U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II

By Barrett Tillman

Only Barrett Tillman, dean of Naval aviation historians, could have created a readable reference book of this nature. This first-ever chronology of VF squadrons describes their history, deployments,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933424744
• ISBN13: 9780933424746
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Specialty Pr
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Infomation and to the point

Very good reference book. As for readable, well it was meant to be a data look up style book. Tracking Naval Aviation Squadrons is hard and Mr. Tillman has done a good job

U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II

In my researching all the pilots who served in Fighter Squadron Fifty-One throughout its 68-year history as VF-3/3B/5/5A/51, Navy records adequately document ship/air group/squadron action reports. Lacking is the identification of the pilots who performed the actions in the victory. Barrett Tillman's book is a godsend in identifying the people - commanding officers, leading pilots, aces and their exploits. Dispite its being a reference, it is a fascinating read, cover to cover.

Outstanding Reference Work

A SUPERB piece that fills a major hole in reference material on WWII Naval Aviation. Mr. Tillman has compiled basic information on all Navy fighting squadrons from World War II. Content includes cruise data, ships flown from, aircraft and aces. This is not light reading but will be the one you use when you wonder "what ship was Fighting-11 assigned to in 1943" or "When did VF-17 convert to Hellcats?". People expecting his "normal" style of writing will probably be underwhelmed. Tillman is to be congratulated for putting out a book that the Navy Historical Office should've done decades ago. Here's hoping he does the same for the other carrier squadrons.