The Swoose : Odyssey of a B-17

By Herbert S. Brownstein

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560981962
• ISBN13: 9781560981961
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The Swoose is truly an amazing aircraft

This is the very interesting story of the only aircraft to fly from the beginning to the end of the Second World War and is still in existance. It is also the only early model B-17 still in existance, it is currently in storage at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's Garber Facility. I didn't expect much when I first picked up this book because I knew that the Swoose didn't fly combat for very long, but was surprised to find how interesting of a history it had after becoming a transport plane. And the story didn't become any less interesting after the war ended. It is truly amazing that this aircraft survived the first several months of the war much less the post war era. This book is a must read for any B-17 enthusiast.