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0 Comments | Naval Aviation News, Nov-Dec, 2001 | by Peter B. Mersky

Rausa, Rosario. Skyraider: The Douglas A-1 "Flying Dump Truck." Nautical and Aviation Publishing Co. of America, 1250 Fairmont Ave., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. 1982, 2001. 239 pp. Ill. $28.95.

This new printing is a reissue giving readers another chance to enjoy one of the best biographies of the "Spad," written by someone who flew the aircraft in peace and war. "Zip" Rausa is well known as an accomplished writer and editor. He was editor of this magazine from 1973 to 1980, and is the current editor of the Association of Naval Aviation's Wings of Gold. He is also the 2000 recipient of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation's Arthur B. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature. This well-illustrated book has many anecdotes and technical details that should satisfy any level of enthusiast.

COPYRIGHT 2001 Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center
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