Air forces and warfare Books
Aviation Collectables Company G.222
Book SynopsisIntroduction. The origins and development. In service with the Air Force. Against the flames. The civil G.222. G.222 abroad. Modeling notes. Technical Data and Military Serial Number.
£18.89
Aviation Collectables Company T-33A/RT-33A Shooting Star
Book SynopsisIntroduction. The origins and development. In service with the Air Force. An American 'Silver Star' in Caselle. Modeling notes. Technical Data and Military Serial Number.
£18.89
Aviation Collectables Company C-130J Super Hecules
Book SynopsisThe popular Herky Bird, protagonist of the medium tactical transport since the 50s, in its most modern version in service with the Air Force.
£18.89
Aviation Collectables Company Cent'anni di Aviazione Navale: Italian Naval
Book SynopsisVolume made in collaboration with the Command of the Air Forces of the Navy for the celebration of the Centenary from the foundation of the Naval Aviation.
£24.29
Aviation Collectables Company S2C-5 HELLDIVER
Book Synopsis'The Helldiver of the Navy' which traces the very brief and troubled history of the American bomber with the 'anchor' in the fuselage, the diatribe with the Air Force that in fact opposed the use of Helldivers by the Navy Military and prevented the birth of the Navy Aviation. Over 70 photographs, many never before published and from former Helldiver pilots' archives, are splendid color profiles, an upper and two lower views of the plane, together with a detailed chapter on how to build a scale model 1 / 72 dell'Helldiver are a useful compendium both to the enthusiast that to the researcher as well as to the modeller.
£15.29
Aviation Collectables Company Il Thunderjet in Italia continua il successo
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£27.00
Aviation Collectables Company G.80/G.82: The First Italian Jet Trainer
Book SynopsisOnly a few days to December 9th, that date is important because on that day, in 1951, it made the first flight G.80, the first Italian jet trainer. Although produced in Turin the historical flight happened to Amendola, military airport where the prototype was transported from Turin. The choice was obligatory because the Turin track was not long enough to guarantee operations with the new FIAT airplane. The history of the G.80, and of the subsequent improved version, the G.82, deserve to be known. The fifties, in Italy, were the pioneering times of the design of the first jets, the industries were trying to recover from the recent destruction of the war and were looking for markets to restart production. In this context the FIAT initiative, at the time led by prof. Valletta, who authorized Ing. Gabrielli to the project. Aviation Collectables Company could not let the history of the G.80 / G.82 go lost in time and in the Italian Aviation Series the important FIAT project has found the place it deserves in this book.
£15.29
Lanasta Hawker Hunter: the story of a thoroughbred
Book SynopsisThe most successful British jet fighter produced was without doubt the sleek and graceful Hawker Hunter. As usual for every new aircraft type it had its share of teething problems, but once these were all adequately solved the U.K. had at that time one of the best jet fighters available. It was built in large numbers and exported to many countries.
£19.16
Canfora Grafisk Form Broken Wings: Captured & Wrecked Aircraft of the
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£21.24
Canfora Grafisk Form On the Deck Vol.1
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£15.29
Canfora Grafisk Form Yugoslav Electras - From Aeroput Airlines to RAF
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£18.89
Canfora Grafisk Form Aircraft Weapons of Word War One
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£25.49
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Operation Pawan: Role of Airpower with IPKF
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£39.89
Pentagon Press Greatest Air Aces of All Time
Book SynopsisA flying Ace, fighter Ace or Air Ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The concept of the "Ace" emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dogfighting, and was a term often also used to create heroes for domestic audiences, in what were otherwise wars of attrition. The individual combat actions of Aces were widely reported and disseminated as a chivalrous knight reminiscent to ancient era.For a brief early period, the exceptionally skilled pilot could shape the battle in the skies, and approximately five percent of combat pilots account for the majority of air-to-air victories. French newspapers were the first to describe Adolphe Pégoud as an Ace in World War I, and later Manfred von Richthofen, known as the "Red Baron. There were a large number of Air Aces in World War II, and later in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq-Iran, and Arab-Israeli wars. This book covers 25 of the greatest Air Aces across wars, nationalities and countries.
£58.50
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Holland Drop Zone: The Crash of an American
Book SynopsisOn 18 September 1944, Day Two of Operation Market Garden, a thunder in the sky alarmed the Dutch town of Heinkenszand. The citizens ran outside their homes, to see a burning bomber flying toward them and parachutes floating down. The American B-24 Liberator skimmed over the buildings and crashed in a polder. Two airmen lost their lives, German soldiers arrested six, and two managed to escape. Local resistance fighters came to the aid of the escaped airmen. This book, written by a grandson of one of the resistance fighters, describes the missions of the crew, the circumstances of the fatal crash and the grim faith of these airmen. This is also the story of the local resistance group that helped the two evaders to hide. We follow the trail of arrested radio operator Elton Southwell, as he takes us on a horrific journey through army bases and concentration camps to a final, cruel welcome at a POW camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. He tells how he barely survived the infamous Black March and escaped from the German guards.
£15.26
Lanasta CW-21 Interceptor
Book SynopsisThe CW-21 was designed during the late 1930s. It combined light weight construction with a powerful engine, which resulted in an excellent rate of climb and manoeuvrability, allowing the fighter to quickly reach the height of attacking enemy aircraft, and attack them. The prototype was sent to China as a demonstration copy and an order for three aircraft, plus a further 32 as kits, followed. These would be assembled locally. Only the three production machines arrived in the chaos of war and would never see actual combat. A second modified variant was ordered by the Dutch government and 24 were delivered to the Netherlands Indies. The CW-21s were outnumbered and outgunned when the Japanese launched their attack on the Netherlands Indies. Despite the poor outlook, the pilots flying them put up a good fight...
£18.00
Hmh Publications SAAB 35 Draken: Flying with the European Air
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£24.75
Philedition The Hawker Hurricane Mk I & Mk II: The Eagle
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£11.40
