MITSUBISHI A5M CLAUDE
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | N9788391717806 |
| ISBN-10 | 83-917178-0-1 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect Paperback |
| Condition | NLike New |
| Author(s) | Tadeusz Januszewski |
| Publisher | Mushroom Model Publications |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Published date | 2003 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Yellow Series |
| Size | 16,5 x 23 x 1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS |
Description
The Mitsubishi A5M was the world's first monoplane shipboard fighter to enter service and the direct predecessor of the famous 'Zero'. This book describes the development of this important aircraft, the Navy's second modern monoplane fighter. Designed by Jiro Horikoshi, who would later be responsible for the Zero, the 'Claude' (its Allied code name) entered service in 1937 and soon saw action in China.
Fast and very manoeuvrable, the A5M remained in first-line service until 1941. Its combat history in China, and later at Pearl Harbor and in SE Asia, is related.
This book contains many previously unpublished photographs, plus full technical details, color profiles and scale plans.
The Mitsubishi A5M, the Japanese Imperial Navy's first metal monoplane fighter, was the creation of Jiro Horikoshi, father of the legendary A6M "Zero". Labeled "Claude" in the Allies' code, the A5M was a transitional fighter which marked in significant step in the development of the Japanese Navy's air force during the early 1930s. This book contains a full technical history of the aircraft and all its variants from its prototype development and test flights in 1935 to its production and introduction in the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1940. It is illustrated with photographs, color drawings and technical plans.
* Rarely documented aspect of World War Two aviation history.
* Superb color illustrations of camouflage and markings, walk around color photographs and rare b/w archive photographs. * Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale air modelers.