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USS Lexington (CV-16), a member of the famed Essex class of carriers that made up the backbone of the US Navy’s carrier force in WWII, served its nation from WWII into the 1990s. With almost a half-million arrested landings recorded, arguably more naval a
USS Intrepid, the "Fighting I," was one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, Decommissioned after WWII, Intrepid was recommissioned in 1955 and designated as an attack carrier (CVA), and later an antisubmarine carrier.
USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders in the first US strike on Japan in May 1942, was the third and last Yorktown-class aircraft carrier completed. Serving the US N
Though it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy's USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from the Doolittle Raid to the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz,
USAS 1st Pursuit Group: Osprey Aviation Elite Units #28 softcover ++SALE++ *NSI*
Published 2008, 128 pages, softcover, black & white photographs, 42 colour profiles / planform diagrams 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" (inches)
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This pictorial history of the USAF Weapons School based at Nellis AFB, Nevada, features over 200 color images of the aircraft flown by the eighteen squadrons of the Weapons School from 1992 to the present. The aircraft photos are organized by Weapons Scho
Presented here is the most complete photo collection of U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantoms and F-105 Thunderchiefs credited with aerial victories during the Vietnam era...………...
Ian McLachlan has spent many years researching a brand new collection of exciting United States Army Air Force fighter stories of the Second World War. He has trawled official archives, interviewed survivors and gained privileged access to personal letter
Compiled from official source documents this book covers the entire period of the USAAF, pre-war and post-war, and throughout World War II, up to the fomation of the independent U.S. Air Force in 1947. Described are many hitherto unknown facts about the U
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
Published October 1999,316 pages, 6" x 9" inches
U.S. Navy Phantoms: Atlantic / Pacific Fleet Units: 1960-2004: Ultimate F-4 Phantom II Collection: Volume 3 hardcover
Published 2010, 160 pages, hardcover, colour photographs and profiles, A4 Format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" inches
This is the story of U.S. Navy Fleet Air Wing Seven (FAW-7) and the men who flew the Navy version of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber out of Dunkeswell and Upottery, England during World War II.
U.S. Naval Air Superiority examines the Navy's internal struggle to adapt the jet engine to its style of warfare as well as the development and evolution of carrier-borne fighters and their airframes and engines, from the closing days of World War II thro
Published August 2022, 264 pages, 64 black & white and colour photographs, glossary. bibliography, index, hardcover, 7" x 10 inches
Most people think the US Army only flies helicopters, but it has quietly flown a multitude of fixed-wing aircraft for decades. One of the Army’s best aircraft providers is Beech Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas. Beginning about the time of the Korean War and u
US Army Air Force: Part.2: Osprey Elite #51 softcover ++SALE++
While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations. Besides assigned military per
US Air Power: 1945-1990: Volume 2: US Bombers: 1945-1949: Helion Technology at War Series #: Technology@War # softcover
Published January 2024, 80 pages, 100 black & white and 35 colour photographs, color profiles, figures, softcover, A4 format 8 1/4" x
Published April 2024, 80 pages, 100 black & white and colour photographs, color profiles, figures, softcover, A4 format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" inches
Published October 2023, 288 pages, 280 black & white and colour photographs, unit patches, fleet list, glossary, index, bibliography, hardcover, 8 1/2" x 11" inches
John Howe started his flying career in the post-war South African Air Force, learning to fly on Tiger Moths, Harvards and Spitfires...…………..
It has been 38 years since the United States involvement in Vietnam officially ended after a decade of concentrated aerial warfare. Vietnam is generally thought of as the first war the United States lost, and yet the sacrifices made by those who did the f
The United Kingdom and the United States governments made a series of signed agreements in the early part of 1941 which allowed for the American Navy, Army and Air force to design and build campaigns against Nazi Germany. Today the United Kingdom and the
A detailed volume uncovering a wide range of Soviet aviation projects that, for a variety of reasons, never progressed beyond the drawing board. Packed with over 800 illustrations including photos, drawings and diagrams, this impressive book will be of in