Robert Mikesh takes the reader step by step through the process of aircraft restoration from the initial decision to prepare for an exhibit: Does i...

This is the fascinating story of the single-engine Lockheeds flown by Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post and Will Rogers, Amelia Earhart, and Jimmy Dool...

Information is included as to where each plane served, who flew it and the ultimate fate of each THUD. Contains photographs of different serial num...

Among the different Luftwaffe units that formed the Legion Condor, one in particular stands out for its important Naval Air contribution: the Aufkl...

The B-24 Liberatorâ€equipped organization that evolved from its original 2nd Bomb Wing status to a Divisional level commenced operations out of Eas...

This is the comprehensive story of some of the most radical attack aircraft ever designed to operate from an aircraft carrier. These incredible pro...

The P1101 was Messerschmitts second jet aircraft after the Me 262. Designed as a fighter, the test version of this type was to serve as an experime...

After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was kille...

Originally designed in 1952 as an anti-submarine warfare platform for the U.S. Navy, almost two-thousand Sikorsky H-34s have served on every contin...

In The Sikorsky HH-52A, noted historian Lennart Lundh presents this diminutive helicopter's story for the first time. Covered are design details, i...

The true story of Canadian bush pilot Don 'Smokey' Patry is a succession of brave take-offs, daring landings, and high intensity turbulence every m...

This book presents the evolution of one of the most famous French-made fighter aircraft of WWI—the fast, rugged Spad. From humble beginnings this a...

This book surveys the technology of all the many VTOL vehicles, and provides an overview of the programs and manufacturers. To take off and land ve...

Covers the variety of German aircraft used in assault, bombing and anti-tank roles - Bf 110, Ju 87, Fw 190 et al.

In this concise study, the infamous Luftwaffe Stukas of World War II are shown in their earlier use during the Spanish Civil War as part of the Leg...

TALISMAN (tal\is men) [Fr. < Ar tilasm, magic figure, one with th epower to avert evil] Anything thought to have magic power; a charm.\nThis new...

During the American Civil War, General Nathan Bedford Forrest stated that in order to win a battle, "you had to get there the firstest with the mos...

The defeat of Germany was the first priority of the Allies in World War II. Japan would come later. The destruction of Germany 's vast military-ind...

The DC-3 is the plane that made civilian transport that made civilian transport a profitable reality, and has become a legend in its own time. It h...

The Bell AH-1 was the first helicopter designed and built exclusively for combat. First flown in 1965, the AH-1, with its characteristic streamline...

Since 1946, the world-famous US Navy Blue Angels flying-demonstration team has performed in airshows in the United States and around the world. Thi...

Following the life of this aircraft from its initial inception to the delivery of the first production models, this book begins with Boeing's initi...

Though the C-135 was originally designed over forty years ago as an aerial refueling tanker, (749 of the 820 were built as tankers), more than 600 ...

This book is a grand, full-color celebration of the great North American air shows. Philip Handlemans camera captures the great variety of civilian...

This is the first book to detail the design and service history of the U.S. Navy?s first airplane, and presents the formative years of naval aviati...

This book is a lavishly illustrated story of Curtiss Wright Corporation's 1950s and 1960s efforts in developing a vertical takeoff (VTOL) aircraft....

A large number of people in the United States had their first airplane ride in a Ford Tri-Motor during the 1920s and 1930s, a plane that remains to...

Covers the aircraft and many pilots of JG 3, JG 5, JG 51, JG 52, JG 54 and JG 77.

Willy Messerschmitt (1898-1978) was indisputably one of the most significant of Germany’s aeronautical design engineers. This book examines Messers...

Shows the developmental history of every German airplane utilized in the aerial attack and reconnaissance roles. The many types, variants, and mode...

This volume, the second in a mulit-volume history of German aviation, discusses the life work of one of Germany's greatest aircraft designers in pi...

The Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Aircraft is the heretofore untold true story of Reimar, Wolfram, and Walter Horten's remarkable aeronautical...

Horten brothers biographer David Myhra continues his efforts for a full accounting of the events surrounding the design, construction, and flight t...

Horten brothers biographer David Myhra continues his efforts for a full accounting of the events surrounding the design, construction, and flight t...

The writing of this book, the first in-depth and fully detailed research about the early years of the Chel Ha'avir †from the light-plane days to ...

Formed in August 1944, Jagdgeschwader 7 was equipped with the revolutionary Me 262 jet fighter, which was faster than any aircraft in existence at ...

This classic book now makes its first appearance in English. Long out-of-print this study is one of the few books dedicated to the history of the i...

This new large format photo collection covers Luftwaffe aircraft from the years 1933-1945 and includes chapters on: Pilot Training Schools, Reconna...

Operational and technical history of Germany's World War II jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.

Operational and technical history of Germany's World War II jet fighter aircraft.

Technical history of Germany's World War II experiments with vertical takeoff aircraft, including the Natter and other rare and unusual types.