AMERICAN BOMBER AIRCRAFT VOL. II: BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
Written by John M. Campbell
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
in 1997
ISBN: 0764302728
AMERICAN BOMBER AIRCRAFT VOL. II: BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
Written by John M. Campbell.
Stock no. 1828680
1st.
1997.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Schiffer Military History Book. The famed B-29 Superfortress is presented in this collection of World War II and Korean War era photographs. Title to book cover is 'Boeing B-29 Superfortress'. Beige cloth boards, dark brown titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. 263 pages. ISBN: 0764302728. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication Page
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Birth of a Giant
- Chapter 2: The "Superfortress" Enters the Ring
- Chapter 3: B-29 The Superfortress Enters the War - the 58th Bombardment Wing
- Chapter 4: 73rd Bombardment Wing a Torch to the Enemy
- Chapter 5: The 313th Bombardment Wing - Mining, Davey Jone's Locker and the Atomic Bomb
- Chapter 6: The 314th Bombardment Wing - The Empire Busters
- Chapter 7: The 315th Bombardment Wing - an End to the War in the Pacific
- Chapter 8: Photo Recon F-13S Who Served in XX & XXI Bomber Command
- Chapter 9: Guam - The Marianas - Saipan The Airfields and Unknown Soldiers
- Chapter 10: Memorials: A Tribute to all our Fallen Friends
- Chapter 11: Post War and the Transitional Years
- Chapter 12: The Beginning of a New Era in Aviation History Rocket Powered Flight & The Mother Ships
- Chapter 13: The Superfortress, SAC, and the Korean War
- Chapter 14: The 19th Bombardment Wing in Korea War Continues/Bombing Escalates