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.
#9830045 in Books 2016-10-25Original language:English 8.50 x 1.00 x 5.50l; #File Name: 1782825630
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