Aerospace Books | Schiffer Publishing

$50.00

With the 50th Anniversary of Victory in World War II comes PROTECT & AVENGE: The 49th Fighter Group in World War II. After six years of research, author and illustrator S.W. Ferguson, Along with 49ERS Association historian William K. Pascalis,...

$60.00

The F-105 Thunderchief, a supersonic fighter-bomber, dominated Vietnam skies with speed, power, and daring low-level strike missions. Information is included as to where each plane served, who flew it and the ultimate fate of each THUD. Contains photographs of different...

$25.00

This autographical account of one young naval officer's brief World War II career as a carrier Landing Signal Officer details incidents and anecdotes, from the hilarious to the harrowing, drawn from the author's extemporaneous log, maintained during the advance of...

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Classic pictorial covers the entire Luftwaffe on all fronts in over 500 photos.[AuthorName]By (author) Holger Nauroth[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]500 images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]500 images[/ColorPattern]

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The famed Skyraider in Korea and Vietnam, emphasizing its great ground assault capabilities.[AuthorName]By Frederick A. Johnsen[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]A Photo Chronicle[/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Chronicle of not only the aptly named P-61 "Black Widow," but also the Douglas P-70 series, the P-38 night fighter variants, and many other types. Historical accounts of American night fighter pilots, as well as the complets history of all...

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One of the true land-marks of flight, this book covers its limited yet devastating use during WWII.[AuthorName]By Joachim Engelmann[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]The Flying Bomb[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/ColorPattern]

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This new large format volume is a grand tribute to all of those who served in SAC from its inception in 1947 to its disestablishment in 1992. The great variety of aircraft and missile systems of Strategic Air Command are...

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This is the only comprehensive guide to the 124 aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the United States Army since 1947. The definitive reference source on its subject.[AuthorName]By (author) Stephen Harding[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]An Illustrated History[/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Full color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use during this period.[AuthorName]By (author) David W. Menard[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]A Photo History 1947-1962[/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Drawn from the files of English, American, New Zealand, Australian and Canadian sources, as well as from veterans, this is the story of Lockheed's Lucky Star-the marvelous Ventura! Fashioned from the Lockheed Model 18 airliner, the Ventura went on to...

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First of two illustrated volumes covering the Luftwaffe's WWII fighter units. Included are JG 1 Oesau, JG 2 Richthofen, JG 3 Udet, JG 4, JG 5 Eismeer, JG 6 Horst Wessel, JG 7 Nowotny, JG 11, JG 26 Schlageter, JG...

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The legendary STUKA in a new collection of World War II era photos over a variety of war fronts.[AuthorName]By (author) Fritz Zoebel and Jakob M. Mathmann[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Nose art and unusual markings as seen on Desert Storm-era B-52s, B-1Bs , FB-111s, F-16s, F-4s, and many others. Today's nose art has become the rule and not the exception throughout the bomber and tanker fores of Strategic Air Command,...

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The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American operational jet fighter. David McLaren's new book chronicles the development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheed's groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a period when jet...

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Along with the Bf 109, the Fw 190 was a stalwart of the Luftwaffe and one of the top fighters of WWII.[AuthorName]By Heinz J. Nowarra[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Phantom in Combat puts you in the cockpit with the missile-age aces as they fight for their lives in the skies of Vietnam and the Middle East. Starting with a brief account of the forging of this deadly weapon, Phantom...

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Crusader! is a vital oral history of one of the most controversial fighter planes in carrier aviation. Once known as the "Last of the Gunfighters", the Vought F-8 Crusader has since become a legend in the histories of the US...

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Concise history of the XB-70, including production, flight tests, and the fatal crash of Aircraft #2 in 1965. Aircraft #1 is now at the US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB. The North American XB-70 is one of the most...

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All variations and markings are covered in this the third book in a multi-volume series.[AuthorName]By (author) Richard M. Bueschel[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Mr. Bueschel is a collector and a world-renowned expert in the field. He is an historian, a columnist for Antique Week and...

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Cobra! is a comprehensive, meticulously researched and fully documented history of Bell Aircraft Corporation and their piston engine fighters built during the Great Depression and through World War II. While the story centers on techincal aspects of the various fighters,...

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MUSTANG - Considered by many to be the best fighter aircraft of the Second World War. This new book by aviation historian Larry Davis begins with Mustang production in early 1941 with the British Air Purchasing Committee order fro 320...

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Whistling Death is the true story, by the test pilot, of the rush to produce the F4U Corsair, the Navy fighter that brought America air superiority over the Japanese Zero in WW II. Here is the crash program—complete with crash...

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Here is the dramatic story of the American mission to shoot Japan's greatest admiral out of the sky, told by the award-winning author of the Doolittle Raid. On April 18, 1943, against overwhelming odds, Yamamoto's plane was shot down. Following...