WWII Aircraft: Modeling, Detailing, Painting and Weathering Vol 3

Modelling the P-40: "Hawk 81, Tomahawk, Warhawk and Kittyhawk"

Modelling the P-47 Thunderbolt

Avenger TBM Torpedo Bomber

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• TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy - The first monoplane aircraft ordered by the US Navy for carrier operations, the Douglas TBD Devastator was designed to fulfil a requirement for a new torpedo bomber. Just 129 were built, and when it entered service it was the most modern aircraft of its type anywhere in the world. Its only real taste of action came on 4 June 1942 in the pivotal Battle of Midway, when 35 were shot down in a clash with Japanese A6M Zero fighters. The aircraft was replaced by the Grumman Avenger weeks later.
• Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions - The amazing quality of the pictures in this book is stunning. Close up fotography is something special and the authors of this book have braught this up to a new level. They took pictures of planes that I've seen in real life as well and these pictures took me back to that moment. The anekdotes of World War 2 veterans make this book even more worthwile and in combination with a similar book (Cockpit) by the same authors this book is a must for airplane and World War 2 enthousiasts
• Warbirds International - Magazine devoted to vintage and veteran military aircraft. Provides complete coverage on their operation and restoration, photographs, and articles on salvaging downed aircraft.
• At the Controls: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Book of Cockpits - The photographs are excellent This is an excellent book for anyone interested in the evolution of aircraft.
• TBF/TBM Avenger Units of World War 2 - the Avenger meted out severe retribution on the Japanese in the Pacific, participating in every major engagement through to VJ-Day. As a key weapon of war, the Avenger was so highly valued by the US Navy that its demand for the aircraft soon outstripped Grumman's production capacity, so General Motors [GM] was contracted to build the near identical TBM from September 1942 onwards. Over 1000 Avengers also saw action with the Fleet Air Arm in both the Atlantic and the Pacific through to VJ-Day, and two squadrons of RNZAF TBDs fought alongside American Avengers on Bougainville in 1944.