Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... USAF , in a number of roles . It continued to serve as a nuclear bomber until 1951. During the Korean War it was employed as a conventional bomber and dropped about the same tonnage as the Twentieth did during World War II . USAF bomber ...
... USAF , in a number of roles . It continued to serve as a nuclear bomber until 1951. During the Korean War it was employed as a conventional bomber and dropped about the same tonnage as the Twentieth did during World War II . USAF bomber ...
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... USAF had grave difficulties replacing its B - 52 with a more advanced bomber , coming up short with the B - 58 and B - 70 be- fore it fielded the controversial and very expensive B - 1B during the 1980s . A measure of the problem is ...
... USAF had grave difficulties replacing its B - 52 with a more advanced bomber , coming up short with the B - 58 and B - 70 be- fore it fielded the controversial and very expensive B - 1B during the 1980s . A measure of the problem is ...
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... USAF Historical Research Center at Montgomery , Alabama ) , the AAF's attempt to account for missing crews . Material on the development of the B - 29 is more scattered perhaps than that on any other subject . The National Archives ...
... USAF Historical Research Center at Montgomery , Alabama ) , the AAF's attempt to account for missing crews . Material on the development of the B - 29 is more scattered perhaps than that on any other subject . The National Archives ...
Contents
Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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