AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
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TUPOLEV TU-22/TU-22M: Famous Russian
Aircraft Yefim Gordon & Sergey
Komissarov The Tupolev Tu-22 ”Blinder”
and Tu-22M “Backfire” led the Soviet
Union’s supersonic bomber air force
from the 1960s. Yefim Gordon’s unparalleled
access to information on Russian
aviation makes this the most complete
book on these fascinating aircraft. 8-1/2
x 11, 432 pgs, 500 b/w & color photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-356-3. Item #
MC356 ..........................................$84.95
TUPOLEV TU-95 BEAR — WBT Vol. 43
Yefim Gordon & Peter Davison The Tu-
95, a heavy strategic bomber, remained
in production as a maritime patrol aircraft
and cruise missile carrier more
than 30 years after it was first produced.
The photos in this edition are black &
white. 8-1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, 250 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-195-6.
Item # SP102P ..........$21.95 POD Book
TUPOLEV TU-95 & TU-142: Famous
Russian Aircraft Yefim Gordon This book
charts the Tu-95’s development and service
history from the 1950s to the present,
featuring fully revised and updated material.
All known versions are described with
detailed line drawings, color side views,
and many previously unpublished photos
to provide a comprehensive insight for
modelers and historians alike. 8-1/2 x 11,
560 pgs, 900 photos, Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
85780-378-5. Item # MC378 .......$74.95
★ TYPHOON TO TYPHOON: RAF AIR SUPPORT
PROJECTS AND WEAPONS SINCE
1945 Chris Gibson This book examines
the RAF’s ground attack capabilities, the
threats it faced, and the weapons, technologies,
and aircraft developed to counter
those threats from the end of World War
II to the present day, moving from the era
of the Hawker Typhoon to that of the Eurofighter
Typhoon. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 176 pgs,
200 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-
59-6. Item # HK959 .................. $44.95
UK AIRFIELDS OF THE COLD WAR Philip
Birtles This book provides a new study of
Cold War airfields for all who study airfield
history and archaeology. 8-1/4 x 10-1/2,
160 pgs, 150 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
85780-346-4. Item # MC346 ........$39.95
UNFLOWN WINGS: Soviet/Russian Unreleased
Aircraft Projects 1925–2010
Yefim Gordon & Sergey Komissarov A
detailed volume uncovering a wide range
of Soviet aviation projects that, for a variety
of reasons, never progressed beyond
the drawing board. Packed with over 800
illustrations including photos, drawings,
and diagrams, this impressive book will
be of interest to enthusiasts and modelers
alike. 8-1/2 x 11, 640 pgs, 1,000 b/w &
color photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-
34-0. Item # CP734 .......................$89.95
USAF INTERCEPTORS Marty Isham &
David McLaren This book offers readers
an excellent photo compilation of all
the great USAF Air Defense Command
interceptors from the entire Cold War
era. All the great aircraft flown by the Air
Defense Command are well documented
with rare archival and candid photography.
8-1/2 x 11, 128 pgs, 300 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-198-7.
Item # SP150P ........ $24.95 POD Book
U.S. NAVAL AIR SUPERIORITY: Development
of Shipborne Jet Fighters 1943–1962
Tommy H. Thomason Profiles the turbulent
design and development stage of the Navy’s
carrier-based jet fighter program. The photos
in this edition are black & white. 10 x
10, 276 pgs, 300 b/w photos, 50 technical
drawings. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-110-9.
Item # SP110 .................................... $46.95
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN VIETNAM
Steve Ginter This is a photographic history
of a long series of deployments by
a myriad of USAF aircraft, from the fighters
that were the tip of the spear to the
support aircraft that performed logistical
and special missions in the Vietnam War.
8-1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, 300 b/w, 62 color
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-09892583-0-2.
Item # GB830 ................................ $39.95
V2: The A4 Rocket from Peenemünde
to Redstone Murray Barber This is the
most comprehensive book ever on the
V2; it includes important new details of
the post-war development and testing
of the rocket and its role in the dawning
of the space age. 9 x 12, 296 pgs, 350
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-53-1.
Item # CP753 ............................... $79.95
VERTICAL TAKE-OFF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
Bill Rose This is an illustrated history of
concepts, experimental, and operational
military VTO & VTOL aircraft. 8-1/2 x 11,
176 pgs. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-39-5.
Item # CP739 ............................... $42.95
VICTORY 1940 John Dibbs & Tony
Holmes Presents a stunning pictorial
chronology of the legendary Battle of Britain,
when the might of the German Luftwaffe
was defeated for the first time by
the RAF’s heroic “Few.” This book also
features amazing warbird photography
by John Dibbs, as well as never-beforeseen
WWII archival images. 12 x 8-1/2,
224 pgs, 250 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
910415-49-8. Item # CP549 ......... $32.95
★ VIGILANTE!: A Pilot’s Story of 1,200
Hours Flying the Ultimate US Navy Reconnaissance
Aircraft Robert Powell
Aviation enthusiasts will be fascinated with
this complete study of the extraordinary
RA-5C Vigilante. Easy-to-read historical
facts and technical information is interspersed
with personal stories from the pilot’s
point of view. 10 x 10, 192 pgs, 263
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-270-0.
Item # SP261S ...............................$42.95
VOUGHT F8U-3 CRUSADOR III Tommy H.
Thomason The Vought XF8U-3 Crusader
III was an aircraft developed by Chance
Vought as a successor to the successful
F-8 Crusader program and as a competitor
to the F-4 Phantom II. 8-1/2 x 11, 92 pgs,
175 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-984611-
40-9. Item # GB140 ...................... $22.95
VOUGHT’S F-8 CRUSADER - PART 2
Steve Ginter First published in 1988, this
book is one of four volumes on the famous
F-8 Crusader series. The book covers
the squadron histories of the RF-8
squadrons and its usage in Vietnam. 8-1/2
x 11, 66 pgs, 220 b/w photos and illustrations.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-17-2.
Item # GB217P.........$21.95 POD Book
VOUGHT’S F-8 CRUSADER - PART 3
Steve Ginter First published in 1989,
this volume puts forth the Marine
squadron histories of Vought’s infamous
F-8 Crusader from 1958 through
1968. It covers the 14 active-duty and
9 reserve Marine squadrons that flew
it. 8-1/2 x 11, 66 pgs, 160 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-18-9.
Item # GB218P ...... $21.95 POD Book
VOUGHT’S F-8 CRUSADER - PART 4
Steve Ginter First published in 1990, this
book is a squadron-by-squadron history
of the “Last Gunfighter,” Vought’s
F-8 Crusader. It covers the 69 Navy
units that flew the “MiG Master” including
squadron patches with additional
pages on operating the Crusader in
Vietnam. 8-1/2 x 11, 218 pgs, 600 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-19-6.
Item # GB219P........ $34.95 POD Book
VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR – WBT Vol. 4
Barrett Tillman Filled with vintage photos
of Vought’s legendary F4U Corsair from
assembly line to flight line, plus exploded
views, cutaway and phantom drawings
from tech manuals, disassembled aircraft,
rare variants, and experimental
models. 8-1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, 204 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-212-0.
Item # SP467P .........$21.95 POD Book
VOUGHT F-8 CRUSADER: Development
of the Navy’s First Supersonic Jet
Fighter Bill Spidle Detailed coverage of
the Vought F-8 Crusader’s design, production,
record flights; the XF8U-3 Super
Crusader; significant NASA variants; and
foreign operators augments the story of
this aircraft’s development. This book
provides the vital “missing link” in the
story of this legendary aircraft: the U.S.
Navy’s first supersonic jet fighter. 10 x 10,
228 pgs, 431 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
58007-242-7. Item # SP242 .........$44.95