MISCELLANEOUS AVIATION TITLES

ABOVE AND BEYOND, Tillman, Barrett, Smithsonian, 2002, new, see photo, from 1918 to 1972 over one hundred American aviators (pilots & crew) from all military services received the United States' highest military decoration for "distinguishing themselves by conspicuous gallantry and courage at risk of their own lives, above and beyond the call of duty", a combination of interviews with surviving fliers & in-depth research this book covers many accounts which redefine heroism, photos, 294 pgs.

ACES IN COMMAND, Boyne, Walter, Brassey, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, American aces from each major aerial conflict of this century: World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, photos, 249 pgs.

ACES OF THE AIR, Mason, Francis K., Mayflower Books, 1981, vg/vg, 60 color 5-views of famous pilot's aircraft, 15 WW I, 35 WW 2, 10 others, 128 pgs.

AEROSPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AIR WARFARE - Volume 1, March & Heathcott (editors), AIRtime, 1997 new, see photo, covers 1911 thru 1945, many photos & color illustrations, indexed, 256 pgs.

AIR BOMBARDMENT, Saundby, Sir Robert, Harper & Brothers, 1961, vg (minor foxing)/ vg, covers WW I through the end of WW II, photo section, 259 pgs.

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, Chesneau, Roger, Naval Institute, 1984, new, see photo, comprehensive reference, detailed data, line drawings & photographs, 360-plus carriers designed or projected by the world's navies, 288 pgs.

AIRCRAFT OF THE SOVIET UNION, Gunston, Bill, Osprey, 1983, vg (inked name)/vg, see photo, record of prototypes & production aircraft built by the Soviet Union, more than 800 Soviet civil & military aircaft, photos, 3-view drawings, 414 pgs.

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE U. S. NAVY, Terzibaschitsch, Stefan, Naval Institute, 1980, f/f, see photo, well illustrated history covering U.S.Aircraft carriers since their earliest development, illustrations, plans & tables, 344 pgs.

AIRCRAFT OF U.S. MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE Williams, Nicholas, Midland Counties, new, see photo, MATS from Berlin Airlift to Vietnam, photos, 192 pgs.

AIRCRAFT VERSUS AIRCRAFT, Franks, Norman, Crescent, 1990, f(inked name,embossed initials)/f, evolution of fighter vs. fighter combat, WW I, Spain, WW II, Korea, Viet Nam, photos, 192 pgs.

AIR DATES, Payne, L.G.S. Air-Commodore, Heinemann, 1957, f/f, chronological survey of principal events in aviation early to 1956, major emphasis from 1939 to 1956.

AIR FACTS AND AIR FEATS, Mason & Windrow, Guinness, 1970, f/f, record of international aerospace achievement, photos, 223 pgs.

AIRPLANES OF THE WORLD, Rolfe & Dawydoff, Simon & Schuster, 1954, vg/g (small piece missing from upper spine of dj, see example of drawings, 843 aircraft described with drawings, from pushers to jets, 319 pgs.

AIR POWER IN THREE WARS, Momyer, William Gen, Office of AF History, 1985, vg (clipped title page), soft cover, WW II, Korea & Vietnam, Air Force Air Control Officer Training Handbook Manual, topics: strategy, command and control, counter air battle, interdiction, air power, ground attack & blunting the attack with air power, majority of the book is on Vietnam, maps & photos, 358 pgs.

AIRPLANES OF THE WORLD, Rolfe & Dawydoff, Simon & Schuster, 1954, vg/vg, from Pusher to Jet, 1490 to 1954, illustrated by Rolfe, 319 pgs.

AIRSPEED, Middleton, D.H., Terence Dalton, 1982, new, Nevil Shute's company & the aircraft they built, photos, 206 pgs.

AIR WAR AT NIGHT, Jackson, Robert, Howell Press, 2000, new, see photo, pictorial history of night fighting from WW I through strategic fighters, 155 pgs.

AIRWAR THEORY AND PRACTICE, Meilinger, Phillip, Frank Cass, 2003, new, soft cover, traces the evolution of military air power over the past 100 years, from the golden age of air theory through WWII, the Cold War era, Vietnam & campaigns in Iraq and the Balkans, charts, 234 pgs.

AIRWORTHY! Mulelly & Smallwood, Blandford, 1981, f/f, see photo, 32 vintage aircraft French, British, German and American with a further section on piston aero engines, color photos, 128 pgs.

ALASKA'S SKY FOLLIES, Rychetnik, Joe, Epicenter Press, 1995, soft cover, author hired bush pilots in his jobs, relates more humorous flights,158 pgs.

ALL-WEATHER WARRIORS, Spick, Mike, Arms & Armour, 1994, f/f, see photo, comprehensive searcy for the ultimate fighter aircraft, photos, apendixes, 175 pgs.

AMAZING GOONEY BIRD, Glines, Carroll, Schiffer, 1996, new, see photo, covers birth, development, adoption by airlines & military service, uses during WW II, Korea & Vietnam, conversion to civilian use, included is C-47 training manual, photos, 190 pgs.

AMERICAN AVIATION EXPERIENCE, A HISTORY, Brady, Tim (editor), Southern Illinois University Press, 2000, fine, soft cover, see photo, history of American aviation, 350 photos, 2 maps, 462 pgs.

AMERICAN COMBAT PLANES, Wagner, Ray, Hanover House, 1960, vg/g, many photos, 447 pgs.

AMERICAN FIGHTER, THE, Angelucci & Bowers, Orion, 1987, f/f, see photo, comprehensive reference on fighter aircraft used by all branches of the American military beginning in World War I, arranged alphabetically by manufacturer & includes photographs, technical details, specifications, armament & scale drawings, 480 pgs.

AMERICAN FLYING BOATS, Duval, G.R., D. Bradford Barton Limited, 1974, vg/vg. see photo, photo history, 96 pgs.

AMERICAN FLYING BOAT, Knott, Richard, Naval Institute Press, 1979, vg/vg, see photo, illustrated history with line drawings & photos, 262 pgs.

AMEICAN HERITAGE HISTORY OF FLIGHT, THE , Joseph, Alvin (editor), American Heritage Publishing, 1962, vg(inked name)/vg, 1st 367 pages cover dreams & theories to 1945, 40 pages post war, many photos, indexed, 416 pgs.

ANY TIME, ANY PLACE, Chinnery, Philip, Naval Institute Press, 1993, new, see photo, history of USAF Air Commando & Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994,based on official records and interviews with survivors, including details of service in Vietnam, Iran, Granada, Panama, the Gulf and special operations today, photos, 302 pgs.

ARADO, HISTORY OF AN AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Kranzhoff, Jorg, Schiffer, 1997, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, detailed history of the Aircraft produced by the German Arado company, from the early 1920's to the end of the war in 1945, many photos, 167 pgs.

AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE SINCE 1911, Parnell & Lynch, Reed, 1976, vg/vg, see photo, the bulk of the book deals with the 1914 to 1945 period, photos. 216 pgs.

AVIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, Potgieter, Herman, Jane's, 1986, vf/vf, all color photos of So. African civil, military & antique aircraft, 160 pgs.

AVRO, THE HISTORY OF AN AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Holmes, Harry, Crowood, 2004, new, see photo, company began only three years after man’s first powered flight, Alliot Verdon Roe was one of Britain’s pioneer aviators & in 1910 he founded the company that bears his name, greatest achievements were the Lancaster and the Vulcan, many photo, 192 pgs.

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, Gunston, Bill, Airlife, 1996, new, see photo, aircraft that flew, but never took off, examines the design & reasons for failure, photos, 168 pgs.

BALLOONS TO JETS, Scamehorn, Howard, Regnery, 1957, vg/vg, a century of aviation in Illinois, photos, 271 pgs.

BARONS OF THE SKY, Biddle, Wayne, Simon & Schuster, 1991, new with dj, see photo, growth of the American aircraft industry through the careers of Glenn Martin, Donald Douglas, Jack Northrop and the Loughead brothers, photos, 366 pgs.

BATTLESHIP & CRUISER AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. NAVY 1910-1949 , Larkins, William, Schiffer, 1996, new, see photo, scout type aircraft and ship assignments, over 400 photos, 272 pgs.

BEYOND THE HORIZONS, Boyne, Walter, St. Martin's Press, history of Lockheed, 1913 to the present Lockheed-Martin Corp., photos, 542 pgs.

BOEING AIRCRAFT CUTAWAYS, Badrocke & Gunston, Osprey, 1998, new, many photos + 28 cutaways, F4B thru V-22, 244 pgs.

BOEING IN PEACE & WAR, Bauer, E.E., TABA publishing, 1991, 75th anniversary and history of the Boeing Aircraft Company, photos, 364 pgs.

BOMBER SQUADRONS AT WAR, Copeman, Geoff, Sutton, 1997, as new, see photo, history and tribute to R.A.F 57 Squadron and its sister squadron No. 603, both serving Bomber Command throughout WW II flying Blenheims Wellingtons and Lancasters, photos, 149 pgs.

BOULTON & PAUL AIRCRAFT, Kinsey, Gordon, Terrence Dalton, 1992, f/f (as new), see photo, traces the span of the company for 200 years, achievements at Norwich & Woverhampton, photos, 199 pgs.

BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT, Brew, Alec, Tempus, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, history, designs, company formation, design projects, production & type data, gun turrets, photos & 3-view drawings, 160 pgs.

BRASSEY'S AIR COMBAT READER , Boyne & Handleman (eds), Brassey's, 1999, new, 28 episodes excerpted from other books, WW I thru Gulf War, various authors, 340 pgs.

BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY, THE, James, Deeck, Tempus, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, pioneering years, last biplanes, first monoplanes, vertical take-off & turbines, production & design data, aircraft used for engine flight development, photos, 3-views, 223 pgs.

BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS SINCE 1908 , Endres, Gunter, Ian Allan, 1995, new, see photo, brief history of 75 British a/c companies w/photos of their products, 128 pgs.

BRITISH FLYING BOATS, London, Peter, Sutton, 2003, new, see photo, comprehensive history of British flying-boats, specifications, serial numbers & registrations, production & service, over 200 photos, 298 pgs.

BRITISH MILITARY AIRCRAFT SERIALS 1912-1963, Robertson, Bruce, Ian Allan, 1964, vg (issued w/o dj, pictorial cover-rubbed), Serial numbers in sequence of all aircraft known to have been in British military service with details of quantities ordered, place of manufacture and subsequent history, photos, 320 pgs.

BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS, FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950, Butler, Tony, Midland Counties, 2004, new, see photo, emphasizes the designs which were never flown, it covers aircraft projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s onwards influenced by the growing threat of another war with Germany, through to some projects which appeared after the war was over, the latter includes early jets such as the Attacker, Sea Hawk & Venom, which all flew post-war but were designed to wartime, includes aircraft project summary, project specifications & contracts, many photos & line drawings, 240 pgs.

BROTHERHOOD OF ARMS , Goodwin, Jacob, TimesBook, 1985, vg/vg, General Dynamics, examination of the company that dominates the US military arms industry, photos. 419 pgs.

B-25 MITCHELL IN CIVIL SERVICE , Thompson, Scott, Aero Vintage, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo, pilot interviews and detailed appendices. Also has individual aircrafts histories for each of the B-25s that reached the civil market, photos, 135 pgs.

BUCKER - FLUGZEUGBAU, Wietstruk, Siegfried, Aviatic Verlag, 1999, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, German text, history of Bucker aircraft, many photographs & scale drawings, 152 pgs.

BUT NOT IN ANGER,, Cole & Grant, Ian Allan, 1979, f/f, records the British Military Transport role from its formation in 1918 to present day, many photos, 176 pgs.