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  • North American XB-70 Valkyrie

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 7 - X-Planes
    Of the many futuristic military aircraft concepts created in the 1950s the North American XB-70 still stands out as the most awe-inspiring.With its huge, white partially-folding delta wing, its fuselage resembling a striking cobra and its extraordinary performance, it was one of the foremost technological achievements of the 20th century.A strategic bomber built to outrun any Soviet fighter jet, ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • Republic F-105 Thunderchief

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 2 - Air Vanguard
    A definitive technical guide to the F-105 Thunderchief, the fastest and most successful strike fighter of the Cold War.Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base, by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAF's tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe, the Far East and the USA stood on short-notice alert, ready to take on the ... Read more

    $12.89 USD

  • North American X-15

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 3 - X-Planes
    The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly.Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The 'sound barrier' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in the ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 10 - Air Vanguard
    Despite its uncertain start the F-111 proved to be one of the most successful and influential designs of the 1960s.Its radical 'swing wing' was adopted by the F-14 Tomcat, Panavia Tornado and Rockwell B-1B Lancer while its turbofan-type engines became standard in many combat aircraft. F-111 crews pioneered tactics using terrain-following and laser targeting devices that made the F-15E Eagle's ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Coalition Aircraft vs Iraqi SAMs

    Operation Desert Storm 1991

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 148 - Duel
    A detailed study of how Operation Desert Storm saw Coalition forces respond to Iraq's surface-to-air missile defences with ground-breaking combat aircraft technology.Developed in the wake of the USA's ill-prepared entry into the Vietnam War, aircraft carrying electronic counter-measures equipment and anti-radar missiles were crucial to the success of Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1992–2025

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 158 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated study of the ongoing career of the iconic B-52, chronicling its frontline service after Operation Desert Storm in 1991.First flown in 1955, the B-52 has become an icon of deterrence and the long reach of American air power. The aircraft was conceived as a long-range nuclear bomber, but its versatility saw it used as a heavy-weight 'bomb truck' in Vietnam and a launcher of stand-off ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–68

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 45 - Combat Aircraft
    The USAF introduced the F-4C Phantom II into the Vietnam war in April 1965 from Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The F-4C/D soon became the Air Force's principal fighter over the North, destroying 85 MiGs by the close of 1968.This book describes how the USAF turned a gunless naval interceptor into an opponent to the more nimble VPAF MiGs. It explains how the Air Force gradually followed US Navy initiatives in ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 102 - Combat Aircraft
    F-111s based in England flew the longest fighter combat mission in history against the Libyan capital Tripoli in 1986, and in 1991 the aircraft was one of the most important Coalition warplanes in the successful Desert Storm campaign.The General Dynamics F-111 was one of the most technically innovative designs among military aircraft, introducing the variable-sweep wing, terrain-following radar, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Units of the Cold War

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 144 - Combat Aircraft
    Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a '10,000-mile bomber' with heavy defensive armament, six engines and a performance that would prevent interception by fighters.Although rapid developments in jet engine and high-speed airframe technology quickly made it obsolescent, the B-36 took ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Northrop Flying Wings

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 10 - X-Planes
    Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K. 'Jack' Northrop was already developing prototypes of a large 'flying wing' strategic bomber, which would have been the most radical bombers of their age.World War II brought a need for very long-range bombers and Northrop received a contract for a 172-ft span bomber, the B-35. Several of these were built, gradually ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Units 1955–90

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 152 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.The U-2 is one of the most recognizable aircraft of the Cold War; nicknamed the 'Dragon Lady' after the codename given to it by the CIA, this powered glider was designed and operated in great secrecy, providing US authorities ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM

    Vietnam 1972–73

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 89 - Duel
    Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might.Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it came up against the ... Read more

    $17.49 USD