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JAGDGESCHWADER 2 "RICHTHOFEN", A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY,
Nauroth, Holger, Schiffer, 2004, new, see
photo, tracing their history back to World War I fighter
ace Manfred von Richthofen, JG 2 was at the forefront of aerial
combat, flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 & Focke-Wulf Fw 190
fighters during World War II, JG 2 produced many famous aces-among
them Wilhelm Balthasar, Walter Oesau, Egon Mayer, Hans Hahn,
Erich Rudorfer & HelmutWick, using a day-to-day chronology,
the book covers JG 2's combat history during the early campaigns
in Poland and France, through the Battle of Britain, North
Africa, the later defense of the Reich battles, a short chapter
also covers their post-World War II transformation to JG 71
"Richthofen" under the command of Erich Hartmann, when they
flew the F-86, F-104 and F-4 Phantom, many photos, 348 pgs.
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JAGDGESCHWADER 3 "UDET" IN WORLD WAR II, Prien
& Stemmer, Schiffer, 2002, new,
see photo, account of the Stab from the time of its formation
in 1938 until it re-equipped on the Fw 190 in the summer of
1944, operational history of I Gruppe, beginning with the
first unit to bear the designation I/JG 3, formed in autumn
1938, fought in the French campaign, Battle of Britain , Operation
Barbarossa, redesignated as II/JG 1 & left the Geschwader
to join Jagdgeschwader 1, operational history of the new I/JG
3 "Udet" which was formed at the beginning of 1942 action
during the German summer Russian offensive of 1942, served
the Defense of the Reich & over the Western Front, photos,
460 pgs. |
JAGDGESCHWADER 3 "UDET" IN WORLD WAR II, Vol. 2,
Prien & Stemmer, 2003, new,
see photo, unit history of the “Udet” Geschwader’s second
Gruppe, II./JG 3, beginning with its formation in early 1940
& subsequent service of the newly formed Gruppe in the Campaign
in the West from 1940-1941, tour of duty in Russia, followed
by a short spell in the Mediterranean theatre of war, fighting
over Malta, took part in the advance on Stalingrad where it
suffered serious losses, includes command positions, loss
list, victory list, aircraft status, bases of operations,
many photos, maps, 408 pgs. |
JANEY - A LITTLE PLANE IN A BIG WAR, Schultz &
Neff, Southfarm Press, 1998, new, Janey was Schultz' L-4B
spotter plane, Schultz flew Janey in No. Africa, Italy & France,
and was credited with a victory over a Messerschmitt, photos,
288 pgs. |
JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CODE NAMES & DESIGNATIONS, Mikesh,
Robert, Schiffer, 1992, new, soft cover,
see photo, covers all Allied designations for Japanese
Navy/Army aircraft of WWII, each aircraft is presented alphabetically
according to its code name & is also cross-referenced to its
official (long) designations and project (short) designations,
photos & drawings, 181 pgs. |
JAPANESE NAVY BOMBERS, Francillion, Rene, Doubleday
& Co., 1969, vg (issued with pictorial cover),
see photo, No. 5 in Combat Planes of the World Series,
many photos & color plates, 64 pgs. |
JB-1A THUNDERBUG, WW II FLYING WING BOMB, Carpenter
& D A'lessandro, Jet Pioneers of America, 1998, new, soft
cover, see photo, first
cruise missile, Northorp "Bat Bomb & GE B-1 engine, photos,
drawings, 52 pgs. |
JET PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH, THE SECRET PROJECTS,
Volume Two, Griehl, Manfred, Monogram, 2004, new, see
photo, describes bombers, ground-attack, night fighters,
reconnaissance, training & transport aircraft projects, Volume
2 is a "stand alone" book requiring no additional references
to appreciate and understand, 159 photos (26 in color), 31
color illustrations, 102 drawing plans, 200 pgs. |
JG 26 MUSTANG, Hellstrom, Leif, Forlag Allt om Hobby,
1989, very good (hardback issued with pictorial cover),
see photo, Swedish text, English captions, many photos,
line drawings & color plates,
see example, 256 pgs. |
JG 26: PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE LUFTWAFFE'S TOP GUNS,
Caldwell, Donald, MBI, 1994, new w/dj,
see photo, 168 pgs. Soft cover available for $24.95. |
JOLLY ROGERS, Blackburn, Tom, Orion, 1989, f/f,
as new, see photo, one
of the Navy's foremost Fighter Squadrons, VF-17, Blackburn
as Commander, Fighter Ace, flew the Vought F47 Corsair during
their tour of the Pacific, shot down 154 enemy warplanes,
roster of officers, photos, 270 pgs. |
JOHN 'Cat's-Eyes' CUNNINGHAM, Golley, John, Airlife,
1999, new, biography, photos, 225 pgs. |
JOURNEY OF THE GIANTS, Gurney, Gene Maj., Coward-McCann,
1961, vg/vg, see photo,
B-29 Superfortress, design, development & deployment in the
Pacific, photos, 280 pgs. |
JUNGLE ACE, Bruning, John, Brassey, 2001, new,
see photo, career of Gerald R. Johnson, fighter ace, includes
photos & maps, 259 pgs. |
JUNKERS Ju 287, WORLD'S FIRST SWEPT-WING JET AIRCRAFT,
Lommel, Horst, Schiffer, 2004, new, see
photo, design, technology, prototype version of the Ju
287VI, reports, photographs & drawings, 222 pgs. |
JUNKERS Ju88 AND ITS VARIANTS IN WORLD WAR II,
Erfurth, Helmut, Schiffer, 2002, new, soft cover,
see photo, development, design, prototype to production,
variants, operational service, technical specs, photos, drawings
& map, 80 pgs. |
KAMIKAZE - JAPAN'S SUICIDE SAMURAI, Lamont-Brown,
Raymond, Arms & Armour, 1997, new, photos, 192 pgs. |
KEARBY'S THUNDERBOLTS, Stanaway, John, Phalanx,
1992, new, soft cover, 348th FG, P-47s, New Guinea, Philippines,
photos, 108 pgs. |
KG 200, Thomas & Ketley, Hikoki, 2004, new, see
photo, delivering spies while flying captured Allied aircraft,
clandestine reconnaissance missions over land and sea, testing
new weapons such as the ‘Mistel’ composite bomber & the piloted
V-1, extremely long-range liaison flights were just some of
their tasks, also suicide missions, photos (including color),
176 pgs. |
KG 200, Stahl, P.W., Janes, 1981, f/f, special
Luftwaffe formations activated as a special transport unit
for the German Military & Political Intelligence Services
in WW II, photos, 300 pgs. |
KITTYHAWKS OVER THE SANDS, Lavigne & Edwards, Lavigne
Aviation Publications, 2002, new (issued w/o dj),
see photo, limited to 1000 copies, Canadians & RCAF Americans
who took part in the African Campaign, 1940-1943, flying P-40's
with No. 94 RAF Sqdn., No. 112 RAF Sqdn, No 250 Sqdn, No.
60 RAF Sqdn., No 260 RAF Sqdn. & No. 40 RAAF Sqdn, victory
& casuality lists, many photos, 384 pgs. |
KIWI SPITFIRE ACE, Rae, Jack, Grub Street, 2001,
new, see photo, author
was trained as a pilot in New Zealand, he was posted to Britain
in 1941, where he flew Spitfires, completed more than 50 operational
sorties with the 485 (NZ) Squadron where he became an "ace",
spent 20 months in POW camp, photos, 183 pgs. |
KNIGHTS OF THE BLACK CROSS, Mizrahi, Joseph, Sentry,
1972, vg/vg, see photo,
aces & aircraft of the Luftwaffe, color plates of the Bf-109,
Me 109 G-5, Fw 190 A-6, Fw-190 A-8, Ju 88 A-1, many photographs
(some color), typical Jagdgeschwatder formation, command markings,
102 pgs. |
KOGA'S ZERO, Rearden, Jim, Pictorial Histories,
1999, new, soft cover,
see photo, found upside down in an Alaskan bog in the
eighth month of our war with Japan, a Japanese Zero fighter
plane was retrieved & test flown by U.S. pilots, knowledge
gained from those flights ended the dominance of the Zero,
photos, 114 pgs. |
KOMET, THE MESSERSCHMITT 163, Ethell, Jeffrey,
Ian Allan, 1978, f/f, see
photo, interception, initian, development, technical specs,
losses, many photos, cut-away drawing, 160 pgs. |
KRIEGIES, CATERPILLARS AND LUCKY BASTARDS, Stephens,
Glenn, Robinson Typographics, f/f,
see photo, experiences of air crew members of 8th & 15th
AF flying B-17s & B-24s, stories from 33 authors and 16 BG
covering raids from 1943 tp 1945, photos, 354 pgs. |
KURT TANK: FOCKE-WULF'S DESIGNER AND TEST PILOT ,
Wagner, Wolfgang, Schiffer, 1998, new,
see photo, emphasis is on the aircraft of Focke-Wulf,
many photos, 272 pgs. |
KURT TANK'S PHOTO ALBUM 1940-1943, Powell & Ketley
(compiled by), Flight Recorder Publications, 2004, soft cover,
see photo, this album
of personal photos gives an idea of the sights & events which
interested him in the momentous early years of World War II,
all the pictures in this book came from Tank's own album,
135 b&w photos + 4 pages of color plates, 68 pgs. |
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