Grumman AF Guardian  0942612205

Grumman AF Guardian

Product code 0942612205

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Series Naval Fighters Number 20

Publisher/Brand Ginter

Author Rob Kowalski

Format a4

No. Pages 80

Version Soft cover

Language English

Category Aviationbooks

Subcategory US » US Jet Aircraft

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Product description

In 1953, the mainstay of carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) forces in the Navy were represented by a pair of Grumman AF-2W and AF-2S Guardians flying as a hunter-killer team and operating from an escort carrier of the Commencement Bay(CVE-105) class. The Guardian's wingspan of 60 feet, length of 43 feet 5 inches and height of 16 feet 7 inches, made it the largest single-engine piston-driven airplane ever to operate from an aircraft carrier

128-B&W PHOTOS, 8-COLOR PHOTOS, 22-PAGES DRAWINGS