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Wings of Honor
Wings of Honor is a compilation of all United States pilots, observers, gunners and mechanics who flew against the enemy in World War I. Covered are Americans who flew with the French and British air services, U.S. Navy aviators, the 103rd Pursuit Squardron, the 1st Balloon Group, the 1st Pursuit Group, the 1st Corps Observation Group, American bomber...
Helmut Wick
Major Helmut Wick failed to return from a mission over the English Channel on 28 November 1940 and is listed as missing to this day. This fate ended a picture book military and flying career. In just three months Helmut Wick had risen from Oberleutnant and Staffelkapit䮠to Kommodore of the tradition-rich Jagd-geschwader ?Richthofen? Nr. 2 and with...
Jagdgeschwader 301/302 "Wilde Sau"
Jagdgeschwader 301 and 302 were established in 1943. Their mission was to intercept enemy bombers at night flying fast single-engined fighters. But they also had to engage Allied bombers by day. The pilots of these new fighter wings were a mix of former bomber pilots and trained fighter pilots ? a unique composition for the Luftwaffe. Night missions...
German Rocket Fighters of World War II
This book is the first to present every rocket aircraft flown in Germany and the rocket systems developed by Walter and BMW, as well as several of the most interesting projects drawn up by Germany?s aviation industry. In 1940 the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt f?elflug launched the DFS 194, developed by Alexander Lippisch, and the tests with this experimental...
Germany’s V-2 Rocket
Germany’s V-2 looks at one of the major technological advances of the Second World War, the V-2 ballistic missile. Although dwarfed by today’s giant rockets, the V-2 represented a quantum leap beyond anything previously built. During the last six months of the war in Europe, Germany launched thousands of these missiles against the Allies. This book traces...
Arado Ar 234C
The Arado Ar 234C was the world's first four turbojet-powered flying machine to be built in series. But it was more than that, and its design and testing raised great hopes among the Nazis. The Ar 234 was nothing less than Adolf Hitler's long awaited "Englnder Bomber." Powered by four BMW 003A-1 turbojet engines, with a combined thrust of 7,040 pounds,...
The German Fighter Units over Russia
Covers the aircraft and many pilots of JG 3, JG 5, JG 51, JG 52, JG 54 and JG 77.
Air Launch!
This book examines the history of airborne-launched weapons and a number of variations. Each weapon is given a brief devlopmental description and a summary of who has implemented it, and includes cross references to other countries' similar platforms. A wide range of many never before published photos offers a striking view of the history and the proposed...
Dornier Do 23
Unique history of the first Wehrmacht bomber aircraft including the early Dornier Do F, 11, and 13 models.
The Boeing XF8B-1 Fighter
The Boeing XF8B-1 "Five-in-One" fighter was the last piston engine fighter built by Boeing and very nearly the last fighter built by the company until its merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Conceived in 1943, the XF8B-1 was unusual for a naval fighter in having an internal bomb bay, tremendous range, and counter-rotating propellers, the latter...
Monogram Models
Since its beginning in Chicago in the 1940s, Monogram’s plastic model kits for cars, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft have captured the imaginations of hobbyists everywhere. The thousands of models Monogram made from 1945 to 1986 are described in detail, shown in over 300 beautiful color photos, and given their collector’s value. The popular cars range...
Along the Tigris
"Along the Tigris" tells the story of 16,000 soldiers in combat, from the training grounds of Fort Campbell, through the toughest battles in the blitz of Baghdad to the Nineveh province, where the 101st Airborne Division anchored for eight months after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Without precedent or a plan, the division sketched the blueprint to win...
Northrop's YF-17 Cobra
The Northrop YF-17 holds a special place in aircraft history. The YF-17 was one of the two prototypes tested in the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Fighter competition, a program which attempted to reverse the trend of increasing cost and complexity of new fighter aircraft, and which resulted in the selection and manufacture of the F-16 as the next generation...
ALBATROS D-II
ALBATROS D-II ALBATROS D-II, Hofling, Rudolf, Schiffer, 2002, new, soft cover, history, registration numbers, many photos, line drawings, color plates, 53 pgs.
Nieuport 28
The first squadrons of American-trained fighter pilots to enter combat in April 1918 during World War I were equipped with the Nieuport 28. Douglas Campbell, Jimmy Meissner, and Eddie Rickenbacker, were among those who cut their teeth on the Nieuport 28 fighter and gained the experience, skills, and confidence necessary to survive and succeed in aerial...
The Life of Adolf Galland
Fighter General: The Life of Adolf Galland: The Official Biography
Achtung! Moskito!
Achtung! Moskito! RAF and USAAF Mosquito Fighters, Fighter-Bombers, and Bombers over the Third Reich 1941-1945 Martin W. Bowman Book Description Much has been written about the Mosquito, but this book features the young pilots and navigators who carried out daring operations against targets in Europe. Their stories are as compelling today as...
THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS
THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS Gordon, Dennis, Schiffer, 2000, bio's of American volunteers in the French Air Service in WW I, photos, 504 pgs.
The Debden Warbirds
The 4th Fighter Group in WWII Speer. P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers over Berlin as well as from England to Russia. At war’s end they had made over 1,000 enemy kills. The book details everyday operations of the famous group from their Eagle Squadron beginnings to their unprecedented accomplishments. Sources...
Gear Up!
Gear Up! By Jon Maguire 1995 Schiffer Military This book dedicated to the flying equipment used by the Air Crews of the Army Air Force. It covers such items as Helmets, Goggles, Flight suits, and other related items.
The Black Bats: CIA Spy Flights over China from...
Size: 6" x 9" Illustrations: over 120 color/bw images Pages: 208 Availability: Now Available Binding: Hard Cover Book Description After Mao’s communists took control of mainland China in 1949, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency developed an uneasy partnership with the nationalist Chinese government on Taiwan for covert air operations...
German Gliders in World War II: Luftwaffe...
Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Illustrations: over 450 bw images Pages: 304 Availability: Now Available Binding: Hard Cover Book Description Gliders formed a special category of aircraft within the Luftwaffe. While other aircraft types were used for many years, as a rule gliders were conceived for short service lives, in some cases just a single...