All-color photo study of the XB-70, including production, flight tests, and the fatal crash of Aircraft #2. Aircraft #1 is now at the US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB.
The North American XB-70 Valkyrie is one of the most unusual looking aircraft in aviation history, and only two were constructed. It was originally designed as a Mach 3 high-altitude bomber, but was later used as a research aircraft.
| ISBN: | 9780764305078 |
| Publication date: | 26th December 1997 |
| Author: | John M Campbell |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Military an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | A Schiffer Military History Book |
| Genres: |
Air forces and warfare Cold wars and proxy conflicts Military history Military engineering |