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Download or read book 58th Bomb Wing written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive history covers the 58th Bomb Wing from its activation in June of 1943 through World War II. With service biographies and special stories from the men who served, this is a wonderful addition to the library of anyone interested in World War II.
Book Synopsis B-29 Superfortress Combat Chronicles by : Robert Hilton
Download or read book B-29 Superfortress Combat Chronicles written by Robert Hilton and published by MMD-Squadron Signal. This book was released on 2012 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its pressurized cabins for high-altitude operation, its long range, large bomb capacity, and turbo-supercharged engines, the B-29 Superfortress was the epitome of cutting edge American air power during WWII. The author, a photographer with the 40th Bomb Group and a veteran of 83 Superfortress missions, offers a first-hand, eye-witness account and shares his experiences on reconnaissance and bombing missions, flying the 'Hump' and taking off from an advanced base in Sichuan, China, to pummel Japanese occupation forces throughout Asia. Then in early 1945, the 40th BG moved to newly-liberated Tinian from which they took part in the final chapter of WWII - the aerial assault on the Japanese home islands. Introduces you to fellow veterans of the 40th who relate their no-less extraordinary experiences - ditching in the Bay of Bengal, lost in the Siberian Taiga, downed behind enemy lines in China, taken prisoner after bailing out over Tokyo. Personal accounts from the men who served on the front lines of the air war in the Pacific, a unique primary historical source and a truly exciting read.
Download or read book 73rd Bombardment Wing written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om den amerikanske "73rd Bombardment Wing" og dens indsats med B-29 "Superfortress"--Bombeflyet i Stillehavskrigen under 2. verdenskrig.
Book Synopsis The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934-1960 by : Robert A. Mann
Download or read book The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934-1960 written by Robert A. Mann and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Book Synopsis Boeing B-29 Superfortress by : Ben Skipper
Download or read book Boeing B-29 Superfortress written by Ben Skipper and published by Air World. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-29 Superfortress was the definitive expression in piston-powered offensive air power. It was designed for an air force that was slowly realizing it needed larger and heavy aircraft to support its operations, especially in the Pacific. Riding on the waves made by the equally ground breaking B-17, the B-29 was a bigger, more capable and more complex platform which incorporated myriad lessons learned from the European air war. It was soon decided to utilize the B-29’s exceptional range of 3,250 miles in the Pacific Theater, where its payload would go on to wreak havoc among the forces of Imperial Japan. As well as military targets, the B-29s of the specially formed 20th Air Force would strike hard against the Japanese home islands, initially from bases in India and China, before following on behind MacArthur’s push towards Japan. It was from the island of Tinian that B-29s would drop atomic bomb over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The B-29 was a genuine behemoth of the skies, and its flight endurance would see its ten-man crew provided with rest bunks, remotely operated defensive guns and a tunnel linking the front and rear of the aircraft. It was also tough, capable of using the most basic landing strips, providing they were long enough. As a new aircraft it presented both new and converting pilots with a challenge, notwithstanding the B-29’s high-wing loading. From flying the large aircraft to operating its many systems, the B-29 was as complex as it was large, and each member of the ten-man crew had to know their role and perform it flawlessly to ensure operational efficiency. In the post-war era the B-29 was retained by the USAAF and, from 1948, the USAF as the primary strategic bomber. Indeed, the B-29’s fighting days were far from over and it would go on to see action over the skies of Korea. It would also supplement the Royal Air Force’s bomber capacity while Bomber Command awaited the arrival of the Canberra and its next generation of jet-powered V-bombers. The B-29 has more than earned its place in the halls of aviation fame. It was an aircraft ahead of its time that helped usher in a new age of military aviation and provided a tangible bridge between new and old ways.
Book Synopsis Air Force Combat Units of World War II by : Maurer Maurer
Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis B-29/20th Air Force Bibliography by :
Download or read book B-29/20th Air Force Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1993* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 47th Bombardment Group (L) written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 47th Bomb Group (L) contained the 84th, 85th, 86th, and 97th squadrons, plus Headquarters.
Book Synopsis Combat Squadrons of the Air Force; World War II. by : United States. USAF Historical Division
Download or read book Combat Squadrons of the Air Force; World War II. written by United States. USAF Historical Division and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.
Book Synopsis 92nd Bombardment Wing by : William W. Semmler
Download or read book 92nd Bombardment Wing written by William W. Semmler and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis United States Air Force and Its Antecedents by : James T. Controvich
Download or read book United States Air Force and Its Antecedents written by James T. Controvich and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Book Synopsis The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes by :
Download or read book The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis B-29 Superfortress by : John Pimlott
Download or read book B-29 Superfortress written by John Pimlott and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis No Glamour--no Glory by : Anthony J. Kupferer
Download or read book No Glamour--no Glory written by Anthony J. Kupferer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 92nd Bombardment Wing written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Helton's Hellcats by : Martin W. Bowman
Download or read book Helton's Hellcats written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis B-29 Superfortress Units of World War 2 by : Robert F Dorr
Download or read book B-29 Superfortress Units of World War 2 written by Robert F Dorr and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate piston-engined heavy bomber of World War 2, 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.
