Read US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62)

US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62)

Louis B. Dorny

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Description:Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that the World War 2 raged across the Pacific. Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force. Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of Allied airmen were saved from a watery grave by PBY crews. Using personal interviews, war diaries and combat reports combined with original Japanese records and books, Louis B Dorny provides a view on the role of the Catalina from both sides of the war. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and color profiles detailing aircraft markings, this is the definitive history of and insight into the PBY's use by the US Navy and Allied forces in the Pacific during World War 2.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62). To get started finding US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 444

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: N/A

Release: 2007

ISBN: 1841769118

Description: Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that the World War 2 raged across the Pacific. Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force. Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of Allied airmen were saved from a watery grave by PBY crews. Using personal interviews, war diaries and combat reports combined with original Japanese records and books, Louis B Dorny provides a view on the role of the Catalina from both sides of the war. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and color profiles detailing aircraft markings, this is the definitive history of and insight into the PBY's use by the US Navy and Allied forces in the Pacific during World War 2.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62). To get started finding US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62)

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