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Douglas XB-19: An Illustrated History of America's Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber
Douglas XB19 An Illustrated History of America's WouldBe Intercontinental Bomber Author:William Wolf 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 th... more »e 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 & Maintenance Manuals in this history, which also includes never-seen-before photos and color profiles. This volume is a must for the aviation historian, enthusiast, and modeler.« less