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The Supersonic BONE - A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber (Hardcover)
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The Supersonic BONE - A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber (Hardcover)
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When the B-52 Stratofortress entered operational service with the
US Air Force in 1955, work was already underway on defining its
successor. The B-70 Valkyrie, a Mach 3 jet bomber, was one option.
Although two XB-70A prototypes flew, the B-70 never went into
production. Out of the subsequent Advanced Manned Strategic
Aircraft program came the B-1A bomber, which flew at high speed and
low altitude to evade enemy air defenses. The B-1A was cancelled in
favor of fitting the B-52 with cruise missiles. The B-1, known as
the BONE, was revived in 1981 as the improved B-1B to boost
American military power and be a symbol of American strength at the
peak of Cold War tensions. The B-1B entered service in 1986 with
several deficiencies. The resolution of most of these issues
coincided with the end of the Cold War. After the Cold War, the
B-1B lost its primary nuclear mission but remained relevant by
transforming into a high-speed, long-range, high-payload delivery
platform for conventional precision-guided munitions. The first
combat use of the B-1B was in 1998 in Iraq. The BONE has proved a
highly effective combat aircraft in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria
and the former Yugoslavia. This superbly researched and illustrated
book traces the BONE's long development and operational history in
fascinating detail.
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