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AMERICAN COMBAT PLANES
OF THE 20th CENTURY

INDEX 12

Korean War, 493–94, 650
antisubmarine operations in, 644
attack planes, 602–3, 606, 610
bombers, 380, 390, 392, 492, 508, 556
fighters, 338–39, 473, 494–97, 525, 528, 533–34, 540, 578, 622–23, 624
reconnaissance planes, 589–90, 593
Kuwait Douglas airplanes for, 667
McDonnell Douglas airplanes for, 702
L
L-1 (O-49: Vigilant), 182, 182, 183, 184
L-1A, 183
L-2 (O-57), 184
L-3 (O-58), 184
L-4 (O-59), 184
L-188, 597
L-510 engine, 344
L-825 engine, 54
Laddon, Isaac M. (1897-1977), 22, 55, 77, 111, 244, 374, 381, 382, 415, 484, 487, 552
Lafayette Escadrille, 25, 30
Laird, Melvin, 707
Lancaster (British), 239
Lancer. See P-43
Landis, Reed, 30
Langley (airplane), 38
LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) system, 652, 693, 695, 696
Laos, North American airplanes for, 661
Lawrance engines. See J-1; J-3
LB-1 (Pegasus), 44, 44
LB-2, 46–47, 48, 48
LB-3, 45, 45
LB-3A, 45, 46
LB-4, 47
LB-5 (Pirate), 45, 45
LB-5A, 45, 46, 48
LB-6 (Panther), 45, 46, 48, 49, 49, 52
LB-7, 49, 49, 52
LB-8, 49
LB-9, 49
LB-10, 49
LB-10A, 50
LB-11, 49
LB-12, 49–50
LB-13, 50
LB-14, 50
LB-30 (British), 240, 244–45, 246, 246, 247, 253
LB-30A (British), 245, 245
LB-30B (British), 245, 246
LeMay, Gen. Curtis E. 483, 498, 507, 565, 703, 704
Lend-Lease Act (1941), 167, 209, 247, 253, 385
Leo 45 bomber (French), 201
LePere, Capt. Georges, 21, 30
LePere airplanes, 4, 65
See also LUSAGH-II; LUSAGH-21; LUSAO-II; USAO-1
Le Rhone engine, 25, 26, 27
Lewis & Vought airplanes. See VE-7; VE-8
Lewis machine gun, 2, 3, 10–12, 10, 11, 25, 50
on Scarff ring, 12, 32, 42, 81, 84, 116, 123, 154, 137, 393, 395
Lexington (CV-2), 8, 8, 149, 151, 159
Liberator. See B-24; C-87; PB4Y-1
Liberator (British), 245, 245, 246, 246, 247, 249, 253
Liberty engines, 18, 19, 22, 38, 40, 43, 45, 58, 77, 85, 101, 102, 116, 117
8: 31, 33
See also L-825; V-1650 (Liberty 12)
Libya, Northrop airplanes for, 687
Lightning. See F-4; F-5; P-38
Lightning (British), 309, 309
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963: 501
Lindbergh, Charles, 269, 284, 313
Linebacker II, 653
Lippisch, Dr. Alexander, 544, 616
Little Boy (bomb), 483–84, 485
Lockheed airplanes
322: 309
522: 341
B-38 production, 240
B-47 production, 557
Curtiss airplane production, 101
export of, 308, 313–14, 384–86, 390, 500, 522, 579–81, 580, 590, 591, 592, 597, 599–600, 600
See also A-9; A-12; A-28; B-30; C-130; F-4; F-12; F-90; F-94; F-104; F-97; FM-2; FV; L-188; P2V; P-3 (Orion); P-24; P-38; P-49; P-58; P-80; P-81; PV; S-3; SR-71; U-2; Vega airplanes; WV-2

Lockheed Martin airplanes. See F-22; F-117; X-35
Loening, Grover (1888-1976), 31, 54, 80, 129
Loening airplanes
amphbian planes, 132–36
M-81 production, 129
See also LS-1; M-8; M-80; O2L; O-10; OL-1/8; PA-1; PW-2; S2L; SL-1; SL-2
Loran (Long Range navigation) system, 650
Los Angeles (airship), 159
LR-11 rocket engine, 544
LS-1, 129, 129
Luftwaffe, 166
Luke, Frank, 30
LUSAC-II, 30–31, 30, 31
LUSAGH-II, 21, 21
LUSAGH-21, 21, 31
LUSAO-II, 21
LWF airplanes
Curtiss airplane production, 101
DT-2 production, 118, 119, 120
NBS-1 production, 41–42
See also F, G-2; H-1
Lycoming engines, 183
See also H-2470; O-1230; T55

M
M-1 (Bendix gun), 173
M2 (Browning machine gun), 171–72, 171, 172, 173, 300
M2O-1, 132, 132
M-3 gun, 503, 521
M-4 (Russian), 498, 558, 575, 584, 708
M-7 bombsight (Norden), 265
M-8, 31-32, 31, 129, 145
M-8-O, 129
M-9 bombsight (Norden), 250
M-24A gun, 502
M-39 gun, 502, 503
M60 gun, 663
M61 gun (Vulcan), 502, 503, 503, 578, 583, 584, 683, 685
M61A1 gun, 681–82
M-80, 145
M-81 (M-8-1), 129, 130
M1917 (Marlin gun), 12
M1918 (Browning aircraft gun), 12
M1921 (Browning aircraft gun), 12, 36, 171
M1921 (Thompson submachine gun), 23
M1922, .30-caliber (Browning aircraft gun), 10, 164, 177
machine guns. See Browning gun; Lewis machine gun; Marlin M1917 gun; Vickers gun
Macon (airship), 158–59
Madsen gun, 172, 192, 286, 287, 288, 307
Malaysia
Douglas airplanes for, 666
McDonnell Douglas airplanes for, 702
Marauder. See B-26
Marauder (British), 262, 263, 265, 267
Marine Corps aviation
interwar period, 84, 127, 132, 133, 137, 154, 162
World War II, 260, 435, 468
Mariner. See PBM
Marlin. See P5M
Marlin M1917 gun, 12
Mars. See PB2M-1
Martin, Glenn L. (1886-1955), 39, 41, 124, 225, 227, 230, 381
Martin airplanes, 3, 9, 39–40, 173, 202, 224–28
139: 227, 228, 228
145: 228–29
146: 230
166: 228, 228
167F: 199, 208, 208
B-29 production, 480, 481
designations of, 106
export of, 208–9, 208, 210, 227–28, 227, 228, 262–63, 262, 266, 379, 380, 561, 593
See also A-22; A-23; A-30; AM-1 (BTM-1); AT-23; B-10; B-12; B-13; B-14; B-16; B-26 (Marauder); B-27; B-33; B-48; B-51; B-57; B-61; B-68; Baltimore; BM-1; BM-2; BTM; LB-4; Lockheed Martin airplanes; M2O-1; Maryland; MB-1 (GMB); MB-2; MO-1; MS-1; NBL-2; NBS-1; O-4; P2M; P3M; P4M; P5M; P6M; PB2M; PBM; PM-1/2; SC-1; SC-2; T3M; T4M; T5M; T6M
Martlet (British), 459, 459, 460, 460, 461, 462
Maryland (British), 207–8, 209, 298
Matador (Spanish), 676

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