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by: Alec Brew  Dewey Decimal Number: 355 EAN: 9781861264978 ISBN: 1861264976 Label: Crowood Manufacturer: Crowood Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: September 16, 2002 Publisher: Crowood Studio: Crowood Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This book traces the development and operational history of the Defiant and Roc, the only two turret fighters to fly operations, from Dunkirk (where the first Defiant squadron, 264, set a record of 37 victories without loss on one day) to the Battle of Britain. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Explodes a couple of mythsMy great uncle was an air gunner in 141 Squadron and his picture is in the book, so this was a must have. despite the family connection, there was plenty still to learn and Alec Brew skillfully explodes some myths, one of them being that the German pilots did not know what the Defiant was until after Dunkirk. He also goes into detail on other Turret Fighters and the real reason becomes plain why the design failed. Rating: - Outstanding overview of all turret fightersA very well researched, easy to read book about the fascinating history of the turret equipped fighters. This book covers the design, development and production (where applicable) of fighters equipped with flexible ordnance from pre-WWI tru WWII. This book centers on the Blackburn ROC and Boulton-Paul Defiant but also covers the turret development that led to the ROC and Defiant as well as other aircraft not generally thought of as "turret fighters" such as the Northrop P-61 Black Widow. Overall ... Read More 
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