The Silverplate Bombers
Subtitle: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured to Carry
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: August 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780786421398
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; Aircraft: general interest; Registers; Military; Military Aircraft; United States; Transportation; History - Military / War; Regimental histories; USA; Military - World War II; Aviation - History; World War, 1939-1945; Aviation - General; Military Science; B-29 bomber; History
Description: "This book documents the development and delivery of the Silverplate B-29 bomber. The history of the Silverplate B-29, from conception to successful development, is set forth in the early chapters, which discuss the then secret work of the 509th Composite Group at Wendover Army Air Field, on the Marianas Island of Tinian, and at Roswell Army Air Field"--Provided by publisher.