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The North American B-45 Tornado was America''s first jet bomber and was used in a number of vital missions for nearly a decade. Drawing from declassified secret documents, this history explains the bomber''s use in strategic reconnaissance and atomic-weapon strike missions from its 1944 development to its role in the Cold War.

The book includes numerous photographs and more than 100 interviews with pilots, navigators, and ground personnel.

The B45 Tornado

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    A Paperback by John C. Fredriksen

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      Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/8/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786442782, 978-0786442782
      ISBN10: 0786442786

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The North American B-45 Tornado was America''s first jet bomber and was used in a number of vital missions for nearly a decade. Drawing from declassified secret documents, this history explains the bomber''s use in strategic reconnaissance and atomic-weapon strike missions from its 1944 development to its role in the Cold War.

      The book includes numerous photographs and more than 100 interviews with pilots, navigators, and ground personnel.

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