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1001 AVIATION FACTS Edited by Mike Machat
This book provides an insightful and indepth
look at aviation history by highlighting
many little-known, yet very important, aviation
facts. Stories are organized by category,
including military, commercial, and sport
aviation and features topics such as pilots,
personalities, aviation movies, TV shows,
and model building. 6 x 9, 336 pgs, 134
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-244-1.
Item # SP244 ..................................$24.95
THE 357TH OVER EUROPE Merle Olmstead
The history of the 357th Fighter
Group, Eighth Air Force, a P-51 outfit
that fought over Europe for 1-1/2 years
is told in this book. The 357th won two
Unit Citations and flew on the last of
the England-to-Russia “shuttle” missions
and was second only to the 56th
Fighter Group in total number of aerial
victories. 8-1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, 200 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-933424-73-9.
Item # SP739P .........$26.95 POD Book
ACTION STATIONS REVISITED: No. 4:
South West England Dave Berryman
Item # AD121 ................................ $39.95
AIR WAR OVER SPAIN: Aircraft and Units
of the Nationalist and Republican Air
Forces 1936–1939 Rafael Permuy López
This unique “Classic Colours” format, single
volume covers the opposing air forces
in the Spanish Civil War as well as the intervention
of the German, Italian, and Soviet
air forces in their respective guises. 9 x 12,
96 pgs, 215 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
906537-10-4. Item # CP710 ............$34.95
THE AIR RACER Charles Mendenhall This
book is an effort to draw together, under
one cover, the intriguing story of the air
racer by means of plan-type illustrations.
The drawings contain over 200 of the
most interesting of these specialty aircraft.
8-1/2 x 11, 184 pgs, 774 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-933424-01-2.
Item # SP401P .........$29.95 POD Book
ALBERT BALL VC Chaz Bowyer The fascinating
story of the Royal Flying Corps
first celebrity ace who was killed just
before his 21st birthday, leading a patrol
of SE5s. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 280 pgs, 20 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-947554-89-7.
Item # AD489 ................................ $19.95
AMERICAN AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT
OF WWII: Special Types 1939–1945 Bill
Norton Focusing almost exclusively on
official programs and aircraft that entered
development, this book shows how U.S.
aviation weapons progressed under the
pressure of war. From the state of the art
at the beginning of the war, to the advances
during the conflict, armed photo reconnaissance,
catapult-launched seaplanes,
autogyros, armed drones, and more are
covered in detail. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2, 272 pgs,
300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-85979-
188-5 Item # AD188 ..................... $39.95
AMERICAN BOMBER AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT
IN WORLD WAR 2 Bill Norton
A new perspective on the development
of U.S. bomber aircraft during WWII, revealing
how the intense combat pressures
of the war accelerated the scientific and
technological advances of aeronautics,
propulsion, aircraft systems, avionics,
and ordnance. 8-1/2 x 11, 224 pages, 410
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-330-3.
Item # MC330 ............................... $42.95
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS: Fighters,
Bombers, and Attack Aircraft 1937–1945
Tony Buttler & Alan Griffith Embracing
both fighter and bomber proposals from
the American Aircraft industry, this new
volume includes medium, heavy, and intercontinental
bombers, plus attack and antisubmarine
aircraft, both for the US Army
Air Forces and US Navy. 8-1/4 x 11, 300
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-48-7.
Item # MC748 ..............................$44.95
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS 2: AIRLIFTERS
George Cox & Craig Katson
This previously untold story of US airlifters
describes more than 200 unknown
experimental designs, and contains more
than 400 illustrations detailing some of
the largest and most incredible military
transport aircraft ever conceived. The
book also describes how US airlifters
were developed to meet ever-demanding
military transport requirements, as well as
being adapted for other key roles from nuclear
test beds to space-shuttle carriers.
8-1/4 x 11, 208 pgs, 400 photos. Hdbd.
ISBN 978-1-910809-16-7 Item # MC916
Available July 2019 ..................$39.95
AMERICAN SECRET PUSHER FIGHTERS
OF WORLD WAR II Gerald Balzer Analyzes
the state of military aircraft procurement
just prior to the start of WWII, and then
focuses on the winners of the 1940 fighter
competition: Vultee XP-54, Curtiss XP-55,
and Northrop XP-56. This book details the
technical difficulties of mating an advanced
aircraft design with inadequate engine development.
10 x 10, 182 pgs, 385 b/w & color
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-125-3.
Item # SP125 .................................. $42.95
AMERICA’S ROUND-ENGINE AIRLINERS:
Air Frames & Powerplants in the Golden
Age of Aviation Craig Kodera & William
Pearce The advancement and success of
America’s air transportation system can
be linked directly to the concurrent growth
of long-range, high-speed airliners and
their revolutionary powerplants. This book
tells the compelling story of aviation progress
and development for the very first
time. 10 x 10, 160 pgs, 250 photos. Hdbd.
ISBN 978-1-58007-264-9 Item # SP257S
Available March 2019 ..............$44.95
AUFKLARER VOLUME 1: Luftwaffe
Reconnaissance Aircraft and Units
1935–1941 David Wadman This book is
a colorful and informative study of the
operations, camouflage schemes, and
unit markings of the reconnaissance aircraft
flown by the German Luftwaffe between
1935 and 1941. 9 x 12, 96 pgs, 300
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-268-9.
Item # CP374 ................................ $29.95
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