This publication catalogues the US Army's airplanes, from the first flimsy pusher to through the full roster of gasoline-engined models to the latest jet, turbo and rocket-propelled craft as of 1946. 27 pages of black and white photos.
Beginning with aircraft flown in the service over a century ago there is page after page of aircraft images, most often 14 to a page, with each image of a specific type. All manner of aircraft are represented including trainers, gliders, heavy bombers, fighters, reconnaissance, light attack, etc. Pages of statistics regarding engine types, manufacturing codes, crew number, years made

Although first published in 1946, this work Fahey remains a standard work on early USA (USAAS) military aircraft types. It is a model for others, showing extensive and solid research in this topic. Pictures are postage stamp size, but that is a thing that can be lived with, considering the 64 pages and small size of the volume. It is incredible how much information is crammed in these 64 pages. ( )