Japanese Aircraft Equipment : 1940-1945

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2004. New book, 198 pages, large format book, 425 photos and illustrations, approx half in colour. This book closely defines the equipment that outfitted Japanese aircraft during WW2. There are chapters on instruments, radios, radar, ECM, IFF, cameras, machine guns and cannons, gunsights and bombsights used by the Japanese Army and Navy air forces. The opening chapter describes how much of this equipment was captured and now is in the hands of collectors and museums. The final chapter has additional information on colours and coatings used in the aircraft interiors. This book has truly comprehensive detail, and will aid collectors to more definitively identify equipment that many not otherwise be clearly marked.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.