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American Combat Planes of the 20th Century is an incredible reference for anyone who is interested in any American Combat Plane History. There are 758 pages and 1700 b/w photos in this substantial labor of love by Ray Wagner, who has been passionately researching and writing about aircraft for over 50 years. Whether you are already familiar with his past works, or just discovering this accomplished author for the first time... This is the book that you've been waiting for!

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AMERICAN COMBAT PLANES
OF THE 20th CENTURY

INDEX 3

B-25F, 257, 267
B-25G, 232, 258, 258, 260, 261
B-25H, 174, 257, 258, 258, 260, 260, 262
B-25J, 257, 259, 259, 260, 260, 261, 261, 262
B-26 (Invader: former A-26). See A-26
B-26 (Marauder), 170, 196, 217, 237, 238, 247, 254–55, 254, 256, 257, 261, 262–67, 441
versus B-25, 263
combat statistics on, 243, 267
B-26A, 254, 262, 262
B-26B, 262, 263–66, 263, 264, 266
B-26C, 265, 265, 266, 267, 480, 554
B-26D, 266
B-26E, 266
B-26F, 266, 266
B-26G, 267, 267
B-26H, 267, 552
B-26K (modification of old A-26), 493, 493
B-27, 267
B-28, 267, 267
B-28A, 267
B-29 (Superfortress)
versus B-17, 479, 480, 481
versus B-24, 479
versus B-47, 556, 557
versus B-52, 565
World War II, 173, 235, 236, 238, 252, 267, 347, 479–83, 479, 480, 481, 482–83, 484, 484, 488, 513, 522, 551
Cold War, 507–9, 507, 511, 540, 542, 559
B-29A, 383, 386, 480, 481, 481, 507, 508, 509, 511, 518
B-29B, 481, 483, 517
B-29BW, 481, 482
B-29D, 511
B-29MR, 508
B-30, 479
B-31, 479
B-32 (Dominator), 238, 250, 479, 484–87, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 513
B-33, 267, 487–88
B-33A, 267, 480, 488
B-34 (Ventura), 388
B-34A, 389,
389
B-34B, 389
B-35, 267, 488, 509–11, 509, 510, 553, 711
B-36, 235, 236, 507, 507, 513–18, 513, 531, 541, 553, 554, 556, 559, 565, 566, 567
B-36A, 513, 514–15, 514, 516
B-36B, 514, 515
B-36C, 514
B-36D, 512, 515–16, 515, 517
B-36F, 516, 516, 517
B-36G, 517, 564
B-36H, 516–17, 517, 518
B-36J, 517, 517
B-37 (Ventura), 389, 389
B-38, 240, 240
B-39, 236, 267, 483, 483
B-40, 241–42, 241, 242, 243, 249, 483
B-41, 249, 249
B-42, 220, 267–68, 268
B-42A, 268, 268
B-43, 268, 551, 551
B-44, 483, 511, 511
B-45, 218, 551, 552, 552, 559
B-45A, 554–55, 554, 555
B-45C, 554, 555
B-46, 551, 552, 552

B-47 (Stratojet), 267, 508, 512, 551–52, 553, 555–59, 555, 558, 559, 563, 565, 569
versus B-29, 556, 557
B-47A, 491, 556, 556, 55
7 B-47B, 556, 556, 557, 558
B-47C, 557–58
B-47D, 558
B-47E, 558, 558, 559
B-47F, 558
B-47J, 559
B-48, 267, 552–53, 552, 553
B-49, 511, 553, 553, 554
B-49A, 553
B-50, 508, 511–12, 514, 554, 559
B-50A, 511, 512
B-50B, 511
B-50C, 512
B-50D, 512, 512
B-51, 220, 559, 559, 560, 570
B-52 (Stratofortress), 500, 505, 506, 517, 551, 559, 563–65, 564, 568, 569, 653–54, 703, 708
versus B-29, 565
B-52A, 565
B-52B, 502, 563, 565, 565, 654
B-52C, 566, 566, 654
B-52D, 566, 566, 654, 708
B-52E, 566, 567, 568, 654
B-52F, 567, 567, 653, 654, 656
B-52G, 567, 568, 568, 656, 660, 707, 707, 710
B-52H, 567, 568, 568, 654, 654, 657, 707, 710, 713, 714
B-53, 220, 559
B-54A, 512, 512
B-55, 564
B-56, 557
B-57 (Canberra), 492, 559–62, 704
B-57A, 560, 560
B-57B, 538, 560–61, 561
B-57C, 561
B-57E, 561
B-57G, 562, 562
B-58 (Hustler), 545, 568–70, 569, 570, 704
B-58A, 569, 569, 570
B-59, 569
B-60, 517, 564, 565, 565
B-61 missile (Matador), 570
B-62 missile (Snark), 570
B-63 missile (Rascal), 518, 559, 568,
BT2C-1, 442, 442
BT2D-1 (AD-1: Skyraider), 434, 439, 439, 440, 442, 601, 601
BT-13, 324
BT-32 (Condor), 226, 227
BTC-1, 220, 440, 441
BTC-2, 441, 441
BTD-1, 439, 439
BTD-2, 439
BTK-1, 220, 440, 441, 441
BTM-1 (AM-1: Mauler), 440, 441–42, 442
Buccaneer. See SB2A
Buffalo. See F2A
Buffalo (British), 457–58, 457, 458
Bugatti engines, 21, 31
Bulldog (British), 156, 157
Bullpup missile (GAM-83A; AGM-12), 503, 505, 573, 580, 582, 597, 613, 615, 639, 680
Bureau of Aeronautics, 5–6, 110
Burns, Lt. John A., 409
Bush, George H., 652, 660
BVL-12, 21, 22
BY-1, 415, 415
Byrd, Adm. Richard, 133

C
C (Orenco), 26, 27, 27
C-1A (Trader), 646
C-2, 47

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