PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2

PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2
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Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1841763837
ISBN-13 : 9781841763835
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Book Synopsis PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2 by : Alan C Carey

Download or read book PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2 written by Alan C Carey and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's examination of the PV Ventura/Harpoon Units and of their participation in World War II (1939-1945). A development of the successful Lockheed 'medium twins' of the late 1930s, the PV Ventura/Harpoon family of patrol bombers saw widespread service with both the US Navy/Marine Corps and the TAF and Commonwealth from October 1942 onwards. The USAAF also used surplus Venturas originally ordered by the RAF, designated B-34 Lexingtons, in the bomber training and coastal patrol roles. The final variant in this family was the larger PV-2 Harpoon, which was built to a US Navy requirement from March 1944 onwards. Used primarily in the Pacific, 470 Harpoons saw frontline service on anti-shipping and submarine patrols through to VJ-Day. This book covers each of these variants in complete illustrated detail.


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