AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
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DRONE STRIKE!: UCAVs and Aerial Warfare
in the 21st Century Bill Yenne Takes
you from the end of the 20th Century
through today’s latest technical wonders,
covering such amazing unmanned aircraft
capabilities as aerial refueling and landing
aboard aircraft carriers even more accurately
than manned aircraft. This book also
contains recently declassified photographs
of the latest U.S. Unmanned Combat Aerial
Vehicles, and provides detailed coverage
of international UCAVs with a great deal
of hard-to-find insight into UCAV development
in Israel, Turkey, Iran, and China
(among others). 10 x 10, 192 pgs, 284
b/w and color photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
58007-238-0. Item # SP238............$39.95
EARLY SOVIET JET FIGHTERS Yefim Gordon
and Dmitriy Komissarov This volume
presents, in considerable detail, the development,
history, and technical specifications
of the earliest Soviet jet fighters. The
majority of the photos are from previously
classified sources. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 432
pgs, 750 photos. Hdbd. 978-1-902109-
35-0. Item # HK935 ...................... $64.95
EARLY US JET FIGHTERS: Proposals,
Projects and Prototypes Tony Buttler In
the aftermath of World War II the development
of military fighter aircraft in the US
continued apace to take advantage of a new
form of propulsion – the jet engine. Design
competitions were held resulting in new jet
fighters. This book tells the story of these developments
with drawings and photographs.
8-1/2 x 12, 176 pgs, 350 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-902109-30-5. Item # HK930 ...$49.95
★ ECHOES IN THE AIR Jack Currie Reprinted,
the final work from renowned
aviation author Jack Currie, Echoes in the
Air, is set to become the classic collection
of aviation ghost stories. 5 x 7.8, 176 pgs.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-49-5 Item #
AD515 ........................................... $12.95
ELECTRONIC AGGRESSORS: US NAVY
ELECTRONIC THREAT ENVIRONMENT
SQUADRONS Angelo Romano A pictorial
history of Fleet Electronic Warfare
Support Group (FEWSG), Fleet Tactical
Readiness Group (FTRG), Tactical Electronic
Warfare Squadron THIRTY-THREE
(VAQ-33), Tactical Electronic Warfare
Squadron THIRTY-FOUR (VAQ-34),
Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
THIRTY-FIVE (VAQ-35), and Fleet Air Reconnaissance
Squadron ELEVEN (VQ-11).
BEST SELLERS
PART ONE 1949–1977 8-1/2 x 11, 218
pgs, 648 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9968258-0-1. Item # GB580 ......... $54.95
PART TWO 1978–2000 8-1/2 x 11, 218
pgs, 604 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9968258-8-7. Item # GB588 ......... $54.95
ENEMY COAST AHEAD—UNCENSORED
Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO
DFC First-person account of the famous
Dambusters raid. 6 x 9-1/4, 288 pgs, 33
b/w & 10 color photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-85979-118-2. Item # AD118 ..... $18.95
EYES FOR THE PHOENIX: Allied Aerial
Photo-Reconnaissance Operations in
South East Asia 1942–1945 Geoffrey J.
Thomas The job of the photographic squadrons
in the Far East was to discover Japanese
intentions within a vast area within
which virtually no other intelligence could
otherwise be obtained. The crews were,
until now, the forgotten eyes of the “Forgotten
Army.” 8-1/2 x 12, 272 pgs, 16 pgs
color, 200 b/w photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-
9519899-4-4. Item # HK994 ............$44.95
F-4 PHANTOM Tim McLelland This detailed
volume provides an in-depth study
of the development and operations of one
of the most popular military aircraft of the
Cold War era, the McDonnell Douglas F-4
Phantom. It also covers the Phantom’s
service deployments with the USAF, USN,
USMC, RAF, and many other air forces
around the globe. 8 x 11-1/4, 320 pgs,
800 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-
33-3. Item # CP733 ....................... $88.00
FLEET WHALES SKYWARRIOR PT. 2
Bruce Cunningham Covers the operational
use of the aircraft by the US Navy. This
book covers the history of the squadrons,
the special squadrons, and the men who
flew the Whales. 8-1/2 x 11, 137 pgs, 432
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-46-2.
Item # GB246 ..................................$29.95
FLIGHTS INTO THE NIGHT L. Anthony
Leicester As a young RAF pilot, Leicester’s
wartime service took him to Canada,
the Middle East, India, and Burma as well
as Europe. He survived a midair collision
in Canada, then, at age 19, lost an
engine over the Atlas mountains during
the African campaign and was faced with
an agonizing choice. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4, 248
pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-907579-68-7.
Item # AD484 ............................... $12.95
FLYING SAUCER TECHNOLOGY Bill Rose
Starting with the earliest proposals for manpowered
circular-winged flying machines,
this book explores the history of pre-war
circular and oval-shaped aircraft, leading
to the highly unusual American Flying Flapjacks
and the controversial attempts by wartime
German scientists to a build a working
flying disc. 8-1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, 90 b/w &
color photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-
323-5. Item # MC323 .......................$42.95
FLYING WINGS & RADICAL THINGS:
Northrop’s Secret Aerospace Projects &
Concepts 1939–1994 Tony Chong This
book unveils Northrop’s once-secret radical
designs, many for the first time, featuring
stunning original factory artwork,
technical drawings, and never-beforeseen
photographs. 10 x 10, 276 pgs, 439
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-229-8.
Item # SP229 ............................. $44.95
★ FOCKE-WULF Fw 190 VOLUME ONE:
1938-1943 Eddie J. Creek and J. Richard
Smith This is the first of a comprehensive
three-volume reference work
on the iconic Focke Wulf Fw 190, which
was arguably the finest fighter aircraft of
World War II. 9.25 x 12.25, 336 pgs, 610
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-29-6
Item # CP729 ................................$84.95
★ FOCKE-WULF Fw 190 VOLUME TWO:
1943-1944 J. Richard Smith and Eddie
J. Creek This is the second of a comprehensive
three-volume reference work on
the iconic Focke Wulf Fw 190, which was
arguably the finest piston-engined fighter
aircraft of World War II. 9.2 x 12.25, 336
pgs, 610 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
906537-30-2 Item # CP730 ..........$84.95
FOCKE-WULF FW200: The Condor at War
1939-1945 Chris Goss The author presents
the most richly detailed narrative ever written
on the campaigns undertaken by the Fw200.
9 x 12, 288 pgs, 500 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-906537-54-8. Item # CP754 . $84.95
FORGOTTEN AERODROMES OF WORLD
WAR I Martyn Chrolton Organized by county
using OS map references, each of Britain’s
decommissioned airfields are examined. The
book provides details on period of use, units,
and current purpose including remaining
remnants of the period. 9 x 11-1/2, 224 pgs.
275 b/w photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-85979-
181-6. Item # AD181 ........................ $39.95
FRENCH SECRET PROJECTS 2: Bombers, Patrol
and Assault Aircraft Jean-Christophe Carbonel
This companion volume to the acclaimed
French Secret Projects 1 contains period
drawings, promotional art, photographs of
prototype aircraft, mock-ups, wind tunnel
and promotional models to present a comprehensive
view of French military bomber
and strike aircraft designs from the liberation
of France to the late 20th Century. 8-1/2 x 11-
1/2, 264 pgs, 531 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-910809-06-8. Item # AD906 .........$44.95
FW 200 CONDOR Larry Scutts This book
describes the development of the aircraft
and its varied roles, missions, and personnel,
including the fate of all aircraft built.
6-3/4 x 10, 256 pgs, 200+ b/w photos & 20
color profiles. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-85979-
131-1. Item # AD131 ......................$49.95