Author: BOOMERANG PUBLISHERS
Title: Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for Army Model B-29 Airplane (Superfortress)
Description: Arvada, CO: Boomerang Publishers, 1984. Facsimile. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing, which was flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. It was one of the largest aircraft operational during World War II and featured state-of-the-art technology. Including design and production, at over $3 billion it was the single most expensive weapons project in World War II, exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project—using the value of dollars in 1945. Innovations introduced included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled, tricycle landing gear, and an analog computer-controlled fire-control system directing four remote machine gun turrets that could be operated by a single gunner and a fire-control officer. A manned tail gun installation was semi-remote." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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