Bent Wings - F4U Corsair Action and Accidents
by Fred Blechman
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Author: Fred BlechmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 1999-05
ISBN: 0738803464
Number of pages: 376
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
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Summary: 1 Stars
FRED"CRASH"BLECHMAN COMBINDS HIS OWN EXPERIANCES WITH HALF A DOZEN MARINE AND NAVY PILOTS,ON FLYING AND CRASHING ,THE F4U COSAIR.THE READER IS TAKEN THRU THE PILOTS EARLEY FLYING TRAINING,THEN ON TO CORSAIRS.MOSTLY SET IN THE LATE FORTIES AND EARLEY FIFTIES,YOU GET AN EXCELLENT FEELING OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE,BEING CATIPULTED OFF CARRIERS,AND LANDING ON THE OLD STRAIGHT DECK CARRIERS, WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS OF MISSING THE WIRES AND BARRIER CRASHES.THERE ARE ALSO A FEW CHAPTERS ON FLYING COMBAT IN WW2.OVERALL A VERY GOOD READ,BUT SOME OF THE CHAPTERS ARE A LITTLE REPETIVE.
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