| Tbd Devastator Units of the US Navy Contributor(s): Tillman, Barrett (Author), Tullis, Tom (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841760250 ISBN-13: 9781841760254 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Aviation - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 623.746 |
| Series: Combat Aircraft |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 7.28" W x 9.9" (0.68 lbs) 98 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tillman, Barrett: - Barrett Tillman is the author of many fiction and nonfiction books including, Clash of the Carriers and Hellcats. He lives in Mesa, Arizona. |
