The silverplate bombers : a history and registry of the Enola Gay and other B-29s configured to carry atomic bombs
"This book documents the development and delivery of the Silverplate B-29 bomber. The history of the Silverplate B-29, from conception to successful development, is set forth in the early chapters, which discuss the then secret work of the 509th Composite Group at Wendover Army Air Field, on the Marianas Island of Tinian, and at Roswell Army Air Field"--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, ©2005
McFarland & Company, Inc, Jefferson, N.C., ©2005
Directory
ix, 235 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
9780786421398, 0786421398
58554961
The beginning
Development and production
Combat operations
The Los Alamos test program
Silverplate accidents
Places and units
The bombs
The 509th Composite Group
The end
Appendix A : Chronology of events
Appendix B : Silverplate B-29 mission list (Tinian, 1945)
Appendix C : Crew information
Appendix D : 509th Composite Group and Project Alberta roster (Tinian, 1945)
Appendix E : Project Alberta
Appendix F : Silverplate B-29 summary
Appendix G : Individual silverplate B-29 histories