Consolidated-Vultee Pb4y-2 Privateer: The Operational History of the U.S. Navy'sworld War II Patrol/Bomber Aircraft

by Alan C. Carey

Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation's (Convair) attempt to make a few design changes to its famous B-24 Liberator for the U.S. Navy in 1942 eventually evolved into the PB4Y-2 Privateer, a 70,000-pound patrol bomber equipped with state-of-the-art electronics gear, armed with twelve .50-caliber machine guns, and the capability to deliver bombs, depth charges, and guided missiles. Beginning with the development and production of the aircraft, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764321668
• ISBN13: 9780764321665
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"