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C-47/R4D UNITS OF THE ETO AND MTO
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| By: |
David Isby, Chris Davey (Illus) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£11.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1782007628 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781782007623 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 November, 2012 |
| Series: |
Combat Aircraft 54 |
| Description: |
The C-47 units of the USAAF were an integral part of some of the most dramatic episodes of the European war. This book details an aircraft that remains a popular favourite and an acknowledged design classic, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers. |
| Synopsis: |
The C-47 units of the USAAF were an integral part of some of the most dramatic episodes of the European war: the airborne assaults in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, southern France, Operation Market Garden and the crossing of the Rhine. The mass fratricide off Sicily, the night drop for D-Day and the Bastogne supply missions are also covered, along with more typical accounts of training, formation flying, airdrops and casualty evacuation missions. This book details an aircraft that remains a popular favourite and an acknowledged design classic, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers. |
| Illustrations: |
96 b/w; 18 col |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |