PB4Y-2 Privateer

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William H. Shuey - 04 Jun 2006 18:40 GMT

Hi Troops:

For anyone out there thinking of tackling Bill Koster's or Meteor's
1/48 PB4Y-2 conversions there is now a good reference available.
Schiffer Publication's "Consolidated-Vultee PB4Y-2 Privateer" by Alan C.
Carey.
ISBN number 0-7643-2166-8, $29,95.
For your money you get 176 softbound pages with photographs of the
crew stations and the gun turrets, armament layouts and armor plate
layouts, 10 pages of color photos and page after page of squadron
histories and use by other air forces. ex. Republic of China got a bunch
in the early 50's. This is a good value for the money book, and would
probably even be useful for those contemplating tackling the old 1/72
scale Matchbox/Revell kit.

Bill Shuey

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Hub & Diane Plott III - 04 Jun 2006 21:24 GMT

Thanks,Bill! Think I will order one.
Hub

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Norm Filer - 04 Jun 2006 22:18 GMT

Alan Carey has done at least a half dozen books on the PB4Y-1 and -2. Most
cover the various Privateer Squadrons in both the Atlantic and Pacific
during WW II. All are about equal in size to the one described above. All
have a lot of good reference photos and are well worth picking up.

All are Schiffer Publications and are available directly from that publisher
at.

http://www.schifferbooks.com

Norm

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e - 05 Jun 2006 00:42 GMT

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thanks bill, that's very good timing as i have mine pulled
out and i've been sighing over it. you don't need a
lightning bolt up the wazoo to see a sign.
i believe i'll buy one.

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