Strike From the Sea by Tommy H. Thomason

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Book: Strike From the Sea on U.S. Navy carrier-based attack aircraft, from Specialty Press in early 2009.

Monograph: Bell XFL-1 in Steve Ginter's Naval Fighter Series, probably by the end of the year.

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Book: Strike From the Sea on U.S. Navy carrier-based attack aircraft, from Specialty Press in early 2009.

Wow, that would be a great addition to my library!...unbuilt projects will be covered on it?
 
Tommy, your F-111B book in my Top 10. Thank you for this effort!
 
One or two illustrations and brief mention of: first XA2J (bigger and somewhat different from the one built), A2U, Curtiss proposal for competition won by Douglas A3D (scanned picture of a model from the Hook magazine), A4D-3, A4D-6, "FJ-5" (picture of a model that I'm guessing is it), AH (but nothing new), Douglas and Vought proposals for competition won by Grumman A-6, Vought 1602, A-7X (two versions), F-117(two or three versions), Northrop proposal for competition won by GD (need a good three-view; I've sketched one from the pictures in Stevenson's book but it's very approximate). I'd like to include a three-view or artist's concept of the Douglas proposal for the program won by the North American AJ - the one in Ginter's excellent AJ book appears to be a precursor of the final Douglas proposal according to the Navy's summary evaluation report. If anybody has any unpublished material on these or ones I don't know about (note that for space I have to limit the content to finalists/short list projects), I'd really appreciate a look.
 
Hi Tailspin Turtle!

Curtiss proposal for competition won by Douglas A3D (scanned picture of a model from the Hook magazine)
If it is possible:
What year? What number of magazine? What number of magazine and page?
 
I'll have to find the issue, but if all you need is a scan of the picture...
04CurtissProposal.jpg
 
Magnificient T.T. Many Thanks.
Any Curtiss design number ?
 
Damn it, you cannot post this treasure in a thread on a Bell helo... !!! ;D
 
Thank you very much for that scan Mr Thomason
 

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