ebooks Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane (Schiffer military/aviation history) by Wayne Mutza in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Truly; The Last Of The Breed...and the BEST!!By KenOutstanding book about this great Grumman Seaplane/ Amphib!! I grew up near Bethpage and years later I was in Navy Air at NAS .NY; and also flew with the Coast Guard out of CGAS Brooklyn in this plane!! Lots of pictures!! One pix was mis ID'd and I knew it was Brooklyn; spent 3 years there. Grumman; the best Naval A/C builder of all time produced this and many others; Especially in early part of WWII; the Wildcat which held the Fort against the more numble but inferior Zero {no pilot armour; paper plane] until the mighty Hellcat cleared the skies in the Pacific......later years...HANDS DOWN; the best Fighter; longest range interceptor [over 100 miles] than "smart" bomber this nation ever had; the incredible F-14 Tomcat!! one plane from the 70's that flew for 35 years; doing it all!! All from a company called" the IRON WORKS" for toughness; from little known Bethpage; Long Island; New York!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A little disappointing lots of great photos (could be crisper) but no table of model ...By Capn DarA little disappointing lots of great photos (could be crisper) but no table of model and year differences....what were the upgrades (on one table)Also weak coverage of the post military users (Jimmy Buffett famously crashed one) It is likely the best book out there but others of similar ilk have done it better More interviews with actual pilots....0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is an excellent book. I was very impressed with the text ...By Grant G. JohnsonThis is an excellent book. I was very impressed with the text and pictures of the Albatross; in particular is a nice chapter of the Albatross in U.S. Coast Guard use with pictures I have not seen anywhere else. The book of course also covers U.S. Air Force and Navy use; again with many great pictures and also worldwide use. If you want one book on your shelve for the Albatross; make it this one.