Aviation category: 3881 books
Kustenflieger
The Operational History of the German Naval Air Service 1935-1944
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
From its very inception, the little-known Küstenfliegergruppen, the German coastal air service, was hindered by restrictions imposed at the Treaty of Versailles and the rising dominance of Hermann Göring s Luftwaffe. Its size, capability and mandate were suppressed, and in 1944, the last Küstenfliegerstaffeln...
RAF Southend
1940-1944
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
RAF Southend focuses in diary-type format on the airport between October 1940 and August 1944, from when it became a fighter station in its own right, to it becoming an armament practice camp later in the war. It describes the manning and maintenance of the forward fighter station, often under attack,...
Fighters Over the Fleet
Naval Air Defence from Biplanes to the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2016
This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fleet air defense and the parallel evolution of the ships operating and controlling them, concentrating on the three main exponents of carrier warfare, the Royal Navy, the US Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Navy. It describes the earliest efforts...
Hit and Run
Daring Air Attacks in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2005
The book describes some of the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding successes and some were unmitigated disasters.
North Sea Battle: In the early weeks of World War II, Britain and Germany were determined to attack one another's warships in their respective naval bases....
Bomber Harris
Sir Arthur Harris' Despatches on War Operations 1942-1945
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
The bombing campaign conducted against Germany and German-occupied Europe in the Second World War was, and remains, one of the most controversial operations of the entire war. Much of Bomber Command's effort was what was defined as 'area' bombing, in which whole cities or districts were targeted....
by John Grehan, Martin Mace
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Despatches in this volume include Air Operations in Burma and Bay of Bengal 1 January to 22 May 1942 by General Wavell, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia November 1943 to May 1944, by Air Chief Marshal Sir R.E.C. Peirse, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia from June 1944...
by John Grehan, Martin Mace
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Despatches in this volume include that on the Battle of Britain, and air fighting 1940-1941, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command, Air Operations by Fighter Command between November 1940 and the end of December 1941, the anti-aircraft defence...
Boeing B-17
The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The Boeing B-17 was the first American heavy bomber to see action in World War when it was supplied to the RAF. The design originated in 1934 when the US Air Corps was looking for a heavy bomber to reinforce their air forces in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska. For its time, the design included many advanced...
V Bombers
Vulcan, Valiant and Victor
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
Britain’s desire to stay at the leading edge in the design and development of modern jet powered aircraft was born in the later stages of World War Two. The RAF sent requests to the leading aircraft manufactures for a variety of specifications, amongst which was one for a long-range heavy bomber....
Corsair
The F4U in World War II and Korea
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
This is the remarkable story of an airplane that became a legend--with a sleek silhouette and bent wings, it doubled as a day and night fighter, could fly off carriers or from land, and served both as a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane. Filled with facts and figures, this fast-paced history begins...
by Jim Roeder
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Designed to combine the bombing capability of the B-26 Marauder with the versatility of the ground-attack A-20 Havoc, the A-26 Invader would become the USAAF's attack bomber par excellence. Capable of flying low-level strafing or conventional bombing missions by simply changing the nose configuration...
The Panavia Tornado
A Photographic Tribute
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Through a collection of dramatic and informative photographs, supplemented by cutaway illustrations, this book highlights the agility and flexibility of this dedicated RAF aircraft. Throughout the course of its career, it has formed the backbone of the RAF across its many different theaters of operation....
by Tom Kelley
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
As the US Navy recovered from the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the aircraft carrier earned a place alongside the battleship, and the Navy grew its air force. Pilots were needed as fast as American industry could build airplanes, and Indiana became the home of a naval air-training center. After...
Hurricane
Hawker's Fighter Legend
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the remarkable Hawker Hurricane formally entering service. The RAF's first monoplane fighter, it dragged the Air Force into a position where it could defend Britain in her 'hour of need'. The true workhorse of the RAF, the Hurricane came into its own in the hot summer...