The only American combat aircraft to see combat service in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 air-cooled radial engines in a mid-mounted laminar flow airfoil wing. Pilot and bombardier/navigator were positioned side-by-side, while a single gunner sat in the rear behind the bomb bay where he operated two remote controlled twin .50-cal machine gun turrets. Over 200 photographs, color profiles, line drawings.
US Tank Destroyers Walk Around (SC). All new book providing detailed, inside & out coverage of the US Army's WW II M10, M36, and M18 tank destroyers! Includes 3-view dwgs & 12 full color profiles. 40 pgs of color.
Om den amerikanske luftkrigsførelse over Korea under Koreakrigen (1950-1953). Om operationer med propel- såvel som jetfly, primært Douglad B-26 Invader som gennemførte de første og de sidste offensive missioner imod Nord Korea samt og F-86 Sabre operationer. B-26 blev videre benyttet som Close Air Support fly, en opgave den var særdeles velegnet til at løse.
Provides an in-depth look at the history and variants of the WW II US personnel carrier. Includes full color profiles, B&W line art, technical data, dozens of full color photos, and B&W photos.
Designed to combine the bombing capability of the B-26 Marauder with the versatility of the ground-attack A-20 Havoc, the A-26 Invader would become the USAAF's attack bomber par excellence. Capable of flying low-level strafing or conventional bombing missions by simply changing the nose configuration of the aircraft, the Invader first saw action in 1943 in the Pacific Theatre attacking Japanese-held islands. Arriving in Europe several months later, the A-26 served with distinction for the remainder of World War 2. In fact, the design proved so successful that it would go on to fly combat missions for a further two decades. Written by military aviation expert, Jerry Scutts, and illustrated with brand-new colour profiles and rare photography, this is the first book to focus exclusively on the A-26's missions in World War 2.
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