B-29 Superfortress Combat Chronic-Op/HS

by Bob Hilton and Robert Hilton

Book Overview

With its pressurized cabins for high-altitude operation, long-range and large bomb capacity, and turbo-supercharged engines, the B-29 Superfortress was the epitome of cutting-edge US 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897476727
• ISBN13: 9780897476720
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.9"