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AVIATION HISTORY 10 Note: Prices subject to change. ����ITEM NEW TO THIS CATALOG POD = Print On Demand book see page 23 for more info. CONSOLIDATED VULTEE XB-46 Steve Ginter The Consolidated Vultee (Convair) XB-46 jet-powered medium bomber was first developed by the USAAF in 1945. Although the XB-46 bomber never went into production, it became the first allpneumatic aircraft, using pneumatics to operate landing gear, brakes, and bomb bay doors. This Cold War–era aircraft’s greatest legacy is its unique beauty. 8-1/2 x 11, 64 pgs, 129 photos, Sftbd. ISBN 978- 0-9968258-4-9. Item # GB584 .......$21.95 CONVAIR ADVANCED DESIGNS: Secret Projects from San Diego, 1923–1962 Robert E. Bradley This book brings the futuristic, but stillborn, concepts to life. Featuring many never-before-seen company photos, models, and drawings of concepts. 8-1/2 x 11, 192 pgs, 325 b/w photos & illus. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-218-2. Item # SP133P .........$29.95 POD Book CONVAIR ADVANCED DESIGNS II: Secret Fighters, Attack Aircraft and Unique Concepts 1929-1973 Robert Bradley This book contains previously unpublished company photographs, models, and drawings of such radical concepts as a vertical takeoff ground-attack fighter and giant eight-engine double-decker military transport combined with other futuristic designs, some of which eventually evolved into production aircraft for Convair. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2, 176 pgs, 350 b/w photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-85979- 170-0. Item # AD170 .................. $39.95 CONVAIR B-36 PEACEMAKER – WBT VOL. 24 Dennis Jenkins An enthusiastlevel technical look at one of the most fascinating aircraft in American aviation. Coverage includes tech manual excerpts, engineering drawings, structural and powerplant review, cutaway drawings, and pilot analysis. The photos in this edition are black & white. 8-1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, 150 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-180-2. Item # SP019P .........$21.95 POD Book CONVAIR DELTAS: From SeaDart to Hustler Bill Yenne Now in paperback, this book tells the compelling story of America’s aerospace industry in its heyday, when manufacturers boldly took the initiative to explore futuristic new designs by actually building and test-flying airplanes to determine how well, if at all, they would work. 9 x 9, 216 pgs, 344 b/w and color photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-231-1. Item # SP231 ................................ $32.95 CONVAIR PB4Y-2/P4Y-2 PRIVATEER Nicholas A. Veronico & Steve Ginter The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer was a WWII and Korean War era patrol bomber of the US Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. 8-1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, 628 photos and illus. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0- 9846114-6-1. Item # GB146...........$49.95 CONVAIR XF2Y-1 AND YF2Y-1 SEA DART Billy Jack Long First published in 1992, this book covers the engineering, development, and testing of the Navy’s only supersonic seaplane fighter ever built. The Sea Dart design was unique, as it used either one or two extendable skis for its takeoffs and landings. 8-1/2 x 11, 74 pgs, 130 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-23-3. Item # GB223P.........$21.95 POD Book CONVAIR XFY-1 POGO Steve Ginter, “Skeets” Coleman, Billy Jack Long & Bill Chana First published in 1994, this book tells the story of one of two Navy prototypes contracted as vertical takeoff turboprop fighters capable of operating from LSTs, destroyers, cruisers, and larger capitol ships. 8-1/2 x 11, 34 pgs, 63 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-27-1. Item # GB227P.........$12.95 POD Book CORKY MEYER’S FLIGHT JOURNAL Corky Meyer Designing high-performance military aircraft in the slide-rule era was challenging. Being the first person to fly these airplanes and expand an aircraft’s flight envelope was often very frightening, if not downright deadly. This story covers the most important era in the history of flight, told by a man at the epicenter of the activity. Before retiring in 1978, Corky had tested more than 130 different types of military and commercial jet and pistonengine aircraft and survived numerous sensational close calls as an experimental test pilot. 7 x 10, 252 pgs, over 150 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-203-8. Item # SP093P .........$39.95 POD Book COURAGE ALONE: The Italian Airforce 1940–1943 Chris Dunning Having researched original documentation, personal accounts, and combat diaries, the author takes an objective view and shows that the men who flew the Macchis, Fiats, and Savoias were no less skilled or determined than their opponents. 8-1/2 x 11, 360 pgs, 100+ color aircraft profiles, 17 color maps. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109- 09-1. Item # HK909 ...................... $56.95 DEADLY DUO: The B-25 and B-26 in WWII Charles Mendenhall This is a detailed overview of two important aircraft, the North American B-25 and the Martin B-26, with particular emphasis on their development and combat histories. 8-1/2 x 11, 156 pgs, 235 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-933424-22-7. Item # SP422P ........$27.95 POD Book DIVE BOMBER AND GROUND ATTACK UNITS OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1933–1945 — VOLUME 1 Henry L. DeZeng IV & Douglas G. Stankey This is the first book in a twovolume series (divided into the early and late phases of the war). It provides aviation historians with an exhaustive reference work on all the Luftwaffe’s dive-bomber and ground-attack units, including information on operations. 9 x 12, 208 pgs, 420 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-08-1. Item # CP708 ................................$59.95 DIVE BOMBER AND GROUND ATTACK UNITS OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1933–1945 — VOLUME 2 Henry L. DeZeng IV & Douglas G. Stankey This is the second book in a two-volume series (divided into the early and late phases of the war). It covers pre-war formation, designation, and reorganization until the demise of the Luftwaffe. 9 x 12, 192 pgs, 420 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-09-8. Item # CP709 ...............................$89.95 DORNIER DO 215: Luftwaffe and Other Operators 1938–1945 Mikael Olrog With hundreds of rare photographs, specially commissioned color artwork, technical and performance data, details on camouflage and markings, and production and loss lists, the author presents a fascinating and revealing account of the often-overlooked and misunderstood Dornier Do 215. 9 x 12, 272 pgs, 350 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-52-4. Item # CP752 ...............................$69.95 DORNIER Do 335 PFEIL/ARROW J. Richard Smith and Eddie J. Creek The authors have fully revised, updated, and significantly expanded their work incorporating more than 150 additional rare photographs, diagrams, and new material about the development, construction, and flying of the Do335 and the little-known projects and concepts it spawned. 9 x 12, 300 pgs, 600 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537- 50-0. Item # CP750 ....................... $79.95 DOUGLAS A3D SKYWARRIOR - PART 1 Bruce Cunningham First published in 1998, this book covers, as the title says, the development of the extensive Skywarrior series. Known as the “Whale” due to its large size, the twinjet aircraft was designed as the Navy’s nuclear heavy bomber from its onset. 8-1/2 x 11, 138 pgs, 313 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-45-5. Item # GB245P ........$26.95 POD Book DOUGLAS AD/A-1 SKYRAIDER Steve Ginter Over 3,180 Skyraiders were produced in 20 different versions and modified further into at least 7 other variants. Learn about the development, testing, and service of this versatile aircraft. This is #98 in Ginter’s Naval Fighters Series. 8-1/2 x 11, 256 pgs, 641 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9892583-5-7. Item # GB835 .......... $52.95 POD Book ★ ★ ★


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