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A-6 Intruders Units of the Vietnam War by Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Rick Morgan
Category: Accessories | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
Designed in the years following the Korean war and then manufactured for over 30 years starting in 1960, the A-6 quickly became the most capable attack aircraft in the US Navy's stable. The first squadron, VA-75, made its initial deployment directly into combat in south-east Asia in 1965, and, over the ...Show more
A-7 CORSAIR II UNITS 1975-1991 by MERSKY PETER JIM LAURIER
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
At its peak, in the mid-1980s, some 30 US Navy light attack squadrons flew various versions of the A-7 Corsair II, including six Naval Air Reserve units. Yet, by the time the jet saw its final combat in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, only two fleet squadrons remained - many others having either disesta ...Show more
Arado Ar 196 Units in Combat by Peter De Jong; Janusz Swiatlon (Illustrator); Mark Postlethwaite (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
A detailed study of the attractive Arado Ar 196, one of the last fighting seaplanes. It was the standard seagoing aircraft for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II, providing the Luftwaffe with reach into the southern oceans. Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design comp ...Show more
B-36 'Peacemaker' Units of the Cold War by Peter E. Davies; Gareth Hector (Illustrator); Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
Perhaps no other aircraft represents the popular American 'bigger and better' theme than the extraordinary Convair B-36 'Peacemaker'. While it lacked the revolutionary features of many experimental aircraft of the 1950s, it combined considerable technical innovation with an evolutionary design that bega ...Show more
Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 by Chris Goss; Janusz Swiatlon (Illustrator); Mark Postlethwaite (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941. Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. ...Show more
F-102 Delta Dagger Units by Peter E. Davies
Category: Military | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
Designed in the early 1950s to counter what was perceived as the critical threat of attack by waves of nuclear-armed Soviet bombers, the Delta Dagger also pioneered armament based solely on air-to-air guided missiles (including versions with nuclear tips), and an extremely complex ground control system ...Show more
F-4 Phantom II Wild Weasel Units in Combat by Peter E. Davies; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Force's 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 wars.The advent of the surface-to-a ...Show more
F2H Banshee Units by Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Rick Burgess; Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
A fully illustrated study of the extraordinarily successful early-generation jet, the F2H Banshee, a frontline aircraft that served with 27 US Navy and US Marine Corps squadrons and three Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) squadrons.The F2H Banshee was an extraordinarily successful early-generation jet that outl ...Show more
F3D/EF-10 Skyknight Units of the Korean and Vietnam Wars by Joe Copalman; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
The Douglas F3D Skyknight was an early but effective attempt at combining new technologies together in a lethal package capable of shipboard operation. Whereas most fighters relied on speed and maneuverability, the portly, straight-winged F3D relied on three radars, four 20mm cannon, and - most importan ...Show more
F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War by Thompson Warren E
Category: Military | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
This book tells the story of the 26 US Navy Squadrons, most of which were carrier based, and the six Marine Corps F-4 squadrons that flew combat missions against the North Koreans. Drawing from a vast repository of personal interviews with F-4 pilots, the author paints a harrowing picture of the deadly ...Show more
Heinkel He 177 Units of World War 2 by Robert Forsyth; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Mark Postlethwaite (Cover Design by)
Category: Military | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
In many ways, the Heinkel He 177 'Greif' (Griffon) was Nazi Germany's 'lost' strategic bomber. With some fundamental creases ironed out, and built in large numbers, the He 177 would have offered the Luftwaffe the means with which to carry out long-range, mass bombing attacks against targets of a strateg ...Show more
Junkers Ju 188 Units of World War 2 by Robert Forsyth; Gareth Hector (Illustrator); Janusz Swiatlon (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Combat Aircraft Ser.
This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88.The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-war German twin-engined aircraft design, representing the enhancement of an earlier type and incorporating inc ...Show more