Aviation 53

"Però io, idealista impenitente, grido: vivano i sognatori!" La scia luminosa nasce da una storia vera, scoperta per caso dagli autori mentre erano impegnati in una ricerca d'archivio. È una vicenda……続きを見る

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) revolutionized warfare at sea, on land, and in the air. This little-known naval aviation organization introduced and operationalized aircraft carrier strike, aeria……続きを見る

A pictorial history of the Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors), an American torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corp……続きを見る

An Account of the Important Contribution of the United States to Aircraft Invention, Engineering, Development and Production during the World War 続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series. Coverage of the Brazilian air force during World War II, specifically the 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça (1º GAVCA; “1st Fighter Group”), which saw action in……続きを見る

Forse l'allievo pilota vive il momento più emozionante quando presenta la domanda per essere ammesso a una scuola d'aviazione. Egli non reca in sè che un elemento certo: la decisa volontà di riuscir……続きを見る

Number 73 of World War 2 in Review features these 10 articles on military aircraft and operations: (1) Florence Mission: 443rd Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group, USAAF (2) Grumman F8F Bearcat: America……続きを見る

The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and ……続きを見る

As a young Air Force officer, Major General Paul Landers flew small Cessna O-1 aircrafts, called Bird Dogs, over the trees and rice paddies of the Mekong Delta as a forward air controller (FAC). His……続きを見る

« Une histoire magistralement racontée de triomphe et de rédemption dans une épopée de survie puissamment dessinée. » Hero WWI Fighter Pilot abattu et capturé. Avec un récit engageant et authentique……続きを見る

C’è la storia, quella scritta nei libri, e ci sono le vite, raccontate dai superstiti, sottovoce, intorno al tavolo della cucina. In questo caso, le vite di Mario Viola e di Pietro Calistri, aviator……続きを見る

Discover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man's white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers 'Searingly honest, keenly observed, well written and extremely funny'……続きを見る

From 1941 to 1945 the skies over the Pacific Ocean afforded the broadest arena for battle and the fiercest action of air combat during World War II. It was in the air above the Pacific that America'……続きを見る

The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The ô……続きを見る

In the twelve months centered around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought one of the most remarkable air campaigns of WWII. Pilots including Cla……続きを見る

Dirty Eddie’s War is the true account of the war-time experiences of Harry Andrew March, Jr., captured by way of diary entries addressed to his beloved wife, Elsa. Nicknamed “Dirty Eddie” by his com……続きを見る

A vivid, first-hand account of the tension and excitement of flying missions over Nazi Germany The British and American bomber crews of the Second World War often had to endure the most terrifying c……続きを見る

John Howard’s name will forever be linked to the highly successful Pegasus Bridge assault by his glider-born company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. His men regarded him with ……続きを見る

A Military History of India since 1972 is a definitive work of military history that gives the Indian military its rightful place as a key contributor to Indian democracy. Arjun Subramaniam offers a……続きを見る

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK THE FIRST OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE RED ARROWS 'Heart-pounding, exhilarating . . . A fascinating testimony of jeopardy, cool heads and the s……続きを見る

Unlike the relative uniformity of conventional warfare, the peculiarities of small wars prevent a clear definition of rules and roles for military forces to follow. During the small wars era, aviati……続きを見る

The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, bu……続きを見る

An aged and glossy leather briefcase was discovered when our family house was cleaned out and sold. We came to learn that my father had meticulously collected his military documents, private letters……続きを見る

Written by Lt. Col. Joseph P. Hathaway USAF (Ret.), "Skibirds: Adventures of the Raven Gang" is the fascinating history and story of the 109th Airlift Wing, a unit of the New York Air National Guard……続きを見る

The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy - made into the BAFTA award-winning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR 'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking background' DAILY TELEG……続きを見る

Historian John D. Marshall wrote, "History is shaped by the memories of those who witness it, and the intentions of those who record it." Vietnam veteran Hiawatha Oakes wrote, "I can't thank you eno……続きを見る

The Red Air Force had just started to re-equip with modern monoplane fighters when the Germans opened Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hundreds of fighters were destroyed in t……続きを見る

The first B\-29 flew over Tokyo on 1 November 1944. It was a photographic reconnaissance aircraft ironically named ‘Tokyo Rose’. The Ki.44 fighters of the 47th Sentai took off to intercept it but as……続きを見る

David Goldman, a German Jew with Canadian citizenship, is shot down in flames while flying for the RAF in September 1940. His face is burned beyond recognition, and he is told he will never fly agai……続きを見る

In late November 1943, Flight Engineer Christopher "Kit" Moran, DFM, refuses to fly to Berlin on what should have been the seventh "op" of his second tour of duty. His superiors post him off the squ……続きを見る