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B-58 Hustler Units (Paperback)
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B-58 Hustler Units (Paperback)
Series: Combat Aircraft
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Loot Price R407
Discovery Miles 4 070
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One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came
to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command.
Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken,
this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic
bomber to take to the skies, a feat which had seemed far-fetched
only a few years previously. Outstripping its contemporaries in
terms of speed, and agile enough to escape most interceptors, the
B-58 was a remarkable feat of engineering, setting 19 world speed
records and collecting a host of trophies. The first operational
bomber capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet, it was able to evade
hostile fighters and represented a serious threat to targets across
the Soviet Bloc. Supported by contemporary first-hand accounts,
photography, and full-colour illustrations, this study explores the
history of this ground-breaking aircraft from its conception to its
little-known testing for use in the Vietnam War.
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