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Birds of Prey: Predators, Reapers and America's Newest UAVs in Combat
While this book also covers the history and development of early-unmanned aerial vehicles, the focus is on all the latest impressive technology used in today's most modern remotely piloted combat aircraft.
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Black Box Canberras: British Test and Trials Canberras 1951-1994
The English Electric Canberra was the UK's first jet bomber, serving over 50 years as a versatile RAF multi-role aircraft. This detailed illustrated history will be an invaluable resource for aviation enthusiasts, modelers, and Cold War historians.
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Consolidated Catalina I,IB,II & IV-Pilot Notes
Facsimile reproductions of the original RAF publication, the Pilots Notes form a unique record of some of the world's most famous military aircraft.
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Consolidated P2Y Ranger
The P2Y was the aircraft that put Consolidated on the map of great aircraft manufacturers and led to the PBY and PB2Y flying boats that served with such distinction during WWII.
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Consolidated PB4Y-1/1P Liberator
During WWII, the US Navy adopted the Consolidated B-24D Liberator as a long-range patrol bomber/sub hunter (PB4Y-1) and as an armed photo recon aircraft (PB4Y-1P). These Navy PB4Y Liberators became deadly hunter-killer aircraft and destroyed more than 1,000 enemy vessels. This new book covers the aircraft and history of all PB4Y-1 squadrons, as well as their most significant combat operations.
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Curtiss SC-1/2 Seahawk
This book is written by CDR Long who flew this type of aircraft from the battleships and cruisers, when they were the center of the fleet. This book is a must for anybody who wants to know more about the role of the scout aircraft in the fleet.
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Curtiss SO3C Seamew/Seagull
In early 1937, Curtiss and Vought, the Navy's two pre-war suppliers of fleet catapult scout floatplanes, were asked to submit bids for a high-speed replacement of the very successful SOC Seagull series.
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Curtiss SOC Seagull
The aircraft served on battleships and cruisers in a seaplane configuration, being launched by catapult and recovered from a sea landing. The wings folded back against the fuselage for storage aboard ship.
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Eyes for the Phoenix: Allied Aerial Photo-Recon Operations in South-East Asia 1942-1945
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.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 200: The Condor at War 1939-1945
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was one of the German Luftwaffe's most effective long-range anti-shipping bombers and naval recon aircraft. The redoubtable Fw 200 Condors battled Allied convoys in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and served as military transports on the Eastern Front. Richly illustrated and detailed, this new book is a unique reference for WWII aviation historians and modelers alike.
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Grumman F9F-6P/8P Photo Cougar
The F9F-6P/8P Photo Cougar replaced the F9F-5P Photo Panther in two Navy and two USMC squadrons in 1954.
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Grumman Goose
Tells the story of the small twin engined utility seaplane first designed in 1937 for 10 wealthy businessmen to replace their Loening Air Yachts.
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Grumman JF/J2F Duck
While the Grumman JF/J2F "Duck" floatplane may have been one of the more ungainly aircraft in service, this military workhorse did a tremendous job as a naval utility aircraft, both before and during WWII.
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Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker and WF-2/E-1B Tracer Part Two
The book covers the operational history of the aircraft in squadron service including the reserves and training squadrons and as a squadron utility and command aircraft at Naval Air Stations and facilities.
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Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker Part One: Development, Testing, Variants, and Foreign Users
Richly illustrated and filled with anecdotes by Tracker pilots and crewmen, Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker describes the history and service of this dependable carrier-based antisubmarine aircraft. Both in military and civilian roles. Trackers proved to be adaptable and long-serving aircraft.
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Lockheed Blackbird Family: A-12, YF-12, D-21/M-21 & SR-71 Photo Scrapbook
This book is compiled of never-before-published photos coupled with new de-classified information recently released by the CIA, including black-and-white and color photos of A-12 cockpits, early camera installations, and never-before-seen special camouflage schemes.
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Lockheed Vega: PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon
The Lockheed Ventura PV-1 AND PV-2 Harpoon was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises.
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Martin P4M-1/-1Q Mercator
The Martin P4M Mercator, although similar to the smaller Lockheed Neptune, was developed as a long-range patrol and mine laying naval aircraft. This high-wing, four-engine aircraft was uniquely designed to carry one jet engine and one prop engine mounted under each wing, later described as "two turning and two burning".
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Martin P5M Marlin Patrol Seaplane
This book covers the complete history of the Martin P5M Marlin flying boat from development, construction, powerplants, armaments, and squadron service.
$34.95 -
Military Aircraft Markings 2015
An indispensable publication for any aircraft enthusiast, historian or student of military aviation. This is the most complete listing of all aircraft of the UK Armed Forces: Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Royal Army, and associated units.
$17.95 -
Military Aircraft Markings 2017
Revised and updated, Military Aircraft Markings 2017 continues to be the most comprehensive listing of military aircraft in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and other UK forces. Sections also list American military aircraft based in Europe, as well as other nation's aircraft visiting the UK for air shows.
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Military Aircraft Markings 2018
Revised and updated, Military Aircraft Markings 2018 continues to be the most comprehensive listing of military aircraft in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and other UK forces. Sections also list American military aircraft based in Europe, as well as other nations' aircraft visiting the UK for air shows.
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Military Aircraft Markings 2019
Military Aircraft Markings 2019 has been fully revised and updated by one of Britain's leading authorities on military aviation. The book's annual publication is eagerly anticipated by a large number of aviation enthusiasts who look forward to acquiring the latest edition of this indispensible guide to their hobby.
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Military Aircraft Markings 2020
First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for aircraft enthusiasts, historians and students of military aviation. Updated for 2020, this book is fully updated.
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Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945
Chris Gibson examines the post-war genesis of the RAF's maritime patrol aircraft, a process that led to Nimrod.
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North American B-45 Tornado
This book is presented in 12 chapters detailing B-45A, B-45C and RB-45C design, production, performance, payload, endurance and operations as it served as a bomber, reconnaissance and flight test aircraft.
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Shady Lady: 1,500 Hours Flying the U-2 Spy Plane
Developed during the Cold War by Lockheed's super-secret "Skunk Works", no other American spy plane has been so key to gathering highly classified intelligence. For the first time in paperback, author and former U-2 pilot Rick Bishop takes you deep into the Black World of high-altitude recon missions, revealing the many trials and challenges of flying these fragile and dangerous aircraft.
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Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 Amphibian
This is a rare look at the Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 "Baby Clippers" flown by Pan American Airways in the 1930s and by the US Navy during WWII. The Navy's JRS-1 flying boats survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and currently, one of those historic surviving aircraft is now being restored by the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Smokin' Tigers: A Pictorial History of Reconnaissance Attack Squadron ONE (RVAH-1)
A Pictorial History of Reconnaissance Attack Squadron ONE (RVAH-1)
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Spyflights and Overflights: US Strategic Aerial Reconnaissance 1945-1960
Few Cold War aviation subjects have been so shrouded in secrecy and controversy than US strategic reconnaissance missions. Former recon pilot Robert S. Hopkins, III, offers new insights into these top secret flights and the specialized aircraft used by Strategic Air Command (SAC) and the CIA, such as the RB-50s, RB-47s, RB-57s, and the famous U-2s.
$44.95