Wildcat Aces of World War 2

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

An account of the aces that flew this important piston-engined, single-seat fighter with the US Navy and Marine Corps: the aesthetically inelegant F4F Wildcat.Thrown into combat at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, the handful of Wildcat units of the Navy and Marine Corps took on large numbers of fighters and bombers and came out victorious. On the European front, the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm also put the fighter to effective use from escort carriers, protecting Atlantic convoys from Luftwaffe attacks.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-04-25
Mått:182 x 244 x 10 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Aircraft of the Aces
Antal sidor:100
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Chris Davey, Iain Wyllie, Keith Fretwell, John Weal, Mike Chappell, Mark Styling, Chris (Illustrator) Davey, John (Aviation author/artist) Weal
ISBN:9781855324862

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Barrett Tillman is a professional author and speaker with more than 40 nonfiction books as well as novels to his credit.An airbrush artist with years of experience, Chris Davey has become Osprey's principal illustrator of RAF aircraft, having produced the profiles for over a dozen books since 1994. His work includes Aces 27 and 30, and Combat Aircraft 14 and 19. He is particularly adept at 'big' aircraft like the Halifax and Sunderland.

Recensioner i media

This superb book by Barrett Tillman details the Wildcat aces, begriming with the early pre-war development of the F-4F and the inauspicious start - begriming with the loss of six Wildcats flying to Ford Island on the evening of December 7, 1941, two were shot down by friendly fire in the aftermath of the surprise attack on the harbor.

Innehållsförteckning

Pre-War Naval Aviation and Early CampaignsMidwayGuadalcanalOn the OffensiveTorch and LeaderThe Eastern WildcatFleet Air ArmTrainingVictory Credits and Wildcat EvaluationAppendices