Ginter Books

NF077 - Curtiss XBTC-2 "Eggbeater"

Curtiss Model 98 XBTC-2 was designed because of a request for a single seat dive/torpedo bomber in 1942. A Wright R 3350 with a four bladed prop should power the -1, a P&W R-4360 with 3-bladed...

NF078 - Vought TA-7C/EA-7L, A-7K Twosair

In 1972, Vought modified the first TF-41-powered A-7E (BuNo 156801) as a tandem, two-seat combat trainer demonstrator. The two-seater flew for the first time on August 19, 1972, piloted by John...

NF079 - Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk

The F9C was the first fighter specifically designed to be dropped from mother airships. The plane would be lowered in the air stream hanging from a trapeze below the airship. The pilot would release...

NF080 - Grumman F8F Bearcat

By the last half of World War II, most new US fighter designs were much heavier and more complex than earlier fighters. When planning a replacement for their successful F6F Hellcat carrier fighter,...

NF081 - Bell XFL-1 Airabonita

The Bell XFL-1 Airabonita was an experimental shipboard interceptor aircraft developed for the US Navy. It was similar to and a parallel development of the land-based P-39 Airacobra, differing mainly...

NF082 - USN/USMC Two-Seat Skyhawks: TA-4F, EA-4F, TA-4J and OA-4M

Almost from the very beginning, Douglas had suggested to the Navy that a two-seat version of the Skyhawk would be useful, both as a trainer as well as for some types of combat missions where a second...

NF083 - Lockheed R6O/R6V Constitution

The Lockheed R6V Constitution was a large, propeller-driven, double-decker transport aircraft developed in the 1940s by Lockheed as a long-range, high capacity transport and airliner for the U.S...

NF084 - Grumman JF/J2F Duck

The JF/J2F "Duck" was one of those military workhorses moving around in the background before and during WWII that did a tremendous job but never got the publicity of its more glamorous teammates...

NF085 - Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

The PB2Y Coronado was a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft. After deliveries of the PBY Catalina, also a Consolidated aircraft, began in 1935, the United States Navy...

NF086 - Lockheed Vega: PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoo

The Lockheed Ventura PV-1 AND PV-2 Harpoon was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises. It was developed from the...

NF088 - North American FJ-3/3M Fury

The North American FJ-2/-3 Fury were a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based on the United States Air Force's F-86 Sabre, these aircraft...

NF089 - Curtiss SOC Seagull

The Curtiss SOC Seagull was a United States single-engine scout observation biplane aircraft, designed by Alexander Solla of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the United States Navy. The aircraft...

NF090 - Northrop BT-1

The Northrop BT was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft...

NF092 - Grumman F6F Hellcat

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was the most important Naval aircraft in WWII. Without it the Pacific war would have had a very protracted conclusion. The F6F was built to Roy Grumman's simple design...

NF094 - Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass

In 1946, the Navy embarked on the development of the Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass, a high-performance, carrier-based jet fighter that would be equal, if not superior, to any land-based fighter. It was...

NF095 - Douglas R4D-8/C-117D Super Gooney

This aircraft was used as a transport, VIP carrier, station hack, a trainer with VT-29, and its usage in Antarctica with VX-6 from 1952 into the 1980s. The DC-3S was a Douglas venture to add...

NF096 - Consolidated P2Y Ranger

The book begins with a 24-page in depth review of the origins of the patrol flying boat covering most Curtiss boats (except the NC boats), the Naval Aircraft Factory PN boats and their derivatives...

NF097 - Martin PBM Mariner

The Martin PBM Mariner flying boat with its distinctive gull wing was proposed to the Navy in 1937 as a replacement for the very successful Consolidated PBY. It was to be a true open-ocean flying...

NF099 - Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider: Part Two

The Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider: Part Two covers Skyraider Fleet and Utility squadrons with text on each squadron along with photos and squadron patches/insignia when available. Because the Skyraider's...

NF100 - "Blue Goose" Command Aircraft of the USN, USMC, and USCG 1911 to 1961

This book covers US Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 until 1961 through the interesting and sometimes colorful "Blue Goose" or Command Aircraft. "Blue Goose" refers to a color scheme that...

NF101 - Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker Part One: Development, Testing, Variants, and Foreign Users

The Grumman S2F (S-2) was developed to meet a specific mission requirement, carrier-based antisubmarine warfare. It proved to be so useful and adaptable that it is still in military and civil service...

NF102 - Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker and WF-2/E-1B Tracer Part Two

The book covers the operational history of the aircraft in squadron service including the reserves and training squadrons and as a squadron utility and command aircraft at Naval Air Stations and...

NF103 - Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 Amphibian

Fifty-three S-43/JRS-1 "Baby Clippers" were produced (31 civil, 15 Navy, two Marine, and five USAAC). The book covers all users including civilian and post war users. Ten of the Navy's JRS-1s were at...

NF104 - Brewster F2A Buffalo and Export Variants

This comprehensive monograph covers the entire history of Brewster's much maligned Buffalo fighter aircraft. The book starts out with the background of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation and the...

NF105 - Consolidated PB4Y-1/1P Liberator

The Navy's acquisition of the B-24D as a long range patrol bomber/sub hunter (PB4Y-1) and as a long range photo recon platform (PB4Y-1P) marked a major shift in patrol doctrine and the eventual end...

NF106 - Vought SB2U Vindicator

The Vought SB2U Vindicator Scout Bomber was the Navy's second production carrier monoplane to fly after the Douglas TBD and for a time was the fastest aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The extremely...

NF107 - Sikorsky HR2S-1/CH-37C Deuce H-37A/CH-37B Mojave Heavy-Lift Helicopter

The USMC Deuce was originally designed as a heavy-lift assault helicopter capable of delivering 36 combat troops or equipment (up to two Jeeps or field artillery) from ship to shore. It was quickly...

NF108 - Birth of a Legend McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II

In late 1953, McDonnell Aircraft made an unsolicited proposal to the U.S. Navy for a big, carrier-based, supersonic, "All-Weather Attack Fighter." After not much more than a cursory review, it was...

NF109 - Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk In Navy Service

Book six in the Naval Fighter Series on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk covers the single seat subsonic carrier-capable A-4C/L in Navy service. It covers the technical aspects of these aircraft and squadron...

NF110 - Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk in Marine Service

This book covers the squadron histories of the 23-Marine units that flew the A-4C/L Skyhawk in the 1960s and 1970s. This is the 7th book in the A-4 Skyhawk series. The others are: number NF49 Navy...

NF111 - "Able Mabel" Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler

"Able Mabel", the Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler, was the product of a 1943 Navy contract for two prototype bomber torpedo (BT) planes. Two other contractors, Curtiss and Fleetwings also received prototype...

NF112 - Grumman F2F/F3F and Civil Variants

The early 1930s was a time of great change in the field of military fighter aviation. At the beginning of the decade, the state-of-the-art in fighter manufacture was the use of traditional...

NF114 - McDONNELL C-9A "Nightingale" & C-9B "Skytrain II"

The iconic Douglas DC-9 airliner was chosen by the USAF for a aeromedical evacuation and VIP transport aircraft as the C-9A and VC-9C respectively and by the US Navy/USMC as a passenger/cargo...

NF115 - McDonnell FH-1 Phantom

The US Navy’s first purpose-built carrier jet fighter was the McDonnell FD-1/FH-1 Phantom, first ordered in January 1943. The small elegant aircraft had a long gestation period due to the delay in...

NF116- BOEING F4B Biplane Fighter

After three years of intensive research, author Richard S. Dann has finally produced the definitive history of the Boeing F4B, the Navy’s iconic Golden Age fighting plane. The Boeing F4B, a favorite...

NF117 - USN / USMC Fairchild R4Q / C-119 "Packet" / "Flying Boxcar"

In 1949 the US Navy was looking for a tactical assault transport for its Marine Corps units and arrangements were made to divert 8 off the shelf C-119Bs from the USAF to the USMC. These 8 aircraft...

NF118 -USN/USCG/USMC Beech Expeditor JRB/SNB/C-45

Over 1,600 “Twin Beech” aircraft were given Bu No and operated by the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. 8-versions were originally built. From the 8-versions, 21-different sub-versions were created...

NF119 - Curtiss XF15-C "Stingaree"

NF303 - Electronic Aggressors: US Navy Electronic Threat Environment Squadrons - Part One 1949-1977

The first book in a two-book series, this volume covers Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group’s (FEWSG’s) activities, vital to fleet training, but still unknown to many. Angelo Romano has done a...

NF304 - Electronic Aggressors: US Navy Electronic Threat Environment Squadrons - Part Two 1978-2000

This book is the second in a two-part series and describes the FEWSG structure and mission in detail. FEWSG provided threat training which stressed the US Navy’s ability to respond, from applying...

NF305 - World Watchers: A Pictorial History of Electronic Countermeasures Squadron ONE (ECMRON-1) and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1)

The lineage of VQ-1’s "World Watchers" can be traced back to two PBY-5A Catalina "Black Cats" modified for electronic reconnaissance during World War II. In October 1951, the unit was formally...

NF306HB - World Class DIAMONDBACKS: A Pictorial History of Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) Hardcover

HARDCOVER EDITION Originally designated Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102), the DIAMONDBACKS of Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) were established on 1 July 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida. The first...

NF307 - Smokin' Tigers: A Pictorial History of Reconnaissance Attack Squadron One (RVAH-1)

On 1 Nov 1955, Heavy Attack Squadron ONE (HATRON ONE or VAH-1) was established and temporarily based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. On the same day, CDR P.F. Stevens assumed the...