US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War
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US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War by Louis B Dorny
Illustrated with over 80 photographs and colour profiles detailing aircraft markings, this is the definitive history of an insight into the PBY's use by the US Navy and Allied forces in the Pacific during World War 2.Retired US Navy Cdr Louis B Dorny was an acknowledged expert on America’s most famous flying-boat, the PBY Catalina, and was fascinated by its crucial employment against Japanese forces in the Pacific War. He interviewed numerous veteran crews during the course of his research over the past four decades. He sadly passed away in 2021.
Jim Laurier attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78 and has since been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. Jim is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781841769110 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841769118 |
| Title | US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War |
| Author | Louis B Dorny |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2007-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |