AVIATION HISTORY
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(While They Last)
WAVE-OFF!: A History of LSOs and
Shipboard Landings Robert R. “Boom”
Powell This book explains the exciting
world of the Landing Signal Officer
(LSO) aboard jet carriers from 1922
through today’s carrier operations. 10
x 10, 192 pgs, 270 b/w and color photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-251-9.
Item # SP235S ...................$39.95
WE LANDED BY MOONLIGHT, 2nd Edition
Hugh Verity The night flyers who
transported agents to and from occupied
France. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 256 pgs, 20 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-947554-75-0.
Item # AD475 ................................ $19.95
WE SPEAK FROM THE AIR: WW2 Broadcasts
from the RAF Compiled from over
1,000 wartime broadcasts given anonymously
by RAF and WAAF personnel
between 1941 and 1943. 5 x 7-3/4, 160
pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-907579-93-9.
Item # AD993 ................................. $12.95
WELLINGTON WINGS F.R. Chappell Based
on the diaries of an RAF intelligence officer
in the Western Desert, this book
presents a vivid picture of life and death
in a desert bomber group between 1942
and 1945. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2, 282 pgs, 36 b/w
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-947554-27-9.
Item # AD427 ................................ $24.95
WINGS OF THE LUFTWAFFE Eric Brown
The author has selected the most important
and most promising aircraft employed
by the Luftwaffe and those evolved
for that air arm in Germany during WWII.
He describes their background and characteristics.
Sectional drawings provide an
in-depth assessment of the contribution
made to the annals of military aviation
in the late 1930s and early 1940s. 8-1/2
x 12, 272 pgs, 200+ photos, profiles, &
sectional drawings. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
902109-15-2. Item # HK915 ......... $56.95
WINGS OF THE MALVINAS: The Argentine
Air War over the Falklands Santiago
Rivas For the first time, this book provides
a comprehensive and exhaustively
researched history of the battle from the
Argentinean side. Far more than just a history
of units and operations, it uncovers the
personal stories from both sides. 8-3/4 x
12, 384 pgs, 475 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-90210-922-0. Item # HK922 ........$56.95
WINGS OF THE WEIRD & WONDERFUL
Eric Brown From the infamous Mitsubishi
Zero-Sen and US Navy’s piston-engine
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat to the postwar
swept-wing de Havilland Swallow Attacker,
the author has tested their qualities and
takes you into the cockpits of those exciting
aircraft to the joys and hazards of flying
both weird and wonderful aircraft. 8-3/4 x
12, 288 pgs, 120+ b/w photos, 20 color
drawings. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-16-9.
Item # HK916 ................................. $56.95
WINGS OVER GEORGIA Jack Currie The
story of Currie’s entry into the RAF, his
early UK training, and his initial training
with the US Army Air Coprs. 4-1/2 x 7,
154 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-907579-11-3.
Item # AD116 .................................. $6.95
WORLD’S FASTEST FOUR-ENGINE PISTON
POWERED AIRCRAFT Mike Machat
Still the fastest multi-engine piston aircraft
ever flown, the Republic XR-12 and
its competitor, the Hughes XF-11, were
well ahead of their time in 1946. While the
emphasis of this book is on the Republic
airplane, the history of the Hughes XF-11
is also covered and compared in its role
as a twin-engine competitor to the more
advanced four-engine Republic airplane.
8-1/5 x 11, 144 pgs, 237 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-202-1.
Item # SP163P ....... $29.95 POD Book
WORLD’S FASTEST SINGLE-ENGINE JET
AIRCRAFT: The Story of Convair’s F-106
Delta Dart Interceptor Col. Doug Barbier,
USAF (Ret.) This book provides an insightful
and in-depth look at the sixth member
of the Air Force “Century Series” family of
supersonic fighters. From initial concept
through early flight test and development
and into operational service, every facet of
the F-106’s career is examined. 10 x 10, 228
pgs, 373photos. Hdbd. 978-1-58007-237-3.
Item # SP237..................................$44.95
WRECKS & RELICS Ken Ellis Arranged by
geography, this is a fabulous touring guide
of British museums. 6-1/4 x 9-3/4, 320-
368 pgs. Hdbd.
21st Edition ISBN 978-0-85979-134-2.
Item # AD134 ................................ $36.95
22nd Edition ISBN 978-0-85979-150-2.
Item # AD150 ................................ $36.95
23rd Edition ISBN 978-0-85979-172-4.
Item # AD172 ................................ $36.95
24th Edition ISBN 978-0-85979-177-9.
Item # AD177 ................................ $36.95
25th Edition ISBN 978-1-910809-03-7.
Item # AD903 ................................ $36.95
26th Edition ISBN 978-1-910809-15-0
Item # AD915 ................................$29.95
THE WRONG STUFF John Moore This
book is a collection of stories about
the pilots John Moore met, people who
touched his life, and those who lost
their lives doing what they loved: flying
planes. The photos in this edition are
black & white. 6 x 9, 206 pgs, 100 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-215-1.
Item # SP215P ....... $24.95 POD Book
X-PLANE CRASHES: Exploring Experimental,
Rocket Plane, and Spycraft Incidents,
Accidents and Crash Sites Peter
W. Merlin & Tony Moore Known as “The
X-Hunters,” the authors have located more
than 100 crash sites of exotic aircraft from
Edwards Air Force Base and Area 51. Aircraft
profiled include the YB-49 and a pair
of N9M flying wings, X-1A, X-1D, VB-51,
XB-70, SR-71, YF-12, U-2 prototype, and
many more. The photos in this edition are
black & white. 8-1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, 275 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-222-9.
Item # SP121P ........ $29.95 POD Book
X-PLANES OF EUROPE Tony Buttler and
Jean-Louis Delezenne Research aircraft
designed, built, and flown in Europe in the
two decades following World War II were
the foreign equivalent of the legendary
American X-Planes. Many of these advanced
aircraft flown by test pilots such
as Peter Twiss and Andre Turcat captured
speed and altitude records previously held
by their American counterparts. 8-1/4 x
11-3/4, 240 pgs, more than 250 b/w and
color photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-
21-3. Item # HK921 ...................... $56.95
X-PLANES OF EUROPE II: More Secret
Research Aircraft from the Golden Age
1945–1971 Tony Buttler Following on the
successful X-Planes of Europe, Tony Buttler
discusses fighter and bomber prototypes.
Aircraft from Britain, France, Italy,
Switzerland, and the former Yugoslavia
range from the diminutive Ikarus jet prototypes
to the imposing BAC TSR.2, pistonpowered
French Arsenal VB 10, and the
Hispano HA-300. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 400 pgs,
425 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-
48-0. Item # HK948 ......................$56.95
YAKOVLEV FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR
TWO Yefim Gordon and Sergey Komissarov
This detailed history is richly illustrated
with unit badges, nose art, scale drawings,
color side views, and three-views. Previously
unreleased photos and personal stories
from pilots in the Great Patriotic War
ensure this book is a detailed reference
source for modelers, enthusiasts, and historians
alike. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 336 pgs, 500
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-46-6.
Item # HK946 ........................$56.95
CIVIL AVIATION
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES: North
American Airlines 1990–2000 John K.
Morton Photographic record, with extended
captions, of new and departed North
American airlines during the last decade
of the 20th century. 8-1/2 x 11, 128 pgs,
200 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-
200-9. Item # MC200 ......................$27.95
BOEING 377 STRATOCRUISER – ALT Vol.
9 Nick Veronico Boeing’s model 377 was
developed from the World War II B-29
bomber. The Stratocruiser, which set the
standards for luxury air travel, represents a
romantic era in the golden age of commercial
aviation. The photos in this edition are
black & white. 8-1/2 x 11, 106 pgs, 150 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-179-6.
Item # SP047P ........$21.95 POD Book
DOUGLAS DC-6 & DC-7 – ALT Vol. 4
Harry Gann Provides an enthusiast-level
technical look at the design, evolution,
and growth of the famous series of aircraft.
The photos in this edition are black
& white. 8-1/2 x 11, 102 pgs, 150 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-182-6.
Item # SP017P ............$21.95 POD Book
CIVIL AIRCRAFT MARKINGS 2015 Howard
J. Curtis This book includes the most
complete listing of all aircraft currently on
the U.K. Register of Civil Aircraft. More
than 21,000 entries range from historic
biplanes through the latest airliners. This
book also covers light aircraft, microlights,
helicopters, balloons, and gliders
of every type. 5 x 7, 448 pgs, 35 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-368-6.
Item # AD368 ............................... $19.95
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