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Yenne, Bill, 1949-
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B-52 bomber -- History.
B-52 bomber.
Strategic bombers.
Air power -- United States -- History.
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Yenne, Bill, 1949-
B-52 bomber -- History.
B-52 bomber.
Strategic bombers.
Air power -- United States -- History.
MARC Display
B-52
Stratofortress
: the
complete
history
of the
world
's
longest
serving
and
best
known
bomber
/ Bill Yenne.
by
Yenne, Bill, 1949-
MBI Pub. Co., Zenith Press, 2012.
Call #:
623.7463 Y45b
Subjects
B-52
bomber
--
History
.
B-52
bomber
.
Strategic bombers.
Air power -- United States --
History
.
ISBN:
9780760343029 (hc.)
Description:
191 p. ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the most formidable expression -- The origins of strategic air power doctrine -- Boeing bombers before the
Stratofortress
-- The Strategic Air Command and a jet
bomber
fleet -- What we've been waiting for -- Production and model evolution -- The Strategic Air Command and other
Stratofortress
missions -- War in Southeast Asia -- Back to the Cold War -- A storm in the desert -- A decade of changes -- Twenty-first-century warrior -- Back to the future -- Appendix 1: Specifications by
Stratofortress
model -- Appendix 2:
Stratofortress
production by model and block number -- Appendix 3:
Stratofortress
combat wings and assigned squadrons --Bibliography -- Index -- Tables -- 5-1.
Stratofortress
production by model number -- 6-1. B-52s in the SAC inventory: build-up and peak strength era -- 7-1. Linebacker II: sorties day by day -- 8-1. B-52s in the SAC inventory: draw-down and early model retirement era -- 8-2. B-52s in the U.
S
. Air Force inventory: Reagan era through the end of the Cold War -- 12-1. B-52s in the U.
S
. Air Force inventory: post Cold War era -- 12-2. B-52h selected weapons systems options -- 12-3. B-52h selected electronics systems.
Summary:
"A comprehensive
history
of the
B-52
's development, manufacture, and combat service. The longest-serving U.
S
. Air Force combat aircraft, the
B-52
debuted in 1955 and is slated to continue to 2040. It flew in the Cold War, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, and Afghanistan"--Provided by publisher.
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