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Martin B-57 Canberra The Complete Record by Robert C Mikesh
Martin B-57 Canberra The Complete Record by Robert C Mikesh
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
208 pages
Copyright 1995
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements4
Foreword5
Introduction8
Chapter 1Birth of the Canberra10
Chapter 2 Americans Become Interested 16
Chapter 3 The Evaluation20
Chapter 4 Canberra - B-57 Comparison28
Chapter 5Production and Setbacks32
Chapter 6Developing the Night Intruder38
Chapter 7 The B-57 Enters Service50
Chapter 8 Clark AB & the Bien Hoa Deployment 68
Chapter 9First Blood74
Chapter 10 Night Intruder Missions79
Chapter 11 The Bien Hoa Holocaust83
Chapter 12 Tan Son Nhut85
Chapter 13 Da Nang and the DOOM Pussy90
Chapter 14 A Few 'Rough Ones'94
Chapter 15 VNAF Flies B-57s99
Chapter 16 Phan Rang105
Chapter 17 The FAC's Point of View 113
Chapter 18 RAAF Canberras 116
Chapter 19 'Patricia Lynn' 120
Chapter 20 B-57G Night Intruders 124
Chapter 21 Pakistan Air Force B-57s 130
Chapter 22 The Long Wing RB-57D132
Chapter 23 General Dynamics 'F' 142
Chapter 24 B-57E 'Cadillac' 150
Chapter 25 Friendly Enemy; DSES154
Chapter 26 Air National Guard B-57s 160
Chapter 27 Special Projects 162
Chapter 28 Flying the B-57168
Chapter 29 The Airplane 172
Chapter 30 Combat Transport 177
Appendixes
Appendix 1: Performance Comparison for Selecting Night Intruder 179
Appendix 2: B-57B Canberra (Tactical bomber version) Facts & Figures 180
Appendix 3: Martin B-57 Production Record 181
Appendix 4: Martin RB-57D Variations 182
Appendix 5: General Dynamics RB-57F Production Record 182
Appendix 6: Martin B-57G Conversions 183
Appendix 7: Martin B-57s Reconfigured for Combat at Martin, late 1965 183
Appendix 8: Martin B-57s Delivered to Pakistan late 1959 184
Appendix 9: Martin B-57 Unit Tail Codes, 1967 and On 184
Appendix 10: Martin B-57 Combat Effectiveness 185
Appendix 11: Martin B-57 Unit Assignments 187
Appendix 12: Martin B-57 Survivors 189
Appendix 13: Martin B-57 Individual Activity Records 190
Appendix 14: Martin B-57 Combat Activity Chart 200
Appendix 15: Glossary of Terms/Acronyms & Definitions 203
Index204
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
No story about one type of aircraft could be more complete than this new volume on the B-57 Canberra. A brief history of its British inception sets the stage for the conversion that took place to American standards for production in the United States. The Canberra was needed to fill the night intruder role in the USAF a need identified during the Korean War. The B-57, did that, and much more.
The author, who flew the B-57 over a 15-year period, covers all aspects of the 28-years of B-57 operational service. Initially, the B-57 outfitted four combat wings in the bomber version, along with many units in the reconnaissance role. Missions changed and units faded, but the Vietnam War set the history for this remarkable airplane. It remained in combat for eight years, and many of these daring missions are covered in detail in this book this becomes another informative reference book dealing with the lively aspect of the Vietnam War.
The book is filled with many rare action pictures of this airplane in color and black and white. The expanded appendices contain many historical points such as units and time period of assignment, production records, individual line entries for the history of each aircraft, and many more details that appeal to the airplane historian.
Robert C. Mikesh had accumulated 2,000 hours in flying the B-57 Canberra, beginning with the first USAF unit to receive the bomber version. Enamored from the very beginning with this airplane, the thought of one day writing a book about the B-57 inspired him to gather detailed notes over the years while the airplane was operational. Through his first hand experience, the B-57 story is told in a manner, and full of detailed information that could not be compiled any other way.
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