Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul M. SomersSeries:Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)Publish date:2003-11-05Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738532080ISBN-10:738532088UPC:9780738532080Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Aviation & Space, Naval, World War IISize:9.02 x 6.54 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SC2DHS7EQP
Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers
This is the story of the USS Wolverine and the USS Sable, two Great Lakes excursion ships converted for aircraft carrier training during WWII.
Through the duration of the war, the United States Navy qualified 17,800 pilots for aircraft carrier operation. Training the pilots on either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean would have exposed the training ships to the danger of submarine attack, while...
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738532080ISBN-10:738532088UPC:9780738532080Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Aviation & Space, Naval, World War IISize:9.02 x 6.54 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SC2DHS7EQP
Somers, Paul M.: - Mr. Somers, a native of Chicago, grew up as a witness to these aircraft carriers on Lake Michigan. This book is a result of his continuing interest in those ships. Somers is also the author of Illinois Central Streamliners 1936-1946.
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