Название: Skua: The Royal Navy's Dive-Bomber
Автор: Peter C. Smith
Издательство: Pen & Sword
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 419
Размер: 68,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Blackburn Skua was the first monoplane to be designed and built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. As a result of continued debate, it became a compromise between the Navy’s desire for a carrier-based dive-bomber and RAF’s preference for a fighter. Despite being the first to shoot down a Luftwaffe aircraft in World War II, early operations in Norway found the type woefully inadequate as a fighter.