Aerospace Books | Schiffer Publishing

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The complete account of one of the biggest gambles and most harrowing stories of courage to come out of World War II. Five months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt and military leaders decided to boost American morale...

$30.00

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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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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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...

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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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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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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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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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Photo history covers the German Tagjäger from 1934-1945 with over 500 photos.[AuthorName]By Werner Held[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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This new book is an in-depth study covering John K. "Jack" Northrop's quest for a clean flying machine. Covered are: Northrop's initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project, and the huge bombers planned only on...

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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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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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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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Companion volume to the author's previous book on 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...

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More than 150 never before published illustrations, complimented by an exhaustively researched text, document the little-known air war between Bolivia and Paraguay during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Full details of such aircraft as Fiat C.R. 20s, Curtiss Hawk...

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Number 8 in the Luftwaffe Profile Series describes the design and use of the Arado Ar 240.[AuthorName]By (author) Gerhard Lang[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Arado Ar 240[/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Tomcat! The Gurmman F-14 Story is an exciting oral history of the most versatile air supremacy fighter in the world . . . much of it written from the vantage point of the airplane's cockpit! Told in an anecdotal format,...

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Here is the life story of the most successful fighter pilot of all time, with 352 air combat victories - who spent ten and a half years behind Soviet barbed wire, surviving prison uprisings, hunger strikes, resistance against the NKVD...

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Facsimile reprint of the original flight handbook for the F9F-6 and -6P.[AuthorName] [/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][NumIllustration]0[/NumIllustration][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

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Volume II on the Me 262 with emphasis on the units that flew it.[AuthorName]Manfred Griehl[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][NumIllustration]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/NumIllustration][SubTitle]Me 262 Vol.II[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/ColorPattern]

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Formed in August 1944, Jagdgeschwader 7 was equipped with the revolutionary Me 262 jet fighter, which was faster than any aircraft in existence at the time. This unit experienced all of the highs and lows associated with the introduction of...

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The world's first operational jet fighter in its variety of types.[AuthorName]Heinrich Hecht[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][NumIllustration]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/NumIllustration][SubTitle]Me 262 Vol.I[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/ColorPattern]