paperback edition 1973 lots of color photos and profiles

First Edition. 8 1/2" x 11", 64 page trade paperback bound in pictorial wrappers. Near fine condition. Small rubs to the corners and some mild dust soiling to the wrappers.

A pictorial record of the American pilots who ran up a 10 to 1 victory ratio over the MiG-15. In the pilots own words of what it was like to fly the F-86 Sabre against North Korea & Soviet pilots. 145 photos, 7 maps, 28 dwgs, 40 full color paintings, 10 photos. 80 pages.

Book by Nico Sgarlato

The B-29 was the original production version of the Superfortress. Since the new bomber was urgently needed, the production design was developed in tandem with the service testing. In fact, the first B-29 was completed only two months after the delivery of the first YB-29. Forty-six B-29s of this variant, built by the Glenn L. Martin Company at its Omaha plant, were used as the aircraft for the atomic bomb missions, modified to Silverplate specifications. Some 2,513 B-29s were manufactured by Boeing-Wichita (1,620), Bell-Atlanta (357), and Martin-Omaha (536).\[4\]

Following a brief history of the overall development of the fighters of this period, this book discusses in detail the design and history of the major and most innovative designs produced by the German aircraft industry. In 80 pages with numerous photos, cutaways and line drawings, color photos and profiles, this volume covers the 'old standards' as well as the very advanced new designs in use at the end of the war.

This book deals primarily with a present day group of men and aircraft that represent the epitome of Navy and Marine Corps aviation. In order to more fully understand where they came from, this book also takes a brief look back to the very beginning of naval aviation and early precision acrobatic flying. During those early years the men of those acrobatic teams, and the aircraft they flew, ventured into a realm of flight that bore a resemblance to the early days of American space pioneering. Men with limited knowledge and machines with limited technology joined together to bring about a naval tradition. It is a tradition of teamwork, and it is on this very basis that these unique groups of aviators and aircraft have come together during the last half century and each left their mark in the history of Navy and Marine aviation. Each team, in their own unique way, has carried the inspirations of their forefathers in aerial displays of precision formation flying. They have flown their breathtaking performances through an evolution of men, machines and maneuvers while continually striving for the ultimate goal of perfection. An attempt to bring together the history of Navy and Marine Corps flight demonstration teams, seemed to this author, from the first, to be a very special undertaking. It was felt that to bring together all naval flight demonstration teams from the past to the present would be a salute to Navy-tradition, which is the basis on which this book has been written.

Book by Ernest R. McDowell

4 book box set of Robert Heinlein's finest. Stranger in a Strange Land, The Past Through Tomorrow, Time Enough For Love, I Will Fear no Evil.

Flying Scoreboards

This is a retrospective of the early 1990s, detailing the fates of many ex-Soviet Union, and Eastern Bloc combat aircraft. The former Soviet Union had a number of facilities to store and display Cold War-era aircraft, including complexes at Khodinka, Ramenskoye, and Tushino. Includes coverage of facilities in Hungary and former East Germany, as well as US aircraft that found their way into Soviet/Eastern Bloc service.

Book by Larry Davis

Story of the first 300 Boeing B-17Fs. Their use in training and combat in the Pacific, Mediterranean, and England. A fascinating book. 64 pages, 8 in color.

Comprehensive history of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt in WWII and the many different groups that used them in the European Theater

Flight US Navy Carrier Operations, 1940-1945 - Aircraft Specials series (6086) Paperback ? Importby Al Adcock (Author), Don Greer (Colorist), Andrew Probert (Colorist) 64 Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (2002) 0897474414 978-0897474412Product 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inchesLoaded with b&w photos, history, some great color plates, and more.

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, also known as the Viper, evolved from a 1972 USAF lightweight fighter prototype program to create a small, low-cost, air-superiority day fighter designed for high performance and ease of maintenance; it achieved combat-ready status in October 1980. Since then, 21 foreign nations including Belgium, Denmark, Turkey, Egypt, and Israel have the F-16, making it the most popular fighter in the world. The varied national insignia, squadron markings, and camouflage of these international F-16s are depicted in full color.

The B-24 Liberator was either loved or hated, there was no in-between. But the giant four engine bomber, in many different models, was a key reason why the Allies won WWII. Includes the B-24s European service in the 9th, 15th, and 8th Air Forces, and Pacific service in 6th, 11th, 10th, 14th, 5th, 13th, and 7th Air Forces. Also covers B-24s in foreign service. Illustrated with 168 b/w and 6 color photos, 35 color drawings. 64 pages.