Douglas XSB2D-1 & BTD-1 Destroyer
Author | : Bob Kowalski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 1995-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0942612302 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780942612301 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Download or read book Douglas XSB2D-1 & BTD-1 Destroyer written by Bob Kowalski and published by . This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Kowalski continues the saga of the bomber Torpedo (BT) program and the similar Scout Bomber (SB) program with the obscure story of the Douglas XSB2D-1 and BTD-1 "Destroyer." The United States was still at peace when the Navy issued a requirement for a design to serve with the fleet as both a successor to the SBD, which would be nearing obsolescence, and as a possible replacement for the SB2C, which was undergoing what can charitably be called a prolonged proportional development period. To meet this requirement, two prototypes of the SXB2D-1 were ordered by the Navy on June 30, 1941.