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Cubbers,
I came across a book yesterday at work that might interest you L-4/NE-1 guys. It's called "Eyes of Artillery; The Origins of Modern U.S. Army Aviation in WWII" by Edgar F. Raines, Jr.
Oddly enough, I started to read it because it's on the "Professional Army Aviator Recommended Reading List" which is a well known source of books which put you to sleep in short order.
Anyway, it's an extremely detailed text of the tactical conditions that led the Army to procure a light observation plane, the fly-off between the various manufacturers, the procurement and validation process, and finally the L-4s use in all the theaters of WWII.
The book also describes in lesser detail all the other models of Grashoppers such as the L-2, L-3, L-5, L-14, L-15 etc. If you're like me, there's plenty of pictures to keep your interest, and great details of the personalities of the officers who championed the cause of the Grasshoppers.
Mike-
P.S. Will, feel free to move this to the book reviews room as you see fit.
I came across a book yesterday at work that might interest you L-4/NE-1 guys. It's called "Eyes of Artillery; The Origins of Modern U.S. Army Aviation in WWII" by Edgar F. Raines, Jr.
Oddly enough, I started to read it because it's on the "Professional Army Aviator Recommended Reading List" which is a well known source of books which put you to sleep in short order.
Anyway, it's an extremely detailed text of the tactical conditions that led the Army to procure a light observation plane, the fly-off between the various manufacturers, the procurement and validation process, and finally the L-4s use in all the theaters of WWII.
The book also describes in lesser detail all the other models of Grashoppers such as the L-2, L-3, L-5, L-14, L-15 etc. If you're like me, there's plenty of pictures to keep your interest, and great details of the personalities of the officers who championed the cause of the Grasshoppers.
Mike-
P.S. Will, feel free to move this to the book reviews room as you see fit.
