BOOK DESCRIPTION: Discover the Aircraft of World War II is an informative, creatively engaging, fact-filled book on United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy (USN), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft that were flown during World War II. It has a wide variety of specifically selected, historical photographs (color as well as black & white, distinctive of the 1940s) of real World War II fighter, bomber, and transport aircraft. The pictures along with the accompanying facts in this book form a unique, historical overview depicting the significant advances that were made in aircraft technology during the World War II era. WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT: Aircraft addressed in this book include the P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, P-61 Black Widow, P-82 Twin Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, B-29 Superfortress, C-47 Skytrain, C-54 Skymaster, F4F Wildcat, F4U Corsair, SBD Dauntless, and TBF Avenger. Special sections on the “B-17 Memphis Belle” as well as the “B-25 Doolittle Raid” are also included in this book. ACTIVITY PAGES AND EXTRA BONUS SECTION: Discover the Aircraft of World War II also contains a myriad of fun-filled activity pages to help reinforce learning and comprehension of the information presented, including a picture quiz, crossword puzzle, word search/word scramble/matching games, and coloring pages. Moreover, this book includes a full-color, 19-page, Extra Bonus Section about the “Fundamentals of Aircraft Flight”, to include: (1) Definition of “flight”, (2) Four basic forces involved with aircraft flight (i.e., Thrust, Lift, Drag, and Weight), (3) Essential parts of an aircraft that enable it to fly, and (4) How a pilot controls an aircraft in flight (i.e., roll, pitch, and yaw). After reading this section of the book, children as well as teens will gain a better understanding of the dynamics of flight for a fixed-wing aircraft; in particular, the forces acting upon an aircraft as it flies through the air. ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ADRIAN D. ROBBE: After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Adrian received his commission and served as a career research, development, and acquisition officer in the United States Air Force. Adrian has a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University at Sacramento and a Master of Arts in Communication degree with a major in Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) from Regent University of Virginia Beach, Virginia. DISCLAIMER: Discover the Aircraft of World War II is neither authorized nor endorsed (explicitly or implicitly) by the Department of Defense, United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), or any other United States Government or commercial organization/entity. The appearance of hyperlinks in this publication does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, military services, NASA, or any commercial entities of the external website, or the information, products or services contained therein. COPYRIGHT: This collective work is a compilation based on World War II photographs and historical information made available to the general public. Copyright protection of this collective compilation of data extends only to the selection, coordination, and arrangement of the materials and data, not to the data itself or the preexisting works themselves.