USN-USMC Collection No.11 Photo CD Review

By Michael Benolkin

Review

Aero Research is back with a new title in their ever-growing line-up of photo-reference CD-ROMs. In this installment, we have USN/USMC Collection No.11 which brings a nice selection of older subjects into the mix. Once again, I used my image browser to scan through some of the aircraft on the disc and I was quite impressed with the selection of aircraft. Many of these photos were taken of these aircraft aboard ship, in flight, or at the occasional static display. Taking a closer look at the data in the directory, these images are provided at 4000 pixels wide and there is a greater mix of black & white photos among the color shots reflecting a more photos from the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Among the aircraft represented here:

• A-3 Skywarrior
• A-4 Skyhawk
• AM Mauler
• E-2 Hawkeye
• EA-6B Prowler
• F3H Demon
• F4D Skyray
• F4F/FM Wildcat
• F8F Bearcat
• F9F Cougar
• F-4 Phantom II
• F-5 Tiger II
• F-8 Crusader
• F-14 Tomcat
• F-16 Fighting Falcon
• H-1 Iroquois
• H-2 Seasprite
• C-45/JRB/SNB Expeditor
• H-46 Seaknight
• JRM Mars
• P4M Mercator
• PBM Mariner
• R3Y Tradewind
• R4Q Flying Boxcar
• S-3 Viking
• SB2U Vindicator
• SBD Dauntless
• SNJ Texan
• T-2 Buckeye
• TO Shooting Star
• X-31

This is a nice selection of imagery that you won't find available in such clarity and size. This title is recommended!

You can purchase this reference or any of their other photo CDs directly from their website www.aeroresearchcds.com or via email AeroResearch@Charter.net.

My sincere thanks to Aero Research for this review sample!