B-17 In Blue: The Flying Fortress in U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Service Review

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B-17 In Blue: The Flying Fortress in U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Service ReviewI was lucky enough to pick this one up on sale at the National Air and Space Museum. I have a number of books on this airplane, but very little material outside of USAAF use. These planes were used for a number of missions by the US Navy and US Coast Guard. They had lifeboats slung under their bellies to be dropped to downed aircrew and sailors. They also had airborne radar that was used in an early AWACS mission. The odd thing is that after most B-17's were scrapped at Kingman, Arizona and other locations, the Navy and Coast Guard had to buy B-17's from civilian sources. The Airforce wouldn't sell their's to the navy! Its range, affordability, reliability, power and ground clearance for radar and lifeboats made it very attractive as a platform during the rather austere times following WWII. The photographs are very well reproduced. I would have liked some more stories from aircrew during that time period. My copy had a very weak binding, so I have to take care when handling it. Still, it is the only game in town and an excellent read.B-17 In Blue: The Flying Fortress in U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Service Overview

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