AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
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GRUMMAN F7F TIGERCAT Steve Ginter
The first twin engine with tricycle undercarriage.
It was heavily armed with four
20-mm guns in the wing roots and four
50-cals in the nose with strong point under
the wings and fuselage to carry bombs
and the Navy torpedo. 8-1/2 x 11, 176 pgs,
400 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-
75-2. Item # GB275 ...................... $34.95
GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT Steve Ginter
When planning a replacement for their
successful F6F Hellcat carrier fighter,
Grumman chose to build as lightweight a
design as possible around the most reliable
large radial engine. The result was
the F8F Bearcat, which was often called a
“hot rod” by its pilots for its fantastic acceleration
and climbing ability. 8-1/2 x 11,
217 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-80-6.
Item # GB280 ................................ $39.95
GRUMMAN F9F PANTHER/COUGAR:
First Grumman Cat of the Jet Age Brad
Elward This book tells the story of the
pivotal F9F Panther from its initial concept
through early design and manufacturing,
flight test, aircraft carrier trials,
and combat operations during the Korean
War. Detailed appendices provide complete
data on F9F production numbers,
carrier deployments, and squadron histories.
The photos in this edition are black
and white. 8-1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, 311 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-268-7.
Item # SP145P ...... $33.95 POD Book
GRUMMAN S2F/S-2 TRACKER PART ONE:
Development, Testing, Variants, and Foreign
Users Tommy H. Thomason & Bob
Kowalski Describes the history and service
of this dependable carrier-based antisubmarine
aircraft, both in military and civilian
roles. 8-1/2 x 11, 200 pgs, 498 photos and
drawings. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9968258-2-5.
Item # GB582 ..................................$46.95
GRUMMAN S2F/S-2 TRACKER AND WF-
2/E-1B TRACER PART TWO Steve Ginter
& Douglas Siegfried Covers the operational
history of the aircraft in squadron service including
the reserves and training squadrons
and as a squadron utility and command aircraft
at naval air stations and facilities. 8-1/2
x 11, 248 pgs, 608 photos. Sftbd. ISBN
978-0-9968258-3-2. Item # GB583 .$52.95
GRUMMAN XF10F-1 JAGUAR SWINGWING
Corky Meyer The unusual and innovative
swing-wing Jaguar program
ended up being a one-airplane project
even though during its development, orders
were placed for 112 aircraft. That
ship, BuNo 124435, was flown by only
one pilot, Corwin “Corky” Meyer. 8-1/2 x
11, 32 pgs, 53 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
942612-26-4. Item # GB226 ......... $10.95
GUARDIANS OF UKRAINE: The Ukraine
Air Force Since 1992 Babak Taghvaee
Drawing on a wide range of previously unseen
photographs that are supplemented
by specially commissioned color artworks,
this book presents all types of combat,
transport, and training aircraft, as well as
helicopters previously or currently operated
by the Ukrainian Air Force. 8-1/4 x
11-3/4, 336 pgs, 352 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-902109-61-9 Item # HK961 . $55.95
GUNSHIPS: The Story of Spooky, Shadow,
Stinger and Spectre Wayne Mutza Details
the aerial gunship. This book covers them
all: AC-47s, AC-119s, AC-123s, and multiple
mini-gun and cannon-equipped AC-
130s. The photos in this edition are black
and white. 9 x 9, 204 pgs, 345 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-228-1. Item #
SP123P ..................... $39.95 POD Book
HARRIER Tim McLelland This book presents
comprehensive and detailed information
about the Harrier, and includes over 400 superb
photographs, 45 color artworks, technical
drawings, and extensive pilot notes. 8-1/2
x 11-1/4, 336 pgs, 445 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-906537-20-3. Item # CP720 ...$74.95
HAWKER SEA FURY – WBT VOL. 37 Kev
Darling The Hawker Sea Fury is a bit of a
mystery to most aircraft enthusiasts. In this
volume the author traces the intertwined
development of the Hawker and the Royal
Navy’s Fleet Air Arm, a relationship that culminated
in the Sea Fury. The story is told
with a large collection of photographs–rare
vintage shots of the Sea Fury in action
along with newer images of restored warbirds.
8-1/2 x 11, 106 pgs, 265 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-204-5. Item #
SP063P ..................... $26.95 POD Book
HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS: DEADLY COMBAT
WEAPON SYSTEMS Wayne Mutza
Helicopter Gunships begins with the Vietnam
War as the ultimate proving ground
that first utilized helicopter gunships and
saw the development of other rotary-wing
weapon systems as well. It also explores
fascinating post-war programs such as
the experimental Comanche, Blackhawk,
and Apache. 8-1/2 x 11, 210 pgs, 367
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-266-3.
Item # SP154P ........ $39.95 POD Book
HORTEN HO 229: The Spirit of Thuringia
Andrei Shepelev & Huib Ottens With
emphasis on the build and structure of
the Ho 229, this book features the most
extensive set of accurate scale drawings
ever produced by internationally
acclaimed draughtsman Arthur Bentley.
This book represents the most thorough
technical study of the Ho 229 ever produced
and will appeal to historians and
modelers alike. 9 x 12, 128 pgs, 200
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-903223-66-6.
Item # CP366 ................................$49.95
IF WAR SHOULD COME: The Origins of
the Second World War from The Times
Archive Mark Barnes This is a pictorial
look at aspects of life in Britain and in other
parts of Europe in the run up to the start
of World War II using press photographs
from the era. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 304 pgs, 500
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-45-7
Item # MC945 ............................... $32.95
JAPANESE SECRET PROJECTS 2: Experimental
Aircraft of the IJA & IJN 1922–
1945 Edwin M. Dyer Frequently requested
and long awaited, this second volume includes
fascinating, undisclosed Japanese
aviation projects, including early pre-war
designs. This book is heavily illustrated
with technical specification drawings and
photographs. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2, 160 pgs, 150
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-41-8.
Item # MC741 ..................................$42.95
JUNKERS JU 52: A History 1930–1945
Robert Forsyth with Eddie J. Creek As with
the other volumes in this series, this classic
study of the Ju 52 offers the most definitive
account published of this bulwark of the
Luftwaffe, which first saw military service
in the 1930s and was then engaged in operations
in the Spanish Civil War through
the end of WWII. 9-1/4 x 12-1/4, 336 pgs,
700 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-
46-3. Item # CP746 .........................$99.95
JUNKERS JU 87 STUKA Peter C. Smith
Smith, a leading authority on the history
of dive-bombers and dive-bombing,
relates the history of the Stuka and all
its variants in great detail. 9-3/4 x 7-1/2,
256 pgs, 100 color & 150 b/w photos &
illus. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-85979-156-4.
Item # AD156 ..................................$49.95
JUNKERS JU 88 VOLUME 1: From Schnellbomber
to Multi-Mission Warplane William
A. Medcalf The first in a comprehensive
two-part study of the development and operational
history of the Junkers Ju 88, exploring
the many facets of this famous and
long-serving aircraft. Its variants, including
the Ju 188 and Ju 288 are also covered,
along with its wide array of armament and
equipment, and its various markings and
camouflage schemes. 9 x 12-1/4, 327 pgs,
600 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-42-
5. Item # CP742 ...............................$99.95
KEEPING WATCH Pip Beck A sensitively
written true story by an RAF Bomber Command
wartime R/T operator who talked
down the crews on their return from operations,
met them off duty, and often
mourned their loss within days. 5 x 7-3/4,
192 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-907579-38-0.
Item # AD222 ..................................$11.95
KILLER RAYS: The Story of the Douglas
F4D Skyray and F5D Skylancer Mark
Frankel The author unlocks secrets of delta
wing design and covers the intense rivalry
between the Navy’s F4D and Air
Force F-102 in the 1950s. Covers in vivid
detail all aspects of F4D production, flight
testing, world speed and time-to-climb
records, plus new, never-before-seen aspects
of NASA F5D operations. The photos
in this edition are black & white. 8-1/2 x
11, 240 pgs, 400 b/w photos, 25 illus.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-273-1.
Item # SP155P ......... $46.95 POD Book
LANCASTER TARGET Jack Currie This
is a welcome reissue of a book that has
been described as having one of the best
accounts about life in Bomber Command
during World War II. Lancaster Target is
the classic story of one crew’s fight to survive
a full tour of operations in the night
skies of wartime Europe. 5 x 7.8, 192 pgs,
24 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-43-
3 Item # AD510 ............................$12.95
LOCAL AVIATION COLLECTIONS OF BRITAIN:
The UK’s Regional Aeronautical
Treasures Ken Ellis More than 150 museums
and their most important exhibits are
profiled with more than 250 photographs,
both archival and in full color. Like the
other titles in the series, this is a unique
reference for anyone interested in Britain’s
aviation heritage, and it provides inspiration
for a tour of discovery of the “unknown”
gems of the U.K. 6 x 8-1/2, 352 pgs, 276
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-11-2.
Item # AD112 .................................$32.95