AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS 5: Bzritain’s
Space Shuttle Daniel Sharp Tells
the story of how, from 1963 to 1966,
English Electric/BAC’s Preston works secretly
led the world in re-useable spacecraft
design. 8-1/4 x 11, 264 pgs, 200
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-02-0.
Item # AD902 ............................... $44.95
★ BUILDING THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS:
A Detailed Look at Manufacturing
Boeing’s Legendary World War II
Bomber in Original Photos Bill Yenne
This book features photos and manufacturing
details of America’s greatest
multi-engine World War II combat aircraft
and tells the compelling story of how
more than 12,000 B-17s were built. 11 x
8-1/2, 240 pgs, 400 photos. Sftbd. ISBN
978-1-58007-271-7 Available March 2021
Item # SP271 ............................... $34.95
BUILDING CONCORDE Tony Buttler Concorde
remains one of the most iconic
and beautiful aircraft ever to take to the
skies. This new book provides an informative
perspective on the Concorde
program and explores in detail how this
great supersonic jet airliner came into
being. Concentrating both on the design
and development of the aircraft, the book
also covers the Anglo-French political and
technical collaboration needed to get the
Concorde built. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2, 240 pgs,
350 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
14-3. Item # AD914 .................$35.95
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BEST SELLER
BUILDING THE P-51 MUSTANG: The Story
of Manufacturing North American's Legendary
World War II Fighter in Orginal Photos
Michael O'Leary The author uses more
than 300 original photos culled from his personal
archive of offical North American and
USAAF images, many of which have never
before been seen in any publication whatsoever.
This book provides a vital “missing
link” in the saga of this famed World War II
aircraft, and is sure to become a valued addition
to libraries of P-51 modelers, historians,
enthusiasts, and pilots in both the U.S. and
England. 11 x 8-1/2, 240 pgs, 300 b/w photos
& 50 b/w illustrations. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
1-58007-190-1. Item # SP190 ...........$34.95
BUZZ NUMBERS Peter M. Bowers and David
W. Menard Here is an in-depth explanation
of the buzz number system as well as
its many applications. It is the ultimate buzz
number reference for modelers and aviation
enthusiasts. The photos in this edition
are black & white. 8-1/2 x 11, 96 pgs, 300
b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-221-
2. Item # SP103P ..... $22.95 POD Book
CARRIER BATTLE IN THE PHILIPPINE
SEA: The Marianas Turkey Shoot June
19–20, 1944 Barrett Tillman Renowned
aviation historian, Barrett Tillman, has
done a concise yet exhaustive job of research
of the famed Marianas Turkey
Shoot, the greatest air battle of the Pacific
war. In-depth interviews by participants are
augmented by Tillman’s analysis. Provides
both U.S. Navy and Japanese order of battle
down to squadron level. One map, 47 photos,
six airbrush profiles provide a wealth of
visual history. Final appendices supply
losses and U.S. Navy aerial combat claims
for this historic engagement of carrier aircraft.
8-1/2 x 11, 48 pgs, over 50 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-838809-04-1. Item
# SP904P .................. $19.95 POD Book
CARRIER TESTING AMERICAN & BRITISH
AIRCRAFT (WINGS OF THE NAVY:
Testing British and US Carrier Aircraft)
Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown This book
records Eric Brown’s cockpit experiences
testing a unique range of British
and American carrier aircraft and recounts
an extraordinary career that saw naval
aircraft progress from pre-war biplanes
to supersonic cold-war warriors. 8-1/4
x 11-1/2, 342 pgs, 300 b/w and color
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-32-9.
Item # HK932 ................................$56.95
CHANCE VOUGHT F6U PIRATE Richard
Koehnen As more German jets appeared
in combat, it became a foregone conclusion
that Japan would be producing them
too. These facts prompted the Navy to
issue a requirement for carrier jet fighters.
From all the proposals submitted,
BuAer technical desk chose three designs
to be developed. This is the story
of one of the three: The Chance Vought
F6U Pirate. 8-1/2 x 11, 32 pgs, 66 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-09-7.
Item # GB209 ................................$10.95
CHANCE VOUGHT F7U-1 CUTLASS
Tommy H. Thomason Learn how, in 1946,
the Navy embarked on the development
of the Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass,
a high-performance, carrier-based jet
fighter. 8-1/2 x 11, 128 pgs, 270 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9846114-7-8.
Item # GB147 ................................$29.95
ARMOR WALK AROUND - HARDCOVER
SS659 JAGDPANZER 38 HETZER WALK AROUND Stapfer .$24.95
SS646 M26 DRAGON WAGON WALK AROUND Doyle ........$24.95
SS644 M41 WALKER BULLDOG WALK AROUND Doyle .....$24.95
SS677 M551 SHERIDAN WALK AROUND Hughes ..............$24.95
ARMOR - DETAIL IN ACTION
80 pgs, 11 x 8-1/2”, packed w/photos, softcover
SS736 GAMA GOAT DETAIL IN ACTION Doyle ..................$19.95
SS635 K5(E) RAILGUN DETAIL IN ACTION Doyle ...............$19.95
SS745 M19-M20 TANK TRANSPORTER DETAIL IN ACTION
Doyle ....................................................................$19.95
SS728 M3 GUN MOTOR CARRIAGE DETAIL IN ACTION Doyle
.............................................................................$19.95
COMBAT VEHICLES
304 – 504 PGS, 8-1/2 X 11”, PACKED W/PHOTOS,
HARDCOVER
SS720 THE COMPLETE DUKW HISTORICAL REFERENCE
Doyle ....................................................................$59.95
AMERICAN FIRE APPARATUS
96 PGS, 11 X 8-1/2”, PACKED W/PHOTOS, SOFTCOVER
SS593 AMERICAN FIRE APPARATUS #1 Mutza ..................$19.95
SS629 AMERICAN FIRE APPARATUS #2 Mutza ..................$19.95
GREAT BATTLES
96 – 160 PGS, 7-1/4 X 10”, ILLUSTRATED, HARDCOVER
SS583 BRITAIN 1940: THE RAF FIGHTS A DESPERATE
BATTLE AGAINST THE LUFTWAFFE Stavropoulos .$34.95
SS604 D-DAY 1944: THE ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY
Stavropoulos ........................................................$34.95
SS561 MARATHON 490 BC: ATHENS CRUSHES THE
PERSIAN MIGHT Belezos .....................................$34.95
SS567 NAVAL BATTLE OF SALAMIS: THE WOODEN
WALLS THAT SAVED GREECE Papademetriou .....$34.95
COMBAT TROOPS
50 – 136 PGS, VARIOUS SIZES, PACKED W/PHOTOS,
SOFTCOVER
SS577 BYZANTINE ARMIES 325 AD - 1435 AD Belezos .....$34.95
SS151 US INFANTRY-VIETNAM Mesko ..............................$14.95