P Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Based in Round Rock, Texas, Alan C Carey has worked as a freelance aviation author since 1999. A former member of the US Marine Corps Reserve and Army Reserve, he has previously authored books on the PB4Y-1 Liberator, PB4Y-2 Privateer and the PBJ/B-25 Mitchell for Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. His books for Osprey Publishing include Aircraft of the Aces 26 and Combat Aircraft 16 and 20. Klappentext Osprey's examination of the PV Ventura/Harpoon Units and of their participation in World War II (1939-1945). A development of the successful Lockheed 'medium twins' of the late 1930s, the PV Ventura/Harpoon family of patrol bombers saw widespread service with both the US Navy/Marine Corps and the TAF and Commonwealth from October 1942 onwards. The USAAF also used surplus Venturas originally ordered by the RAF, designated B-34 Lexingtons, in the bomber training and coastal patrol roles. The final variant in this family was the larger PV-2 Harpoon, which was built to a US Navy requirement from March 1944 onwards. Used primarily in the Pacific, 470 Harpoons saw frontline service on anti-shipping and submarine patrols through to VJ-Day. This book covers each of these variants in complete illustrated detail. Zusammenfassung An account of the PV Ventura/Harpoon family of aircraft - machines that saw action in World War II from the Channel Front right through to the Pacific. It contains first-hand descriptions and archival footage, along with scale plans of each of the major PV Ventura/Harpoon variants.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Carey, Alan C Carey, Alan C. Carey, M. Hill Goodspeed, Tom (Ill) Tullis
• Con la collaborazione di: Tom Tullis (Illustrazione), Tullis Tom (Illustrazione), Tony Holmes (Editore)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.07.2002
• EAN: 9781841763835
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-383-5
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 183 mm x 249 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Combat Aircraft; Osprey Combat Aircraft; Combat Aircraft
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, General & world history, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air