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Author : Charles L. Scrivner
Release : 1987
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 978/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis TBM/TBF Avenger in Action by : Charles L. Scrivner
Download or read book TBM/TBF Avenger in Action written by Charles L. Scrivner. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Periscope Film Com
Release : 2006-05
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 876/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Grumman Tbm Avenger Pilot's Flight Manual by : Periscope Film Com
Download or read book Grumman Tbm Avenger Pilot's Flight Manual written by Periscope Film Com. This book was released on 2006-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En instruktionsbog (Flight Manual) for TBF/TBM-3 Avenger.
Author : Barrett Tillman
Release : 1999-10-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 027/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis TBF/TBM Avenger Units of World War 2 by : Barrett Tillman
Download or read book TBF/TBM Avenger Units of World War 2 written by Barrett Tillman. This book was released on 1999-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As its name suggests, the Avenger meted out severe retribution on the Japanese in the Pacific, participating in every major engagement through to VJ-Day. As a key weapon of World War II (1939-1945), the Avenger was so highly valued by the US Navy that its demand for the aircraft soon outstripped Grumman's production capacity, so General Motors [GM] was contracted to build the near identical TBM from September 1942 onwards. Over 1000 Avengers also saw action with the Fleet Air Arm in both the Atlantic and the Pacific through to VJ-Day, and two squadrons of RNZAF TBDs fought alongside American Avengers on Bougainville in 1944.
Author : Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson
Release :
Genre : Dive bombers
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Book Rating : 643/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis U. S. Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of World War II by : Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson
Download or read book U. S. Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of World War II written by Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With their stout airframes, innovative airbrakes and near-vertical dive capabilities, U.S. Navy torpedo and dive bombers rendered Japanese deck gunners nearly defenseless and played a crucial role in Allied victory. Remarkable period color photography and quotes and anecdotes from pilots and crewmembers relate the stories behind Navy dive bombers. Included in the collection are the legendary SBD ("Slow But Deadly") Dauntless, SBC Helldiver, TBD Devastator and TBF and TBM Avengers. In addition to depicting the aircraft, photos show American airmen testing and training, while first-person accounts tell of missions against Japanese vessels.
Author : Gerald W. Thomas
Release : 2010-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 906/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Torpedo Squadron Four - A Cockpit View of World War II by : Gerald W. Thomas
Download or read book Torpedo Squadron Four - A Cockpit View of World War II written by Gerald W. Thomas. This book was released on 2010-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas, in the only combat account of World War II Torpedo Bomber pilot ever published, relates his 25 months of service with Torpedo Squadron 4 (VT-4) on the USS RANGER, USS BUNKER HILL, and USS ESSEX. Thomas served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, and in some of the most important World War II battles. While on the RANGER, he participated in OPERATION LEADER, the most significant attack on Northern Europe by a US carrier during the war. During LEADER, while attacking a freight barge carrying 40 tons of ammunition, Thomas' plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Surprisingly, in spite of the considerable engine damage, the plane made it back to the RANGER, where Thomas crash-landed. That landing was his 13th official carrier landing. In the Pacific, Thomas participated in the numerous actions against Japanese targets in the Philippines, including strikes on Ormoc Bay, Cavite, Manilla, Santa Cruz, San Fernando, Lingayen, Mindoro, Clark Field and Aparri. Following these actions, Thomas' squadron made strikes on Formosa, French Indo-China, Saigon, Pescadores, Hainan, Amami O Shima, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Japan. The attack on Japan was the first attack on Japan from an aircraft carrier since the "Doolittle Raid." While on the ESSEX, just after Thomas had returned from a strike on Santa Cruz, the ship was hit by a Kamikaze piloted by Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Yoshino Special Attack Corps. Yamaguchi was flying a Yokosuba D4Y3 dive bomber. The Kamikaze attack killed 16 crewman and wounded 44. Returning from a strike on Hainan, off the Chinese coast, Thomas' plane ran out of fuel. After a harrowing water landing, Thomas and squadron photographer Montague succeeded in inflating and launching one rubber boat and his crewman Gress another. After a long day in pre-Typhoon weather with 40 foot swells, the three were rescued by the USS SULLIVANS. In recounting the events in this book, Thomas draws upon his daily journal, his letters home, and extensive interviews and research conducted over 40 years with fellow pilots and crewman. The book cites 20 interviews and 5 combat journals, and contains 209 photos documenting the ships, planes, men, and combat actions of Torpedo Squadron 4. Many of the photographs were collected by Thomas during the war and include gun photo shots, recon photos, and, remarkably, a picture of the tail of Thomas' Torpedo plane as it sinks in the China Sea following his water crash landing.
