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B-52 Stratofortress Units 1955-73
John Lake
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Description for B-52 Stratofortress Units 1955-73
Paperback. The B-52 Stratofortress first saw combat over the jungles of Vietnam during Operation Arc Light in June 1965 and is perhaps the most easily recognized of all USAAF military aircraft since the 1960s. This book looks at the B52's combat history. Illustrator(s): Styling, Mark. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 95 pages, 96 b&w llustrations, 16 colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
The B52 is perhaps the most easily recognized of all USAAF military aircraft since the 1960s. This book looks at the B52's combat history. The B-52 Stratofortress first saw combat over the jungles of Vietnam during Operation Arc Light in June 1965, and it remained in action, flying from bases in the Pacific, until the US withdrawal in early 1973. During the conflict, the brunt of the bombing was carried out by "big belly" B-52Ds. The type next saw action over Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in early 1991, when it was used both as a conventional bomber ... Read more
The B52 is perhaps the most easily recognized of all USAAF military aircraft since the 1960s. This book looks at the B52's combat history. The B-52 Stratofortress first saw combat over the jungles of Vietnam during Operation Arc Light in June 1965, and it remained in action, flying from bases in the Pacific, until the US withdrawal in early 1973. During the conflict, the brunt of the bombing was carried out by "big belly" B-52Ds. The type next saw action over Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in early 1991, when it was used both as a conventional bomber ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
Series
Combat Aircraft
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841766072
SKU
V9781841766072
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Ref
99-15
About John Lake
Jon Lake’s most recent work for Osprey was the Combat Aircraft 35: ‘Lancaster Squadrons 1939-45’. Jon Lake is one of Britain’s leading journalists and historians, and secretary of the Freelance Aviation Journalists Association. Mark Styling has illustrated a number of books in the Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to ... Read more
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