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Author : J. P. A. Michel Lavigne
Publisher : Battleford, Sask. : Turner-Warwick
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Kittyhawk Pilot written by J. P. A. Michel Lavigne and published by Battleford, Sask. : Turner-Warwick. This book was released on 1983 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Nicholas
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
ISBN 13 : 191355130X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Kittyhawk Down: Dennis Copping & ET574 written by Jonathan Nicholas and published by Book Guild Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping took off in a single-seat Kittyhawk fighter for a short flight across Egypt. He never arrived at his destination. The aeroplane was later found crash-landed, virtually intact, three hundred miles into the Sahara with no sign of the pilot.
Author : Robert Mason
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110117515X
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Chickenhawk written by Robert Mason and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-03-29 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true, bestselling story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma of the Vietnam War More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Mason’s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death—the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger. "Very simply the best book so far about Vietnam." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Author : Charles Palgrave
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483455637
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)
Download or read book The Angry Boats written by Charles Palgrave and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia, April 1942 - the unimaginable is now a reality. Japan's attention has turned south to the Coral and Solomon Seas. The gemstone of the Pacific is Australia, the vast and only Island Continent. With her fighting men serving in Europe and the Middle East, she is vulnerable. But the Japanese must first claim New Guinea. Survivor of the destroyer, HMAS Nerang, torpedoed and bombed into a burning hulk, Lieutenant-Commander John Roberts, DSC, has witnessed the brutal destruction of ship and crew at the hands of the Japanese. He knows the odds are against them. But the only course is to fight or lose. From raw recruits and the jaded orphans of lost ships a fighting group is forged - Special Coastal Forces is born from a ragged and depleted navy to represent Australia as the first line of defence. Their mandate - protect allied convoys. Seek out and destroy the enemy. Staying alive is subordinate...
Author : Ernest R. McDowell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Famous Aircraft: the P-40 Kittyhawk written by Ernest R. McDowell and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Shores
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1909808423
Total Pages : 1266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Aces High, Volume 1 written by Christopher Shores and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the Aces High series—a military reference of the fighter pilots who had five or more confirmed victories while serving in the Royal Air Force. Introduced by the French quite early in World War I, the term “ace” was used to describe a pilot credited with five or more aerial victories. But in the United Kingdom, the term was never officially recognized. Becoming an ace was partly luck, especially considering the campaigns in which they flew and the areas of combat. There are three distinct kinds of aces: the defensive ace, the offensive ace, and the night fighter. This book is a revised collection of the biographies of the highest scoring Allied fighter pilots of World War II—including those with the confirmed claims of shooting down five aircraft and those pilots with lower scores but whose wartime careers prove them worthy of inclusion. All details of their combat are arranged in tabular form. Included are a selection of photographs from hitherto private collections. “There are some authors whose name alone is sufficient reason to but a book, and Christopher Shores is surely one of these . . . By profession a chartered surveyor, he served in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s so his writing bears the stamp of authenticity.” —HistoryNet
Author : Brad Elward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472807782
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book US Cold War Aircraft Carriers written by Brad Elward and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, and four were built in the 1960s – Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America and John F. Kennedy. These were even longer than the Forrestals, and fitted with advanced defensive weapons systems and an improved elevator layout. All nine of the carriers covered by this volume are icons, and hold a much-respected place in US naval history. They are also some of the more well-known vessels outside of the military, for their long service histories, as well as for some of the more unfortunate events that seem to follow them.
Author : Brendan Coyle
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1926936817
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (269 download)
Download or read book War on Our Doorstep written by Brendan Coyle and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1942, Japanese troops occupied the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska in Alaska, the first enemy occupation of US territory since the War of 1812. For the next year a bloody conflict raged that was nearly invisible to most North Americans as Canadian and American soldiers, airmen and sailors went north to hold the Japanese in check. This is the complete story of the war in the North Pacific, including details of: Japanese subs lurking off the west coast, sinking ships and shelling the coast of British Columbia; the submarine-launched airplane that bombed Oregon's forests; the surreal tale of balloon-bombs crossing the Pacific to North America. Brendan Coyle has done a magnificent job in this comprehensive review of the war on the West Coast. No other single volume has so neatly tied together the myriad stories of how the war affected people in British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. —Jim Delgado
Author : Alan W. Cooper
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783409002
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat written by Alan W. Cooper and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first recipient was Flight Sergeant Leslie Wallace, a wireless operator with 83 Squadron, who extinguished a major fire in his Lancaster and despite his severe wounds returned to his radio until the crippled aircraft returned to England. The final CGM was awarded to Flight Sergeant John Couglan in Vietnam, when he assisted boarding casualties in the face of heavy fire from the Vietcong. In between there are a host of tales that recount incredible feats of courage.Lengthy appendices list recipients of the medal and other statistics concerning the award.
Author : Christopher Shores
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 191069097X
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (16 download)
Download or read book A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945. Volume 2 written by Christopher Shores and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume in the seminal series on aerial combat, pilots, and tactics in Libya and Egypt in the middle of World War II. In volume two of this series, historian Christopher Shores begins by exploring the 8th Army’s movements after Operation Crusader when they were forced back to the Gazala area in northeastern Libya, as well as their defeat in June, 1942, the loss of Tobruk, and the efforts of Allied air forces to protect their retreating troops. Shores continues with the heavy fighting that followed in the El Alamein region. This features the Western Desert Air Force and the arrival of the first Spitfires. The buildup of both army and air forces and the addition of new commanders on the ground aided the defeat of Rommel’s Deutsche Afrika Korps at Alam el Halfa, after which came the Second Battle of El Alamein. With the arrival of the United States Army Air Force, the Allied air forces gained dominance over the Axis. Shores recounts the lengthy pursuit of the Italo-German forces right across Libya, including the capture of Tripoli and the breakthrough into Southern Tunisia. This allowed a linkup with other Allied forces in Tunisia (whose story appears in Volume 3). Included with the action are stories of some of the great fighter aces of the Desert campaign such as Jochen Marseille and Otto Schulz of the Luftwaffe, Franco Bordoni-Bisleri of the Regia Aeronautica and Neville Duke, Billy Drake, and “Eddie” Edwards of the Commonwealth air forces. Finally, Shores touches on the Allied and Axis night bombing offensives and the activities of the squadrons cooperating with the naval forces in the Mediterranean.
Author : Tony James Brady
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1922265373
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (222 download)
Download or read book The Empire Has An Answer written by Tony James Brady and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘If we do not win the battle of training, we shall win no other battle in the air.’ In 1943 the Royal Air Force recognised that training a vast amount of aircrew for a high attrition war was essential to an Allied victory, and that the key to winning the ‘battle of training’ was the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS). 37,576 Australian aircrew graduated from the EATS. Over 300 were killed whilst training for war and 9874 aircrew were killed or listed as missing while on active duty. Those who fought under this scheme during World War II amounted to just 6.7 per cent of Australian service personnel serving overseas yet the aircrew losses amounted to almost 25 per cent of all the Australian fatalities during the war. This made serving in EATS among the most hazardous duties of the war. The Empire has an Answer was researched using more than 35 000 articles, from 150 metropolitan, regional, and district newspapers, and what materialised was a story of one of, if not, the greatest training programs the world has seen. Follow the journey from the conception and implementation of the scheme, through recruitment and basic training, flight training, and then into combat. The individual accounts woven into the narrative provide a first-hand experience of the triumphs and trials of typical airmen and airwomen who performed extraordinary feats in a time of great need. The significant achievements and success of the Empire Air Training Scheme has for the most part been overlooked in our history, until now.
Author : Michael Veitch
Publisher : Hachette Australia
ISBN 13 : 0733640567
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)
Download or read book Turning Point written by Michael Veitch and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgotten - hour. Forgotten, until now. In August 1942, Japan's forces were unstoppable. Having conquered vast swathes of south-east Asia - Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies - and now invading New Guinea, many feared the Empire of the Rising Sun stood poised to knock down Australia's northern door. But first they needed Port Moresby. In the still of an August night, Japanese marines sailed quietly into Milne Bay, a long, malaria-ridden dead end at the far eastern tip of Papua, to unleash an audacious pincer movement. Unbeknown to them, however, a secret airstrip had been carved out of a coconut plantation by US Engineers, and a garrison of Australian troops had been established, supported by two locally based squadrons of RAAF Kittyhawks, including the men of the famed 75 Squadron. The scene was set for one of the most decisive and vicious battles of the war. For ten days and nights Australia's soldiers and airmen fought the elite of Japan's forces along a sodden jungle track, and forced them back step by muddy, bloody step. In Turning Point, bestselling author Michael Veitch brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifices of these Australian heroes.
Author : David L. Bashow
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1771621362
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)
Download or read book All the Fine Young Eagles written by David L. Bashow and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the six years of the Second World War, Canadian fighter pilots flew and fought with great distinction in every theatre of war to which Commonwealth fighter forces were deployed. All the Fine Young Eagles captures the spirit and magnitude of the Canadian contribution, which began in Europe's Low Countries in 1940 and ended among the Japanese Home Islands in 1945. In keeping with the country's developing autonomy, Canadians served in both RAF and RCAF units, fighting with great courage in their Spitfires, Hurricanes, Kittyhawks and Typhoons. All the Fine Young Eagles collects the wartime diaries and postwar reminiscences from a great variety of the Canadian fighter pilots who served in World War II. Their vivid first-hand accounts take the reader into the cockpit to experience dogfights, tactical manoeuvres, forced landings and injuries, as well as the often tedious periods between engagements. They also illuminate the day-to-day living conditions on base and include humorous accounts of the vivid personalities and lighter moments of wartime. To provide context for their stories, Bashow's authoritative voice offers both a large-scale historical framework and detailed information about tactics, equipment and people, including such famous flying aces as "Buzz" Beurling and "Moose" Fumerton. This updated second edition contains a substantial amount of new material that veterans have contributed since the publication of the first edition.
Author : Douglas E. Campbell
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329021657
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)
Download or read book U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damaged or Destroyed During the Vietnam War. Volume 1: Listed by Ship Attached and by Squadron written by Douglas E. Campbell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-11 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compilation of nearly 9,000 separate reports on damaged or destroyed US Navy and US Marine Corps fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft during the Vietnam War. Volume 1 includes a subset of the 2,550 aircraft - those attached to aircraft carriers and LPH's and those attached to the 187 squadrons involved in that war. This set completes the author's 6-volume set that includes the three volumes comprising US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Lost During WWII (15,069 aircraft) and the single volume of US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Lost During the Korean War.
Author : J. P. A. Michel Lavigne
Publisher : Lavigne Aviation Pubications
ISBN 13 : 9782980687914
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Kittyhawks Over the Sands written by J. P. A. Michel Lavigne and published by Lavigne Aviation Pubications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781599672274
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (722 download)
Download or read book HSA Space Exploration and Aviation Auction Catalog #6000 written by and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louise Williams
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445654059
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Great Escaper written by Louise Williams and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He survived the air war and broke out of Germany’s toughest POW camp. Now his fate lies in Hitler’s hands.
