"In the early 1950s it was not unusual to see the high altitude contrails of USAF B-36s over England. 385 were built and, commonly dubbed "Six Turning, Four Burning" thanks to its six piston and four jet engines. The development of the B-36 is fully described and there is considerable coverage of the political issues including competition from the Northrop flying wing. We see the B-36 into services with SAC, and we well remember al those contrails over Britain in the 1950s as the B-36s flew over. This is a readable history..."
Aviation World - Spring 2025
"In the early 1950s it was not unusual to see the high altitude contrails of USAF B-36s over England. 385 were built and, commonly dubbed "Six Turning, Four Burning" thanks to its six piston and four jet engines. The development of the B-36 is fully described and there is considerable coverage of the political issues including competition from the Northrop flying wing. We see the B-36 into services with SAC, and we well remember al those contrails over Britain in the 1950s as the B-36s flew over. This is a readable history..."
Aviation World - Spring 2025
As featured in the North-West Labor History Journal no. 49
Peter Darby
As featured in the North-West Labor History Journal no. 49
Peter Darby
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This was a fantastic look into what was going on with JFK’s assassination. It had a great case about what happened and was researched in a way that worked overall.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This was a fantastic look into what was going on with JFK’s assassination. It had a great case about what happened and was researched in a way that worked overall.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
Enjoyed this very detailed story about the band. Learned a lot of things I didn’t know before about the band members and people in their lives as well.
NetGalley, Roxi Wasmer
Enjoyed this very detailed story about the band. Learned a lot of things I didn’t know before about the band members and people in their lives as well.
NetGalley, Roxi Wasmer
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