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P/F-80 Shooting Star in Action - Color Series Aircraft No. 213
P/F80 Shooting Star in Action Color Series Aircraft No 213
Author: Larry Davis
In 1941, the Chief of the Army Air Forces, General 'Hap' Arnold, saw a need for a US-designed jet aircraft. He instructed General Electric to begin developing a gas turbine engine and Bell Aircraft Company to build a plane around that engine. The result was the XP-59A Airacomet; but, it did not have the performance necessary to challenge Germany...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780897475570
ISBN-10: 0897475577
Publication Date: 5/29/2008
Pages: 52
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Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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