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· Free masking foil and decal sheets for modelers
· Lists of scores, pilot reports and portraits, color profile artworks and maps
An illustrated combat history of the Corsair. The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II. In August 1943, desperate for new pilots in the South Pacific, the First Marine Wing appointed the unconventional fighter ace Major Greg Boyington to pull together a newly formed squadron from a mix of experienced combat veterans and untested novice pilots. The Marine Corps gave him just four weeks to turn this motley group into a fighting force ready for combat.
Equipped with the Corsair, they called themselves 'The Black Sheep', and under Boyington's leadership, were the first to lead fighter sweeps over the major Japanese base of Rabaul. In a period of just eighty-four days Boyington's pilots recorded 273 Japanese aircraft destroyed or damaged, sank several ships, destroyed many ground installations and numerous other victories. This book details the series of deadly dogfights which took place over Rabaul with details of the various aerial encounters in late December 1943, .
Content includes: From Guadalcanal to Bougainville; The Black Sheep; The Jolly Rogers; Corsairs over Rabaul; the last defenders of the Bismarck Barrier.
About the Series
Air Battles is a series of books focusing on World War II air battles of specific aircraft and units. Each volume contains information on the planes involved, lists of scores, pilot reports and portraits, color profile artwork and maps. Over 50 photographs feature in each book, with free extras for modelers, such as masking foil and decal sheets.
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This book tells the story of the US air offensive against the Japanese in the area from late1943 and how the Corsair played its part ... there are eight pages of plans and some good ones showing wing fold angles and weapons * Model Aviation World *
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- PublisherKagero
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 8361220178
- ISBN 13 9788361220176
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages80
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2008 Kagero (Lublin, Poland), 8 x 10 7/8 inches tall paperbound in glossy color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and drawings, 71, 8 pp. plus sheet of decals tipped onto verso of front cover. The slighest bit of edgewear. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~SP16~ [1.5P] An illustrated combat history of the Corsair. The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II. In August 1943, desperate for new pilots in the South Pacific, the First Marine Wing appointed the unconventional fighter ace Major Greg Boyington to pull together a newly formed squadron from a mix of experienced combat veterans and untested novice pilots. The Marine Corps gave him just four weeks to turn this motley group into a fighting force ready for combat. Equipped with the Corsair, they called themselves 'The Black Sheep,' and under Boyington's leadership, were the first to lead fighter sweeps over the major Japanese base of Rabaul. In a period of just eighty-four days Boyington's pilots recorded 273 Japanese aircraft destroyed or damaged, sank several ships, destroyed many ground installations and numerous other victories. This book details the series of deadly dogfights which took place over Rabaul with details of the various aerial encounters in late December 1943. Seller Inventory # SP16-0432-13495
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