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The Hostile Sky

A Hellcat Flyer in World War II

by Doris C. Vernon ...

In the summer of 1942 Jim Vernon, a nineteen-year-old student in Butte, Montana, joined the U.S. Navy’s aviation cadet training program. By the end of the war he was flying F6F Hellcats from the USS Ticonderoga against the Japanese mainland. This memoir provides a carrier pilot’s view of the conflict in the Pacific during the final months of the war when the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan ... Read more

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In the summer of 1942 Jim Vernon, a nineteen-year-old student in Butte, Montana, joined the U.S. Navy’s aviation cadet training program. By the end of the war he was flying F6F Hellcats from the USS Ticonderoga against the Japanese mainland. This memoir provides a carrier pilot’s view of the conflict in the Pacific during the final months of the war when the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan
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6 Group Bomber Command

An Operational Record

by Chris Ward ...

6 Group was born out of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), which, among other things called for the formation of 25 Canadian Squadrons in Britain. This figure was later downsized. The Canadian vision was of a Canadian force operating independently alongside Bomber Command in the manner of the American 8th, but skillfull negotiating by the British resulted in Canadian Bomber ... Read more

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6 Group was born out of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), which, among other things called for the formation of 25 Canadian Squadrons in Britain. This figure was later downsized. The Canadian vision was of a Canadian force operating independently alongside Bomber Command in the manner of the American 8th, but skillfull negotiating by the British resulted in Canadian Bomber
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F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War

by Peter E. Davies ...

Series Book 89 - Combat Aircraft
Featuring first-hand accounts from the men flying it, and the men on the ground relying on it for protection, an illustrated history of the unique role played by this aircraft in the war in Vietnam, right up to its possible role in a tactical nuclear strike and as a mobile nuclear deterrent.The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the ... Read more

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Featuring first-hand accounts from the men flying it, and the men on the ground relying on it for protection, an illustrated history of the unique role played by this aircraft in the war in Vietnam, right up to its possible role in a tactical nuclear strike and as a mobile nuclear deterrent.The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the
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China Clipper

The Age of the Great Flying Boats

by Robert Gandt ...

When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and ... Read more

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When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and
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At the Edge of Space

The X-15 Flight Program

by Milton O. Thompson ...

In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each ... Read more

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In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each
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Distant Thunder

Helicopter Pilot's Letters from War in Iraq and Afghanistan

by Harward, Don ...

Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilots tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned.Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers, ... Read more

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Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilots tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned.Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers,
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Shot at and Missed

Recollections of a World War II Bombardier

by Jack R. Myers ...

In this riveting narrative, Jack R. Myers recounts his experiences as a B-17 bombardier during World War II. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1944 at age twenty, Myers began flying missions with the 2nd Bomb Group, U.S. Fifteenth Air Force. He learned firsthand the exhilaration—and terror—of being shot at and missed.Based in Italy, the Fifteenth Air Force flew strategic bombing raids over ... Read more

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In this riveting narrative, Jack R. Myers recounts his experiences as a B-17 bombardier during World War II. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1944 at age twenty, Myers began flying missions with the 2nd Bomb Group, U.S. Fifteenth Air Force. He learned firsthand the exhilaration—and terror—of being shot at and missed.Based in Italy, the Fifteenth Air Force flew strategic bombing raids over
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Victory Was Beyond Their Grasp

With the 272nd Volks-Grenadier Division from the Huertgen Forest to the Heart of the Reich

by Douglas E. Nash ...

"For both students of the German Army in World War II as well as those interested in the late 1944 campaign, this is a must-read" ( The NYMAS Review).As the Allies were approaching the German frontier at the beginning of September 1944, the German Armed Forces attempted to regain the strategic initiative. While the "wonder weapons," such as the V-1 flying bomb, the V-2 missile, and the ... Read more

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"For both students of the German Army in World War II as well as those interested in the late 1944 campaign, this is a must-read" ( The NYMAS Review).As the Allies were approaching the German frontier at the beginning of September 1944, the German Armed Forces attempted to regain the strategic initiative. While the "wonder weapons," such as the V-1 flying bomb, the V-2 missile, and the
... Read more
Modelling the F-4 Phantom II

by Geoff Coughlin, Neil Ashby ...

Series series Osprey Modelling
The 'Phabulous' Phantom first took to the air on 27 May 1958 and has been in service around the world for many decades.The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Turkey have all operated this powerful aircraft. The Phantom starred in both the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, and in its service career has flown every ... Read more

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The 'Phabulous' Phantom first took to the air on 27 May 1958 and has been in service around the world for many decades.The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Turkey have all operated this powerful aircraft. The Phantom starred in both the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, and in its service career has flown every
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US Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War 1963–1973

by Peter Mersky ...

Series Book 69 - Combat Aircraft
Featuring many first-hand accounts from the pilots who flew one of the greatest attack aircraft ever built, an insightful account of some of the most thrilling aerial combats that took place during Vietnam.The Skyhawk was involved in Vietnam from the very beginning, including the first offensive operations in 1963 into Laos, and the Pierce Arrow operations immediately following the Tonkin Gulf ... Read more

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Featuring many first-hand accounts from the pilots who flew one of the greatest attack aircraft ever built, an insightful account of some of the most thrilling aerial combats that took place during Vietnam.The Skyhawk was involved in Vietnam from the very beginning, including the first offensive operations in 1963 into Laos, and the Pierce Arrow operations immediately following the Tonkin Gulf
... Read more
To Be a U.S. Marine

by S. F. Tomajczyk ...

Series series To Be A
S.F. Tomajczyk's To Be a U.S. Marine reveals the training methods used in forging one of the nation's most efficient military armed forces.Comprised of smart, highly adaptable men and women, the Marine Corps serves as the aggressive tip of the US military spear. Theirs is a smaller, more dynamic force than any other in the American arsenal, and the only forward-deployed force designed for ... Read more

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S.F. Tomajczyk's To Be a U.S. Marine reveals the training methods used in forging one of the nation's most efficient military armed forces.Comprised of smart, highly adaptable men and women, the Marine Corps serves as the aggressive tip of the US military spear. Theirs is a smaller, more dynamic force than any other in the American arsenal, and the only forward-deployed force designed for
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The YF-23 So Smooth, Stealthy, Yet So Unwanted

by David Myhra ...

The YF-23 was an unconventional-looking aircraft, with diamond-shaped wings, a profile with substantial area-ruling to reduce drag at trans-sonic speeds, and an all-moving V-tail. The cockpit was placed high, near the nose of the aircraft for good visibility for the pilot. The aircraft featured a tricycle landing gear configuration with a nose landing gear and two main landing gear. The weapons ... Read more

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The YF-23 was an unconventional-looking aircraft, with diamond-shaped wings, a profile with substantial area-ruling to reduce drag at trans-sonic speeds, and an all-moving V-tail. The cockpit was placed high, near the nose of the aircraft for good visibility for the pilot. The aircraft featured a tricycle landing gear configuration with a nose landing gear and two main landing gear. The weapons
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