AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
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★ AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS 4 Tony
Buttler This revised book in the American
Secret Projects series describes the design
and development of American bomber and
attack aircraft from the end of World War
II to the mid-1970s both for the Air Force
and the Navy. 8-1/2 x 11, 360 pgs, 500
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-90-7
Item # MC990 ............................. $44.95
BEST SELLER
AMERICA’S ROUND-ENGINE AIRLINERS:
Airframes & 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
★ ASTONISHING STORIES PILOTS TELL
PILOTS Robert N. Pripps Airplane pilots
are notorious storytellers. As this collection
of tales (mostly true) are revealed
in this book, the reader, whether a pilot
or not, can experience a sense of what it
is like to be at the controls of everything
from a puddle jumper to a Mach 3 jet.
8 x 5, 34 b/w photos, Sftbd. ISBN 978-
1-58007-280-9. Available February
2022 Item # SP275 .....................$19.95
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 # MC927 ...... $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 .........$29.95 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 .........$24.95 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 ....... $37.95 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 ............$33.95 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 .............$41.95 POD Book
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 Maillyle
Camp south of Rheims in northern
France. 5 x 7-3/4, 192 pgs, 8 pages b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-80-8
Item # AD516 ..................................... $12.95
BEARCATS & CORSAIRS – RPT v. 2 Nick
Veronico & Kevin Grantham Details modifications
that are made to the powerplants and
airframes, and, based on interviews with the
pilots and crew chiefs, provides a first-hand
account of the fastest motor sport. The photos
in this edition are black & white. 8-1/2 x
11, 106 pgs, 160 b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN
9 7 8 - 1 - 5 8 0 0 7 - 1 8 5 - 7 .
Item # SP035P .............$26.95 POD Book
BIRDS OF PREY: Predators, Reapers and
America’s Newest UAVs in Combat Bill
Yenne Covers the history and development of
early unmanned aerial vehicles, the focus is
on all the latest impressive technology used
in today’s most modern unmanned combat
aircraft. 8-1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, 100 b/w & 200
color photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-153-
6. Item # SP153 ..................................$29.95
BIRTH OF A LEGEND MCDONNELL F4H-
1 PHANTOM II Tommy Thomason This
monograph by highly regarded US Naval
aircraft historian Tommy H. Thomason documents
in well-illustrated detail how the Phantom
came to be. 8-1/2 x 11, 158 pgs, 447
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9993884-5-7.
Item # GB845 ......................................$49.95
BLACK BOX CANBERRAS: British Test and
Trials Canberras Since 1951 Dave Forster
The huge variety of airframe modifications
and color schemes of the Canberra are
fully illustrated making this an invaluable
book for the aviation enthusiast, modeler,
and historian. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 256 pgs, 250
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-53-4.
Item # HK953 ......................................$49.95
BLOODY BISCAY: The History of V Gruppe/
Kampfgeschwader 40 Chris Goss This is
the story of the Luftwaffe’s only long-range
maritime fighter unit: V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader
40 (V/KG 40). 6 x 9-1/4, 256 pgs,
200 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-85979-175-
5. Item # AD175 ..................................$18.95
THE BLUE ARENA Bob Spurdle The author
vividly expresses the exhilarations and fears
of the fighter pilot in action, what it feels like
to be jumped by a gaggle of Me109s, to
cope with the continual pressures of losing
friends, and to constantly fly in action as part
of an elite force on whom the survival of Britain
and her allies depended. 5 x 7-3/4, 224
pgs, 20 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-907579-
98-4. Item # AD998 ............................$12.95