United States Naval Fighters of World War II in ActionBeskriver forskellige amerikanske hangarskibsbaserede jagerfly fra 2. verdenskrig og beretter om deres indsats i Stillehavskrigen. |
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Acknowledgements | 7 |
Wildcat It Held the Line | 27 |
Hellcat Spearhead to Japan | 67 |
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