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American Combat Planes of the 20th Century is an incredible reference for anyone who is interested in any American Combat Plane History. There are 758 pages and 1700 b/w photos in this substantial labor of love by Ray Wagner, who has been passionately researching and writing about aircraft for over 50 years. Whether you are already familiar with his past works, or just discovering this accomplished author for the first time... This is the book that you've been waiting for!

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AMERICAN COMBAT PLANES
OF THE 20th CENTURY

INDEX 21

Thomas, B. D. (1890-1966), 26, 33, 94, 416
Thomas-Morse airplanes, 72–73, 91–93, 94
   See also MB-3; O-6; O-19; O-20; O-23; O-33; O-41; P-13; S-4; TM-23; TM-24
Thompson M1921 submachine gun, 23
Thunderbolt. See P-47
Thunderbolt (British), 331
Thunderbolt II. See A-10 (Warthog)
Thunderceptor. See F-91
Thunderflash. See RF-84
Thunderjet. See F-84 (P-84)
Thunderstreak. See F-84F (P-84F)
Tiger. See F11F
Tigercat. See F7F
Tigershark. See F-20
Titan missile, 570
TM-1 (MT-1), 116, 116
TM-23, 60–61, 62, 62
TM-24, 61, 62, 76
TN-1, 121, 122
TO-1 (TV-1), 521
TO-2 (TV-2), 521
Tomahawk. See H-81
Tomahawk (British), 297–98, 297, 298, 306, 333
Tomahawk missile (AGM-109), 660, 707, 710
Tomcat. See F-14
Tornado (engine). See R-2160 engine; T-2 engine; V-1460 engine
torpedo planes
    designation of, 418
   World War I, 4, 115–16
   interwar period, 5, 115–27, 418–19
   World War II, 9
TP-1, 57–58, 58, 59, 65, 79
TR-2. See TS-3
TR-3. See TS-3
Tracer. See E-1A
Tracker. See S-2
Trader. See C-1A
Tradewind. See R3Y
training planes
    in World War I, 21, 27
    interwar period, 85, 91
TRAM attack system, 654,659,669
Trident missile, 710
triplanes, 21–22, 21, 24, 26, 26, 32, 32, 33, 43, 102, 145, 145
Trojan. See T-28
Truman, President, 432, 490, 558
TS, 14, 147
TS-1 (Navy: FC-1), 146–47, 146, 147
TS-2 (Navy: F2C-1), 147
TS-3 (Navy: F3C-1), 147
Tu-4, 549, 558
Tu-95, 501, 564, 584, 708
Tucker P-57, 344, 345
Tunisia, North American airplanes for, 538
Tupolev, Andrei, 508
Tupolev airplanes, 508–9
    SB, 199, 227, 386, 457
    TB-3, 229
turbosuperchargers, 13, 65, 72, 184, 187, 203, 275, 295, 308, 322
    1st tested by U.S. plane, 31
    B-1 (F-13) (General Electric), 285, 307, 325
    B-2, 238, 244, 285, 309
    B-5, 314, 315
    B-13, 310
    B-14 (General Electric), 346
    B-22, 250
    C-1, 327
    exhaust-driven, 234
    F, 58
    F-2, 67
    F-2G, 75
    F-2H (General Electric), 270–71
    F-10 (General Electric), 232, 285, 291
    General Electric, 40, 65
    vs. superchargers, 285

Turkey
    Curtiss airplanes for, 448, 448
    Douglas airplanes for, 492
    Lockheed airplanes for, 581
    Martin airplanes for, 210
    McDonnell airplanes for, 685
    North American airplanes for, 537, 573
    Republic airplanes for, 331
    Vultee airplanes for, 196
TV-1 (TO-1), 521
TV-2 (TO-2), 521
Twin Hydro seaplanes, 3
Twin Hornet. See R-2180
Twin Mustang. See P-82
Twin Wasp engine. See GR-1830; R-1830
Twin Wasp Jr. See R-1535
Typhoon engine, 118

U
U-2, 497–500, 520, 561, 654, 656
U-2B, 499–500
U-2C, 499, 499, 500
U-8D engine, 147
U-boats. See submarines
UB-26J, 492
UC-67, 234
Udet, Ernst, 447–48
Univac 1832 digital computer, 647
UO-1, 130–31, 131, 132, 137, 150
UO-2, 130
UO-3, 131
UO-4, 131
UP-3A, 599
Uruguay
    Cessna airplanes for, 663
    Grumman airplanes for, 645
    Lockheed airplanes for, 522
    North American airplanes for, 340
    Grumman airplanes for, 471
    Vought airplanes for, 408
USAO-1, 21–22, 28
USB-1, 31, 31
USB-2, 31
USD-9, 19
USD-9A, 19, 19

V
V-1A, 194
V-6A, 675
V-11, 194–96, 194, 195, 509
V-11G, 194
V-11GB, 194, 195, 195
V-12 (AB-2), 197, 197
V-12C, 197
V-12D, 197, 197
V-40, 57, 57
V-65C, 397
V-65F, 397, 397
V-66E, 395, 396
V-66F, 395
V-70A, 395–96, 396
V-72, 213, 213, 214
V-80F, 397, 397
V-80P, 396, 397
V-85G, 397
V-92C, 397, 398
V-93S, 397, 397
V-99M, 397, 398
V-141 (V-143), 275–76, 275, 276, 277
V-142A, 417, 417
V-156, 213, 424
V-156B, 424, 425
V-156F, 424, 424
V-770 engine (Ranger), 183, 409–10
V-1150 engine (D-12), 14, 57, 58, 59, 60–61, 62, 65, 86, 117, 131–32, 147
V-1400 engine, 64
V-1460 engine (Tornado), 72, 81
V-1560 engine, 73
V-1570 engine (Conqueror), 14, 46, 65, 68, 69, 74, 76, 88, 89, 92, 94, 95, 113, 175, 177, 179, 185, 221, 222, 223, 269, 270, 273, 277
V-1650 engine (Liberty 12), 14, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 100, 115
V-1650 engine (Liberty 12A), 42

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