
The History of Dyess Air Force Base
1941 to the Present
George A. Larson(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 28. April 2016
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-7643-4822-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book covers the history of Dyess Air Force Base from 1941 to the present. The reader is led from the construction and World War II training operations through the Cold War with the Soviet Union, to bomber and missile nuclear alert, and to the transition of a world-wide conventional weapons response capability with the B-1B and air mobility options provided by the C-130 Hercules transport. The book includes a photo tour of the base as well as information on topics such as: Abilene Air Force Base, 96th Bombardment Wing and the Boeing B-47E Stratojet, Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter and the 11th Aerial Refueling Squadron, 578th Strategic Missile Squadron and the Atlas F Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, 4th Strategic Support Squadron and the Douglas C-124C Globemaster II, the Nike-Hercules Surface-to-Air Missile, 96th Bombardment Wing and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, and the Special Weapons Storage Area.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
263 color & b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1681 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-4822-8 (9780764348228)
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Person
Lt. Col. George A. Larson, USAF (Ret.) graduated from Iowa State University and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant United States Air Force in May 1969. He has published 300 magazine articles and eight books.