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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 6

Doolittle, Gen. James, 67, 256, 279, 335
Dornier airplanes. See Do 17; Falke
Double Cyclone. See GR-2600 engine; R-2600 engine
Douglas, Donald W. (1892-1981), 39, 118
Douglas airplanes, 220, 232–34, 693n
7B: 199, 200–201, 200, 201
8A: 192
8A-1: 192, 192
8A-2: 192, 192
8A-3N: 192, 193
8A-3P: 192, 192
8A-4: 192
8A-5: 193, 193
B-17G production, 242
B-24 production, 247, 249
B-47 production, 557
biplanes, 9, 9–98
designations of, 106, 601
export of, 95–96, 96, 97, 98, 118, 190, 192–93, 192, 193, 201–2, 203–4, 205, 206–7, 212, 233, 236, 428, 492–93, 605, 606, 666, 666, 667
See also A-2 (Army); A2D; A-3 (Skywarrior); A3D; A-4 (Skyhawk); A-20; A-24; A-26; A-33; AD; B-7; B-7; B-18; B-19; B-22; B-23; B-31; B-42; B-43; B-66; Boston; BT2D; BTD; C-47; DB-1; DB-2; DB-4; DB-7; DC-3; DC-4; DT; F-3 (photographic reconnaissance plane); F3D; F4D; F5D; F6D; FD; O2D (Navy); O-7; O-8; O-14; O-25; O-31; O-35; O-36; O-38; O-43; O-46; O-48; O-53; OA-4; OA-5 (B-11); P2D; P3D; P-48; P-70; PB-1; PD-1; SB2D; SBD; T2D; T3D; TB2D; TBD
Douglas missiles. See Sparrow
DP-5E. See P-2E
Dragon. See NA-21
Dragonfly. See A-37B
Driscoll, LTJG William, 683
Dropshot (war plan), 491, 545, 572
DT-1, 118, 118
DT-2, 118–119, 118, 119, 120
DT-2B, 118
DT-4, 119, 119
DT-5, 119
DT-6, 119, 119
DT-33A, 521
DTB, 118
Duck. See J2F
Dutch East Indies. See Indonesia

E
E I (Fokker: fighter), 25, 25
E-1 (Standard), 26, 27, 27
E-1A (Tracer), 646
E-1B, 651
E-2 engine, 130, 147
E-3 fire control system, 546
E-4 fire control system, 546, 548
E4N (Nakajima), 138
E-6 fire control system, 549
E28/E39 (British), 352
EA-1E (AD-5W: Skyraider), 604, 605, 606
EA-1F (AD-5Q: Skyraider), 604, 605, 606
EA-3B (A3D-2Q), 611
EA-4F, 667
EA-6A, 667, 668
EA-6B (Prowler), 669, 669, 670, 706
Eagle engine, 99
EAK-3B, 615
Eaker, Gen. Ira C., 241, 313
Eaton, Warren S., 3
Eaton seaplane, 2, 3, 3
EB-29B, 507, 541
EB-47E, 558
EB-47L, 559

EB-57E, 561
EB-66, 583
EB-66B, 563, 563
EB-66C, 563
EB-66E, 563
Eberhart airplanes. See F2G-1; FG-1; S.E.5E
Ecuador
Cessna airplanes for, 663
Lockheed airplanes for, 522
North American airplanes for, 661
Seversky airplanes for, 280
Edo OSE-1, 413–14, 414
EF-4C, 682
EF-10B (Navy: F3D-2Q), 624
EF-100F, 583
EF-111A (Raven), 706, 707, 710, 712
Egypt, McDonnell airplanes for, 685
Einstein, Albert, 483
Eisenhower, Dwight, 498, 561, 703
EKA-3B, 611, 611, 651
Electra L-188, 597
Elias airplanes. See EM-1; EM-2; NBS-3
El Salvador, Cessna airplanes for, 66
EM-1, 132, 133
EM-2, 133
Engineering Division airplanes, 4, 42, 79
See also B-1A; CO-1; CO-2; CO-5; CO-6; GAX; LUSAGH-II; PW-1; TP-1; USB-1; USB-2; USD-9A; VCP-1
Engineering Division W-1A engine, 22, 23, 43
engines
air-cooled, 187
designation of, 14
liquid-cooled, 74, 296
placement of, 314
See also piston engines; radial engines; rocket engines; rotary engines; superchargers; turbo-superchargers; specific model
English Electric Canberra, 559
Enola Gay (B-29 bomber), 484, 484
Enterprise (aircraft carrier), 652
EP-1, 279, 280, 281
EP-3E (Aries), 599, 599, 600
ES-3A, 647
Estoppey D-8 bombsight, 263, 265
Ethiopia, North American airplanes for, 661

F
F, 21
F-1 (Navy), 102
F-1 (photographic reconnaissance plane), 202
F-2 (photographic reconnaissance plane), 202
F-2 engine. See V-1710
F2A-1 (Navy: Buffalo), 172, 428, 455–57, 455, 456, 458
F2A-2 (Navy: Buffalo), 405, 456, 457, 458
F2A-3 (Navy: Buffalo), 458, 458
F2B (Navy), 68
F2B-1 (Navy), 152–53, 152, 153, 154
F2C-1 (Navy: TS-2), 147
F2F-1 (Navy), 167, 449–50, 449, 450, 452
F2G-1 (Eberhart), 156
F2G-1 (Goodyear), 468, 468
F2G-2 (Goodyear), 468
F2H (Navy: Banshee), 619, 624
F2H-1 (Navy), 619, 619
F2H-2 (Navy), 619–20, 620
F2H-2B (Navy), 612, 620, 621
F2H-2N (Navy), 620, 620
F2H-2P (Navy), 620, 621
F2H-3 (Navy), 497, 620–21, 621, 633
F2H-4 (Navy), 621, 621, 633
F2J-1 (Navy), 443, 444, 445
F2M-1 (Navy), 462
F2R-1 (Darkshark: Navy: modified FR-1), 476, 477
F2R-2 (Navy), 476, 477
F2T-1 (Marine Corps), 350
F2U-1 (Navy), 156
F2W, 151

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