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9781789294880

Hurricane

The Plane that Won the War Author: Hyams, Jacky Code: 62812 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: MICHAEL O'MARA BOOKS LTD Published date: 27/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Britains first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain.

Often eclipsed by the legend and aerial heroics of the Spitfire, the Hurricane was the authentic warhorse of aviation ......

9781922896407

Dreadful Lady over the Mekong Delta

RAAF Canberras in the Vietnam War Author: Howe, Bob Code: 62925 Price: AU $19.99 Format: Paperback / 224 pages Publisher: BIG SKY PUBLISHING Published date: 26/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Dreadful Lady over the Mekong Delta looks at the men of No 2 Squadron and the operations they flew in the Vietnam War in their Canberra bombers. From April 1967, the squadron spent four years attacking enemy targets, many of them in the Mekong Delta region, and contending with the politics, weather, and fog of war. The riverine operations ......

9781526746351

The Air War at Sea in the Second World War

Author: Bowman, Martin Code: 62914 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 21/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Martin Bowmans considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and ......

9780887408045

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa

In Japanese Army Air Force RTAF-CAF-IPSF Service Author: Bueschel, Richard M. Code: 62953 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 64 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 20/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Reknowned Japanese aircraft historians Richard Bueschel revises and updates his classic series of books on Japanese Naval and Army Air Force aircraft of World War II. The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa is presented in this volume. All variations and markings are covered in this the second in a projected multi-volume series. The first volume in ......

9781838862992

Aircraft of the Special Forces

Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Drones & UAVs Author: Ward, Edward Code: 62907 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 20/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Special Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US Navy SEALs, the US Armys Delta Force, Polish GROM and the Frances National Gendarmerie Intervention Group are famous for their bravery and formidable ......

9781472854452

Bf 109 Jabo Units in the West

Author: Lowe, Malcolm Code: 62808 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

Using specially commissioned artwork and detailing technical specifications, this book explores the Bf 109s different roles occasioned by wartime necessity, from its employment as a fighter to its evolution as a fighter-bomber. One of the principal types in the Luftwaffes inventory at the beginning of World War II, the ......

9781472854490

Nakajima Ki-49 'Helen' Units

Combat Aircraft 148 Author: Eleftheriou, George Code: 62801 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

A fully illustrated study of the Nakajima Ki49 Helen, the twin-engined bomber of the Pacific War, from Japanese aviation expert George Eleftheriou. The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Dragon Eater), codenamed Helen by the Allies, was a twin-engined Japanese bomber designed to undertake daylight attacks without the ......

9781399023801

Mustang the Inspiration

The Plane That Turned the Tide in World War Two Author: Kapplan, Philip Code: 62910 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A comprehensive and vivid history of the North American Mustang, one of the most important aircraft of the last century. If it looks right, it will probably fly right - a tired old saying among airmen, but one that persists. Think if you will of the handful of aeroplanes that most people would probably agree are the best-looking examples of ......

9781399074957

Pioneers of Aerial Combat

Air Battles of the First World War Author: Foley, Michael Code: 62810 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

More than 100 photo illustrations, evoking the early days of aerial development. Images of craft are included alongside those of the men and women who populated the scene. When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and ......

9781405951937

Harrier

How To Be a Fighter Pilot Author: Tremelling, Paul Code: 62928 Price: AU $22.99 Format: Paperback / 368 pages Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS Published date: 30/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

A white-knuckle account of life in the dog-eat-dog arena of fighter combat This is the story of what it takes to make it in fighter combat. In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure is relentless, the humour merciless. Its no place for the faint-hearted. Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck at midnight, or saving heroes under ......

9780764366451

PBY Catalina

Consolidated's Flying Boat in WWII Author: Doyle, David Code: 62876 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 144 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A Legends of Warfare guide to the most iconic military flying boat ever produced. The PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of Boeing Canada, Canadian Vickers, and the Naval Aircraft Factory, was the most widely used flying boat of all time. Developed in the 1930s, the famed ......

9781472856876

British Aircraft Carriers 1945-2010

Author: Konstam, Angus Code: 62814 Price: AU $26.99 Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 22/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans. In 1945, at the end of World War II, the Royal Navys carrier fleet proved essential to the post-war world. Royal Navy carriers fought in the Korean War with the UN fleet, ......

9781802821970

British Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s

Author: Goss, Chris Code: 62119 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 16/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s and 80s, namely the Avro Shackleton, Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, Fairey Gannet and English Electric Canberra. The maritime patrol and airborne early warning (AEW) Shackleton was a descendant of the Avro Lancaster and Lincoln and was in service from 1951 to ......

9781802823158

Hawker Hunter

Author: Buttler, Tony Code: 62123 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 16/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This fully illustrated volume looks at the classic jet fighter, the Hawker Hunter. The types development, entry into service and operations are examined in detail. Development of the Hawker Hunter began in 1946 under the steady hand of chief designer Sydney Camm. With so many advances in aircraft design and technology during the late 1940s, the ......

9781800352704

Military Aircraft Markings 2023

Author: Schofield, Stuart Code: 62735 Price: AU $32.50 Format: Paperback / 304 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 03/04/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for aircraft enthusiasts, historians and students of military aviation. At the heart of Military Aircraft Markings is the most complete listing of all the aircraft of the UK Armed Forces; the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Army and associated ......

9780764365294

Vickers Wellington

The RAF's Long-Range Medium Bomber in World War II Author: Mackay, Ron Code: 62799 Price: AU $42.99 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 01/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This book is a concise, visual history of this iconic RAF WWII bomber by noted aviation historian Ron Mackay. The Vickers Armstrong Wellington, affectionately dubbed the "Wimpy" after the hamburger-scoffing cartoon character, lays claim to two distinctions within RAF WWII annals. The first related to its geodetic structure, with a cloth ......

9780764365362

Last Mission of Lady Jane II

The Life and Death of an 8th Air Force B-17 and Her Crew Author: Vans, Lisa A. Code: 62617 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A detailed investigation into the downing of an American B-17 Flying Fortress and the fate of her crew in the final months of the Second World War. On March 18, 1945, the B-17G "Lady Jane II" lifted off from her base at Deenethorpe, England; she never returned. The story is one of deep tragedy and survival, of sacrifice, and of the love the ......

9781911667360

V Force Boys

All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan,Victor and Valiant in the Cold War Author: Blackman and Wright Code: 62614 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 208 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 27/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War. The Valiant was less aerodynamically advanced than the other two and went into service in 1955. The Vulcan entered service in 1956 and the Victor a year ......

9781399085397

Soviet Air Power of the Cold War

Author: Green, Michael Code: 62622 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: CASEMATE BOOKS Published date: 23/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

At the peak of the Cold War in the 1950s the Soviet Union possessed some 12,000 aircraft, making it the largest air force of all the protagonists. By the 1990s this had declined to around 8,000, the reduction largely reflecting the increase in aircraft capability. As well as fighters and bombers, the Soviet inventory included trainers, ......

9781802823172

B-25 Mitchell

Author: Cleaver, Tom Code: 62626 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 15/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

If the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had only participated in the Doolittle Raid, it would have cemented its place in history - but it did so much more. Whether flying dangerous low-level strafing missions across the south Pacific from New Guinea to the shores of the Japanese Home Islands or battling nature and deadly German flak over ......

9781911658566

F-16 Fighting Falcon

American All-Purpose Combat Machine Author: Simmonds, Bertie Code: 60492 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Hardback / 144 pages Publisher: MORTONS MEDIA GROUP Published date: 01/03/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

Sleek, futuristic and deadly - the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was born from the crucible of the air war over Vietnam and the need for cheaper, simpler, and more maneuverable fighter aircraft with which to combat the many thousands of Soviet-bloc supplied aircraft sold around the world.

Back in the early 1970s the F-16 ......

9781802823134

B-17G Flying Fortress

1955-2015 Author: Lowe, Malcolm Code: 62556 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The B-17 Flying Fortress was conceived by the well-known US aviation designer and manufacturer Boeing during the 1930s, principally as a defensive weapon. Owing to the high levels of publicity it received during its service, it duly became a symbol of the Allied war effort. Indeed, the B-17 became one of the most important US aircraft of the ......

9781802823745

Lockheed Constellation

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62594 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

While many airliners from the Second World War have either disappeared completely or only survived as remnants in a museum, approximately 55 Constellations out of the 856 built still survive today, and two of them, both C-121s, are airworthy. A real head turner, the Connie raised the bar in both performance, economy and passenger comfort and ......

9781802823806

Avro Military 1910-63

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62557 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Founded in 1910 by Alliott Verdon Roe, A.V. Roe and Company Limited built its first military aircraft two years later. By 1914, the company was literally flying when it designed the first of many iconic aircraft in the shape of the Avro 504, which sold in colossal numbers and was the key factor in keeping the company in the aviation industry ......

9781472852946

Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin

The Glider Pilots of World War II Author: McGaugh, Scott Code: 62618 Price: AU $49.95 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by New York Times bestselling author Scott McGaugh. A story of no guns, no engines and no second chances. This book distills war down to individual young men climbing into defenseless gliders made of plywood, ready to trust the ......

9781802822397

RAF Helicopters of the 70s and 80s

Author: Goss, Chris Code: 62570 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 17/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

During the 1970s and 80s, the RAFs helicopters went from strength to strength, playing a significant role in the RAFs endeavours both at home and abroad. The Westland Whirlwind was used in the search and rescue (SAR) role before being replaced by the Westland Sea King. Highly visible in their bright yellow liveries, both these aircraft were ......

9781399077361

Flying the Buccaneer

Britain's Cold War Warrior Author: Caygill, Peter Code: 62615 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 160 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 12/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Originally conceived as a carrier-born maritime attack aircraft, the Blackburn design included many original features such as Boundary Layer Control, a system which blew hot air over the flying surfaces to increase lift when landing. The rotating bomb bay was also new and enabled easier maintenance, accessibility and reduced drag. The first ......

9781472852502

H6K "Mavis"/H8K "Emily" vs PB4Y-1/2 Liberator/Privateer

Pacific Theater 1943-45 Author: Young, Edward Code: 62563 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 06/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

An illustrated exploration of the dramatic aerial combats between the US Navys long-range bomber and Japanese flying boats in the Pacific War. Edward Young explores these rarely written about combats, examining the aggressive and strategic tactics deployed by both US Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force and analyzing the ......

9781472854568

F-4 Phantom II Wild Weasel Units in Combat

Author: Davies, Peter E. Code: 62619 Price: AU $34.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 06/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Forces fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the two ......

9781802821956

French Naval Aviation

Author: Grolleau, Henri-Pierre Code: 62559 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 30/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Over the last two decades, the Aeronautique Navale, French Naval Aviation, has grown into a powerful and battle-hardened force equipped with a large inventory of Rafale Marine naval strike fighters, E-2C Hawkeye early-warning aircraft, Falcon 50, Gardian and Atlantique 2 maritime surveillance/maritime patrol aircraft, Dauphin, Panther, Alouette ......

9781802822632

Lockheed SR-71

Author: Archer, Bob Code: 62120 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 30/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

One of two Lockheed reconnaissance "black" jets that emerged during the 1950s and 1960s, the SR-71 was operated by the USAF and NASA. Produced in tremendous secrecy, and initially flown from areas away from public gaze, the SR-71 is renowned for its high speed and distinctive design. The Lockheed Blackbird family the A-12, YF-12, and SR-71 were ......

9781802823141

Junkers Ju 88

Author: Lowe, Malcolm Code: 62122 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 30/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This fully illustrated book looks at the German Luftwaffes famous bomber, the Ju 88, in all its variants. Chapters on bombers, heavy fighters, night fighters and reconnaissance sub-types are included, along with a look at foreign operators. The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most important tactical bombers of the World War Two era. Its beginnings ......

9781802823691

Vickers 1911-77

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62589 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 30/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

As an engineering company, the name of Vickers had been around since 1828, so its venture into aviation was just one of many avenues of income, growing into one of the big players, until it was swallowed up by BAC in 1960. Vickers produced over 70 different types of aircraft during a 49-year period, not including a host of sub-variants. Not all ......

9781802823714

Supermarine 1913-63

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62590 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 30/01/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

Great Britain was once filled with a plethora of aircraft manufacturers. The seeds of many of them were sown as the demand for aircraft gained pace following the outbreak of World War One. However, not all survived after the war, and while Supermarine managed to keep going by the skin of its teeth, it certainly did not settle into a profitable ......

9781684513635

The Bridgebusters

The True Story of the Catch-22 Bomb Wing Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey Code: 62623 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Paperback / 288 pages Publisher: REGNERY PUBLISHING INC Published date: 29/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Will resonate with readers of the The Forgotten 500 and Code Talker. The exploits, trials, disappointments, and victories of members of the American 57th Bomb Wing in WW II, including one young bombardier who would go on to write legendary WW II novel, Catch-22.

"He had decided to ......

9781802822489

Aircraft Engine Test Beds

British Jet Fighters and Bombers Author: Buttler, Tony Code: 62592 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 29/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, a number of British jet fighter and bomber aircraft were fitted with new, different or additional engines, both jet and rocket, to enable them to serve as test beds for those specific powerplants. These aircraft types included fighters such as the de Havilland Vampire, Gloster Meteor and Javelin, and ......

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