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Near miss : the Army Air Forces' guided bomb program in World War II /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanle, Donald J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2007]
Subjects:
Guided bombs > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
United States. > Army Air Forces > History.
Aeronautics, Military > Research > United States > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • The vision and the reality
  • Guided aerial weapons programs and policies
  • The "simple" glide bomb: GB-1
  • Advanced glide bombs
  • Azon: vertical bombs
  • Razon: advanced vertical bombs
  • Powered bombs
  • Willie orphans and jet bombs
  • Conclusion.