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Douglas XB-19: An Illustrated History of America´s Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber
William Wolf
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Description for Douglas XB-19: An Illustrated History of America´s Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. Weight in Grams: 998.
In 1935, the intent of the Army Air Corps was to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a Guardian of the Hemisphere ; they granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world's largest bomber. Over the past 75 years, there have only been a few magazine articles on the gigantic Douglas XB-19 bomber, usually showing it in photos dwarfing the aircraft around it. Since the XB-19 project was top secret and there was only one example, there is little information remaining for researchers. William Wolf presents this enigmatic bomber, a Flying Laboratory that was the precursor to ... Read more
In 1935, the intent of the Army Air Corps was to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a Guardian of the Hemisphere ; they granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world's largest bomber. Over the past 75 years, there have only been a few magazine articles on the gigantic Douglas XB-19 bomber, usually showing it in photos dwarfing the aircraft around it. Since the XB-19 project was top secret and there was only one example, there is little information remaining for researchers. William Wolf presents this enigmatic bomber, a Flying Laboratory that was the precursor to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
997g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764352324
SKU
V9780764352324
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Ref
99-2
About William Wolf
Dr. William Wolf has written fourteen books and numerous articles on World War II aviation combat and is an avid collector and historian, having over 22,000 World War II books and magazines, three miles of microfilm, and thousands of photos in his library, along with numerous pieces of World War II aviation memorabilia and aces' autographs.
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