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🇺🇸 American Combat Planes of the 20th CenturyThe Definitive Reference by Ray Wagner — 2013 Scope: Every U.S. military aircraft from the Wright Flyer to the F-22 Raptor Depth
Brand new hardcover copy — multiple copies available — excellent for aviation students, JROTC/AFJROTC, Civil Air Patrol cadets, military aviation collectors, and aircraft history enthusiasts.
758 oversized pages • 1,700 archival photos & technical drawings
Author: Ray Wagner — Smithsonian-honored aviation historian & Hall of Fame inductee
Format: Sturdy hardcover (9 × 12 in / 23 × 30 cm) with glossy dust jacket
Jack Bacon & Co., Reno NV
This is the book cited by museum curators, restoration shops, and model-aircraft builders alike. Wagner chronicles design origins, combat service, production totals, and variant lineage for fighters, bombers, trainers, patrol aircraft, helicopters, and experimental prototypes. Each chapter opens with a concise narrative history, followed by data blocks you can trust when checking specs or serial numbers.
Condition: brand-new, straight from the publisher’s warehouse (never read). Clean white pages, square spine, sharp corners, dust jacket protected in archival polypropylene sleeve.