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North American Valkyrie XB-70A (Warbird Tech Series)


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By: Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony Landis


Like the Maiden it was named for, the Valkyrie awed those around it. Beautiful in form, and almost unbelievable in function, the B-70 would have been the ultimate incarnation of Curtis LeMay’s vision of a strategic bomber. But it was not to be. The political and fiscal climate that existed during the 1960s strangled- then killed- the aircraft almost before it was born. Of course, there were other reasons. Intercontinental ballistic missiles became feasible, and were considered- perhaps incorrectly- to be less expensive to build and maintain. The Soviet Union, the only real target for the bomber, was developing surface-to-air missiles that might have been capable of defeating the aircraft. But ultimately it was Roger McNamara and his Whiz Kids who reduced the program to a pair of technology demonstrators and dismissed the manned bomber as a viable weapon.
North American Valkyrie XB-70A (Warbird Tech Series)


104 pgs, SB, 8.5 x 11, 160-250 photos, 4-8 pgs of color photos


North American Valkyrie XB-70A (Warbird Tech Series)

ISBN Number: 9781580070560

Item Number: 819

 
 
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