TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy

TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : 9781782006565
ISBN-13 : 1782006567
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Book Synopsis TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy by : Barrett Tillman

Download or read book TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy written by Barrett Tillman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first monoplane aircraft ordered by the US Navy for carrier operations, the Douglas TBD Devastator was designed to fulfil a requirement for a new torpedo bomber. Just 129 were built, and when it entered service it was the most modern aircraft of its type anywhere in the world. Its only real taste of action came on 4 June 1942 in the pivotal Battle of Midway, when 35 were shot down in a clash with Japanese A6M Zero fighters. The aircraft was replaced by the Grumman Avenger weeks later. Barrett Tillman's detailed history of this aircraft is accompanied by period photography and illustrated profiles.


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