Boeing B-52 Stratofortress : Warrior Queen of the USAF /
Remak, Jeanette,1952-author.
"The B-52 bomber is truly one of the most magnificent aircraft ever to greet the skies. The Boeing Company had already created the B-17 and B-29 bombers for the Second World War and converted the B-29 into the B-50, a more advanced version of the B-29. These bombers helped to win the war. They continued to work in the service of the US Air force for many years. However, there is only one aircraft in the US inventory that has been in daily service for sixty years. That aircraft is the superlative B-52 Stratfortress. She has served in working status for sixty years and will continue in service until the year 2040. That is unheard of in the life of any military aircraft. ... In this book, I hope to bring you her glorious history, along with her exploits in war, and those of some of their crews, and her various other services. I hope that this book will help you to appreciate what a tremendous aircraft the B-52 is and what a brilliant company Boeing is to have created it."--Author from Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.
"The B-52 bomber is truly one of the most magnificent aircraft ever to greet the skies. The Boeing Company had already created the B-17 and B-29 bombers for the Second World War and converted the B-29 into the B-50, a more advanced version of the B-29. These bombers helped to win the war. They continued to work in the service of the US Air force for many years. However, there is only one aircraft in the US inventory that has been in daily service for sixty years. That aircraft is the superlative B-52 Stratfortress. She has served in working status for sixty years and will continue in service until the year 2040. That is unheard of in the life of any military aircraft. ... In this book, I hope to bring you her glorious history, along with her exploits in war, and those of some of their crews, and her various other services. I hope that this book will help you to appreciate what a tremendous aircraft the B-52 is and what a brilliant company Boeing is to have created it."--Author from Foreword.
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