Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang heralded new dawns in aircraft performance. Making its operational debut in the summer of 1944, and powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed Allied planes in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with ......

The M3 General Lee was an American medium tank from the World War II era, also used by the British army. In the US, known as Lee, in the United Kingdom as Grant.

Covers the full war service of the famous Hawker Hurricane with gripping first-hand personal accounts by pilots of this legendary fighter aircraft.

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the Lockheed P-38l-5-Lo Lightning, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.

In 1945 it was announced that Allied airmen who had taken part in the Battle of Britain in 1940 would be entitled to the immediate award of the 1939-1945 Star, with Battle of Britain Clasp. This was the only Clasp awarded with the 1939-1945 Star.

The story of French flying boats in the Polish Navy Air Force from 1918 to 1939, featuring 120 photographs and colour profiles showing Polish colours and markings.

Soviet bombers were a varied lot during the Second World War, ranging from single-engined biplanes such as the 1920's era Polikarpov U-2 to the excellent and modern twin-engined Tu-2 medium bomber.

A riveting first-hand account from a member of Tornado aircrew who lived life to the full both in the air and on the ground.

The story of Short Brothers at Rochester, a period of time when the company designed and manufactured their Stirling bomber and Sunderland flying boat. It was at Rochester that Shorts also specialised in the building of large passenger-carrying flying boats, these used by Imperial Airways to establish regular long-distance over water air routes.

What was it like to be a pilot in Hitlers Luftwaffe during World War II? In this book, the veterans themselves provide the answer. Christer Bergstroem enjoys a reputation as one of the greatest experts on Luftwaffe during World War II. During over 40 years of research, he has visited and made interviews with hundreds of Luftwaffe pilot veterans. ......

The Douglas Dauntless was the US Navy's frontline dive-bomber in the early days of WWII. Even after the larger and more powerful Helldiver joined the fleet in the later stages of the war, the Dauntless remained in the fray, flying from the decks of escort carriers, which were too small to permit the operation of the later aircraft, as well as ......

The Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force's main four-engine bomber in World War II. Its superb design, overall performance, and load-carrying capacity proved key factors in successfully prosecuting the nocturnal bombing offensive against Hitler's industrial and military base. With its ability to carry up to 16,000 pounds in explosives and ......

USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle's raiders in the first US strike on Japan in May 1942, was the third and last Yorktown-class aircraft carrier completed. Serving the US Navy for just over one year, the warship had a brief yet heroic life. This volume explores ......

The Bf 109 E "Emil" entered service in 1938. The aircraft's DB 601 engine transformed its performance, making the Messerschmitt fighter one of the most capable anywhere in the world at the time. After seeing action late in the Spanish Civil War, the Emil was Germany's premier fighter aircraft during the early years of World War II, seeing action ......

Photographic history of the war in the air during the Normandy campaign.

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the PZL Ts-11 Iskra R Novak, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the PZL P.11a, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.

Russian Red Star, RAF Roundel: symbols of radically different organisations, sharing a century of achievement and challenge as both allies and adversaries. The author links his own air force experiences, not least those from his time in Russia, to other personal recollections and to official records, to highlight the relationship's dynamics.

Flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was a young mans dream but the path from "Civvy Street" to operational on a fighter squadron was long, arduous and beset with obstacles.

Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstoerer (`destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient flight-testing before being declared service-ready, the Me 210 suffered from a less than satisfactory reputation in respect to its flight ......

Of the many myths that emerged following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing one in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their ......

A first-hand account of life in the Royal Air Force during the Cold War.

Known to contemporaries the Lone Wolf, Flt Lt Stevens was the RAF's highest scoring nightfighter pilot with fourteen victories. What makes his story unique is that all this was achieved without the aid of radar or another crew member. Instead Flt Lt Stevens used extraordinary skill, instinct and innate marksmanship.

The six Douglas D-558 research aircraft, built as two variants, were produced for a US Navy and NACA collaborative project to investigate flight in the high subsonic and supersonic regimes and to develop means of coping with the dangerous phenomena of compressibility and pitch-up which had caused many accidents to early jets. Wind tunnels could ......

No less than thirteen separate airborne operations involving Allied paratroopers and glider borne troops took place on the nights of 5/6 and 6/7 June 1944.

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the NAA P-51d-5-Na Mustang, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the PZL P.7a, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.

This second of two volumes continues the P-38 story by focusing on the later, mass-produced models of this historic fighter - P-38J through P-38M. Each type is examined through carefully researched archival photos, as well as photographs of currently preserved examples. Known to the enemy during World War II as the "Fork-tailed devil," the pilots ......

Fully illustrated overview of the development and different types of German Fighter aircraft during World War I

One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic bomber to take to the skies, a feat which had seemed far-fetched only a few years previously. ......

Photographic history of the German, American, British, Soviet and French jet bombers of the 1940s and early 1950s.

Illustrated history of the Soviet era multipurpose military helicopter and its variants, featuring many previously unpublished photographs and artwork.

This first of two volumes on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the night-fighter and fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito. The development of the multirole Mosquito, from its original bomber and photoreconnaissance operational function to that of a night-fighter and fighter-bomber configuration, was initiated by the latent threat of ......

Originally conceived as a replacement for the famous MiG-21, changing priorities turned the MiG-23 into a STOL fighter with variable-geometry wings that first flew in June 1967. After two years of testing, the aircraft, codename Flogger, entered service in 1969.

In 2019 PlanesTV is once again producing the official souvenir video programme of the Royal Navy International Air Day at Yeovilton. You can order the action packed DVD / Blu-ray now and with cameras on the ground, on board some of the display aircraft and behind the scenes it promises to be an extra special souvenir of the show.

All ......

In 2019 PlanesTV is once again producing the official souvenir video programme of the Royal Navy International Air Day at Yeovilton. You can order the action packed DVD now and with cameras on the ground, on board some of the display aircraft and behind the scenes it promises to be an extra special souvenir of the show.

All flying ......