Swordfish Units of World War 2 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Matthew Willis, Janusz Swiatlon (Illustrator), Gareth Hector (Illustrator)Series:Combat Aircraft #157Publish date:7/15/2025Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)ISBN-13:9781472865106ISBN-10:1472865103UPC:9781472865106Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:Military, Aviation, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Vehicles, History, World War IISize:9.71 x 7.36 x 0.35 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SC7R5RA8WP
Swordfish Units of World War 2
A fully illustrated account of the World War 2 combat career of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber, one of the Royal Navy's most resilient and effective aircraft of the period.
During the 1930s, the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm sought an aircraft to combine the functions of torpedo attack, reconnaissance and gunnery spotting, eventually realising this goal with the Swordfish biplane. Despite...Series: Combat Aircraft #157
Language:EnglishPublisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)ISBN-13:9781472865106ISBN-10:1472865103UPC:9781472865106Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:Military, Aviation, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Vehicles, History, World War IISize:9.71 x 7.36 x 0.35 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SC7R5RA8WP
Matthew Willis is the author of 11 books on aviation and naval history. He is a Council Member of the Navy Records Society and has an MA in History and Cultural Studies of Science.
Gareth Hector produced the cover art for this volume. Janusz Swiatlon created the aircraft profiles for this volume.Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
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Matthew Willis, Janusz Swiatlon (Illustrator), Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
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