After the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour the Pacific based squadrons of RNZAF began to receive modern US warplanes. Under the command of Squadron Leader T.J. McLean de Lange, No.25 Squadron was created on 31 July 1943, as the RNZAF’s sole SBD Dauntless dive bomber squadron. In March 1944, No.25 began operations on Guadalcanal; objective Rabaul. In eight weeks 530 sorties were flown for the loss of only five aircraft. However, due to the outdated nature of the Dauntless, the Squadron was disbanded at the end of May and surviving pilots transferred to RNZAF Corsair squadrons.

Unlike most RNZAF squadrons, each Dauntless was allocated to an individual crew, so most sported large personal markings of which most have been represented in this short book. No.5 in the Allied Wings series is 36 pages long and richly illustrated of 30 photos plus 12 colour profiles.

by Cliff F.L. Jenks & Phil Listemann

ISBN 978-29526381-9-7

A REVISED PAPERBACK EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE (which includes the British SBD-5s)

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ISBN 978-2918590-79-8

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The BT-1 belongs to the category of warplanes which just missed, in this case by a couple of weeks, having an operational role in WW2 and has for all practical purposes been forgotten. Nevertheless its importance was probably higher than is currently recognised for at least two reasons. Designed by Ed Heinemann the BT-1 was sufficiently successful to allow him to go on to design such aircraft as the Boston/Havoc, Invader and Skyhawk, some of America’s most famous aircraft. Despite its shortcomings, including a deadly spin, the BT-1 led the way to its successor, the SBD Dauntless, which wrote itself into the pages of the USN’s history during the desperate, and decisive, battles of 1942 and 1943 which took place in the Pacific.

Around 40 photographs, 11 colour profiles

available as paperback version as 978-2952638-17-3 (revised edition)

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This title is now replaced by SQUADRONS! No. 13 – The Martin Marauder Mk. I, and updated and revised version.

Even though the history of the Marauder is generally  pretty well known, the history of the Marauder Mk.I has been overshadowed for many reasons, the main one being that only 71 Marauders received the designation of Marauder Mk.I. With so few aircraft only one unit could be equipped with this type and this was No.14 Squadron in the Middle East.

Manned by aggressive aircrew, coming from all the Dominions, the Marauder Mk.I was used for two years in the unexpected role of maritime reconnaissance. Sorties were normally flown by a single aircraft and the Marauder Mk.I recorded an impressive record against the Luftwaffe,  showing that the aircraft was able to defend itself and was far from being an easy prey, but sustaining heavy losses with 25 aircraft lost on operations.

56 pages, more than 40 photographs, some published for the first time, six colour profiles.

SIZE 170 x 245mm (paperback)
978-295-26-3816-6

Phil H. Listemann

This title is not available in electronic format.

This title, now sold out has been replaced by a revised edition under the name of SQUADRONS! No.5

The full history of this variant told in 44 pages. Colour profiles, more than 40 photographs, some being published for the first time.

SIZE 170 x 245mm (paperback)
978-295-26-3814-2

Phil H. Listemann