num_pages: 192
description: The USAAF 1926-45 presents the early history of US air power from its inauspicious beginnings as the Army Aviation Service to its victorious and controversial achievements in Europe and the Pacific during the Second World War.Focusing on the aircraft and the men who flew and serviced them The USAAF 1926-45 features a wide range of different aircraft types - from the DH-4B (wooden de Havilland 1916 design 'Liberty Planes' rebuilt by Boeing) to the B-29 which was used on the two atomic bombing missions which ended the war in the Far East.Authoritative and detailed captions support more than 200 fascinating photographs from official USAF archives and private collections - some of which are previously unpublished. Together they give a vivid pictorial insight into the humble beginnings and rapid development of one of the world's most formidable air forces.
language: English
title: The Usaaf 1926-45
publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd