TBD Devastator In Action

After nine weeks’ research at the National Archives we found many revisions to this aircraft’s history, including:- Development- Engine installation- Fixed armament- That “kidney-shaped” lump on the right side of the forward fuselage- Canopy design- Hydraulics – Armor- Formation lights- Assistant pilot’s flexible machine gun- Norden bomb sight installation- Gunner’s installation- Radio revisions- Both approach light configurations- Mark XLII bomb racks- Wing folds- Floatation gear- Main gear strut revisions- Production deliveries- Paint schemes- Squadron histories- Wartime record Additionally, the photos have been copied at very high resolution, and they’re printed large, generally one to a page – you can see all the details.

GIN305 Ginter Books #305 – US Navy Squadron Histories – World Watchers

By Angelo RomanoWORLD WATCHERSA Pictorial History of Electronic Countermeasures Squadron ONE (ECMRON-1) and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1)Pages: 308, Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches), Format: Paperback with semi-rigid cover or softbound.Illustrations: 633 mostly color photos, 39 color profiles, 82 patches