(military_strategist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%E2%80%93maneuverability_theory

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f16.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f16_3.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f16_4.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f16_4c.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:F-16A/B_Fighting_Falcon_(United_States_Air_Force)

The F-4 Phantom II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/mcdonnell-f-4s-phantom-ii/nasm_A19890038000

https://www.holloman.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/317295/f-4-phantom-ii/

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/f-4-phantom-ii.page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_FH_Phantom

https://www.boeing.com/history/products/fh-1-phantom-i.page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_U.S._operators

Air Force and Space Digest Magazine, Volume 45 Number 7, July 1962. https://books.google.com/books?id=qD0PAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA5-PA248&lpg=RA5-PA248&dq=robert+b+robinson+f-4+phantom+ii&source=bl&ots=frvLKl5nBt&sig=ACfU3U2AyZ4GgIF1MOdDn2Nf-3mvp-7KHA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN16iogfT3AhXrg-AKHS1XAiwQ6AF6BAgiEAM#v=onepage&q=robert%20b%20robinson%20f-4%20phantom%20ii&f=false

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/operation-skyburner/

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4_1.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_variants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_J79

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4.html

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4_2.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radars#AN/APQ_Series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/APQ-120#AN/APG-60

The Parts of a Watercraft

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/ship-shapes-anatomy-and-types-of-naval-vessels.html

https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nysparks/ny_boatingsafety20/index.php#/p/Cover2

An Universal Dictionary of the Marine by William Falconer

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57705

The Sailor’s Word-Book by W. H. Smyth

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26000

The British Navy Book by Cyril Field

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41677

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_(nautical)

The T2 Tanker

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http://shipbuildinghistory.com/merchantships/2t2tankers.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T2_tanker

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/08/04/sinking-the-ss-athenia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Type_T2_tankers

https://www.imarest.org/themarineprofessional/on-the-radar/5855-the-t2-tanker-the-other-liberty-ship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Athenia_(1922)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inishtrahull

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/atlantic.html#:~:text=The%20ultimate%20cost%20of%20victory,Extraordinary%20Heroism%20and%20Conspicuous%20Courage).

https://www.gao.gov/products/89721

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennebec-class_oiler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic

https://www.t2tanker.org/ships/t2tanker-nf.html

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_842607

https://www.navyhistory.org/2014/01/shipping-out-my-experiences-on-a-commercial-tanker-part-i/

https://houstonmaritime.org/tanker-design/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinship

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