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To bail out of a stricken aeroplane is a pilot's or aircrew's final chance to escape death. It is a traumatic and hazardous exercise that is only practiced in extremis and is in itself full of danger with no guarantee of survival.
Following right behind Volume 1 Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades, CANAV is excited to introduce you to Volume 2 – Aviation in Canada: The Formative Years. Here is another "must have" book for any sincere fan of Canada's great aviation heritage. Mak
Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades is the first general interest book dedicated solely to Canada's beginnings in flight. From an introductory balloon ascent in New Brunswick in 1840, daring "aeronauts" feel their way along at the edge of the unknown.
The English Electric Canberra was the UK's first jet bomber, serving over 50 years as a versatile RAF multi-role aircraft. This detailed illustrated history will be an invaluable resource for aviation enthusiasts, modelers, and Cold War historians.
Insights into the design and use of 100 technical innovations that have benefitted the RAF in its first 100 years
This exciting manual showcases 100 incredible inventions and innovations that have kept the service at the forefront of technology for ove
The XF7F-1 (Grumman G-45) was ordered on June 30, 1941, and was intended to be operated from the forthcoming 45,000 ton Midway class carriers. It was to be the first twin engine with tricycle undercarriage. It was heavily armed with four-20 mm guns in the
John Severne joined the RAF in 1944 and gained his wings two months after WW2 ended. This book captures the author’s great passion for flying, whether it be in jet-fighters, light aircraft, helicopters or making model planes and gives details of his long
The US Navy’s fleet of aircraft carriers are at the heart of global American military force. With nuclear-powered oceanic range, complements of nearly 5,000 crew, and typically carrying more than 70 combat aircraft, US carriers can remain on station for m
This special edition of Wrecks & Relics celebrates the centenary and the development of the UK's aviation museums, telling the story of the national icons such as the Science Museum, Imperial War Museum, RAF Museum, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Museum of Army Av
Now remarkably in its 27th edition, ever since it was first published in the 1960s every edition of Wrecks & Relics has been eagerly sought after by aviation enthusiasts, restorers and curators alike. It is renowned as the go-to source charting the highli
Drone Warfare is one of the first books to examine the development and use of such aerial drones...........
Covering more than 700 locations and 5,000 aircraft Wrecks & Relics is an indispensable guide to warbirds, classic and vintage aircraft, restoration projects, abandoned derelicts, and aviation oddities in the UK.
As told by journalist and filmmaker Boaz Dvir, this mostly unknown chapter in history reads like a thriller. The operation members risked their lives, freedom, and American citizenship to prevent what they viewed as a possible second Holocaust. Their stor
Royal Air Force At Home: History of RAF Air Displays from 1920 hardcover**o/p**
This book is an in-depth study covering John K. "Jack" Northrop\s quest for a clean flying machine. Covered are: Northrop\s initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project,
Famously pictured in the opening credits of the popular television series M.A.S.H., Bell's Model 47 helicopter was the first helicopter certified for civilian use in March 1946 and went on to serve a wide variety of military and civilian applications.
At the beginning of the 1930s, North American Aviation designed one of the most popular aircraft of all time, the T-6 Texan. Over 24,404 planes in 260 versions and variants were produced.
The Consolidated Vultee (Convair) XB-46 jet-powered medium bomber was first developed by the USAAF in 1945. Although the XB-46 bomber never went into production, it became the first all-pneumatic aircraft, using pneumatics to operate landing gear, brakes,
The Bell company won a Navy design competition in June 1950 for a helicopter specifically for anti-submarine warfare. This design, Bell Model 61, was the only Bell helicopter using the tandem-rotor layout.
This book collects some of the finest writings, both fact and realistic fiction, to lay bare the drama of human beings coping with the skills needed to direct their machines through the vastness of the skies. With contributions from: Charles Lindbergh, Er
There are 984 Aircraft Museums in the United States and 127 Aircraft Museums in Canada that contain Name, Address, Phone Number, Hours, Price of Admission, Gift Shop, Cafeteria, Theater, Restoration Facility, Web Site or Email, and All Aircraft on owned b
The capture of USS Pueblo has been written about extensively but rarely in context with the shoot down fifteen months later of an EC-121 aircraft and never with so much relevant documentation.
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.
This is the story of Charlottetown native, Carl F. Burke, who went from selling radios in a hardware store for $12.00 an hour to founding Maritime Central Airways, acquiring Nordair and becoming one of Canada's most successful aviation entrepreneurs.