AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
BLUE SKIES AND DARK NIGHTS Bill
Randle This is the autobiography of Group
Captain Bill Randle; an honest and straightforward
account of an unusual career in
the RAF and beyond. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 352
pgs. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-872836-40-9.
Item # AD640 .............................. $32.95
BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS – WBT
VOL. 7 Frederick A. Johnsen Filled with vintage
photos, exploded views, official manual
excerpts, and factory shots. This work examines
the B-17 in all its models. Good coverage
of armament system. 8-1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, 177
b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-211-3.
Item # SP470P ......... $24.95 POD Book
BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS – WBT
VOL. 14 Peter Bowers Previously secret
photos and illustrations, technical drawings,
construction, and design details.
The photos in this edition are black &
white. 8-1/2 x 11, 102 pgs, 150 b/w photos.
ISBN 978-1-58007-186-4.
Item # SP479P ....... $24.95 POD Book
BOEING B-47 STRATOJET: Strategic Air
Command’s Transitional Bomber Robert
S. Hopkins III Authors Mike Habermehl
and former SAC pilot Robert S. Hopkins
III have combined years of research and
experience to provide the ultimate history
of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. 8-1/2 x 11.4,
240 pgs, 400 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
910809-08-2 Item # AD908 .......... $44.95
BOEING B-50 Geoffrey Hays Despite being
overshadowed by the B-36 and B-47, the
Boeing B-50 was the primary atomic bomber
of SAC for nearly seven years. This volume in
explores every model of the second Superfortress,
including some previously littleknown
variants. 8-1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, 700
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9993884-4-0.
Item # GB149P ............$44.95 POD Book
BOULTON PAUL 1917-1961: Aircraft,
Projects and Studies Les Whitehouse
This book sheds much new light on the
activities of an often overlooked company
that was in many respects at the forefront
of aeronautical innovation in Britain for
several decades. 8-1/2 x 11, 280 pgs, 500
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-48-8
Item # AD512 ............................... $44.95
BREWSTER F2A BUFFALO AND EXPORT
VARIANTS Richard S. Dann This is the ultimate
history of the Brewster Buffalo and
is lavishly illustrated with nearly 400 photos,
many of which have not previously
been published. 8-1/2 x 11, 176 pgs, 391
photos, Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9968258-6-3.
Item # GB586 ............................... $39.95
BRITAIN’S AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY: Triumphs
and Tragedies since 1909 Ken
Ellis For the first time, here is a readable,
highly-illustrated, examination of the entire
British aircraft industry, its heritage,
and the changes it faces in the 21st century
both technical and political. 8-1/2 x
11, 320 pgs, 300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-910809-42-6 Item # MC942 ...... $39.95
BRITISH COMBAT AIRCRAFT IN LATIN
AMERICA Santiago Rivas This book
covers the story of all the British military
aircraft that served in Latin America
since 1940. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 624 pgs, 400
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-57-2.
Item # HK957 ............................... $64.95
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BRITISH EXPERIMENTAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT
OF WWII: Prototypes, Research
Aircraft, and Failed Production Designs
Tony Buttler This book, the first of its kind,
describes the British fighter, bomber, and
research aircraft produced in the run-up to
and during World War II. Un-built design
projects are explained and all types are covered
separately, along with a large selection
of photographs, some of which have rarely
been seen before. 8-1/2 x 12, 200 pgs, 200
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-24-4.
Item # HK924 ................................. $56.95
BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS 2: Jet
Bombers Since 1949 Tony Buttler Accompanied
by detailed appendices of all British
post-war bomber projects and specifications,
color photographs, and artwork,
this book provides a wealth of detailed information
on the fascinating world of Cold
War secret bomber projects. 8-1/4 x 11,
352 pgs, 350 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
910809-10-5. Item # AD910 ........ $44.95
BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS 3: FIGHTERS
1935–1950 Tony Buttler This
newly-revised and expanded edition
of British Secret Projects 3: Fighters and
Bombers 1935–1950 contains many new
photographs and information not previously
published. 8-1/4 x 11, 224 pgs, 300
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-17-4.
Item # AD917 ...............................$44.95
BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS 4: Bombers
1935-1940 Tony Buttler Concentrating on
designs that were never built, the projects
and programs explored here start with designs
that were prepared in the knowledge
that war was approaching and go right
through to the last generation of British
piston-engine bombers that appeared after
the war had ended. 8.3 x 11, 224 pgs,
300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
34-1 Item # MC934 .....................$44.95
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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, 383
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-271-7
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
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 ..... $24.95 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
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