Boeing B-29 Superfortress (2. WK): Bücher - Geschichte

B-29 / B-50 Superfortress (Vol. 2) - Post-World War II and Korea (Legends of Warfare)

Die B-29 Superfortress, das größte und modernste US-Kampfflugzeug des Zweiten Weltkriegs, war zugleich das teuerste Waffensystem des Krieges und kostete mehr als die Entwicklung der Atombombe. Sie blieb nach dem Krieg im Einsatz und wurde in Korea erneut eingesetzt.
Dieser zweite Band untersucht die Entwicklung der B-29 zur B-50 und ihre Rolle als frühes nukleares Abschreckungsmittel. Er behandelt auch verschiedene Anpassungen, darunter Mutterschiffe für X-Planes, Wetteraufklärungs- und Luftbetankungsflugzeuge. Das Buch präsentiert das Design, die Entwicklung und die Einsatzgeschichte dieser späteren Varianten anhand einer Sammlung von Fotografien aus aller Welt.

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Autor:	David Doyle
Ausführung:	128 Seiten, 23 x 23 x 1.9 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	224 farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2020)
Serie:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764360787

B-29 Superfortress (Vol. 1) - Boeing's XB-29 through B-29B in World War II (Legends of Warfare)

Die Boeing B-29 Superfortress war das größte und modernste US-Kampfflugzeug des Zweiten Weltkriegs und das teuerste Waffensystem des Krieges. Sie kostete mehr als die Entwicklung der Atombombe. Im August 1945 warfen zwei B-29 die Bomben ab, die Hiroshima und Nagasaki trafen.
Dieser erste Band einer zweiteiligen Serie zeichnet das Design, die Entwicklung und den Einsatz der B-29 im Zweiten Weltkrieg anhand einer Sammlung sorgfältig recherchierter Fotografien aus aller Welt nach. Hochwertige Bilder mit ausführlichen Bildunterschriften geben Einblick in dieses historische Flugzeug.

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Autor:	David Doyle
Ausführung:	128 Seiten, 23 x 23 x 1.8 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	220 farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2020)
Serie:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764359378

B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 'Tojo' - Pacific 1944-45 (Osprey)

By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 "Tojo". Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American bomber, the B-29 Superfortress.

For the bomber crews, they had what they believed was their `ace in hole': a fully armed B-29 carried four remotely operated gun turrets and a tail gunner's position, making it the world's most advanced self-defending bomber.
In every respect the Ki-44 pilots were fighting a desperate battle. Many who made their mark did so using suicidal ramming attacks or "taiatari".

Illustrated with full colour artwork, this volume examines why the Ki-44 was unable to break up bomber formations conventionally during the Pacific War, and how its ramming tactics, while terrifying, graphically revealed Japan's inability to stop the B-29.

Details

Autor:	Donald Nijboer
Ausführung:	80 Seiten, 25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	40 s/w-Abbildungen und 7 Farbfotos
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2017)
Serie:	Duel (82)
ISBN:	9781472818867

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The famed B-29 Superfortress is presented in this all new collection of World War II and Korean War era photographs. Many of the 850+ photographs appear here for the first time and are identified as to unit and location.

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Autor:	John M. Campbell
Ausführung:	264 Seiten, 29 x 22 x 2.6 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	über 850 farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764302725

The B-29 Superfortress - a Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions

The B-29 Superfortress was for many years a cornerstone of American military aviation. Best known as a bomber, it also served in reconnaissance, as a tanker, and as a rescue plane. It was a crucial tool for American and Allied forces during World War II, Korea and beyond.
This operational history of the B-29 gives in-depth information on the career of each plane. A list of the names and serial numbers of the planes, each plane's history from delivery date to removal from service, a description of the B-29's physical characteristics and performance parameters, and a description of the five B-29 variants are provided.
Sections of the book give complete mission data for the B-29's World War II service in the China-Burma-India theater of operations, operations over Japan, aerial mining missions and test atomic bombing runs.

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Autor:	Robert A Mann
Ausführung:	288 Seiten, 25 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	illustriert
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2009)
ISBN:	9780786444588

The B-29 Superfortress Chronology 1934-1960

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress lived an operational life of only 26 years, but what a life it was. The introduction to this book provides basic information on the physical plane: dimensions, specs, leading particulars and operational usages. Then an exhaustive day-by-day chronology of the B-29 is presented - from the earliest designs in 1934 through thousands of missions and aircraft events in World War II and Korea to the 1960 retirement of the last operational B-29.
The book also includes an extensive glossary and three appendices, which provide a discussion of the general anatomy of a mission, a sample of operational voice or radio codes used in 1945, and a guide to (very unofficial) aircraft names.

Details

Autor:	Robert A. Mann
Ausführung:	319 Seiten, 25.5 x 18 x 2.3 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	illustriert
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2009)
ISBN:	9780786442744

B-29 - Missions de combat : Témoignages uniques d'équipages de Superfortress

The history of the B-29 Superfortress has been associated with two pivotal events in history: Enola Gay's devastating and controversial bombing of Hiroshima and, three days later, Bockscar's bombing of Nagasaki.
But the aircraft is also the basis for fascinating stories of courage and innovation that unfolded throughout operations in World War II and the Korean War.

Hastily produced, the B-29 included the latest military technology for the time, many of which had not been tested. Many of its systems were not fully functional, and some - the Wright Cyclone engines, for example - were far from being ready for operational use.

Early Cyclone models proved more dangerous to aircrew than the fighters and anti-aircraft fire they faced on their missions. But the tenacity and courage of the airmen, both in flight and on the ground, the robustness and power of the B-29 made real miracles possible.

"B-29 Les missions de combat" tells the story of the remarkable Superfortress, both historically and through the eyes of the men who flew it.

Approximately seventy-five people testify to triumphant successes and near-death experiences...as well as heartbreaking and tragic stories of loss. The bond between this remarkable aircraft and its intrepid crews made it more than just a collection of sheet metal and rivets.

Details

Autor:	Donald Nijboer, Steve Pace
Ausführung:	160 Seiten, 28 x 25.5 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	zahlreiche farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Französisch
Verlag:	ETAI (F, 2013)
ISBN:	9782726896549