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RVZ-002 Aviation Lend-Lease. American and British Aircraft in the USSR during the World War II hardcover book
The book is devoted to the influence of supply aircraft equipment allies in the course of World War II and post-war development of Soviet aviation. The author managed to collect a lot of material on the transport, testing and combat use British and American planes in the Soviet Union. Author provides detailed quantitative and qualitative evaluation of supplies from the chronological breakdown. Particular attention is given to the adaptation of imported vehicles to specific conditions of the Soviet-German front, their completions and alterations. An important part of the work is the section on the impact of assistance to allies in the Soviet aviation industry. The book contains a large number of pictures, diagrams and drawings from the state archives and private collections. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Past experience What is the Lend-Lease? Long way Some figures Specifics of imported equipment, its improvements and modifications Development of imported equipment Aircraft of Lend-Lease Hawker Hurricane Supermarine Spitfire Curtis P-40 Tomahawk / Kittyhawk Bell P-39 Airacobra Bell P-63 Kingcobra Republic P-47 Thunderbolt North American P-51 Mustang Hawker Typhoon Douglas A-20 Havoc / Boston North American B-25 Mitchell Handley Page Hampden De Havilland Mosquito Consolidated PBY Catalina Short Stirling Curtiss O-52 Owl Vought OS2U Kingfisher Douglas C-47 Skytrain Curtiss C-46 Commando Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle North American T-6 Texan Received accidentally Lockheed P-38 Lightning Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Consolidated B-24 Liberator Boeing B-29 Superfortress Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Avro Lancaster Supermarine Walrus Lend-Lease and the Soviet aviation industry Relations with the Allies in the field of aviation motors production End of the Lend-Lease Conclusion Abbreviations References |