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B-29 Superfortress Units of World War 2
Description
The ultimate piston-engined heavy bomber of World War II (1939-1945), the first production B-29s were delivered to the 58th Very Heavy Bomb Wing in the autumn of 1943. By the spring of 1944 the Superfortress was bombing targets in the Pacific, and by war's end the aircraft had played as great a part as any weapon in ending the conflict with the Japanese. Indeed, the final dropping of two atomic bombs from the B-29 convinced the Japanese to sue for peace. This book traces the wartime career of the B-29, as the aircraft went from strength to strength in the Pacific Theatre.
Table of Contents
1938 TO 1943
CHAPTER TWO
1944
CHAPTER THREE
1945
APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX
Product details
| Published | Jul 25 2002 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781841762852 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 78 b/w; 18 col |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Short code | COM 33 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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