Richard H. Campbell

Broschiertes Buch

The Silverplate Bombers

A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured to Carry Atomic Bombs

Beschreibung

Documents the development and delivery of the Silverplate B-29 bomber, the remarkable airplane with capabilities that surpassed those of known enemy fighters of the time and was employed to release the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. The story of this special bomber is accompanied by many never before published photographs of Silverplate B-29's and the men who flew them and includes a foreword by Paul W. Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay.

Autor

The late Richard H. Campbell was retired from the military and lived in Tucson, Arizona.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780786469079
• ISBN-10: 0786469072
• Artikelnr.: 34444392