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Brown, Eric. Wings of the Navy, 2nd ed., Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1987.

Caidin, Martin. Golden Wings: A Pictorial History of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Air, New York, Random House,1960.

Cooling, Benjamin Franklin, ed. Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support, Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1990.

Heatly, C. J. Forged in Steel: U.S. Marine Corps Aviation, Charlottesville, VA, Howell Press, 1987.

Matt, Paul R. United States Navy and Marine Corps Fighters, 1918-1962, Aero Publications, 1962.

Miller, Thomas G. The Cactus Air Force, New York, Harper & Row, 1969.

Milstein, Jeff. U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia, 1941-1945, Paducah, KY, Turner Publishing 1995.

Myles, Bruce. Jump Jet: The Revolutionary V/Stol Fighter, San Rafael, CA, Presidio Press, 1978.

Paul J., and Michael B. Potter. Marine Corps Helicopter Air Combat Development: The First Ten Years, Alexandria, VA, American Helicopter Society, 1986.

Sherrod, Robert. History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II , Washington, DC, Combat Forces Press, 1952.

Swansborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers, United States Navy Aircraft: Since 1911, Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1968.

Tillman, Barrett. Corsair: The F4U in World War II and Korea, Annapolis, MD Naval Institute Press, 1979.

_____. The Dauntless Dive Bomber of World War II, Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1976.

_____. The Wildcat in World War II, Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1983.

_____. Hellcat: The F6F in World War II, Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, , 1979.

United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Aircraft, 1913-1960, Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1961.

Wragg, David W. Helicopters at War, New York, St. Martin Press, 1983.


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