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C-47/R4D SKYTRAIN UNITS OF THE PACIFIC AND CBI
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| By: |
Chris Davey (Illus), David Isby |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1846030463 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846030468 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
7 February, 2007 |
| Series: |
Combat Aircraft No. 66 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
C-47 is a popular aircraft, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers. The C-47's wartime operations paved the way for post-war military air transport. This book examines these popular and vital units. |
| Synopsis: |
C-47 is an aircraft that remains a popular favourite and an acknowledged classic design, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers. The C-47's wartime operations paved the way for post-war military air transport. It also demonstrated how the USAAF was able to invest in and carry out a mission that it had not devoted much time to preparing for in terms of doctrine pre-war (in contrast to strategic bombing). In addition to linking theatres (by flying across 'the Hump'), it showed how vital it was to operations within a theatre like New Guinea, proving that even if massed airborne invasions were not carried out in the PTO/CBI, all air arms need transports like the C-47. This book examines these popular and vital units. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations (some col.) |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
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Non-returnable |