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  • Thunderbolt! (Annotated)

    The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace

    Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace is the incredible true-life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America's leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first U. S. Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally ... Leer más

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  • Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter-jet ever built and the Lightning, which ... Leer más

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  • Phantom from the Cockpit

    Flying the Legend

    de Peter Caygill ...
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life it flew in the roles of an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.Apart from ... Leer más

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  • Valkyrie: the North American XB-70

    The USA's Ill-fated Supersonic Heavy Bomber

    "A fascinating insight into one of the Cold War's most interesting concept aircraft . . . [with] new information, photographs and first-hand accounts." —FlypastDuring the 1950s, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General Curtis LeMay's desire for a heavy bomber with the weapon load ... Leer más

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  • Journey's End

    Bomber Command's Battle from Arnhem to Dresden and Beyond

    de Kevin Wilson ...
    'A brilliant insight into life in the air and on the ground' ObserverIn February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, killing an estimated 25,000 people and destroying one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The controversy that erupted shortly afterwards, and which continues to this day, has long overshadowed the other events ... Leer más

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  • Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950

    Chronicles in compelling detail the historic showdown between the U.S. Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States.The National Security Act of 1947, intended to unify the separate armed services under a single Defense Secretary, failed to settle the deeper issue that divided them, the debate over roles and missions. One symptom ... Leer más

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  • Target for Tonight

    Flying Long-Range Reconnaissance & Pathfinder Missions in World War Two

    The posthumous memoirs of a World War II Pathfinder pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient who flew target-marking missions in enemy territory.Denys A. Braithwaite was born of a well-to-do Yorkshire family and joined the Auxiliary Air Force on his eighteenth birthday in 1939. On the occasion of Chamberlain's speech to the British nation on September 3, the situation changed dramatically ... Leer más

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  • Luck of a Lancaster

    107 Operations, 244 Crew, 103 Killed in Action

    The saga of a squadron, a plane, and the action, triumphs, and tragedies they saw during World War II—includes photos.No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster in August 1942. W4964 was the seventieth Lanc to arrive on squadron, in mid-April 1943. She flew her first op on the 20th, by which time No 9 had lost forty-one of their Lancs to enemy action and another ... Leer más

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  • Hawker Hurricane Mk I–V

    Series Libro 6 - Air Vanguard
    A definitive technical guide to the Hawker Hurricane variants.At the outbreak of World War II, only 111 Squadron and a handful of others were equipped with the Hurricane. Thanks to sudden massive orders and a well-organized Hawker sub-contracting production to Gloster and General Aircraft, more squadrons rapidly became operational. Cutting their teeth during the Battle of France, it was during the ... Leer más

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  • Escape from Arnhem

    A Glider Pilot's Story

    A British Royal Air Force glider pilot recounts his service, capture, imprisonment, and escape during World War II in this gripping memoir.This is the remarkable true story of a young army glider pilot's experience of the last days in the defence of Arnhem Bridge, his eventual capture and then escape to be adopted by the Resistance, the hair-raising journey through occupied Europe and his eventual ... Leer más

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  • Harrier Boys

    Volume 1 - Cold War through the Falklands, 1969-1990

    In Harrier Boys, Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969-1990, Robert Marston, who flew Harriers for many years, draws together accounts from others who worked with this unique jet through its history. The excitement, camaraderie and pride of Harrier operators shine through in the personal stories of those whose lives were changed by their experience of this iconic aircraft, both on land ... Leer más

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  • Sabres Over MiG Alley

    The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea

    This is the story of the first jet versus jet war, the largest in number of victories and losses, and one of the few military bright spots in the Korean War. It tells how an outnumbered force of F-86 Sabres limited by range and restricted by the rules of engagement, decisively defeated its foe. Based on the latest scholarship, author Kenneth Werrell uses previously untapped sources and interviews ... Leer más

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