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TILLMAN, Barrett Dauntless Dive Bombers of World War Two. 2nd pr in dj
Naval Institute Press, 1977,
TILLMAN, Barrett. The Dauntless Dive Bombers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, (1977). Second Printing. Pp. 232. Illustrated. Frontis. 8vo, tan cloth, end paper maps. The American SBD dive bomber, known as the Dauntless, was involved in all five naval engagements fought exclusively by aircraft carriers, sinking more enemy carriers than any otheraircraft. Its presence at Coral Sea and Midway was a major factor in those battles, in particular. By the end of the of the Second World War it was t he only US carrier aircraft still in service that had been operational at Pearl Harbour. This is the account of the squadron that flew unexpectedly into the Pearl Harbour attack. The author, the son of an SBD Dauntless pilot,has also helped to restore one of these legendary aircraft, now on display in the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico, Virginia Vg in nicked dj. 25.00
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25.00 CDN
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TILLMAN, Barrett. Hellcat : The F6F in World War II.
Annapolis, MD , Naval Institute Press, 1979, ISBN:0870212656
TILLMAN, Barrett. Hellcat : The F6F in World War II. Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, (1979). Pp [i]-xiii,(1),[1]-265,(1). Illustrated. Index. Endpaper Maps. 8vo, blue cloth, silver lettering to spine. "Hellcat is an operational history of the Grumman F6F, the most important Allied aircraft inthe Pacific during 1943-44. Largely responsible for crushing Japanese air power wherever the Fast Carrier Fleet sailed, the angular planes from Long Island were fighters in every sense of the word. [...] Here is the full story of the Hellcat - the men who built and tested it, the fighter squadrons that flew it, and the heroes it created. [...] Heavily illustrated with many photographs obtained from private collections, this spirited, unique, andcarefully documented history is also a tribute to the men and machines tha t were part of the greatest armed conflict in all history."- from the dj. Very good in edgeworn dustjacket. 15.00
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15.00 CDN
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