The Reluctant Raiders: The Story of United States Navy Bombing Squadron Vb/Vpb-109 in World War II

The Reluctant Raiders is perhaps the most documented and researched book on a United States Navy land-based squadron flying the PB4Y-1 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer. The final result of five years of research, the book traces the squadron's history from its commissioning in August 1943, to the final days of World War II, including: never before published combat and nose art photography; the squadron's tactical organization; a chronology of each combat aircrew's mission record; personnel killed in action; and an appendix containing Japanese shipping and aircraft destroyed or damaged by the squadron

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 03/24/1999
ISBN: 9780764307577
Pages: 240
Weight: 2.02lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.36w x 0.97d