AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
VULCAN’S HAMMER: V-Force Aircraft &
Weapons Chris Gibson Running in parallel
with aircraft development were a number
of programs to advance V-bomber weaponry.
In addition to free-fall bombs, the UK
aviation industry undertook development
of missiles and the associated propulsion
and guidance systems, and in Blue
Steel, created the most complex vehicle
ever produced in the UK. 8-1/2 x 12, 176
pgs, 100 photos and 100 illustrations/
line drawings. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-
17-6. Item # HK917 .......................$49.95
WARBURTON’S WAR: The Life of Maverick
Ace Adrian Warburton Tony Spooner
This book paints a picture of a fascinating
man who, with 350 operational missions
from Malta, became a living legend among
the aces of WWII. 5 x 7-3/4, 204 pgs, 20-
pg b/w photo section. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
907579-43-4. Item # AD794 .........$12.95
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 978-1-58007-235-9.
Item # SP235 ...........................$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 ABOVE THE PLANET: THE HISTORY
OF ANTONOV AIRLINES Andrii
Sovenko This book provides many fascinating
insights into a part of the aviation
industry that is not often in the spotlight:
the world of international heavy lift aviation.
It also tells the story of the challenging
journey the airline company has made
from being a subdivision of a secret Soviet
enterprise to becoming one of the world
leaders in a highly competitive sector of
the aviation business. 9 x 11, 304 pgs,
400 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-9548896-
3-0. Item # AD500 ........................ $50.00
WING LEADER: TOP-SCORING ALLIED
FIGHTER PILOT OF WORLD WAR II
“Johnnie” Johnson The thrilling story
of the top-scoring Allied fighter pilot of
World War II “Johnnie” Johnson, who
served with Fighter Command squadrons
throughout the war, scoring his 38th and
final victory in September 1944. 5 x 8,
320 pgs, 16 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
907579-24-3 Item # AD502 .......... $14.95
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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. 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 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 CLASS DIAMONDBACKS: A
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF STRIKE FIGHTER
SQUADRON 102 (VFA-102) Angelo
Romano This new book in the Naval Fighers
series follows the Diamondback fighter
squadron from its inception in 1955
through today. 8-1/2 x 11, 284 pgs, 999
photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-73497-274-0
Item # GB2740 .............................$89.95
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Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-73497-273-3
Item # GB2733 .............................$79.95
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 ..... $31.95 POD Book
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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, 373 photos. Hdbd. 978-1-58007-237-3.
Item # SP237..................................$44.95
WRECKS & RELICS - 25th Edition: The
indispensable guide to Britian’s aviation
heritage Andrii Sovenko Wrecks
& Relics remains the essential touring
guide to the aviation museums, warbirds,
collections and aeronautical heritage
of the British Isles. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4.
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
WORLD WATCHERS: A Pictorial History
of Electronic Countermeasures Squadron
ONE (ECMRON-1) and Fleet Air Reconnaissance
Squadron ONE (VQ-1) Angelo
Romano Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron
1 (VQ-1) was established as an aviation
unit of the US Navy on 1 June 1955.
Its role was aerial reconnaissance and
signals intelligence. The squadron was
nicknamed the “World Watchers.” 8-1/2
x 11, 304 pgs, 754 photos.
BEST SELLER
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-7349727-0-2
Item # GB2702 ............................. $89.95
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-7349727-1-9
Item # GB2719 ............................. $99.95
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 ................ $39.95 POD Book
X-PLANE CRASHES: Exploring Experimental,
Rocket Plane, and Spycraft Incidents,
Accidents and Crash Sites Peter W.
Merlin & Tony Moore Known as “The XHunters,”
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 ........ $33.95 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
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