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    Boeing B-52: a Documentary History

     
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    Boeing B-52: a Documentary History

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    Conceived in 1948, first flown in 1952 and projected still to be in front-line service in the 21st century, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most extraordinary aircraft in history. Here is the book to do justice to the story of the development and operational career of this legendary bomber. The book features a comprehensive history of the development of the U.S. heavy bomber, and intensive discussion of the Boeing B-47 and its effect upon the B-52 design, and perhaps more important than either of these today, the enormous number of modifications and changes which have kept the aircraft viable. The important contributions of the Strategic Air Command, with its concepts of the dedicated crew, rigorous training and ceaseless evaluation is well covered, and special attention is given to the B-52's role in the Vietnamese conflict. The book is reinforced with over 200 photographs and drawings, and includes a comprehensive set of appendices. The material for the book was derived almost entirely from the primary sources--the men who designed, built, flew, maintained and improved them and the documents created at the time. The author, a former B-52 and B-47 pilot himself, conveys the spirit of the B-52--the men and the missions behind the hardware, as well as a superbly detailed analysis of the aircraft itself.

    Product details

    EAN/ISBN:
    9780887406003
    Edition:
    New ed
    Medium:
    Bound edition
    Number of pages:
    160
    Publication date:
    1994-02-01
    Publisher:
    Schiffer Publishing Ltd
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780887406003
    Edition:
    New ed
    Medium:
    Bound edition
    Number of pages:
    160
    Publication date:
    1994-02-01
    Publisher:
    Schiffer Publishing Ltd

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