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- Avro Lancaster
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk/ Tomahawk/ Kittyhawk
- De Havilland Mosquito
- De Havilland Vampire
- Fokker Dr. I
- Handley Page Halifax
- Hawker Hurricane
- Hawker Typhoon and Tempest
- Heinkel He 111
- Heinkel He 112
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Messerschmitt Bf 110
- Sopwith Camel
- Sopwith Triplane
- SPAD fighters
- Supermarine Spitfire Series
- Osprey Aircraft of the Aces
- Osprey Combat Aircraft
- Signal Squadron In Action
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Chrome Dome 1960-68 – The B-52s’ high-stakes Cold War nuclear operation, Peter E. Davies. Looks at the 1960s programme to always have a number of US nuclear armed bombers in the air, to provide a rapid response force that couldn’t easily be destroyed by a Soviet first strike, a scheme that may have helped deter Soviet aggression, but also saw several ‘Broken Arrow’ incidents where nuclear armed aircraft crashed with potentially devasting results. Paints a picture of a technically very impressive operation, but one of uncertain benefit, and very great cost (Read Full Review)
Flashpoints – Air Warfare in the Cold War, Michael Napier. Looks at eight conflicts during the Cold War, mostly very short (apart from the Congo and the Iran-Iraq War), which involved significant air combat (starting and ending with British carrier aircraft operating far from home!). Each gets a brief political background, summary of the ground war and description of the air forces on both sides before moving onto the detailed combat narratives. Ends with a useful conclusion chapter that looks at what can be learnt from these wars (Read Full Review)
Lockheed Blackbird – Beyond the Secret Missions, the Missing Chapters, Paul F. Crickmore. A very impressive volume on this record breaking Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft, covering every aspect of its career in massive detail. Includes detailed sections on the design and development of the aircraft, the test flights, training and selection of its crews, all of the technical problems faced by the pilots, and its operational record. Greatly expanded compared to earlier books because the author had access to newly declassified material, and also benefits from the authors close relationship with many of the aircraft and other people involved in the programme (Read Full Review)
U-2 Dragon Lady Units 1955-90, Peter E Davies. Looks at the first 35 years of the career of the U-2, one of the few aircraft to remain in military service for over 50 years. Covers its original development, its early use on high altitude flights over the Soviet Union (famously ended when one was shot down in 1960) and its later career operating around most of the world, and in new roles, outliving its replacement and still being modified now (Read Full Review)
F-8 Crusader Vietnam 1963-73, Peter E. Davies. Looks at the track record of the US Navy’s best dogfighter of the Vietnam War, covering its development, weapon systems, the rival MiG-17 and MiG-21, and the key combats in the most active period in the late 1960s, when most of the direct clashes between the rival fighters took place. There aren’t many of these clashes, but they are well described, and are unusual for the combination of classic dogfighting and guided missiles (Read Full Review)