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Overview"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 America's first intercontinental bomber, the Continental B-36 Peacemaker. Wolf has used original Douglas and Army Air Force documents and very rare (as few were needed for one bomber) Erection and Maintenance Manuals in this history, which also includes never-seen-before photos and colour profiles. This volume is a must for the aviation historian, enthusiast, and modeller. AUTHOR: William Wolf is a retired dentist whose consuming 45-year passion is WWII air combat and aircraft, having over 25,000 books and magazines, 1,000s of downloaded CDs, and three miles of microfilm on WWII in his library. 251 colour and b/w photos" Full Product DetailsAuthor: William WolfPublisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Weight: 1.043kg ISBN: 9780764352324ISBN 10: 0764352326 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 28 February 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Wolf is a retired dentist whose consuming 45-year passion is WWII air combat and aircraft, having over 25,000 books and magazines, 1,000s of downloaded CDs, and three miles of microfilm on WWII in his library. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |