Reviews of books from the world of aviation. If you're an airhead, and are looking for your next read, you will find it here.
Review by Charles Page. In 1963, after a presentation by John Andrew, his Boeing boss said, ‘By god, we are going to quit building doghouses, aren’t we, Johnny?’ This marked the launch of Andrew’s major role in planning and supervising new and larger aircraft factories. In this impressive and handsome hardback, John Andrew with John... Continue Reading →
Review by Takis Diakoumis. Strategic Air Command's General Curtis LeMay was not partial to the B-47, preferring the older B-36 for its longer legs, proclaiming it could not go where he wanted it to go – the Soviet Union. The B-47 would nonetheless become SAC’s most numerous bomber, with almost 2000 examples across all variants,... Continue Reading →
Flight Line Book Review 