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Great Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the World

An action-filled, highly readable history of the great maritime patrol aircraft of the world, spanning WWI to the present. 

Ralph J. Dean

Captain Ralph Dean (US Navy, retired) is a veteran of over 28 years on active duty as a naval aviator. His extensive experience in the Maritime Patrol community includes numerous assignments as patrol plane commander, mission commander, and instructor pilot in the P-3 Orion, as well as multiple command tours. Captain Dean and his wife, Jamie, live and write in Freeport, Maine. 

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.