Description

Designed to combine the bombing capability of the B-26 Marauder with the versatility of the ground-attack A-20 Havoc, the A-26 Invader would become the USAAF's attack bomber par excellence.

Capable of flying low-level strafing or conventional bombing missions by simply changing the nose configuration of the aircraft, the Invader first saw action in 1943 in the Pacific Theatre attacking Japanese-held islands. Arriving in Europe several months later, the A-26 served with distinction for the remainder of World War 2. In fact, the design proved so successful that it would go on to fly combat missions for a further two decades.

Illustrated with brand-new colour profiles and rare photography, this is the first book to focus exclusively on the A-26's missions in World War 2.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Arnold's baby
Chapter 2 - Pacific Puncher
Chapter 3 - Out with the Old
Chapter 4 - In the Groove
Chapter 5 - Softening-up for Olympic
Chapter 6 - New weapons, new roles
Appendices

Product details

Published Jan 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781849081306
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 62 b/w; 43 col
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 82
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Jim Roeder

Jim Roeder was the author of Combat 82: A-26 Invad…

Illustrator

Janusz Swiatlon

Janusz Swiatlon lives in Krakow, Poland. A veteran…

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