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by: Frederick A. Johnsen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781580070546
ISBN: 158007054X
Label: Specialty Press
Manufacturer: Specialty Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 100
Publication Date: October 25, 1996
Publisher: Specialty Press
Sales Rank: 1104938
Studio: Specialty Press
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Vintage photos from assembly line to flight line, plus exploded views, cutaway and phantom drawings from tech manuals, disassembled aircraft, rare variants and experimental models. Covers A through M models, PB4Y Privateers, C-87s and C-109s. WarbirdTech 1.
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Rating:  - Rather Low On Liberator Content For A Liberator Book
Call me old-fashioned, but when I buy a reference work on the B-24 Liberator, I expect to get a book about the B-24 Liberator. If it covers "cousins" like the cargo and VIP transport versions, fine, if it devotes time to the Privateer, great, if it covers post-war Privateer use as firebombers, even better.
However, the one thing the book rather skimps on is, uh, the Liberator. After 20 pages of covering what most people think of when they think Liberator (bomber, twin tails, built in ... Read More
Rating:  - A good basic command of the B-24 and PB4Y.
From the preface: "As you read this volume, the history of the B-24 and PB4Y as machines will hopefully provide a glimpse into the lives of the men and women who built and crewed these aircraft." Included in this edition: definition and evolution of the long-range, high capacity bomber, color photos and significant dates.
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