The pictures show the cover and some sample images from this ©1941 "Wings For America - Fighting Planes Of The U.S.A." Book. The images are great and we wish we could show all of the pages. This (64) page book has (42) color and black & white aircraft images. There are illustrations as well. There is information on all of them and more. These images are similar to those that were used for old World War II era bubble gum or candy trading cards. The book is by Thomas Penfield with a forward by Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell and cover illustrtion by Herbert Rudeen. It was published by Rand McNally & Company of Chicago and is part of an American Patriots Series. The following is a long list of the titles and aircraft that are pictured in the book. Perhaps you had flown one of these planes. The Wings Of The U.S. Navy Captain E. V. Rickenbacker and the Spad Which He Used in His Aerial Fights Boeing P-12, First Standard Air Cooled Fighter To Be Used By The Army Air Corps Curtiss SO3C-1 Navy Scout Observation Lockheed P-38 Douglas SBD-1 Navy Dive Bomber Stinson O-49 Army Observation Vought - Sikorsky XF4U-1 Navy Fighter Consolidated B-24 Army Heavy Bomber Curtiss - Wright 21-B Pursuit - Interceptor Vought - Sikorsky XPBS-1 Navy Patrol Bomber Martin PBM-1 Navy Patrol Bomber Cessna AT-8 Army Advanced Trainer North American O-47B Observation Bell P-39 Army Pursuit - Interceptor Republic P-43 Army Pursuit - Interceptor North American B-25 Army Medium Bomber Martin B-26 Army Medium Bomber Vultee Vanguard P-48C Pursuit Ryan Dragonfly YO-51 Army Observation Beech JRB-1 Navy Utility Transport Curtiss XSB2C-1 Navy Dive Bomber Grumman XF4F-2 Navy Fighter Lockheed C-40 Army Transport - Cargo Boeing B-17C Army Heavy Bomber Douglas TBD-1 Navy Torpedo Bomber Vought - Sikorsky OS2U-1 Navy Scout Observation Douglas B-19 Heavy Bomber Pensacola - Annapolis Of The Air Douglas A-20A Army Light Bomber Brewster XF2A-2 Navy Fighter Consolidated PB2Y-2 Navy Patrol Bomber Northrop N-3PB Patrol Bomber Curtiss SBC-4 Navy Dive Bomber Ryan PT-20A Army Primary Trainer Curtiss P-40 Army Pursuit - Interceptor Fairchild PT-19 Army Primary Trainer Fleetwings XBT-12 Army Basic Trainer North American AT-6A Army Advanced Trainer The book measures about 5-3/8" x 6-3/4". The cover is in good condition with some over all wear and a small tear at the top left. The pages at the beginning have some spots or fingerprints. |