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DOUGLAS SBD DAUNTLESS.
H/B 1997 (ISBN 1 86126 096 2)
The full and complete story of the American Navy dive bomber that won the Pacific war in 1942-43.
There have been other books on the "Slow But Deadly" but never one as comprehensive as this one, which tells the story of all the nations who flew this aircraft, not just the well-known USA usage.
The full history of her origins, design, construction and epoch making battles are recorded in considerable depth with photographs, diagrams and illustrations. Biographies of designers, test pilots, US Navy and Marine Corps, New Zealand and French aces are included. From Pearl Harbor, via Midway to Guadalcanal the Slow But Deadly was there in the forefront of the naval air war. She was still fighting in 1944 at the Philippine Sea battle, and with the US Marine Corps in 1945, while post war she served with the French Navy in Indo-China. Many have since been preserved in Museums or restored to full flying order and their story is also recorded here. Packed with tables, graphs, Appendices and rare illustrations, here is the real and full story of the Dauntless.
Awarding a five star rating to this book on Amazon, Dauntless collector and builder Kevin R Smith, one of world's leading experts on this aircraft, wrote that the book was, "Excellent." He added:- "Of all the books I've read on the Dauntless, this is by far the most complete work ever published."
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