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44 JET AGE AVIATION, 1950 s TO PRESENT: UNITED STATES Straight Up: A History of Vertical Flight Markman & Holder. This book surveys the tech- nology of all the many VTOL vehicles, and provides an overview of the programs and manufacturers. To take off and land vertically is not an easy task – this is the story of how it has happened thus far. Size:8.5"x11"•320color/bwphotos•184pp. ISBN:0-7643-1204-9•soft•$29.95 Air 200: Aircraft of the U.S. Bicentenni- al Wayne Mutza. Though Bicentennial aircraft schemes and markings, along with many of the aircraft of that period, have all but faded into obscurity, this colorful volume not only preserves their images, but reflects the spirit that prevailed during that historic period in U.S. aviation history. Size:8.5"x11"•190color/bwphotos•104pp. ISBN:0-7643-0388-0•soft•$19.95 One-of-a-Kind Research Aircraft: A History of In-Flight Simulators, Testbeds, & Proto- types Markman & Holder. Covered in this unique volume are the great variety of Inflight Simulation Aircraft, Testbed Aircraft, and Prototype Aircraft. Size:8.5"x11"•200photos•152pp. ISBN:0-88740-797-8•hard•$45.00 USAF Plus Fifteen: A Photo History 1947-62 David W. Menard. Full-color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use during this period. Size:8.5"x11"•400colorphotos•144pp. ISBN:0-88740-483-9•soft•$24.95 Force Drawdown: A USAF Photo History 1988-1995 Francillon/Dunn/Porter. The end of the Cold War created a golden opportunity for reducing the defense burden and providing taxpayers with a “Peace Dividend." This book provides a rich pictorial record of aircraft (including old and newmarkings) and units which no longer exist, and offers a visual chronicle of organizational changes between 1988-1995. Size:8.5"x11"•410colorphotos•144pp. ISBN:0-88740-777-3•hard•$29.95 Tactical Air Command: An Illustrated History 1946-1992 Mike Hill. Never before has such a complete pictorial history of Tactical Air Command been put together. The planes, demonstration teams, and foreign units of TAC are covered in pictorial and textual detail from the 1940s to the 1990s. Size:8.5"x11"•600color/bwphotos•224pp. ISBN:0-7643-1288-X•hard•$49.95 Peace Was Their Profession: Strategic Air Command: A Tribute Hill/Campbell/Campbell. This new large format volume is a grand tribute to all of those who served in SAC from its inception in 1947 to its disestablishment in 1992. The great variety of aircraft and missile systems of Strategic Air Command are shown in over 800 color/bw photos, making this volume one of the definitive pictorials on the subject. Size:8.5"x11"•700color/bwphotos•304pp. ISBN:0-88740-688-2•hard•$49.95 The History of Dyess Air Force Base: 1941 to the Present Lt. Col. George A. Larson, USAF (Ret.). The reader is led from the base’s con- struction and World War II Training Operations through the Cold War with the Soviet Union to the transition of a world-wide conventional weapons response capability with the B-1B and air mobility options provided by the C-130 Hercules transport. Size:8.5"x11"•263color&b/wphotos•272pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4822-8•hardcover•$59.99 Cold War Cornhuskers: The 307th Bomb Wing Lincoln Air Force Base Nebraska 1955-65 Mike Hill. This book relates the day-by- day, month-by-month history of the 307th Bomb Wing at Lincoln AFB during the hectic days of the Cold War. For the first time, the inside story of a SAC bomb wing is brought to life. Size:8.5"x11"•300color/bwphotos•256pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3751-2•hard•$69.99 Great Plains Warriors of World War II: Air Bases and Plants Built for War: Nebraska’s Contribution to Winning the War George A. Larson. A concise history of Army Air Force and Air Force bases in Nebraska, including coverage of the Martin B-26/B-29 plant at For Crook and complete coverage of the Axis POW camps located in Nebraska during and just after WWII. Size:8.5"x11"•329color/bwphotos•256pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4379-7•hard•$49.99 Thunder over Dakota: The Complete History of Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota George A. Larson. The history of Ellsworth Air Force Base tells the story of an air base and personnel in western South Dakota defending the United States for seventy years. It traces the proud heritage of the military facility, protecting the United States, beginning in World War II. Size:8.5"x11"•500color/bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4263-9•hard•$49.99 Bendix Field: The History of an Airport and Legendary Pilot Homer Stockert Quentin L. Hartwig. Bendix Field in South Bend, Indiana, served as an aviation center for commercial and private purposes. Pilot Homer Stockert advanced business and commercial opportunities at Bendix Field provided by the singular invention of the twentieth century, the airplane. Size:6"x9"•87color/bwphotos• Index•96pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4378-0•hard•$19.99 Tail Code USAF: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings Patrick Martin. This full color book is a fully com- prehensive reference work on USAF tail code markings, and covers all major command units. The tail codes are listed alphabetically and are cross-referenced in a tail code summary for ease of use. The 300 photos show the variety of aircraft in the USAF arsenal. Size:8.5"x11"•300colorphotos•240pp. ISBN:0-88740-513-4•hard•$45.00 America’s Army and Air Force Airplanes: Post-WWI to the Present Francis H. Dean. A pictorial overview of the progress of American military airplane design from approximately the end of WWI to the present time. Includes attack, pursuit or fighter, cargo, trainer, and other models via a series of type sections. Illustrations and text portray in quite dramatic fashion the advances in U.S. military plane design over the period. Size:8.5"x11"•700bwphotos•384pp. ISBN:0-7643-0480-1•hard•$49.95 The Bats: The History of Iowa’s Air National Guard 174th Squadron from Fighter to Tanker Garry R. Pape. The Iowa Air National Guard’s 174th Air Refueling Squadron was organized in 1946 as a P-51 fighter squadron. Over the years it flew many fighter-type aircraft. Called to active duty during the Korean and Vietnam Wars as well as protecting Air Force One on 9/11, the squadron accomplished its missions outstandingly. Size:8.5"x11"•340color/bw images•216pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4374-2•hard•$59.99 America’s Navy andMarine Corps Airplanes: Post WWI to the Present Francis H. Dean. A detailed pictorial review of U.S. Navy airplanes from the end of WWI to the present day. All mission types are covered, including fighters, scout dive and torpedo bombers, patrol planes, utility planes, and trainers. Many variants of basic types are shown with photos and data from informative captions. An introduction is provided for each mission category. Size:8.5"x11"•1200bwphotos•416pp. ISBN:0-7643-0557-3•hard•$49.95 Warbirds of the Sea: A History of Aircraft Carriers & Carrier-Based Aircraft Walter A. Musciano. Covers the history and combat career of aircraft carriers and shipboard aircraft from their conception into the future. Size:8.5"x11"•800bwphotos•592pp. ISBN:0-88740-583-5•hard•$49.95 Tip of the Spear: U.S. Navy Carrier Units and Operations 1974-2000 RickMorgan. A detailed tabular review of U.S. carriers and squadrons between the end of Vietnam and the start of the new millennium. Each chapter contains data that details every major carrier deployment covered. Eachship,wingandsquadron thatoperatedduring the period is included as well as short narrative. Combat and near-combat operations are covered. Size:8.5"x11"•150color/bwphotos•240pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2585-4•hard•$49.95 Birds of Prey: Aircraft, Nose Art &Mission Markings of Operation Desert Shield/ Storm David F. Brown. The most complete photo study available of the air war in the Gulf, and covers every unit that participated including French, Italian, British, and Saudi. Photos of USAF, ANG, Navy and Marine Corps, and SAC: F-15s, A-10s, B-52s, F-16s, F-14s, F-111s, F-117 Stealth, C-5s, KC-10s, C-141s, C-13s, KC-135s, and many others. Size:9"x12"•750colorphotos•160pp. ISBN:0-88740-472-3•soft•$29.95 Painted Ladies: Modern Military Aircraft Nose Art & Unusual Markings Randy Walker. As in Walkers’ previous book cartoons and sexy ladies have returned. Names like “Memphis Belle", “Chow Hound" and “Maid in the USA", that once went to war on B-17s and B-24s are now carried by B-52s and FB-111s, as well as many other modem aircraft. Size:9"x12"•650colorphotos•128pp. ISBN:0-88740-392-1•soft•$29.99 More Painted Ladies: Modern Military Aircraft Nose Art & Unusual Markings Randy Walker. Additional nose art and unusual markings as seen on today’s B-52s, B-1Bs, FB- 111s, F-16s, F-4s, and many others, including Desert Storm markings. Size:9"x12"•700colorphotos•144pp. ISBN:0-88740-514-2•soft•$24.95