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PBJ Mitchell Units of the Pacific War

Jerry Scutts

出版	Bloomsbury USA, 2003-12-17
主題	History / Military / Aviation & Space
ISBN	18417658139781841765815
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WuBnvgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Flown exclusively by the US Marines, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of an air force type being procured by the navy due to its ability to do exactly the job that was required of it. Bought as a land-based patrol bomber for operations in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II (1939-1945), the PBJ (Patrol, Bomber, North American) was kitted out to hunt down submarines as well as surface vessels. Identical to its air force counterpart, except for its ability to lay mines, deploy depth charges and launch torpedoes, some 706 PBJs were delivered to the Marine Corps from 1943-45. This book outlines the aircraft's history and technology, and takes a closer look at the men who flew it.