The Boeing B-29 Superfortress : the giant bomber of World War Two and Korea / by Graham M. Simons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simons, Graham M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

B-29 (Bomber)--History.

B-29 (Bomber).

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.

World War, 1939-1945.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Aerial operations.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engined heavy bomber flown primarily by the United States in World War Two and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s. The British Royal Air Force flew the B-29 and used the name Washington for the type, and the Soviet Union produced an unlicensed copy as the Tupolev Tu-4. The name ""Superfortress"" was derived from that of its well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress. The B-29 was the progenitor of a series of Boeing-built bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, trainers and tankers including the variant, B

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Origins""; ""Birth Pains""; ""Early Aircraft""; ""China""; ""Into the Pacific!""; ""Operation Centreboard""; ""Peace - and a �Police Action�""; ""Washingtons and Tankers""; ""The B-50""; ""The Tu-4 �Bull�""; ""Specials""; ""Operating the B-29""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and index.

ISBN:

9781783376179

1783376171

9781783376193

1783376198

OCLC:

854974744