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| ZEPPELIN - VOLUME TWO,
Rimell, R.L., 2008, improved and much enlarged six-engined ‘R’ class Zeppelins introduced in the Summer of 1916 form the subjects of our eagerly-awaited second Zeppelin volume. All 17 built and operated during WWI are exclusively covered in great detail - from L30 to LZ113, the fascinating, often tragic, careers of these enigmatic giant bombers make for enthralling reading: L33 forced down at Little Wigborough, her crew taken prisoner by a village Bobby; L35’s experimental wire-guided flying torpedo trials; the accidental losses of L36 and L38; dramatic first-hand account of the infamous October 1917 ‘Silent Raid’ by L45’s rudderman; and the Eastern Front exploits of LZ113 and LZ120, last of the Army Zeppelins - all feature in this lavishly-illustrated book. Over 124 archive photos, many published for the first time; more than 30 colour close-up photos of extant gondolas; five totally unique centre-spread colour profiles; detailed fold-out 1:350 scale plans; 1:96 scale multi-view gondola drawings; extended technical description of L33, colours; markings; design variations; L33 crew interrogations; detailed appendices, 74 pgs. $49.95 |
| TERROR OF THE AUTUMN SKIES ,
Pardoe, Blaine, Skyhorse Publishing, 2008, new, a glimpse into the entire life of Frank Luke, describes the battles fought by Frank Luke in the Great War, but he also provides an insight into his life & the people who he knew, new information regarding Frank's fiance is fascinating, shows a different dimension to the "ungallant loner", photos, 301 pgs. $24.95 |
| NIEUPORT 28 - AMERICA'S FIRST FIGHTER ,
Hamady, Theodore, Shiffer, 2008, new, the first squadrons of American-trained fighter pilots to enter combat in April 1918 during World War I were equipped with the Nieuport 28, Douglas Campbell, Jimmy Meissner & Eddie Rickenbacker, were among those who cut their teeth on the Nieuport 28 fighter and gained the experience, skills & confidence necessary to survive and succeed in aerial combat, exhaustive history of the Nieuport 28, from its design inception in 1917, through its combat service with the U.S. Air Service and into the postwar era. complete with pilot reports, maps, over 400 photographs & specially commissioned technical drawings & color profiles, 277 pgs. $59.95 |
| CONTACT! NAVAL AVIATOR CAREERS, ASSIGNED NUMBERS 1 to 2000, Arthur, Reginald Wright, Naval Aviation Register, 1967, fine condition (stamped name), a listing (with biographies of the first 2000 Naval aviators & their aviator numbers, also listed are 17 aviators (with biographies) from the same time frame, who did not receive offical Navial aviator numbers. There is a list of names & numbers from 2001 through 3000 without th biographical information. A chronology of Navial aviation history from September 1919 through 1918 is included. Beyond that are 30 pages recording the deaths of the first 2000 aviators, 612 pgs. | $75.00 |
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