PROFILE # 101

THE BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS

(MITCH MAYBORN)

This series was started back in the early 1960s and takes the form of a small format, soft cover booklet with 12 or more pages.  Illustrations are generally black & white photographs (though some later ones had some colour) with two or more pages of colour profiles.  In addition, summaries of aircraft specification, performance and armament are detailed.  Many of these booklets can still be a useful reference tool and are highly sought-after little books are an invaluable resource for aviation historians, modellers, and collectors alike.

Contents:

            Getting Ready for War

          The Superfortress in Combat

          The Turning Point: Le May’s Great Decision

          The 20^th’s Roughest Mission

Double-page 5-view colour Livery Profile of Boeing B-29-40-BW s/n 42-24579 “Eddie Allen” of the 45^th Bombardment Squadron, 40^th Bombardment Group, US 20^th Air Force

The Atomic Bomb

The Korean War

Major B-29 Versions and Events

Units Equipped with B-29 Aircraft

Key to Unit Markings

Pages:  16  (23.5cm x 17.5cm) – Extended Issue

Condition:  Very good, staples only very lightly rusted but sound with all pages secured.  Rome rubbing evident on the spine crease.  Light ink staining on back cover page from the front page of copy stored below it; common on these early publications where the pink / red ink from the front cover page wasn’t 100% sealed.

Publication:  1966