Spitfire VC vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen : Darwin 1943
Ingman, Peter, 1971-2019
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Just weeks after Pearl Harbor, Darwin was mauled by a massive Japanese attack. Without a single fighter to defend Australian soil, the Australian government made a special appeal to Britain for Spitfires. A year later the Spitfire VC-equipped No 1 Fighter Wing, RAAF, faced the battle-hardened 202nd Kokutai of the IJNAF, equipped with A6M2 Zero-sens, over Darwin. This was a gruelling campaign between evenly matched foes, fought in isolation from the main South Pacific battlegrounds. Pilots on either side had significant combat experience, including a number of Battle of Britain veterans. Fully illustrated with detailed full-colour artwork, this is the gripping story of two iconic aircraft facing off against each other above Australia.
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Spitfire VC vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen : Darwin 1943 / Peter Ingman ; illustrated by Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector.
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Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2019.
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80 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
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ISBN:
9781472829603 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.544994
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English
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BRN:
1141411
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