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Pacific Profiles Volume 2: Japanese Army Bombers Transports & Miscellaneous: New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944 - (9780648665991)
Volume Two illustrates by unit Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) bomber and other supporting aircraft types operating in New Guinea and the Solomons from December 1942 to April 1944. In this distant theater many different aircraft types and their variants were assigned to a variety of bomber reconnaissance command and transport units which together formed the 4th Air Army. Unit insignia camouflage and command markings varied considerably from unit to unit giving a wide variety of color heraldry and markings. The profiles based on photos Japanese documents Allied intelligence reports and post-war wreck investigations are accompanied by brief histories of each relevant unit and explanations of their role in the theater.
The author Michael Claringbould is world-renown for his expertise in respect to wartime Japanese aviation. These profiles accurately portray JAAF bombers and support aircraft during this fascinating and esoteric timeframe of the Pacific air war.
Features
- 100 pages
- Photographs and illustrations throughout
- Book dimensions are 7 x 10
- Softcover
Volume Two illustrates by unit Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) bomber and other supporting aircraft types operating in New Guinea and the Solomons from December 1942 to April 1944. In this distant theater many different aircraft types and their variants were assigned to a variety of bomber reconnaissance command and transport units which together formed the 4th Air Army. Unit insignia camouflage and command markings varied considerably from unit to unit giving a wide variety of color heraldry and markings. The profiles based on photos Japanese documents Allied intelligence reports and post-war wreck investigations are accompanied by brief histories of each relevant unit and explanations of their role in the theater.
The author Michael Claringbould is world-renown for his expertise in respect to wartime Japanese aviation. These profiles accurately portray JAAF bombers and support aircraft during this fascinating and esoteric timeframe of the Pacific air war.
