AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
BEST SELLER
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS: Fighters,
Bombers, and Attack Aircraft 1937–1945
Tony Buttler & Alan Griffith Embracing
both fighter and bomber proposals from
the American Aircraft industry, this new
volume includes medium, heavy, and intercontinental
bombers, plus attack and antisubmarine
aircraft, both for the US Army
Air Forces and US Navy. 8-1/4 x 11, 300
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-48-7.
Item # MC748 ..............................$44.95
BEST SELLER
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS 2: AIRLIFTERS
George Cox & Craig Katson
This previously untold story of US airlifters
describes more than 200 unknown
experimental designs, and contains more
than 400 illustrations detailing some of the
largest and most incredible military transport
aircraft ever conceived. The book
also describes how US airlifters were developed
to meet ever-demanding military
transport requirements, as well as being
adapted for other key roles from nuclear
test beds to space-shuttle carriers. 8-1/4 x
11, 208 pgs, 400 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-910809-16-7. Item # MC916 ....$44.95
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS 3: U.S.
AIRLIFTERS SINCE 1962 George Cox &
Craig Kaston This book, and its companion
volume American Secret Projects 2,
covers airlifter designs from World War
II to the start of the 1960s, and has been
made possible by the authors being given
unprecedented access to major aerospace
company archives, uncovering scores of
design proposals that have never previously
been revealed. 8-1/4 x 11, 256 pgs,
400 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
33-4. Item # MC933 ...................... $44.95
BEST SELLER
AMERICA’S ROUND-ENGINE AIRLINERS:
Air Frames & Powerplants in the Golden
Age of Aviation Craig Kodera & William
Pearce The advancement and success
of America’s air transportation system
can be linked directly to the concurrent
growth of long-range, high-speed airliners
and their revolutionary powerplants.
This book tells the compelling story of
aviation progress and development for
the very first time. 10 x 10, 160 pgs, 250
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-257-1.
Item # SP257 ..............................$46.95
AUFKLARER VOLUME 1: Luftwaffe Reconnaissance
Aircraft and Units 1935–1941
David Wadman This book is a colorful and
informative study of the operations, camouflage
schemes, and unit markings of the
reconnaissance aircraft flown by the German
Luftwaffe between 1935 and 1941. 9
x 12, 96 pgs, 300 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
1-85780-268-9. Item # CP374 ........$29.95
AVIATION RECORDS IN THE JET AGE:
The Planes and Technologies Behind
the Conquests William A. Flanagan Explains
in detailed and easy-to-understand
terms how specific advances in aircraft
design such as powerplants, aerodynamics,
flight control systems, instrumentation,
and life-support systems led to
ever-improved record-breaking aircraft.
10 x 10, 192 pgs, 254 b/w and color
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-230-4.
Item # SP230 .................................. $39.95
THE AVRO VULCAN Tim McLelland This
is both a comprehensive work of reference
and an authoritative history. It covers the
origins of the Vulcan and delta-winged
flight and details of every major production
variant, reproduces extracts from the
Vulcan’s original Aircrew Manual, and has
appendices on both squadron disposal and
the fate of every Vulcan built. 8-1/2 x 11-
1/2, 320 pgs, 300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-910809-27-3. Item # MC92 ........ $44.95
AXIS AIRCRAFT IN LATIN AMERICA Santiago
Rivas & Amaru Tincopa This book
covers, for the first time, the military and
civil aircraft of Latin America, including
the Junkers F13, Ju52/3m, Fiat CR.20,
Dornier Wal, Focke Wulf Fw58 Weihe, and
the only Japanese type, the Mitsubishi
Betty. They are all featured and comprise
a detailed history for enthusiasts and modelers
alike. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 400 pgs, 350
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-90210-949-7.
Item # HK949 ............................... $56.95
B-17 NOSE ART NAME DIRECTORY
Wallace R. Forman This directory lists
over 8,200 Boeing B-17s from the WWII
era for which some sort of name identification
was obtained, showing name, and
where available, group, squadron, and serial
number. The photos in this edition are
black & white. 8-1/2 x 11, 96 pgs, 30 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-225-0.
Item # SP403P .........$19.95 POD Book
B-24 LIBERATOR – WBT VOL. 1 Frederick
A. Johnsen Vintage photos from assembly
line to flight line, plus exploded
views, cutaway and phantom drawings
from tech manuals, disassembled aircraft,
rare variants and experimental
models. 8-1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, 204 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-234-2.
Item # SP464P .........$21.95 POD Book
B-24 NOSE ART NAME DIRECTORY Wallace
R. Forman A product of years of statistical
research, this detailed listing of over 7,800
Consolidated B-24s in all their variations
from the WWII era, provides the aircraft’s
name, and where available, group, squadron,
and serial number. The photos in this edition
are black & white. 8-1/2 x 11, 192 pgs, 32
b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-226-
7. Item # SP003P ....... $29.95 POD Book
B-29 PHOTO COMBAT DIARY: The Superfortress
in WWII and Korea Chester W. Marshall
& Warren E. Thompson This diary depicts
the B-29 in combat in the 1940s against
a failing Japanese air force and in the 1950s
against the ultrafast and dangerous Russianbuilt
MiG-15 jets. Includes hundreds of airto
air shots, battle damage, paint schemes
and markings, famous planes and air crews,
Air Force bases, etc. The photos in this edition
are black & white. 7 x 10, 160 pgs, 580
b/w photos. Sftbd. 978-0-933424-60-9. Item
# SP460P ....................$27.95 POD Book
BANDITS OVER BAGHDAD Warren E.
Thompson Included are accounts of evading
Iraqi fighters during the early days,
fears of the “golden BB,” incredible secondary
explosions, and re-selection of
targets well after the release of a guided
bomb. Included with the personal accounts
are technical facts and details on
the F-117. Includes maps and images of
special squadron emblems and patches.
The photos in this edition are black &
white. 6 x 9, 212 pages, 136 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-188-8.
Item # SP031P ......... $24.95 POD Book
BATTLE FLIGHT: RAF Air Defence Projects
and Weapons Since 1945 Chris Gibson Examines
the steps taken to protect the British
populace from nuclear Armageddon. Provides
an in-depth examination of the history
of Britain’s air defense, offering an insight
into evolution up to the present day. 8-1/2 x
12, 176 pgs, 200 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-902109-26-8. Item # HK926 ........$49.95
BATTLE OF BRITAIN Michael JF Bowyer
Tells the story of the Battle of Britain
day by day detailing squadrons, aircraft
types, locations, and people together
with an analysis of the success or failure
of German raids. 6 x 9-1/4, 240 pgs, more
than 120 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
85979-147-2. Item # AD147 ....... $18.95
★ BATTLE UNDER THE MOON Jack
Currie This is a gripping account of the
ill-fated RAF raid on May 3, 1944, on the
Panzer tank depot and military barracks at
Mailly-le-Camp south of Rheims in northern
France. 5 x 7.8, 192 pgs, 8 pages b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-80-8
Item # AD516 .............................$12.95
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