The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934-1960

By Robert A. Mann

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786442743
• ISBN13: 9780786442744
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher