Vought SB2U Vindicator (Naval Fighters, 106)

Great book. This is now the best reference on the Vindicator with a huge amount of information and photos.Super for modelers. Covers all the variants and even has some color photos. Very highly recommend.

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Many intereresting pre W.W.II vintage pictures ! A very complete review of units equiped with the Vindicator .

Received as a gift and very pleased with the book overall. As a recent Naval Fighters publication this volume falls a little short compared to amount of text in volumes like the ones on the Buffalo and F4H-1. (That's not to say it isn't excellent.)Following the usual Naval Fighters format there are sections devoted to development, users and models. Because of the size of the book at 250 pages, this is a massive volume for the NF series and as result there are 15 pages of a color walk-around along with numerous drawings and a few of the unit histories are more fleshed out than is the norm within the series.There is extensive the coverage of the Marines with VSMB-241 prior to and at Midway, coverage of the French use is probably is as good as can be expected at this date, while coverage of the use by the British is somewhat perfunctory.Coverage of the training units is excellent and provides photos of the Sable and Wolverine.The only reason this gets four stars is due to the lack of text compared to contemporary NF volumes and my desire for more text. If you're interested in naval aviation this book deserves a place on your shelf.Overall, taken in context with the traditional NF series? It is an outstanding buy for those heavily interested in illustrations of the SB2U.Unreservedly recommended for anyone interested in the US Navy aircraft, early WWII history and modelers.

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