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World War II air war companion to Panzer Aces and Panzer Aces IIIn-the-cockpit accounts of aerial dogfights by some of Germany's deadliest pilots ever to take to the skiesThis exciting book tells the combat biographies of seven Luftwaffe aces: three day-f
Covers airfield vehicles, ordnance loading equipment, refueling equipment and a wide variety of apparatus used by the Luftwaffe.
Published 1997, 52 pages, 80 black & White photographs, softcover, 8.3" x 11"
Luftwaffe pilot Walter Schuck flew the Me 109 in the Arctic Sea fighter squadrons becoming the Russian air force's feared enemy in the far north. Awarded the Knights Cross in April 1944 he claimed his 100th kill in June of that year, then barely 48 hours
Published 2009, 204 pages, 90 black & white photographs and illustrations, , index, softcover, 6" x 9" inches
- Action-packed memoir of aerial combat
- Inside the cockpits of Bf 109, Fw 190, and Me 262 fighters.
- Candid photos taken by the author hims
A superb study for both the historian and modeler, this book contains 124 color profiles showing Luftwaffe single-engine fighter aircraft - Bf 109, Fw 190, Ta 152, Me 262, Me 163, and He 162 - once piloted by some of the most famous German aces of World W
Adolf Hitler considered the Mediterranean an unimportant theater of the war, leaving it to the troops of Benito Mussolini who wanted to dominate the "Mare Nostro." Nevertheless, when the Italian army was defeated on the Libyan-Egyptian border at the begin
Nearly 400 color photographs reveal fascinating detail on the planes and the men of the Luftwaffe, as they progressed from seeming invincibility to utter defeat. Eighty years after its creation, the Luftwaffe is still one of the most fascinating forces in
This remarkable work pulls the lid off one of the legendary air forces in history at the very peak of its power―unveiling the men and machines as they truly existed day-to-day, underneath the propaganda of their own regime and the scare stories of their e
In this new book, leading author and modeller Brett Green focuses upon the aircraft and activities of the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. With plentiful mono wartime photographs of featured aircraft, fighters and bombers alongside vivid colour photos of m
Valuable reference to rudder markings of many pilots, including aircraft type and unit.
Published 1997, 192 pages, 300 black & white photographs, hardcover, 7" x10",
The often unseen and unrecognised element in aerial warfare, is that of training the pilots and crews, yet it its value is beyond calculation. In this fundamental role, a wide variety of aircraft were used by the Luftwaffe, with trainee pilots progressing
Published 2021, 192 pages, over 150 black & white photographs, colour profiles and tail details, victory lists, index, softcover, 7" x 10" x 3/4"
Using more than 30 first hand accounts and previously unpublished photos, The Luftwaffe's Blitz details the Luftwaffe's assault against the United Kingdom in 1941, covering the major attacks and those that occurred during the remaining months of that year
Published 2007, 224 pages, hundreds of mostly colour photographs and diagrams, index, softcover, 7" x 10" inches
General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the world. This new history traces its development from its origins in the Philippines through to its eventual victory in the skies over Japan and its key role
Magazine RCAF Today 2024 RCAF 100 (SKIES Magazine Special)
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Published May 2002, 232 pages, black & white photographs, 6" x 9" inches
Published 2020, 138 pages, over black & white photographs and diagrams, index, softcover, 6" x 9" inches
Published 2005, 96 pages, black & white and colour photographs and illustrations, softcover, 4" x 7" inches
"Able Mabel", the Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler, was the product of a 1943 Navy contract for two prototype bomber torpedo (BT) planes. Two other contractors, Curtiss and Fleetwings also received prototype contracts. In 1944 after the testing of these prototypes a
Ordered straight off the drawing board the Martin B-26 Marauder gained an early reputation as a widow maker. However this was an unfair assessment as the aircraft instructors of the time were as unsure of the new machine as were the tyro's they were suppo
40 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 46 colour profiles, colour multi-views, colour detail photos, 1:72 scale line drawing plans, production and unit lists, model kit decal and accessory list, softcover, A4 Format, 21 cm (8 1/4”) x 29.7 cm (11
Martin Mariner & Martin SP-5B Marlin. The Glenn L Martin company would produce the most successful range of seaplanes to enter US service. The first off the blocks was the PBM Mariner that would see extensive service with the US Navy in various roles incl
This book covers the complete history of the Martin P5M Marlin flying boat from development, construction, powerplants, armaments, and squadron service. The lineage of Martin and the flying boat can be traced back to the PBM-4 of 1941, the Navy's last fly