The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934-1960
Author | : Robert A. Mann |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2009-09-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780786454136 |
ISBN-13 | : 078645413X |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress lived an operational life of only 26 years, but what a life it was. The introduction to this book provides basic information on the physical plane: dimensions, specs, leading particulars and operational usages. Then an exhaustive day-by-day chronology of the B-29 is presented--from the earliest designs in 1934 through thousands of missions and aircraft events in World War II and Korea to the 1960 retirement of the last operational B-29. The book also includes an extensive glossary and three appendices, which provide a discussion of the general anatomy of a mission, a sample of operational voice or radio codes used in 1945, and a guide to (very unofficial) aircraft names.