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by Jean-Louis Roba
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
No airforce in the Second World War would make more use of captured planes than the Luftwaffe. With this in mind, Jean-Louis Roba has undergone a considerable amount of work in tracking down hundreds of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe and illustrating their uses, careers and eventual fates. The book...
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission
The American Raids on 17 August 1943
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
On 17 August 1943, the entire strength of the American heavy bomber forces in England set out to raid two major industrial complexes deep in southern Germany, the vast Messerschmitt aircraft factory and the vital KGF ballbearing plant. For American commanders it was the culmination of years of planning...
Fighter Bases of WW II US 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command USAAF 1943-45
P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang Squadrons in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2009
This book covers the bases used during the Second World War by the American fighter units that flew in support of the 8th Air Force’s heavy bomber forces.
The long-range Lightnings, Thunderbolts and Mustangs escorted the Mighty Eighth’s Flying Fortresses and Liberators on their deep penetration...
The Pointblank Directive
Three Generals and the Untold Story of the Daring Plan that Saved D-Day
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Where was the Luftwaffe on D-Day? Following decades of debate, 2010 saw a formerly classified history restored and in it was a new set of answers. Pointblank is the result of extensive new research that creates a richly textured portrait of perhaps the last untold story of D-Day: three uniquely talented...
by Stanley Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Flying the Big Jets presents the facts that people want to know about the world of the big jets. How does a large aircraft fly? How long is the take-off run at maximum weight? How much fuel is carried on a transatlantic flight? How do the radios work? What aircraft maintenance is required? How often...
Instrument Flying
10 Indispensable Principles to Know and Remember
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Written by an instrument instructor for instrument pilots Instrument Flying offers fresh insight into—and distinct ways to remember—10 specific principles designed to calibrate your thinking and lead to safer, better-managed, and less stressful flights. Validated by a cadre of distinguished instructors...
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
As far back as the twelfth century, people have loved to parachute. From China’s umbrella and Leonardo da Vinci’s pyramid-shaped flying device to the first air-plane jump in 1912, the urge to leap and soar with the wind has long been a part of history. Parachuting has come a long way since its...
North American Mustang P-51
Long-range Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
The Mustang was born from a British WW2 specification to North American during 1940. The prototype was completed within 117 days but the RAF was not happy with the aircraft's performance and suggested replacing the V-12 Allison with the more powerful RR Merlin. The result was a superbly fast and maneuverable...
by Chinnery, Philip
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Combat Over Korea contains a superb selection of Allied airmens first-hand operational experiences during this too often neglected war. These include aerial combat between fighters, a B-29 Superfortress bomber ditching in the sea and C-54 cargo plane being attacked by North Korean fighters.Worthy...
Vought F4 Corsair
Carrier and Land-based Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
The Vought F4U was the best carrier based fighter of WW2. 12,571 aircraft were built and downed 2,140 enemy aircraft for the loss of only 189 Corsairs. It was developed early in 1938 for the US Navy. The designer, Tex Beisel, worked on the principle of the largest engine in the smallest airframe....
by Arthur Gould Lee
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
A riveting firsthand account of training for—and surviving—air combat during World War I, by the author of No Parachute.
Thanks to a broken leg during flight school, Arthur Gould Lee gained valuable time flying trainers before he was posted in France during World War I. In November 1917 during...
Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!
Vivid Memories of Bomber Aircrew in World War Two
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
The young men who flew with RAF Bomber Command in World War Two were a complex mixture of individuals but they all shared the gift of teamwork. A crew of seven may have comprised all non-commissioned men and some crews included commissioned officers but not always flying as pilots. The outstanding...
Wind in the Wires and An Escaper’s Log
A British Pilot’s Classic Memoir of Aerial Combat, Captivity and Escape during the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
Duncan Grinnell-Milne was one of that select band of young men who made history in the air between 1915 and 1918 when they learned to fly in machines that resembled box-kites and laid the foundations of aerial combat which future generations would follow. He became a flying ace, with six confirmed...
by Norman Macmillan
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Into the Blue is widely regarded as a literary classic. Originally published in 1929, and 44 years since its latest publication, Grub Street reintroduces you to Norman Macmillan’s insightful and gripping book about his experiences as a pilot during the First World War.
Wing Commander Norman...