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TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy

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TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy

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Osprey's title examining the TBD Devastator Units' short-lived participation in World War II (1939-1945). 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.

Author Biography

Barrett Tillman is the world's most prolific US naval aviation author, having published over two-dozen titles on the World War 2 period alone. He has written numerous books for Osprey in recent years, and he is currently working on several future projects too.
Release date Australia
August 25th, 2000
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
25 colour and 80 b&w photographs, illustrations
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Pages
96
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
185x248x6
ISBN-13
9781841760254
Product ID
2111071

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