| Douglas A-26 Invader- Warbirdtech Vol. 22 Contributor(s): Johnsen, Frederick A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580072089 ISBN-13: 9781580072083 Publisher: Specialty Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1999 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.57 lbs) 102 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The photos in this edition are black and white. Some aircraft deserve a measure of homage based on their aesthetics; others rate merit for longevity; and some purely by their performance. The racy Douglas A-26 Invader, veteran of three U.S. wars, rests securely in all three categories. Nurtured by famed designer Ed Heinemann and his team at Douglas Aircraft, the A-26 had good genes from the start. And yet, reputation isn't everything. Teething troubles with A-26 production early in its career caused delays that brought the ire of United States Army Air Forces chief Henry "Hap" Arnold. A couple decades later, wing failures over southeast Asia prompted concerns about strength, and gave rise to a beefy, much-modified variant, the K-model, prepared by On Mark Engineering. |