Bøger af Dan Hagedorn

Following his stand-alone history of the Sixth Air Force and Antilles Air Command in 1995, the author has now completed the study of WWII U.S. Army Air Forces colors and markings history with Volume 1 of this multi-volume series, dedicated to the single-engine fighters that saw wartime service in the far reaches of the Latin American tropics.

When Colombia and Peru became embroiled in what is known as the "Leticia Affair," an arms race ensued. Curtiss-Wright saw an opening and soon had sold the Colombians an assortment of aircraft but also an American cadre to fly until their crews were ready. With rare photos, this book tells the story of these oft-forgotten men and their aircraft.

This book examines in detail one aspect of the aircraft's history which is not that well known, the fact that DC-3s and their military equivalents and derivatives have been in continuous service in that geographically diverse region of the world known as Latin America for more than 75 years, longer than anywhere else in the world.

More than 150 never before published illustrations, complimented by an exhaustively researched text, document the little-known air war between Bolivia and Paraguay during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Full details of such aircraft as Fiat C.R. 20s, Curtiss Hawk IIs, Curtiss Ospreys, Potez 25s and all other types employed by both combatants, including acquisition, operations, and markings make this a must for historians, modelers, and anyone interested in golden-age aviation.