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.
Author: Barrett Tillman
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 08/25/2000
Pages: 98
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.28w x 0.25d
ISBN13: 9781841760254
ISBN10: 1841760250
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Aviation & Space
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
Author: Barrett Tillman
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 08/25/2000
Pages: 98
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.28w x 0.25d
ISBN13: 9781841760254
ISBN10: 1841760250
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Aviation & Space
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
About the Author
Barrett Tillman is the world's most prolific US naval aviation author, having published over two-dozen titles on the World War 2 period alone. He has written numerous books for Osprey in recent years, and he is currently working on several future projects too.