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The threat of Japanese aircraft striking American naval forces at night with impunity during World War II led the Navy to seek fighter aircraft capable of stopping this threat. Trace the history of radar-equipped night fighter aircraft produced for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps by the American aircraft companies Grumman and Vought before the arrival of jets with nocturnal capabilities. World War II squadrons operated night variants of the Vought F4U-2 Corsair and Grumman F6F-3/5N Hellcat while post-war night fighter units were equipped with the Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat and/or Vought F4U-5N/NL. Night Cats and Corsairs contains never before published color and black and white photographs covering the night variants of the F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat, F4U-2 and F4U-5N/NL Corsairs.
- Sales Rank: #1343027 in Books
- Published on: 2014-02-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.10" h x .90" w x 8.50" l, 2.80 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 216 pages
Review
"The training and combat operations is described in great and exciting detail. It was a pleasure to read, and I found the many stories of night aerial combat exciting and well done. I highly recommend this book to all historians."-The Hook: Journal of Carrier Aviation, Summer 2014
About the Author
Alan C. Carey is an American historian and author specializing in military aviation topics. His interest in military aviation stems from his father s service in World War II who was the inspiration for his first book. Carey graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a Master s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science. Night Cats and Corsairs is his seventh book with Schiffer Publishing. He currently resides in Round Rock, TX.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
NIghtfighters and more.
By blabride
A history on U.S. Navy nightfighters has been long overdue for sometime. When most enthusiasts think of air warfare in the skies during WWII they only think of the massive aerial battles over England and Germany. Much of the technology that perfected the art of finding, sneaking up on and shooting down the other guy in the dark was developed for the need to stop Germany and Britain's night bombing campaigns against each other. However this part of the war has been covered ad naseum. Mr Carey has finally exposed a very interesting but not well covered part of the airwar at night in WWII that occured mostly over water. Yes, as modelers have known for awhile the U.S. Navy fought at night as well, with some very interesting equipment. This book covers a lot of interesting territory. Not only is it a book about the pilots who carried some hair raising missions in the dark, but much is here on the equipment too. While the story's are good its the amazing pictures that will keep you skimming through the pages time and time again.
As a scale modeler this is a book full of a lot of inspiration. Mr. Carey has assembled many valuable pictures that modelers can gain much from. Hellcats, Corsairs, Venturas and others are here. So if your looking for inspiration for that Eduard F6F Hellcat or Revell PV-1 this is a must book. Over all it is a valuable book for any WWII or Korea war historian or enthusiasts library.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Night Cats & Corsairs
By Tom Doll
NIGHT CATS AND CORSAIRS, The Operational History
of Grumman and Vought Night Fighter Aircraft,
1942-1953.
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Atglen, PA 19310.USA
[...]
Pages - 216
Index
Bibliography
Eleven chapters with end notes.
Appendices, 6 each listing aircraft specifications.
World War II air-to-air credits by the F6F and F4U.
Pilot's names, squadrons, dates and type of enemy
aircraft destroyed.
Top scoring WW II night fighting pilot's listing.
Squadron codes and Korean War USN F4U-5N/5NL de-
ployments.
Grumman's F6F-3E was the first single engine night fighter in the United States Navy. It was soon followed by the F6F-3N, while it's younger brother, the F6F-5N would become the most produced model,1,434, it would also be the best suited single engined night fighting aircraft to operate from the decks of our aircraft carriers.
The first night fighting victory came at the hands of the Navy's VF(N)-75.This came about on 31 October 1943, with the Vought F4U-2 and it's pilot doing the duties. The first United States Marine Corps night fighting kill came about on 13 November 1943. This was flown by VMF(N)-531 and the aircraft was a twin engined Lockheed PV-1 Ventura medium bomber.
Night fighting Hellcats and Corsairs carried more than their own weight in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Fifteen night fighting squadrons accounting for 239 aerial victories during World War II.
Grumman's twin engined night fighter entry, the F7F Tigercat made it's first appearance in the skies over Okinawa in August 1945. Major Bob Keller's VMF(N)-533 actually flew patrols over the island until September. They then took their F7F-2N's and moved on to post-war occupation of Northern China.
Mr. Carey's book covers the post-WW II progress of night fighter development. The venerable Hellcat eventually made way for the newer types and carried the ball admirably until the faster and more powerful jet aircraft made their debut. The newer models of the Vought Corsair served the Navy extremely well, especially during the Korean War of 1950 to 53. The Marine Corps and the Navy eventually brought in the Douglas F3D-2 jet night fighter. The Marine's VMF(N)-513 confirmed six kills with their jet powered night fighting aircraft from November 1952 to January 1953. At the same time, -513 also flew the veteran Vought F4U-5N.
The Navy put in their time flying the F3D-2 during the closing month of the Korean War, VC-4, Det. 44.They scored one aerial victory but it was a hollow victory as that F3D crew was lost during the mission.
Mr. Carey's book is an excellent chronicle of the USN and USMC night fighting history of the Grumman Hellcat and Vought Corsair fighters both in World War II and the Korean War. He also covers the deployments of these two great Naval fighters during the time they served in the service of other nations.
For those enthusiasts addicted to outstanding photos, this book is a treasure trove. The captions are first rate. It's twelve chapters should be the definitive book on the subject of Grumman's Night Fighting Hellcats and Vought's Night Fighting Corsairs.
Thomas E. Doll
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
NIGHT CATS AND CORSAIRS: THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF GRUMMAN AND VOUGHT NIGHT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, 1942-1953
By Robert A. Lynn
NIGHT CATS AND CORSAIRS: THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF GRUMMAN AND VOUGHT NIGHT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, 1942-1953
Alan C. Crey
Schiffer Publishing, 2013
HARDCOVER, $49.99, 216 PAGES, PHOTOGRAPHS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX, APPENDICES, END NOTES
The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading 20th Century U.S. producer of military and civilian aircraft. Founded on 6 December 1929, by Leroy Grumman and partners, its independent existence ended in 1994 when it was acquired by Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman.
During World War II, Grumman became known for its "Cats", U.S. Navy fighter aircraft, F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat, and the less well known Grumman F7F Tigercat and Grumman F8F Bearcat (neither of which saw combat during World War II), and for its torpedo bomber TBF Avenger. Grumman ranked 22nd among U.S. corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. Grumman's first jet aircraft was the F9F Panther; it was followed by the upgraded F9F/F-9 Cougar, and the less well known F-11 Tiger in the 1950s.
This book traces the development and operational history of radar-equipped night fighter aircraft produced by American aircraft manufacturers Grumman and Vought for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps before the advent of jet aircraft with similar nocturnal capabilities: the night variants of the Vought F4U Corsair, Grumman F6F Hellcat, and F7F Tigercat. The first commissioned squadrons to enter combat in late 1943 performed reasonably well, despite inadequate equipment and the inexperience of naval aviators and ground controllers participating in the new art of night aerial interception. Radar-equipped Grumman F6F-3E and F6F-3N Hellcats proved to be one of this country's best wartime shipboard fighters by acquiring the majority of aerial kills by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators during World War II. In 1944, the F6F-5N appeared with provisions for 2,000 lb. bombs and 20mm cannon sometimes replacing the inboard wing's 12.7-mm guns. Production of the F6F-5N totaled 6,435 while 252 F6F-3s and 930 F6F-5s served with the British Fleet Air Arm as the Hellcat Mk1 and Hellcat Mk II respectively. Production of all F6Fs amounted to 12,275, and official figures credited the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft with the destruction of 5,156 enemy aircraft in air combat, about 75% of all the U.S. Navy's air combat victories in the war. The Hellcat's greatest single victory was in the largest of all carrier operations, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, in which 15 U.S. carriers embarked 480 F6F aircraft (plus 222 dive-bombers and 199 torpedo-bombers). By the end of a week's fighting, Task Force 58 had destroyed more than 400 Japanese aircraft and sunk three carriers.
Partnering with the F6F Hellcat, was the distinctive yet unattractive with its inverted gull wing, the Vought F4U Corsair was unquestionably the best shipborne fighter of the war, and gained an 11:1 kill:loss ratio in the Pacific. Late in the war, a night-fighter version, the XF4U-2 saw limited service with the U.S. Navy's VFN-75 and VFN-101. Wartime production of the Corsair (which continued until 1952 with later versions) reached 4,120 F4U-1s, 735 F3A-1s and 3,808 FG-1s; of which 2,012 were supplied to the British Fleet Air Arm and 370 to New Zealand.
The immediate postwar years saw the development of jet aircraft, but such aircraft lacked the capacity to house period airborne radar sets, which were heavy, large systems consisting of vacuum tubes. Therefore, Grumman's F7F-3N Tigercat and Vought's F4U-5N/NL served as interim, short-term solutions until the arrival of jet fighters with night and all-weather capabilities. The F7F Tigercat was developed as a twin-engine multi-role fighter bomber for the U.S. Navy's new 45,000-ton "super-carriers." The first F7Fs arrived in the combat zone on 15 August 1945, the day Japan surrendered. Only about 100 F7Fs were produced before the war ended and most of these were the night-fighter version. While the 9-ton F7F wasn't the best interceptor, it was capable of many other tasks. It was the first U.S. Navy fighter that could carry a torpedo. Its maximum load was 2,000 pounds and its four 20mm cannon gave it substantial air-to-air firepower. Had the war continued, many more F7Fs would have been produced. As it was, the introduction of jet aircraft after World War II cut short the F7F's career. Only about 200 more were produced and it was finally withdrawn from service by 1952.
NIGHT CATS AND CORSAIRS: THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF GRUMMAN AND VOUGHT NIGHT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, 1942-1953 is a well-researched and detailed history that traces the history of radar-equipped night fighter aircraft produced for both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps by Grumman and Vought before the arrival of jets with nocturnal capabilities. It is filled with outstanding photographs and easy-to-understand charts. Appendices contain the following:
*USN/USMC Korean War Air-To-Air Victories By F4U-5N and F7F Aircraft
*Unit Codes-World War II And Korean War
*Korean War U.S. Navy F4U-5N/NL Deployment
*Aircraft Specifications
*Air-To-Air Credits By F4U And F6F Night Fighter Units
Author Alan C. Crey has compiled nothing short of a much needed account of some of the more specialized aircraft that one doesn't read and/or hear much about in their reading of World War II and Korean War aviation. My special interest in this book is due to my late father who had worked with Grumman from before World War II to the early 1960s. Our family lived not far from the Grumman plant on Long Island, New York and my father would occasionally take me to the plant and show me around.
Colonel Robert A. Lynn, Florida Guard
Orlando, Florida
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