AVIATION HISTORY
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A COMPLETE HISTORY OF US COMBAT
AIRCRAFT FLY-OFF COMPETITIONS Erik
Simonsen The author uses the wonders
of modern digital photography to create
highly believable images of aviation’s
most tantalizing “might have beens.”
10 x 10 228 pgs, 75 b/w and 475 color
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-227-4.
Item # SP227 ................................. $44.95
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF U.S.
CRUISE MISSILES: From Kettering’s
1920s’ Bug & 1950’s Snark to Today’s
Tomahawk Bill Yenne Employing a considerable
archive of U.S. cruise missile data
and material amassed during his extensive
research, author Bill Yenne has created a
compelling work containing a wealth
of previously unpublished photographs
plus detailed technical information that is
simply unavailable in any other product
on the market today. 9 x 9, 204 pgs, 339
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-262-5
Item # SP256S ......................$34.95
CONSOLIDATED PB4Y-1/1P LIBERATOR
Steve Ginter During WWII, the US Navy
adopted the Consolidated B-24D Liberator
as a long-range patrol bomber/sub hunter
(PB4Y-1) and as an armed photo recon
aircraft (PB4Y-1P). These Navy PB4Y
Liberators became deadly hunter-killer
aircraft and destroyed more than 1,000
enemy vessels. This new book covers the
aircraft and history of all PB4Y-1 squadrons,
as well as their most significant
combat operations. 8-1/2 x 11, 240 pgs,
587 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9968258-
7-0 Item # GB587 ............................$49.95
CONSOLIDATED P2Y RANGER Steve Ginter
The P2Y was the aircraft that put Consolidated
on the map of great aircraft manufacturers
and led to the PBY and PB2Y flying
boats that served with such distinction
during WWII. Read about the history of
the aircraft in this Naval Fighters Series
book. 8-1/2 x 11, 136 pgs, 330 b/w, 4 color,
and 26 illustrations. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9892583-1-9. Item # GB831 ............ $32.95
CONSOLIDATED VULTEE XB-46 Steve
Ginter The Consolidated Vultee (Convair)
XB-46 jet-powered medium bomber was
first developed by the USAAF in 1945.
Although the XB-46 bomber never went
into production, it became the first allpneumatic
aircraft, using pneumatics to
operate landing gear, brakes, and bomb
bay doors. This Cold War–era aircraft’s
greatest legacy is its unique beauty. 8-1/2
x 11, 64 pgs, 129 photos, Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-9968258-4-9. Item # GB584 .......$21.95
CONVAIR ADVANCED DESIGNS: Secret
Projects from San Diego, 1923–1962
Robert E. Bradley This book brings the futuristic,
but stillborn, concepts to life. Featuring
many never-before-seen company
photos, models, and drawings of concepts.
8-1/2 x 11, 184 pgs, 341 b/w photos
& illus. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-218-2.
Item # SP133P .........$29.95 POD Book
CONVAIR DELTAS: From SeaDart to Hustler
Bill Yenne Now in paperback, this
book tells the compelling story of America’s
aerospace industry in its heyday,
when manufacturers boldly took the initiative
to explore futuristic new designs by
actually building and test-flying airplanes
to determine how well, if at all, they would
work. 9 x 9, 216 pgs, 344 b/w and color
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-231-1.
Item # SP231 ................................ $32.95
CONVAIR PB4Y-2/P4Y-2 PRIVATEER
Nicholas A. Veronico & Steve Ginter The
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer was a
WWII and Korean War era patrol bomber
of the US Navy derived from the Consolidated
B-24 Liberator. 8-1/2 x 11, 240 pgs,
628 photos and illus. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9846114-6-1. Item # GB146...........$49.95
CONVAIR XF2Y-1 AND YF2Y-1 SEA DART
Billy Jack Long First published in 1992,
this book covers the engineering, development,
and testing of the Navy’s only supersonic
seaplane fighter ever built. The Sea
Dart design was unique, as it used either
one or two extendable skis for its takeoffs
and landings. 8-1/2 x 11, 74 pgs, 130 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-23-3.
Item # GB223P.........$21.95 POD Book
CONVAIR XFY-1 POGO Steve Ginter,
“Skeets” Coleman, Billy Jack Long & Bill
Chana First published in 1994, this book
tells the story of one of two Navy prototypes
contracted as vertical takeoff turboprop
fighters capable of operating from
LSTs, destroyers, cruisers, and larger
capitol ships. 8-1/2 x 11, 34 pgs, 63 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-27-1.
Item # GB227P.........$12.95 POD Book
CORKY MEYER’S FLIGHT JOURNAL
Corky Meyer Designing high-performance
military aircraft in the slide-rule era was
challenging. Being the first person to fly
these airplanes and expand an aircraft’s
flight envelope was often very frightening,
if not downright deadly. This story covers
the most important era in the history of
flight, told by a man at the epicenter of the
activity. Before retiring in 1978, Corky had
tested more than 130 different types of
military and commercial jet and pistonengine
aircraft and survived numerous
sensational close calls as an experimental
test pilot. 7 x 10, 256 pgs, 200 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-203-8.
Item # SP093P .........$39.95 POD Book
COURAGE ALONE: The Italian Airforce
1940–1943 Chris Dunning Having researched
original documentation, personal
accounts, and combat diaries, the
author takes an objective view and shows
that the men who flew the Macchis, Fiats,
and Savoias were no less skilled or determined
than their opponents. 8-3/4 x 12,
360 pgs, 100+ color aircraft profiles, 17
color maps. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-
09-1. Item # HK909 ...................... $56.95
DEADLY DUO: The B-25 and B-26 in
WWII Charles Mendenhall This is a
detailed overview of two important aircraft,
the North American B-25 and the
Martin B-26, with particular emphasis
on their development and combat histories.
8-1/2 x 11, 156 pgs, 235 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-933424-22-7.
Item # SP422P ........$27.95 POD Book
DIVE BOMBER AND GROUND ATTACK
UNITS OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1933–1945
— VOLUME 1 Henry L. DeZeng IV &
Douglas G. Stankey This is the first
book in a two-volume series (divided
into the early and late phases of the
war). It provides aviation historians with
an exhaustive reference work on all the
Luftwaffe’s dive-bomber and groundattack
units, including information on
operations. 9 x 12, 208 pgs, 420 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-08-1.
Item # CP708 ................................$59.95
DIVE BOMBER AND GROUND ATTACK
UNITS OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1933–1945
— VOLUME 2 Henry L. DeZeng IV &
Douglas G. Stankey This is the second
book in a two-volume series (divided into
the early and late phases of the war). It
covers pre-war formation, designation,
and reorganization until the demise of
the Luftwaffe. 9 x 12, 208 pgs, 420 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-09-8.
Item # CP709 ...............................$89.95
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