{"product_id":"tbd-devastator-units-of-the-us-navy","title":"TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarrett Tillman's detailed history of this aircraft is accompanied by period photography and illustrated profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57296557670744,"sku":"9781841760254","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781841760254.jpg?v=1778829377","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tbd-devastator-units-of-the-us-navy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}