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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101855326892
ISBN-139781855326897
eBay Product ID (ePID)566170
Product Key Features
Book TitleHelldiver Units of World War 2
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Aviation
Publication Year1997
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorTom Tullis, Barrett Tillman
Book SeriesCombat Aircraft Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal940.544973
SynopsisThe most numerous Allied dive-bomber of World War 2 (1939-1945), the Curtiss Helldiver endured a prolonged gestation period to mature into one of the most effective aircraft of its type to see service in the Pacific theatre of war. Some 7200 aircraft were built between 1942 and 1945, the type making its service debut over Rabaul on 11 November 1943 in the hands of VB-17, this unit flying SB2C-1Cs from the deck of USS Bunker Hill. Although hated by the myriad crews sent into combat strapped to a Helldiver, the bomber was responsible for the destruction of more Japanese targets than any other dive-bomber., The most numerous Allied dive-bomber of World War 2, the Curtiss Helldiver endured a prolonged gestation period to mature into one of the most effective aircraft of its type to see service in the Pacific theatre of war. Some 7200 aircraft were built between 1942 and 1945, the type making its service debut over Rabaul on 11 November 1943 in the hands of VB-17, this unit flying SB2C-1Cs from the deck of USS Bunker Hill. Although hated by the myriad crews sent into combat strapped to a Helldiver, the bomber was responsible for the destruction of more Japanese targets than any other dive-bomber.