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Jets: Airliners of the Golden Age
The ultimate book on jet airliners! Beginning with the Comet and ending with the Airbus Industrie A340, Jets covers the worlds commercial jet aircraft and tells the stories of the test pilots, cockpit crews, technicians and airline managers who have been involved with them. With its combination of over 200 color photographs and a highly informative text, Jets provides a unique record of the worlds commercial jet aircraft.
Ju 88: Over All Fronts
The most versatile German aircraft of WWII is shown in its many uses and on a variety of war fronts.
Knights of the Air
Knights of the Air depicts life and times of the extraordinary pioneers who first built British aeroplanes. The aircraft are remembered but many of the men who designed and built them are not. Here are described the personalities and careers of British aviation pioneers.
Lancaster at War: 2
Here is a collection of different ex-RAF men recalling the WWII bombing of Germany, with emphasis on repairs and operations.
It provides a holistic look at base support positions and the daily routine, including the food truck driven by a WAAF for tea breaks. They too, served their nation. Each chapter deals with a different function contributing to readiness for a mission.
Starting with unblooded planes, Garbett shows factory scenes, tests, mechanics at work (who rarely got proper credit). It may seem contrary, but the Merlin engine, same as on Spitfires, was ideal for Lancasters. Well known, they would drag their load into the air, then to battle, even give their last during the shooting. At base, the 'erks' would put them right so the ship was ready for ops again. Crews flight test, then, if airworthy, they are fueled and loaded with bombs and ammunition.
And on the other side of the base, crewmen try to down a meal, attend briefing, collect their kit. Trucks deliver them to the waiting Lancs and on time, taxi out for takeoff. Once in the air, they set course for the enemy coast. Then the mission gets interesting....
The Lancaster shares with its contemporary the Spitfire the distinction of having become a legend in its own lifetime. And since the war that legend has continued to grow, fostered by the inevitable nostalgia attending the vanished days of national greatness and the long gone youth of the men who flew and serviced the aircraft. Inevitably too, the legend has its element of myth. The Lancaster was, after all, a weapon of a particularly unpleasant form of warfare. All too often its role was 'nasty, brutish – and short'. And yet – the legend remains, the stories proliferate and photographs abound.
Lancaster at War was first published in 1971 and has been reprinted ten times. It remains one of the classic books of the air war of World War II and is likely to continue in print for years. Lancaster at War - 2 is a totally new collection of Lancaster stories and photographs; it complements the earlier book, it does not duplicate it. Compiled by Mike Garbett and Brian Goulding over several years, much of its material has been, in many instances, inspired by the readers of the first Lancaster at War. The only change is that this book tends to look rather more closely at the men who flew the Lancaster and the men and women who kept it in the air. It is nonetheless a further expansion of the celebrated Lancaster legend and will delight Lanc veterans, air historians and enthusiasts alike.
Lancaster at War: 5
There is no name more redolent of Britain's wartime struggle against Nazi Germany than the classic four-engined bomber, the Avro Lancaster. From its introduction to operation in 1942 through to the end of the war, the Lancaster was at the forefront of Bomber Command's aerial onslaught against Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe.
The Lancaster was involved in many of the RAF's most successful and audacious operations, such as the famous ‘Dambusters’ raid and the action that led to the sinking of the Tirpitz, as well as the regular night time raids that wrought so much destruction on German cities and industry.
More than 20 years ago Mike Garbett and Brian Goulding first paid tribute to the Avro Lancaster in Lancaster at War. This pioneering book, which brought together first-hand accounts and historic photographs, was the first of a series of books that has helped to keep the reputation of the Lancaster alive. In this, their latest contribution to the series, the authors have again delved into their files to bring a further fascinating selection of stories from those who flew and worked with the Lancaster.
Learjets
Learjets set new performance standards with flight around-the-world and time-to-climb records. Now you can take an all-color look at the largest, fastest, and bestselling business yet line ever built. Follow the first flight test of the very first Learjet, the Model 23. Discover the history of the company and its planes as it revolutionized the business jet market.
Leaving a Contrail
In 1954, nineteen-year-old Mike Zrymiak drove into Regina to follow a whim and enlist in the RCAF. So began a thirty-year adventure that saw this one-time Saskatchewan farm boy flying Harvards to Cosmopolitans, nervous students to royalty, during one of the most politically charged eras of modern history—the Cold War. He remembers this career in his latest book, Leaving a Contrail.
As one of seven children born to Ukrainian emigrants during the Great Depression, thoughts of becoming a pilot and an officer were the furthest from anyone’s mind—including Mike’s. Yet Mike discovered his passion in flying, and found himself thriving in an environment that demanded both discipline and initiative. While he, like many of his generation, considers the unification experiment of 1968 the low point of his time in service, his career afforded many high points as well, including serving as Harvard instructor to NATO pilots, pilot with 412 Squadron flying VIPs, protocol officer with Northern NORAD HQ North Bay, commander of Lahr Airfield, studies at the National Defence Staff College, military attaché to Czechoslovakia, deputy commander of Air Command Air Reserves, and commander of CFB Namao.
However, as Vic Johnson, editor of Airforce Magazine, states, Leaving a Contrail is much more than just another military memoir. "[It] expresses many closely held opinions on the DND HQ hierarchy, [including] enforced bilingualism, the effect of ‘human rights’ on Canada’s military and other controversial subjects based on his many years at the ‘Head Shed’ in Ottawa . . . . [yet] is written in a breezy, easy-to-read style and flows from one posting to the next."
One of those postings included a two-year stint behind the Iron Curtain during the 1980s, where more than once he found himself face-to-face with nervous representatives of the ruling Communist regime, their fingers on the trigger.
Legends of the Air: Aircraft, Pilots, and Planemakers from the Museum of Flight
Seattle's Museum of Flight is a world-class center of aviation history. In this book, Sean Rossiter profiles 22 of the Museum's most significant aircraft, from a World War I Curtiss Jenny to an Apollo Command Module.
Legends of the Air: Aircraft, Pilots, and Planemakers from the Museum of Flight
Seattle's Museum of Flight is a world-class center of aviation history. In this book, Sean Rossiter profiles 22 of the Museum's most significant aircraft, from a World War I Curtiss Jenny to an Apollo Command Module.
Légi háború Magyarország Felett / Air War over Hungary (Volume 1)
This is a rare and wonderful look at the Hungarian Airforce during World War II. The book is written in Hungarian, with some English text. Even if you can't read Hungarian, the photographs, drawings, and maps will serve anyone interested in the Hungarian Airforce.
Légi háború Magyarország Felett / Air War over Hungary (Volume 2)
This is a rare and wonderful look at the Hungarian Airforce during World War II. The book is written in Hungarian, with some English text. Even if you can't read Hungarian, the photographs, drawings, and maps will serve anyone interested in the Hungarian Airforce.
Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II
Lend-Lease Aircraft In WWII Pearcy Full details of UK Lend-Lease contracts for aircraft are revealed, as is an insight into the massiveorganization necessary to fly the war machines to the battle fronts. Included are the stories of th e ferry pilots, the ferry routes they flew, and the aircraft involved. Contains a complete check-list of all aircraft types supplied under Lend-Lease throughout the war.
Lion in the Sky: US 8th Air Force Fighter Operations, 1942-45
Looks at the accomplishments of the volunteer eagle squadrons of the RAF and the squadrons of the U.S. 8th Air Force, and shares the experiences of individual pilots
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Little Book of Concorde
Concorde, arguably one of the most elegant airliners ever produced, was known as the peoples' aircraft. From the early planning stages, to its withdrawal from service and subsequent display as a museum exhibit, this book tells the story of an iconic aircraft that was the result of a unique collaboration between the aviation industries of Britain and France. Illustrated with stunning images, it tells how the aviation industries of the two countries united to produce the world's first successful supersonic airliner.
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Little Book of Spitfire
Little book of Spitfire provides a concise history of one of the great fighter planes of WW2.
Lockheed Blackbirds
Full of history, illustrations, photos and more of the illustrious SR-71 Blackbird.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
This is the photographic history of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Topics covered include: the XP-38 and YP-38 prototypes, the twin V-12 engines, turbochargers, and the P-38, F-4, and F-5 variants. There are also stories from P-38 test pilots, and details on the fightr groups, squadrons, and commands that utilized the P-38.
Luftwaffe Aircraft
Michael Turner is one of the best known aviation and automotive artist in the world. This book specifically focuses on German aircraft from World War I up until the 1980s ( the book was published in 1986). Michael's talent brings to life aircraft in their natural elements on ground and air. His work not only deals with the aircraft, many in various angles and closeups, but he includes the human element too. After all, what is an aircraft without pilot, crew and maintenance personal to keep the flying? Michael depicts many of these aircraft involving activities performed by the crews in maintaing their aircraft or preparing for flight. If you are a collector of aviation art, love airplanes, or an art student this book is a perfect source of joy, relaxation, information, and inspiration.
Luftwaffe: The Illustrated History of the German Air Force in WWII
Luftwaffe uses over 250 rare photographs to portray the operations of the German Air Force from the days before the Spanish Civil War through to the desperate days of 1945.
Max Karant: My Flights and Fights
Practically every pilot in the U.S. knows of the legendary Max Karant, fighter for the rights of private pilots, thorn in the side of Congress and the FAA, and founding editor of AOPA Pilot, the magazine of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. No one did more to advance the cause of general aviation than this colorful and controversial aviator. From the 1940s to the 1970s, Karant battled Congress and the FAA, and also the big airlines, all of whom wanted to restrict private airplanes' use of airspace: "At each step of the way, Max stood for the little guy - the pilot who wanted to be safe, fly without an oppressive set of rules, and who had a keen eye on his wallet, " said Tom Horne of the AOPA. Toward the end of his fascinating life, Karant sat down to write this collection of flying stories - his own adventures in the air and against bureaucratic interference. But, in aviation terms, he "flew west" before finishing the work and his co-worker and friend Charles Spence completed these tales of a tumultuous time in aviation history that runs the gamut from hair-raising and historical, to serio-comic.
Maximum Effort: The Big Bombing Raids
Bernie Wyatt Hardcover 164 pages Out of Print.
Men of Air: The Doomed Youth of Bomber Command
There were many ways for a combat crew to die during Bomber Command's war of 1944. Over German territory, bursts of heavy flak could tear the wings from their planes in a split second. Flaming bullets from German fighter planes could explode their fuel tanks, cut their oxygen supplies, destroy their engines. In the spring of that year, thousands of young men were shot, blown up, or thrown from their planes five miles above the earth; and even those who returned faced the subtler dangers of ice and fog as they tried to land their battered aircraft back home. The winter of 1944 was the most dangerous time to be a combat airman in RAF Bomber Command. The chances of surviving a tour were as low as one in five, and morale had finally hit rock bottom. In this comprehensive history of the air war that year, Kevin Wilson describes the most dangerous period of the Battle of Berlin, and the unparalleled losses over Magdeburg, Leipzig and Nuremberg. He tells how ordinary men coped with constant pressure of flying, the loss of their colleagues, and the threat of death or capture. And, by telling the story of the famous events of this period - the Great Escape, D-Day, the defeat of the V1 menace - he shows how, through sheer grit and determination, the 'Men of Air' finally turned the tide against the Germans.
Merlin Power: The Growl Behind Air Power in World War II
The Rolls-Royce Merlin is considered by many to be the most outstanding liquid-cooled reciprocating piston engine of World War II. It powered the majority of Allied aircraft in Europe, including British and American designs. This book examines the origins of the engine's development from its predecessor, the Kestrel, through its single-stage conception to its two-speed, two-stage final form. Twenty-two Merlin powered aircraft are then examined in depth with examinations of development, design, construction and eventual operation. Wonderful design drawings by Lyndon Jones are themselves masterpieces. Included amongst the aircraft described in the book are the Avro Lancaster, Lincoln and York, the de Havilland Mosquito and Hornet, the Bristol Beaufighter II and IV, the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, the North American Mustang, the Handley Page Halifax, the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk and the Vickers Wellington.
Messerschmitt Bf 109: 1936-1945
Most famous German aircraft of WWII, in its variety of markings on a variety of war fronts.
Messerschmitt BF 109: Luftwaffe Fighter
Serving the Luftwaffe in almost every capacity including interceptor, fighter-bomber, night-fighter, photo-reconnaissance, escort fighter, and ground attack, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the mainstay of the German air force-with 30,000 aircraft produced-as one of the most successful fighters of WWII.
Messerschmitt BF 110 at War
Matched in the early stages of World War II only by the spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf109 was undoubtedly one of the greatest combat aircraft of all time. It first flew in 1935 then followed the familiar pattern of civil war prototype, record breaker, Spanish civil war combat train of development common to so many other German aircraft of the period. It was the dominant fighter in the Luftewaffe until 1941 and served on all fronts, and with the air forces of Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania among others.
Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel (Warbird Tech Vol. 6)
Drawings, tech excerpts, engineering data taken from extremely rare German manuals and American evaluation studies, plus photos and details from modern day replicas built in Dallas, Texas during the 1990s. This work covers the early development and production variants of the Me 262 and provides a look at the early designs that were rejected.
Mid-Air Moose Jaw (1st Edition)
Mid-Air Moose Jaw explores the mystery and expels the rumors of the 1954 mid-air collision over the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. A NATO Harvard training plane and a Trans Canada Air-Lines North Star collided in clear weather with the loss of thirty-seven lives. The airliner crashed into a home on Third Avenue Northeast, killing Martha Hadwen, the only fatality from Moose Jaw. Ross School, with 350 students was a mere 400 feet from the crash site. Many Moose Jaw residents witnessed the collision. Varied eyewitnesses accounts and surviving family members recollections are included. While newspaper coverage of this disaster was extensive, Mid-Air Moose Jaw ferrets out many untold anecdotes giving the reader a greater in-depth understanding of this horrific disaster.
How and why this mid-air collision took place is covered extensively with careful reference to the three Boards of inquiry. While some readers may find this aspect technical, the book is balanced with the human and sociological aspects following the disaster. Mid-Air Moose Jaw challenges pilots to practice proper collision avoidance techniques. At the same time the book reminds administrators and legislators of their responsibility to act diligently and promptly to potential aviation hazards. Since 1954 flying has become much safer with advanced technology. Mid-Air Moose Jaw is a tribute to those who paid with their lives to make aviation safer yet never to take that safety for granted.
MiG-21: Cold War Warrior
Hans-Heiri Stapfer Softcover 56 pages Out of Print.
Mighty Mac: Airlift, Rescue, Special Operations
Headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, the Military Airlift Command is proudly called The Backbone of Deterrence'. It possesses more than 1000 aircraft and has a personnel strength of over 94, 000 active duty people, both military and civilian. It exercises direct command over 13 bases in the United States and controls US facilities at Lajes Field in the Azores and Rhein-Main AB in West Germany. Upon mobilization of Air Force Reserve (AFRES) and Air National Guard (ANG) forces, MAC will gain an additional 63, 000 people and approximately 390 aircraft. Moreover, MAC's assets are supplemented in peacetime by those ot commercial air carriers operating under military contracts and in time of emergency by those of carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) programme. - MAC flying units are distributed among three numbered Air Forces. The Twenty-First Air Force, headquartered at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, has 11 Military Airlift Squadrons (two with C-5A/Bs, six with C-14lBs, one with C-22As and C-130Es, one with C-23As, and one with a mix of light transports and helicopters), four Tactical Airlift Squadrons with C-130Es, one Aeromedical Airlift Squadron with C-9As, and one Air Base Squadron with C-12s and C-21s. The Twenty-Third Air Force, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, conducts special operations as its primary mission. Its other missions include combat rescue, peacetime rescue coordination, security support for intercontinental ballistic missile sites, aeromedical evacuation, facility flight check operations, weather.
Mikoyan MiG-29: Design and Development of Russia’s Super Fighter
Briefly traces the history of the MIG-29, describes its physical characteristics and capabilities, and compares it with Western fighters.
Military Airfields of Britain: Southern England: Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex
Entries cover every military airfield within the counties, from WW1 to the present day and comprise: Brief history of the airfield, construction and use including decoy sites; comprehensive list of flying units with dates and aircraft types; list of HQ units based at the airfield; details of memorials; maps and plans of almost every airfield; location details; selection of period photographs. The airfields of Southern England like Biggin Hill, Kenley and Hawkinge played host to the greatest part of the action of the Battle of Britain. Farnborough, birthplace of British aviation, lies in Hampshire and many regional airfields played host to vital anti-submarine patrols during WW1.
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Military Jet Aircraft: 1945 to the Present Day
From the Avro Vulcan and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and Northrop B-2A Spirit, this thorough guide looks at more than 50 of the most important jet-engined aircraft developed between 1945 and today. They include dedicated interceptors, bombers, and reconnaissance platforms, as well as modern multirole warplanes such as the F-22, F-35, and Sukhoi Su-27. Organized by country, the book introduces each aircraft with large-format artwork in color, showing it in action wearing authentic markings. Detailed annotations indicate innovative design features and other points of interest. An in-depth description of each aircraft follows, profiling its design and manufacturing development and active deployment history. Along with action photographs, a comprehensive specifications panel gives information on dimensions, power plant, performance, and armament.
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Military Jets
This essential guide to all the most important jet fighter aircraft from 1945 to the present is a must-have for aviation enthusiasts and modelers. Arranged chronologically, each plane has a cutaway artwork labeled with key items of interest, and accompanying photographs showing both the aircraft?s cockpit and exterior from every angle. All the major types, including the Phantom II, MiG-21, and F-22 Raptor, appear with detailed specifications.
Mirage! Dassault’s Mach 2 Warriors
Mirage was a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were supersonic fighters with delta wings.
This lovely pictorial provides you with an up-close look at the supersonic aircraft.
Modern Jet Aircraft
Michael J. H. Taylor Hardcover 128 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Modern Royal Air Force Aircraft
This book provides a wonderful look at the modern aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force, including the famous Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier.
Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Units of World War 2
The third volume in the trilogy of Combat Aircraft titles devoted to de Havilland's 'wooden wonder', this book focuses on the Mosquito photo-recce variants, and their users. The design's superb performance, and ability to escape interception by enemy fighters made the Mosquito the ideal choice for the RAF's then embryonic photographic reconnaissance force. The production standard PR1 subsequently became the first Mosquito variant of any kind to see operational service with the RAF, flying its first sortie [over France] on 20 September 1941. These aircraft flew all manner of bomber support missions ranging from simple post-raid photo-recce to weather checking and experimental H2X radar photo-mapping. All are detailed in this volume.