This text is a history of the Boeing B-17 military aircraft, from its design in the 1930's; originally built to protect the US coastline from hostile warships, through to its involvement in bringing the Third Reich to its knees during World War II.
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Entertaining Introduction to the B-17!,
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This review is from: The B-17 Flying Fortress (Hardcover)
The development and combat career of Boeing's four-engined wonder is nicely covered in this 2001 book from Robert Jackson and MBI Publishing/Amber Books. Though claiming to be an 'in-depth study' of the B-17, Jackson's book is actually a workmanlike, entertaining introduction to the Flying Fortress.B-17 FLYING FORTRESS runs to 96 pages. Within those pages Jackson describes the origins and evolution of the B-17, Flying Fort ops in the Pacific/NW Europe/Western Europe, Foreign use of B-17s and Special Forts/Special Missions. Though Jackson has a wide canvas to cover, he relates the B-17 story in an entertaining, informative fashion. He also includes several interesting first-person accounts along with several tables and appendices comparing the B-17 to other WWII heavy bombers, 8th AF groups, etc. and detailed cutaways of the Flying Fort. Some 70 black & white and color photos along with color artwork complement the text; most have appeared previously in various Aerospace Publishing titles. In summary, there's not much new in Jackson's book but it is a easy-to-read, nicely illustrated introduction to the B-17. Recommended.
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This review is from: The B-17 Flying Fortress (Hardcover)
I bought it for my son, but read it first. Its a great book, easy to read and it explains how and why the Fortresses were manufactured. Just a wonderful book with nice pictures and great stories.
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In the spring of 1928 Clairmont J. Egtvedt, a vice-president of the Boeing Aircraft Company, boarded the carrier USS Langley, anchored in San Diego Bay, to confer with Rear-Admiral Joseph M. Reeves about the new Boeing F3B and F4B series of shipboard fighters, which were about to replace the earlier F2B in service with the US Navy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chin turret, bombardment group, bomb load, service ceiling, ball turret, marshalling yards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eighth Air Force, Flying Fortress, Bomber Command, Bomb Group, Air Corps, Fifteenth Air Force, United States, North Africa, Wright Field, World War, Royal Air Force, Wulf Hound, Del Monte, Coastal Command, Pearl Harbor, Twelfth Air Force, Bomb Squadron, Clark Field, Espiritu Santo, French Air Force, Medal of Honor, North Sea, General Eaker, Hickam Field, New Guinea New!
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In the spring of 1928 Clairmont J. Egtvedt, a vice-president of the Boeing Aircraft Company, boarded the carrier USS Langley, anchored in San Diego Bay, to confer with Rear-Admiral Joseph M. Reeves about the new Boeing F3B and F4B series of shipboard fighters, which were about to replace the earlier F2B in service with the US Navy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chin turret, bombardment group, bomb load, service ceiling, ball turret, marshalling yards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eighth Air Force, Flying Fortress, Bomber Command, Bomb Group, Air Corps, Fifteenth Air Force, United States, North Africa, Wright Field, World War, Royal Air Force, Wulf Hound, Del Monte, Coastal Command, Pearl Harbor, Twelfth Air Force, Bomb Squadron, Clark Field, Espiritu Santo, French Air Force, Medal of Honor, North Sea, General Eaker, Hickam Field, New Guinea New!
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- Look Inside Great Britain Hb by Joy Richardson on page 83
- Boom Town by Sonia Levitin in Back Matter
- History Goes to the Movies: A Viewer's Guide to the Best (and Some of the Worst) Historical Films Ever Made by Joseph H. Roquemore on page 209
- Military Jets: Design and Development: 1945 to the Present Day by Robert Jackson in Back Flap
- Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor by Bill D. Ross in Index
- 56th Fighter Group (Osprey Aviation Elite 2) by Roger Freeman in Index
- B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (Part 2) by Martin Bowman in Index
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