1949
58 Hustler
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B-58 Hustler
Bomber
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Cold War
Conventional Weapons
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David Doyle
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Iconic Mach
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Respect
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Supersonic Bomber
Product details
- ISBN 9780764361319
- Weight: 739g
- Dimensions: 229 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Apr 2021
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the iconic Mach 2 Convair B-58 Hustler.
The Convair B-58 Hustler, with its distinctive delta wing shape, would become the world's first supersonic bomber, and the first aircraft to fly to Mach 2.
- With development beginning in 1949, the B-58, which could not carry conventional weapons, would become part of the US nuclear arsenal during the height of the Cold War.
- Although these bombers were initially considered difficult to operate, in time the hand-chosen crews who flew them came to love and respect the aircraft.
- Throughout the 1960s, crews flying the B-58 set numerous speed and distance records. These planes were tremendously expensive to operate, and it was budget issues that forced the early retirement of the bomber.
- Today there are only a handful of remaining examples, all of which are on display in the US.
- Illustrated with rare archival photographs, including previously unpublished images.
Written by prolific military author David Doyle, this book is part of the very popular Legends of Warfare: Aviation series.
David Doyle, author of over 125 books, produces aircraft books that are noted for their thorough coverage of historic warplanes, and he has a celebrated ability to locate rare vintage imagery.
