Pacific Profiles Volume 13
Avonmore Books (Verlag)
978-0-6457004-6-6 (ISBN)
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This volume depicts the markings of two dozen mainstream and rare air groups (kokutai), many of which have never been illustrated before. Aircraft types include Betty and Nell bombers (and transports), Val and Judy dive-bombers; Emily and Mavis flying boats; Irving night fighters; Claude fighters; and Babs reconnaissance aircraft. Note this volume excludes floatplanes and Zeros, which are covered separately in Volumes Five and Eight of this series.
Past markings errors are corrected, and many profiles are presented for the first time, alongside explanations of markings derivations, including the provenance of unit codes. Until now there has been a paucity of markings material about these units, especially the more esoteric ones such Nos. 31, 151, 501 and 552 Ku, and the night fighters of No. 251 Ku. Profiles are supported by photos and/or documentation, along with brief histories of each aircraft where known. Primary reference material is exclusively cited including assignment data, unit operational records, photography, diaries, factory markings, Allied intelligence wreck reports, POW interrogation reports, and Combined Fleet markings orders. A brief history of each unit and its leadership structure accompanies the text.
The author is world-renown for his expertise on the Pacific air war. Never before have IJN land-based units been illustrated with such breadth, accuracy and detail.
Michael spent his formative years in Papua New Guinea in the 1960s, during which he became fascinated by the many WWII aircraft wrecks which lay around the country and also throughout the Solomon Islands. Michael subsequently served widely overseas as an Australian diplomat throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Fiji (1995-1998) and Papua New Guinea (2003-2005). Michael’s history of the Tainan Naval Air Group in New Guinea, Eagles of the Southern Sky, received worldwide acclaim as the first English-language history of a Japanese fighter unit, and was subsequently translated into Japanese. An executive member of Pacific Air War History Associates, Michael holds a pilot license and PG4 paraglider rating. He continues to develop his skills as a digital aviation artist.
Contents
About the Author
Glossary and Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 Technical Notes
Chapter 2 No. 1/752 Kokutai
Chapter 3 No. 2/582 Kokutai
Chapter 4 Chitose/No. 703 Kokutai
Chapter 5 No. 4 Kokutai
Chapter 6 No. 14/802 Kokutai
Chapter 7 No. 31 Kokutai
Chapter 8 Nos. 204 and 253 Kokutai (Reconnaissance Detachments)
Chapter 9 No. 151 Kokutai (Reconnaissance)
Chapter 10 No. 251 Kokutai
Chapter 11 No. 501 Kokutai
Chapter 12 No. 552 Kokutai
Chapter 13 Takao/No. 753 Kokutai
Chapter 14 Mihoro/No. 701 Kokutai
Chapter 15 Genzan Kokutai
Chapter 16 Tainan Kokutai
Chapter 17 Fleet Transports & Miscellaneous
Chapter 18 Misawa/No. 705 Kokutai
Chapter 19 Kisarazu/No. 707 Kokutai
Chapter 20 Toko/No. 851 Kokutai
Chapter 21 No. 702 Kokutai
Chapter 22 Yokohama Kokutai
Chapter 23 Kanoya/No. 751 Kokutai
Chapter 24 Okamoto Buntai (Chitose/No. 4/Tainan Kokutai Fighter Detachment)
Index of Names
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.03.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | full colour, fully illustrated |
| Verlagsort | Kent Town |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 176 x 250 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-6457004-6-0 / 0645700460 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-6457004-6-6 / 9780645700466 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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