Winter of '45 Christmas Cards Philip West. Share your love of aviation history
with this set of ten beautiful Christmas cards featuring 16¼-victory ace
Clarence "Bud" Anderson's Old Crow awaiting an early morning checkup at the
357th Fighter Group's Leiston, England base. Message inside reads, "With
Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Measures a generous 8¼"x 4" and
includes envelopes.
#0060901
Price: $14.95
Sumatra & Java, Kelly. Written by a Royal Air Force pilot who served in the Far
East in early 1942 before spending three years in a POW camp, this book presents
a vivid account of the fierce air battles between the British Hurricanes and the
Japanese Zeros leading up to the triumphant Japanese invasion of Singapore and
the Dutch East Indies. 305 pages, 62 B&W photographs and illustrations, 6¼"x
9½", hardcover.
#0036117
Price: $39.95
Pilot's
Manual F-82 Twin Mustang A reprint of the official government handbook for new pilots of
the F-82. Includes operating procedures, operating equipment, and more.
All the photos and diagrams are here–this is the real thing! 66 pgs., 8½"x
11", sfbd. .....#0001407 $9.95
Pilot
Training Man. for F-51D This reprint of the official government hand-book will show you
how to fly the Mustang. It is printed complete and full size with all the
photos, diagrams and data included, just like the original issue.
128 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd. .....#0002006 $14.95
Victory Roll! Hardbound Airplane Book. The American Fighter Pilot and Aircraft in World
War II. William Wolf. This is the story of America's "best and brightest,"
from the early-war young men who were hastily trained and flying inferior
aircraft such as the P-39, F2A and F4F, to the
well-trained, late-war pilots in their F4Us, F6Fs, P-47s, P-38s and finally,
P-51s. You'll learn the key role this generation of young Americans
played before they took their place in American society and industry. 456
pgs., 670+ B&W photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd. #0005817
A collection of 15 true hair-raising combat stories from the logs
of a Mustang ace who shot down five Fw 190s in fifteen minutes, a B-24
pilot after the Ploesti raid, a P-47 pilot who blasts a Nazi armored column,
and more. Illustrated, 179 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd .....#0001544 $15.95
Flying
Legends by John M. Dibbs, Tony Holmes Hardcover - 244 pages (June 1998) Product
Description
Represented in this splendid volume are the images of the aircraft that help the
Allied powers defeat Germany and Japan in World War II. The award-winning
air-to-air photography of John Dibbs is completed by breathtaking archival
images from the conflict which illustrate the spirit and humanity of these
"flying legends". 267 photos, 182 in color .
ISBN-10: 0760305633
$8.40
Herky! The Memoirs of a Checkertail Ace
Green.
The biography of Herschel "Herky" Green and the 325th Fighter
Group in Europe. The story takes the reader through Green’s experiences
with P-40s in Casablanca in 1943, his first combat missions, bomber
escorting, and eighteen aerial victories with the 15th Air Force. Absorbing
reading. 278 photos, appendices, 192 pgs., 8½"x 11", hdbd.
.....#0001269 $44.95
Mustang
: North American P-51 (Living History Series World War II)
Paul Perkins, Dan Patterson (Photographer)
Paperback
Published 1995
Book Description
The third volume in the "Living History" series, MUSTANG uses historical
reenactors and magnificently restored aircraft to show cockpits,
flight dress, gun ports, engines, and ground service responsibilities of
the Mustang, perhaps the most important fighter of WWII. 58 color
photos, 47 b&w photos and illustrations. b&w photos and illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0943231752
America's
Hundred Thousand U.S. Production Fighters of WWII
Dean.
Covers in detail the eleven fighter typers produced during
WWII. P-40, P-39, P-38, P-47, P-51,
Corsair, Hellcat, Wildcat and others. Includes development, production,
combat records, comparative records with a chronology of combat,
and more. 608 pgs., 1000 photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd.
....#0001389 $59.95
Straight Down!
Hardbound Book Smith. For the first time, the amazing story of the
A-36 dive-bomber (converted Mustangs) is told in full. Adopted in 1941
largely because of the stunning success of the German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka,
you'll read about the development of the aircraft and of the training of the
young pilots. Finally, graphic accounts of combat missions in Europe and
Asia are told in unbelievable detail. 320 pgs., 90 B&W photos, 7½"x 9¾",
hdbd.
#0005267 Price: $34.95
John M. Campbell, Donna Campbell (Contributor)
Paperback
Published 1994
Available Used
Airfields
of the Eighth Then and Now
Roger Freeman.
Debden, Kingscliffe, Alconbury– names that evoke images of
P-51s, P-47s, B-17s. This book features comparative photos taken 35
years apart, with details and anecdotes about each of the major U.S. bases
in England. Some fields are still in use today by USAFE, others are abandoned
and weed-covered, but each is a piece of history. 240 pgs., 8½"x
12", hdbd .....#0001530 $59.95.95
Mustang
Ace : Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot
Robert J. Goebel
Hardcover
Published 1991
An intimate look into the pressure-cooker world of the WWII fighter
pilot. Flying in the Mediterranean, Goebel had 11 confirmed victories,
including three over Ploesti. An action-packed fighter pilot memoir. 304
pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd
.....#0002846 $15.95
The
Tuskegee Airmen : The Men Who Changed a Nation
by Charles E. Francis, Adolph Caso (Editor)
Hardcover 4Th/Rev&up edition (November 1997)
Price: $9.95
Flying to the Limit
Hardbound Aircraft Book Testing World War II Single-Engined Fighter
Aircraft.
Caygill. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of seventeen different World War
II fighter aircraft from the U.K., the USA and Germany in this book that
examines test results and pilots' own firsthand accounts. Covered aircraft
include the Hurricane, Spitfire, Bf 109, Fw 190, Buffalo, Tomahawk
(Warhawk), Airacobra, Mustang, Martlet (Wildcat), Thunderbolt and Corsair -
all legendary types that saw a great deal of wartime action. 224 pages, 80
B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.
#0036018
MUSTANG - Considered by many to be the best fighter aircraft of the
Second World War. This new book by aviation historian Larry Davis
begins with Mustang production on April 16, 1941 with the British Air Purchasing
Committee order fro 320 aircraft in August 1940 with the first Mustang
I, RAF serial AG 345, rolling off the Inglewood, California assembly
line on 16 April 1941. The later P-51D is considered by many to be the
ultimate Mustang and is covered here in its variety of markings and
warfronts. The P-51H lightweight and the P-82 Twin Mustang are also
covered in rare photos including color., over 200 b/w and color photographs,
8 1/2" x 11"
....#0003343 $19.95
P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers
over Berlin as well as from England to Russia. At war’s end they
had made over 1,000 enemy kills. The book details everyday operations of
the famous group from their Eagle Squadron beginnings to their
unprecedented
accomplishments. Sources include squadron diaries and personal accounts.
224 pgs., 170 photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd
....#0002294 $44.95
The P-51 Mustang has consistently been regarded by many as
the best propeller-driven fighter ever produced. What few people
know, however, is that this exceptional plane was designed by a self-taught
German immigrant. Here, drawn from a wide variety of neglected sources
including original procurement and flight-test records, and especially
Schmued's personal papers, is a well-written and beautifully illustrated
account of Edgar Schmued's professional life and the P-51 Mustang's
design history. 240 pgs., 150+ B&W photos, 7¼"x 9", sfbd.
.....#0005196 $19.95
Excalibur
III : The Story of a P-51 Mustang
Robert C. Mikesh
ISBN-10: 0874746353
Mustang:
Racing Thoroughbred Carter and Matthews.
Great photography portrays all the great racing P-51s. Documents
the design from a fighter to a superb pylon racer, and profiles the greats:
Dago Red, Beguine, Cloud Dancer, Red Baron, Miss Bardahl and Tsunami, too.
A must for the racing or Mustang buff. 230 photos, 240 pgs., 8½"x
11", hdbd.
....#0003341 $39.95
Mustang
: a documentary history of the P-51
Jeffrey L. Ethell
This title is currently out of stock. However, you can order a used
copy now.
Bud Anderson is a flyer's flyer. From flight leader with the 357th
Fighter Group flying P-51 Mustangs in WWII Europe where he achieved triple-ace
status with 16½ kills, to his years as a test pilot, to his command
of an F-86 jet fighter squadron and an F-105 wing in Asia, Anderson
was, as Chuck Yeager said, "…the best fighter pilot I ever saw." Now's
your chance to read the thrilling memoirs of the famed triple-ace Anderson.
328 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.
....#0004481 $39.95
Mustang
: the story of the P-51 fighter
Robert W. Gruenhagen
Combat was a one-on-one deadly duel. After the battle, a fighter
pilot then became a navigator, flying a 500 mile path filled with obstacles
such as enemy aircraft, anti-aircraft fire and foul weather. The writer
takes you along in the P-51 cockpit as a fighter pilot of the 357th Fighter
Group. Illustrated, 134 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.
.....#0001614 $24.95
Traces the history of the Mustang from prototype through the F-82F
Twin Mustang. Variants are documented with detailed illustrations, and
great internal photos are included. See the plane from factory to
combat! 110 photos, 3-view drawings and 10 color profiles. 57 pgs., 11"x
8¼", sfbd.
.....#0004026 $12.95
This title is currently out of stock. However, you can order a used
copy now.
P-51D
Mustang Walk Around This series show the details of an aircraft from the pilot’s perspective
during the "walk around" preflight inspection. From the external
surfaces... to the landing gear... to the control surfaces... to the cockpit,
the many intricacies of the aircraft in magnificent color and B&W
photographs, 8½"x 11", sfbd.
....#0005116 $16.95
P-51
Mustang (Fotofax) Jeffrey Ethell
This title is currently out of stock. However, you can order a used
copy now.
Heavily illustrated coverage of the "Lightweight" series of Mustangs,
beginning with the XP-51F and culminating in the P-51H. The efforts were
the direct result of European combat experience against the fast
German Fw 190, and of the Pacific Theater's requirement for a light,
long-range fighter. 114 pgs., 210+ B&W photos with dozens of
cutaways, exploded views and more. 8½"x 11", sfbd.
.....#0006102 $22.95
P-51:
bomber escort William N. Hess
This title is currently out of stock. However, you can order a used
copy now.
GEORGE
PREDDY, TOP MUSTANG ACE Joe Noah, Jr. Samuel L. Sox
Paperback
Book Description
This is a biography of Major George E. Preddy, Jr. who became the
leading active ace in the European Theater of Operations during World
War II. When he was killed on Christmas Day 1944 by Allied ground fire,
he was the top P-51 Mustang ace of all time, with 27 aerial and five
ground victories. George's younger brother, Bill, was killed on April
17, 1945 while strafing an enemy aerodrome near Prague. A chapter is devoted
to his short career in which he claimed two aerial victories.
The author, Joe Noah, noahbjr@kerrlake.com , April 11, 1999 The art
work for the dust cover sets this volume apart. Troy White is an
aviation artist extraordinaire. He depicts the aerial battle that took
place on July 29, 1944 near Merseberg, Germany. George Preddy,
leading his squadron, was credited with one Me 109; the 352nd
Fighter Group claimed a total of eight enemy fighters. Troy
entitled his original oil on canvas painting "American Patrol."
Price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0966904206
Mustang
Aces of the 8th AF Aircraft of the Aces Vol. 1
Scutts.
The P-51 Mustang served with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late
1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in the theater.
Charged with escorting huge formations of U.S. bombers on daylight
raids into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the "Mighty Eighth" went head
to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe. 96 pgs incl. 18 pgs. of color
profiles and portraits., 100 photos, 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
....#0002567 $20.95
Mustang
Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces and the RAF by Mark Styling, Jerry Scutts
Paperback - 96 pages (October 1995)
Price: $17.89
Although best remembered for its exploits with Eighth Air Force units, the
Mustang, in its various marks, actually made its combat debut firstly with the
RAF in the Army co-operation role, and then with the USAAF's tactically-optimised
Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces. Seeing action in Western Europe and the
Mediterranean, pilots like Glenn T Eagleston, John J Voll and Samuel J Brown
notched up impressive scores flying P-51Bs and Ds with the 354th, 31st and 52nd
Fighter Groups. Rarely given the exposure enjoyed by their high-scoring brethren
in the 'Mighty Eighth', this volume at last sets the record straight on Europe's
remaining Mustang aces.
From the Publisher
Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best
archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring
history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
ISBN-10: 1855325837
20th
Fighter Group Ron MacKay.
Follow the WWII exploits of the 20th Fighter Group, flying their
P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs over Europe. You'll read of such
famous aces as Jack Ilfrey in his P-38 "Happy Jack's Go Buggy" and
Jim Morris in his "'Til We Meet Again." But even better, you'll read
of the less famous yet equally brave men who went about their task day
by day, month by month. A wonderful look at what one typical Group
experienced during the war. 80 pgs., 200 B&W photos, 32 color profiles
and more. 8½"x 11", sfbd.
.....#0005119 $12.95
The whine of a tweaked Rolls-Royce Merlin engine causes the
ground to tremble as the steeply banked P-51 sizzles past the last
pylon in the Nevada desert. This is the Reno Air Races, where pilots push
their "heavy iron" to the limit. Captured here through breathtaking
color photography is the excitement and brilliance of the event,
with a special section highlighting colorful nose art displayed on
the aircraft. 112 pgs., 120 color photos, 9"x 10½", sfbd.
....#0006131 $24.95
Double
Menace P-82 Twin Mustang
by David McLaren
This is a very rare airplane
A mustang, in naval parlance, is an officer commissioned from the enlisted
ranks. As Averill points out, the mustang's chances of promotion are infinitely
less than those of a direct-commission officer, and "he may not be socially
acceptable" to his colleagues. Averill is justly proud of his nearly 25-year
career as a hard-charging mustang who served in World War II campaigns, was a
battalion and regimental operations officer in Korea, saw duty with an
expeditionary force in Thailand, and at the time of retirement in 1965 had
attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
ISBN-10: 0671649094
The P-51 Mustang is still one of the most revered aircraft
ever to take to the skies. Mustang Survivors offers restorers an
authoritative reference guide to help locate spare airplane
parts. Covers 50 of the better known Mustangs in full, including
their complete military history and civil ownership records.
Includes detailed appendices listing contact information for
parts sources, plus accurate production figures, and complete
lists for all units that flew the Mustang. This book also offers
technical information, photographs and detailed drawings for
aero modelers interested in starting a Mustang project.
CD Disk
Entire Manual - Over 500 pages - scanned from original
in color
High quality for viewing or printing (image size =
1269 x 1735 pixels@300dpi)
Compact Disk for sale - $35 each
Avery. This first volume in the North American
Aviation series covers the company's aircraft from its obscure beginnings in
1928 through the F-86 Sabre and its derivatives. 204 pages, 348 B&W and 27
color photographs, 3-views and more. 11"x 8½", softcover.
No Longer Available
55th
Fighter Group v Luftwaffe
Gray.
The first and only definitive history of this famous fighter group,
from it’s earliest days with the P-38 Lightning through the acquisition
of P-51 Mustangs and the defeat of Germany. Includes dozens of first-hand
accounts of air combat with Messerschmitts, Focke-Wulfs, Junkers, as well
as the secret high performance Me262. 176 pgs., 200 rare B&W photos,
8½"x 11", hdbd. .....#0002174
No Longer Available
The 357th Over Europe
Olmsted. No Longer Available
Unit history of a P-51 fighter group of the 8th AF that fought in
Europe for a year and a half. This high-scoring unit included such
personnel as Kit Cason, John England, Bud Anderson, Dick Peterson, and
Chuck Yeager, among others. 160 pgs., 180-photos and paintings, sfbd.
P-51 Mustang/in Color Photos from World War
II and Korea (Enthusiast Color)
by Jeffrey L. Ethell
North
American P-51 Mustang
Prod. Line to Frontline Vol. 1
Michael O’Leary.
Published 1998
Follows the great P-51 of WWII through the raw metal phase, through
construction and testing to the combat theaters of Europe, the Middle East
and the Pacific. Archival photos, scale drawings of all variants
and detailed appendices. Fabulous P-51 factory shots, detail interior
and exterior. 144 pgs., 130+ photos, 7"x 10", sfbd.
Story
of the first Me-262 which was shot down by a P-51
Book Description
Urban "Ben" Drew was a Mustang pilot in the 375th Squadron of the
361st Fighter Group of the Eighth Air Force. He was the first to shoot
down two of the Luftwaffe's "jet wonder weapon", the Messerschmitt 262,
and finished the war as a six plane ace. His tales of air combat over Europe
are exciting reading.
This book is far more than a biography of Ben Drew. Powell has worked
in details, anecdotes, and the stories of people around Drew, to
make readers feel that they were there. Colonel Christian, Bob McCandliss,
Martin Johnson, and the other "Katzenjammer Kid", Bill Kemp, all flew with
Drew and shared in the dangers of aerial combat. Their stories are all
part of this book.
Georg-Peter Eder flew the Me262 and was one of the Luftwaffe's
top aces. He specialized in attacking American bombers and shot down
more of them than anyone. The coincidences that brought two enemies together
after Drew was given a medal forty years late, are intriguing and
lead to a last chapter which is as surprising as it is moving.
From the Back Cover
The BOTTISHAM FOUR Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron over England
in July, 1944. Each of these aircraft has a story, as do their pilots.
This book is about airplanes and men - Colonel Christian the commander
of the 461st Fighter Group (in Lou IV) who disappeared after strafing
a railroad yard; Lieutenant McCandliss who fought German jets and became
a POW; the Katzenjammer Kids: Bill Kemp, a six plane ace who took on forty
Luftwaffe fighters in E2S, and Ben Drew (in E2S), a six plane ace who had
his toughest fight in "Suzy G", was the first to shoot down two Me262s
and sank the world's largest airplane; and Georg-Peter Eder, Luftwaffe
ace who shot down more heavy bombers and had more victories flying the
Me262 than any man in history.
About the Author
R.R. "Boom" Powell was a career U.S. Navy officer who flew from carrier
decks for sixteen years before starting to write about aviation.
His thirty-seven years as a pilot and especially his combat experience,
give this biography of a fighter ace an immediacy and familiarity
not found in ordinary histories. Powell has written for several magazines
and has a novel with the same setting as the Drew saga in work as
well as a Great War flying tale. He flies Boeing 747 freighters for an
international airline when he is not writing or soaring in his Libelle.
Price: $20.95
North
American P-51 Mustang
Warbird tech Series , Vol 5
Frederick A. Johnsen
Published 1997
The Warbird Tech series is the first new, innovative look at military
aircraft to arrive in the marketplace in the last fifteen years.
Individual volumes in this series provide a first-ever "layman's technical"
analysis and review of the world's most exciting combat aircraft.
Included are photos, drawings and excerpts from previously "secret" and
"restricted" technical manuals produced by the government and the aircraft
manufacturers. Included are vintage photos of aircraft during prototype
and manufacturing stages, exploded views, cutaways and phantom drawings
form tech manuals, disassembled aircraft, rare variants and experimental
models etc. Special emphasis is placed on the unique and ground-breaking
design and performance aspects of each aircraft.
....#0002695 No Longer Available
North
American Aircraft, Vol 1
1934-1998
Avery.
Covers O-47, NA-16/AT-6/ SNJ Texan, XB-21, NA-35, B-25/ PBJ Mitchell,
XB-28, P-51 Mustang, P-82 Twin Mustang, B-45 Tornado, F-86 Sabre, FJ-1/-4
Fury. Complete histories, specs, production records, three-view drawings.
204 pgs., 348 B&W and 27 color photos, 11"x 8½", sfbd.
....#0001768 $35.95
No Longer Available
The
P-51 Mustang
Images of Aviation
Holmes.
Tells the Mustang's amazing story through more than 210 historic
images of the fighter. See the prototypes, view the planes of the
top aces in both USAAF and RAF service, and finally, see Mustangs in post-war
and civil service. A wonderful library of images to enhance any collection.
128 pgs., 6½"x 9¼", sfbd.
....#0005324
No Longer Available
P-51
Mustang
Davis.
During WWII, Mustang was the nickname for what was one of the finest
fighter aircraft of the war. It was known by other "official" names like
Invader and Apache, and unofficial terms like "Spam Can." The aircraft
had many shapes, different engines, and one variant even had two fuselages.
But they were all still Mustangs, "The most aerodynamically perfect
pursuit plane in existence!" Here is its story. 64 pgs., 250 photos and
20 color profiles. 8½"x 11", sfbd.
.....#0005007 $11.95
No Longer Available
Pushing
the Envelope
Airplanes of the Jet Age
Rabinowitz.
Documents the development of jet aircraft from earliest concepts
to the most powerful military and civilian aircraft of today. Large
format book provides images so big that they envelop the reader. Features
the B-2, P-51, Harrier, Me-262, Bell X-1, X-15, F-86, SR-71, Concorde,
747, F-117 and more. 150 photos, 160 pgs., 11"x 12½", hdbd.
.....#0002155
No Longer Available
North
American P-51D Mustang
Aero Detail Vol. 13
Great
for Model Builders
A detailed photo essay of modern photography of three exquisitely
restored P-51Ds. 290 new color photos along with dozens of technical
diagrams and engineering drawings thoroughly document all the systems
on the airplane. Also includes 20 period photos and a section on P-51 markings.
A wonderful technical reference for the modeler or the history buff.
78 pgs., 10"x 10", sfbd.
....#0005152
No Longer Available
P-51
Mustang, Part 2
In Detail & Scale Vol. 51
P-51D through F-82H
Kinzey.
Great
for Model Builders
Photo-essay of the Mustang covering all variants from the P-51D
through the F-82 twin-boom night fighter. Featuring both period photos
and modern photos of restored P-51s, you get a great look at the inside
and the outside of the premier U.S. fighter of WWII. Great, low-cost reference
for the modeler or enthusiast, you get 245 photos, 3-view drawings
and detailed line art. 72 pgs. with 8 in color, 8½"x 11",
sfbd.
.....#0002612
No Longer Available
Close Calls
Two Tours with the 353rd Fighter Group
Bill Price.
No longer available
A personal narrative of the wartime experiences of a combat
pilot with the 8th AF's 353rd Fighter Group, 350th Fighter Squadron. Bill
flew both P-47s and P-51s and augments his interesting story with over
60 photos and stills from his own gun camera film. 128 pgs., 8½"x
11", sfbd.
Classic
Aircraft in Aviation Art
Markman.
Beautiful paintings of six of the most renowned aircraft of WWII:
the Spitfire, Lancaster, B-17 Flying Fortress, Messerschmitt 109,
P-51 Mustang, and P-47 Thunderbolt. Includes art by Robert Taylor,
Frank Wooton, Charles Thompson, and Craig Kodera, along with more
than 20 other artists. 70 color paintings, 20 pencil sketches, 96 pgs.,
12½"x 11½", hdbd. .....#0004819
No Longer Available
