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From its questionable debut over Panama, the shoot-down of a Nighthawk during Operation Allied Force over the former Yugoslavia, to the mind-boggling successes enjoyed by the type in the two Gulf Wars, this is the story of another 'Skunk Works' icon that
Wrecks & Relics: 15th edition HC
Published 1996, 368 pages, black & white photographs, index, hardcover, 6" x 9 3/8" inches
Sharkey Ward commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Invincible, was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command, flew over sixty missions and was awarded DSC. Yet had he followed all his instructions to the letter, Britain might well have lost the Falklands
In Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts, acclaimed journalist Robert D. Kaplan continues his exploration of the American military’s challenging and varied commitments around the world.
Published 1997, 304 pages, black & white photographs, hardcover, 6" x 9" inches
Published 2021, 292 pages, 31 black & white photographs, index, glossary, softcover 5 x 7 3/4"
A legend in its own time, over five thousand Phantoms were built in St Louis and Japan over more than twenty years. This heavily tabular book gives the construction number and first flight date of each aircraft and the attrition or retirement date and dis
In thrilling detail, see how these rescuers accomplish their missions--in WWII, in Vietnam, in the Falklands, the Gulf War, and more.
Evolution of The Snowbirds: An Illustrated History of All the Colour Schemes and Marking Variations: 1971-2021 softcover
Published 2021, 27 pages, colour profiles and illustrations, A4 format 8 1/4 x 11 3/4" inches
Published April 2023, 496 pages, 52 colour photographs, bibliography, index, softcover 5" x 7 3/4" inches
USMC/USMCR/USNR Douglas A-4A/B Skyhawks is the companion volume to Naval Fighters Number Forty-Nine, the Douglas A-4A/B Skyhawk in Navy Service. This Navy volume contains 61 pages of development, aircraft description details and drawings that pertain to M
Published 2005, 248 pages, 19 black & white photographs, index, glossary, softcover 5" x 8" inches
Published 2005, 224 pages, 32 black & white photographs, glossary. index, softcover 5" x 8" inches,
On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the “Topgun” Navy Fighter School, its founder shares the remarkable inside story of how he and eight other risk-takers revolutionized the art of aerial combat.
Although fewer Marine squadrons were equipped with the A-4 E/Fs than Navy squadrons, the type still saw extensive usage in Vietnam. The close air support that these aircraft provided to our deployed troops were invaluable and saved countless American live
A variant of the famed British Aerospace Harrier II, the AV-8B is noted for its ability to hover in place, ideal for operating on smaller carriers and in less-than-ideal landing zones.
Royal Navy Instructional Airframes softcover **o/p** +SALE+
Published 1997, 128 pages, black & white photographs, softcover, A4 format, 8 1/4 " x 11 3/4"
This book covers the squadron histories of the 23-Marine units that flew the A-4C/L Skyhawk in the 1960s and 1970s. This is the 7th book in the A-4 Skyhawk series. The others are: number NF49 Navy A-4A/Bs, NF50 USMC and Reserve A-4A/Bs, NF51 Navy A-4E/Fs,
It has been said that “bombers make history; fighters make movies.” In the case of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both are true. It made history as a fleet defender, reconnaissance platform, and strike fighter. The Tomcat was also featured in such Hollywood cla
In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gallantry made a substantial contribution to the end of WW II
Exciting rescue stories on the high seas! The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm.
In The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest tales of heroism and valor in the skies over the battlefield! It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, Len Deig
This book is a must have for all aircraft enthusiasts! It Covers the concept, variants, upgrades, carrier trials, service, sales, and what the future holds for the MiG-29. Also includes design, development, structural detail, international production, tr
The book is a series of short stories, a “memoir in anecdotes” that follows the author through his early years as a youngster in Toronto, on to Military College and Air Force flight training and then through a broad spectrum of professional aviation endi