After three years of intensive research, author Richard S. Dann has finally produced the definitive history of the Boeing F4B, the Navys iconic Golden Age fighting plane. The Boeing F4B, a favorite of pilots who flew it, still draws interest of hobbyists and historians alike, primarily due to the striking paint schemes worn by these aircraft during their service. Boeings F4B dominated U.S. Navy fighter and some bomber squadrons from 1931 to 1935, with the last squadrons of F4Bs transitioning in 1938. As F4Bs were phased out of front-line service, they were turned over to the training command, and later, as unmanned aerial targets used for training shipboard anti-aircraft gunnery crews as part of Project FOX. The last F4Bs were withdrawn from service in 1942. The first half of this monograph covers the developmental history of the F4B. Each version from F4B-1 to F4B-4 is covered, as well as the Boeing Model 218, which served as the prototype for the F4B-3 and F4B-4.
This is followed by an operational history of each Navy and Marine Corps squadron that operated the F4B as well as other Navy/Marine Corps commands that operated the type.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Dann, Richard S.
Title
Boeing F4B and Export Variants
Details
English text, paperback, 408 bw-photos, 24 drawings, large format. 160 pages.
State
new
Ginter Books Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Responsible person
Berliner Zinnfiguren
Knesebeckstr. 88 10623 Berlin Deutschland [email protected]
