ACE
A Marine Night-Fighter Pilot in World War II
Porter & Hammel.
Through Bruce Porter's writing, you'll live the challenges, frustrations, and triumphs of training, of victories in a Corsair in the Solomons, and of achieving ace status as a night fighter at Okinawa. A fabulous Marine combat story with an introduction by "Pappy" Boyington. 280 pgs., 20 photos, 6"x 9".
VICTORY ROLL
The American Fighter Pilot and Aircraft in World War II. William Wolf. This is the story of America's "best and brightest," from the early-war young men who were hastily trained and flying inferior aircraft such as the P-39, F2A and F4F, to the well-trained, late-war pilots in their F4Us, F6Fs, P-47s, P-38s and finally, P-51s. You'll learn the key role this generation of young Americans played before they took their place in American society and industry. 456 pgs., 670+ B&W photos, 8½"x 11".
Corsair : The F4U in World War II and Korea
by Barrett Tillman
Hardcover - 219 pages (November 1979)
Tillman, Barrett. Vought F4U Corsair. Warbird Tech Series, Vol. 4. North Branch, Minnesota: Speciality Press, 1996. ISBN 0-933424-67-1.
Short Straw, Memoirs of Korea
by Captain Bernard Peterson
Hard Cover
Briney to the Blue, Memoirs of WW2
by Captain Bernard W. Peterson
Duels in the Sky : World War II Naval Aircraft in Combat
by Eric M., Captain Brown
Hardcover - 222 pages (December 1988)
Author pits each combat aircraft against each adversary, calling the probable winner of such contests. Examples: Zeke vs F6F, Corsair, Wildcat, Buffalo, or Avenger. Combatants in Atlantic and Pacific theaters are grouped according to major battle with dogfights analyzed. The theoretical vs. the actual. Makes very interesting reading. 84 photos, drawings, 223 pgs., 7"x 10¼".
F-4U Corsair
by Nicholas A. Veronico, John M. Campbell (Contributor), Donna Campbell (Contributor)
Paperback - 144 pages (March 1994)
Marine Fighting Squadron 121
VMF-121 was established in June, 1941 and deployed to Guadalcanal in October, 1942, flying the Grumman F4F-Wildcat. The unit later converted to the F4U Corsair and remained in combat until the end of the war. One of the Marine’s highest scoring aces, Joe Foss, flew with VMF-121. The squadron had a total of fourteen aces on its roles. Over 150 photos, 8 pages of color, 80 pgs., 8½"x 11".
The Corsair Years
Jones.
"With a vivid memory, Captain Andrew Jones recreates his World War II experience as a Marine pilot of the legendary F4U. His story of one man's war, told with verve and skill, is an eloquent testimony. His book should find a well deserved place in the annals of the Pacific Campaign." - James A. Michener. 176 pgs., 35 B&W photos, 6" x 9".
U.S. Navy Fighters of WWII
Tillman & Lawson.
Take to the war-torn skies over the Pacific in the cockpits of Grumman Wildcats and Hellcats, F4U Corsairs, Bearcats and Tigercats. Rare original color photos from the era and a historically exacting text depict these legendary aircraft and their squadrons as they attempt to impede the encroaching Japanese Imperial Navy. Included are a naval air battle history and a listing of today’s surviving warbirds. 96 pgs., 85 color illustrations, 8¼"x 9", sfbd.
Corsairs and Flattops
Marine Carrier Air Warfare 1944-1945
Condon.
This little known part of the Pacific war is detailed in readable historical perspective. Based on extensive records and personal experiences, traces the training and deployment of eighteen Corsair squadrons in 1944 and 1945 as the fighters engaged the enemy in dogfights, shipping attacks and strikes at the heartland of the islands. These brave men pioneered the way to the modern close-air units stationed aboard carriers in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere. Illustrated 160 pgs., 6"x 9".
Chance Vought F-4U Corsair
Out of print but is still available used
F4U Corsair at war
by Richard Abrams
Abrams, Richard. F4U Corsair at War. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1977. ISBN 0-7110-0766-7.
MiG Alley
Larry Davis.
This pictorial review of the Korean air war shows them all: F-51 Mustangs and F4U Corsairs, the new jets like the F-80, F-84, F-86 and T-33, even the attack aircraft and bombers such as the B-26 and B-29 are here. If you want to see the aircraft of Korea, this is the book for you! Includes 140 B&W photos, 36 color profiles, maps, squadron markings and more. 80 pgs., 8½"x 11".
Fighters over Korea
Mustang, Starfire, Shooting Star, Sabre Tigercat, Panther, Corsair,
Banshee, Thunderjet
by Warren E. Thompson
Out of print but is still available used
R-2800
Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece.
Graham White.
During WWII, Pratt and Whitney's R-2800 18-cylinder radial, the "Double Wasp," was used exclusively for fighters and medium bombers such as the P-47, the F6F Hellcat, the F4U Corsair, and the B-26 and A-26 twin-engine mediums. Post-war, its reliability commended its use for long-range patrol planes and for the DC-6, Martin 404, and Convair transports. This is the story of the engine that helped lead a nation to victory in war, and of the men and women who made it all possible. 726 pgs., 8½"x 11".
An 01-45Hd-1 Pilot's Handbook Navy Models F4U-5, -5N, -5Nl, -5P Aircraft
Paperback (August 1995)
A reprint of the official pilot's manual for the later-model Corsairs. Large and detailed with all the photos and diagrams, you'll be ready for flight training after reading this! 112 pgs., 8½"x 11".
Baa Baa Black Sheep
by Gregory Boyington, Pappy Boyington
Mass Market Paperback Reissue edition (November 1990)
The Black Sheep
The Definitive Account of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II
by Bruce D. Gamble
Hardcover - 496 pages (July 1998)
Once They Were Eagles
The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron by Frank E. Walton
Paperback Reprint edition (July 1996)
Aces Against Japan
The American Aces Speak
by Eric M. Hammel
Mass Market Paperback Reprint edition (September 1995)
Book Description
Heaven Belonged to God. The Sky Belonged to America's Aces.
From the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, to the last dogfight over Kyushu on July 2, 1945, America's fighter aces blasted their way across the skies of the Pacific and East Asia -- hurling their Warhawks and Wildcats, Lightnings and Thunderbolts, Mustangs and Corsairs -- against the best enemy ever sent aloft. Now, in their own words, forty American eagles vividly recreate the terror, exhilaration, and ultimate triumph of their crusade for airborne supremacy.
Stalk the air with 1st Lt. Jack Jones in his P-400, as he employs his bird-hunter instinct in the pursuit and destruction of the deadly metallic vultures of the enemy. Race with 1st Lt. Jim Swett as his F4F scores an unprecedented seven kills and earns him the Medal of Honor. Ride with Ensign Wendell Twelves on his first engagement in his Hellcat as he rescues stranded American airmen from the Pacific below -- and marauding Zeros above.
America's Hundred Thousand
U.S. Production Fighters of WWII
Dean.
Covers in detail the eleven fighter typers produced during WWII. P-40, P-39, P-38, P-47, P-51, Corsair, Hellcat, Wildcat and others. Includes development, production, combat records, comparative records with a chronology of combat, and more. 608 pgs., 1000 photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd.America's Hundred Thousand U.S. Production Fighters of WWII Dean. Covers in detail the eleven fighter typers produced during WWII. P-40, P-39, P-38, P-47, P-51, Corsair, Hellcat, Wildcat and others. Includes development, production, combat records, comparative records with a chronology of combat, and more. 608 pgs., 1000 photos, 8½"x 11".
Picture History of WWII
American Aircraft Production
Stoff.
A war time tour of restricted aircraft plants. Consists of 258 large, crisp photos taken inside U.S. aircraft plants during the war. You name it, see it being assembled: P-38s, Hellcats, B-17s, Corsairs, etc. 179 pgs., 8¾"x 11¾".
Black Sheep
The Definitive Account of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II
by Bruce D. Gamble
Hardcover - 496 pages (July 1998)
Bowman, Martin W. Vought F4U Corsair . Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-86126-492-5.
Condon, John Pomeroy. Corsairs and Flattops: Marine Carrier Warfare, 1944–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-127-0.
Green, William. "Vought F4U-1, F4U-4 (FG-1 Corsair)". War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Four: Fighters. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1973, pp. 188–194. ISBN 0-385-03259-5.
Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "Chance Vought F4U Corsair". WW2 Aircraft Fact Files: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Fighters. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1976, pp. 16–29. ISBN 0-356-08222-9.
Guyton, Boone T. Whistling Death: The Test Pilot's Story of the F4U Corsair. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1996. ISBN 0-88740-732-3.
Johnsen, Frederick A. F4U Corsair. New York: Crown Publishers, 1983. ISBN 0-517-55007-5.
Kinzey, Bert. F4U Corsair Part 2: F4U-4 Through F4U-7: Detail and Scale Vol 56. Carrolton, Texas: Squadron Signal Publications, 1998. ISBN 1-888974-09-5.
Maloney, Edward T. and Uwe Feist. Chance Vought F4U Corsair, Vol. 11. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1967. ISBN 0-8168-0540-7.
Moran, Gerard P., Aeroplanes Vought, 1917–1977. Terre Haute, Indiana: Aviation Heritage Books, Sunshine House, Inc., 1978. ISBN 0-911852-83-2.
Musciano, Walter A. Corsair Aces: The Bent-wing Bird Over the Pacific. New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. ISBN 0-668-04597-3.
Núñez, Padin and Jorge Félix. Vought F4U-5,-5N & 5NL Corsair (serie Aeronaval Nro.18) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Museo de la Aviacón Naval, Instituto Aeronaval, 2004.
Pautigny, Bruno (translated from the French by Alan McKay). Corsair: 30 Years of Filibustering 1940–1970. Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2003. ISBN 2-913903-28-2.
Pilots Manual for F4U Corsair. Appleton, Wisconsin: Aviation Publications, 1977 (reprint). ISBN 0-87994-026-3.
Russell, Warren P. Chance Vought F4U-1/F4U-1D and Goodyear FG-1D Corsair: NZPAF, RNZAF Aircraft colour schemes. Invercargill, New Zealand: New Zealand Aero Products, 1984. ISBN 0-473-00245-0 .
Styling, Mark. Corsair Aces of World War 2 (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 8). London: Osprey Publishing, 1995. ISBN 1-85532-530-6.
Sullivan, Jim. F4U Corsair in action. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1977. ISBN 0-89747-028-1.
Thompson, Warren. F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War: Osprey Combat Aircraft 78. Botley, Oxford UK: Osprey Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84603-411-4.
Tillman, Barrett. Corsair — The F4U in World War II and Korea. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979. ISBN 1-55750-994-8.
Veronico, Nick and John M. and Donna Campbell. F4U Corsair. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 1994. ISBN 0-87938-854-4.
Wilson, Randy. "From Bent-winged Bird to Whistling Death." The Dispatch. Midland, Texas: Confederate Air Force, 1996.
James D'Angina , Adam Tooby , "Vought F4U Corsair" ,Osprey Publishing Ltd , 2014, ISBN : 978 1 78200 626 8
WIKIPEDIA - The free encyclopedia - Vought F4U Corsair.
Adam Jarski , Maciej Zywczyk with F4U-1,-4 Corsair , AJ Press in Poland, ISBN : 978-83-7237-204-8 , 2009
Thomasz Szlagor , Leszek A. Wieliczko , Vought F4U Corsair , Vol. 1 , - first edition , 2013 , ISBN 978-83-62878-73-4
Thomasz Szlagor , Leszek A. Wieliczko , Vought F4U Corsair , Vol. 1 , - first edition , 2014 , ISBN 978-83-64596-08-7
Ralph Harvey , Developi,g the Gull-Winged F4U Corsair and taking it to sea , USA , 2012 , ISBN -10: 1469991225 , ISBN-13: 9781469991221
Charles Stafrace , Vought F4U Corsair , Warpaint Series no 70.
Aviation Classics, Issue 12 , The Complete Story of Chance Vought's Bent Wing Bird from inside and out, 2011, ISBN No 978-1-906167-59-2.
Bruno Pautigny, CORSAIR 30 years of piracy , Histoire & Collections, 2012, ISBN 978-2-35250-216-6.