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Description
Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9780942612868 |
| ISBN-10 | 0-942612-86-8 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | Like New |
| Author(s) | Steve Ginter |
| Publisher | Steve Ginter |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Published date | 2010 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Naval Fighters Number Eighty - Six |
| Size | 21,5 x 28 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS • AVIATION MILITAIRE |
Description
This comprehensive volume explores the Lockheed Vega PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon aircraft, focusing on their development, operational history, and significance during WWII. Illustrated with numerous photos and technical drawings, it provides in-depth insight into their role and impact.
Authored by renowned aviation historian Steve Ginter, the book is a part of the Naval Fighters series, highlighting the rich legacy of these remarkable aircraft.
The Lockheed Ventura PV-1 AND PV-2 Harpoon was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises. It was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport. It served with many other Nation as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force. The RAF ordered 675 Venturas in February 1940. They were delivered from mid-1942 onwards.
