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The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII aircraft profiles to date of Japanese & Allied aircraft in the Pacific theatre. Volume Three illustrates, by squadron, USAAF Fifth Air Force A-20 series medium bombers operating in New Guinea from July 1942 to the end of 1944. In this distant theatre, a dozen USAAF A-20 squadrons from the 3rd, 312th and 417th Bombardment Groups, joined by No. 22 Squadron, RAAF, used many variants of the A-20, mainly as strafers. Squadron insignia, camouflage, heraldry, nose-art and command markings varied significantly between squadrons, giving a wide variety of colour schemes. The profiles, based on photos, diaries and other wide-ranging documents, are accompanied by brief histories of each squadron, the development of respective heraldry and information on each aircraft profiled. The author, Michael Claringbould, is world-renown for his expertise in respect to the A-20 in the Pacific, stemming from his direct involvement in locating and recovering one from New Guinea in 1984. These rare profiles, many appearing for the first time, accurately portray the A-20 during this captivating timeframe of the South Pacific air war.Product Identifiers
PublisherAvonmore Books
ISBN-139780648926207
eBay Product ID (ePID)17046420414
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SubjectHistory
Publication Year2021
Number of Pages100 Pages
Publication NamePacific Profiles - Volume Three: Allied Medium Bombers: Douglas A-20 Havoc Series Southwest Pacific 1942-1944
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael Claringbould
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height250 mm
Item Width176 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorMichael Claringbould