This historical monograph of the development of the heavy bomber covers the period from the United States' participation in World War I to the end of 1944. As necessary background for the Material Division's and aircraft manufacturer's accomplishments, the controversy among the Air Corps, the War Department, and the Navy Department over the heavy bomber's procurement and employment is surveyed in some detail.
Development of the Heavy Bomber, 1918-1944
1951
188 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Education, Law, & Humanities , Military history , Bomber aircraft , Second world war , Aeronautical engineering , First world war , Employment , Manufacturing , Military procurement , Heavy bombers , Heavy bomber aircraft , Very heavy bombers , B-17 aircraft , B-24 aircraft , B-29 aircraft , B-32 aircraft , Xb-19 aircraft , Experimental aircraft
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