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49 JET AGE AVIATION, 1950s TO PRESENT: UNITED STATES 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" • 500 color/bw photos • 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" • 87 color/bw photos • 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" • 300 color photos • 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" • 700 bw photos • 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" • 340 color/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" • 1200 bw photos • 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" • 800 bw photos • 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. Each ship, wing and squadron that operated during the period is included as well as short narrative. Combat and near-combat operations are covered. Size: 8.5"x11" • 150 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2585-4 • hard • $49.95 Birds of Prey: Aircraft, Nose Art &Mission Markings of OperationDesert 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" • 750 color photos • 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" • 650 color photos • 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" • 700 color photos • 144pp. ISBN: 0-88740-514-2 • soft • $24.95 Allied Aircraft Art: Nose Art, Paint Schemes & Unusual Markings on Aircraft from Korea to Desert Storm Campbell & Campbell. This book is a tour through modern aircraft paint schemes and markings, with its shark’s teeth, heavy metal magic, and racy ladies. A full color look at nose-art, paint schemes, and unusual markings on fighter, bomber, and transport aircraft from Korea to Desert Storm. Size: 8.5"x11" • 270 color photos • 64pp. ISBN: 0-88740-444-8 • soft • $12.95 TOPGUN: The US Navy Fighter Weapons School: Fifty Years of Excellence. Brad Elward. This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School’s 50-year history. TOPGUN’s tactics and pilot training are explained, as well as changes and developments throughout the years to the present day.All aircraft flown at TOPGUN since its founding are also shown. Size: 9”x9” • 250 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6014-5 • hard • $24.99 TOPGUN: The Legacy: The Complete History of TOPGUN and Its Impact on Tactical Aviation Brad Elward. TOPGUN: The Legacy provides a 50- year history of the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School, covering its founding, its evolution throughout each decade, and how the school has developed a culture of excellence that has ensured its place as the world’s foremost fighter weapons school. Size: 7”x10” • Over 95 color and b/w photos • 720pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6254-5 • hard • $49.99 Adversary: America’s Aggressor Fighter Squadrons Llinares & Lloyd. Adversary takes an inside look at the dedicated adversary tactics units within the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps. Every unit in this highly specialized group, from the Navy’s well known TOPGUN program to the USAF’s elite 414th Combat Training Squadron is reviewed. Marine Corps Sniper squadron and Navy reserve units are also covered. Size: 8.5"x11" • 250 color photos • 144pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0688-X • hard • $29.95 Warfighters: A History of the USAF Weap- ons School and the 57th Wing Llinares & Lloyd. Warfighters takes a first-hand look at how the USAF creates its most elite, highly trained aircrews, and provides an inside look at the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, one of the Air Force’s most highly classified programs. Size: 8.5"x11" • 270 color photos • 264pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0044-X • hard • $49.95 Warfighters 2: The Story of the U.S. Ma- rine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) Llinares & Lloyd This second installment in the Warfighters series provides an in-depth look at the USMC aviation organization and its specialized training unit, the Marine Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). Every aircraft operated by the Marines is examined through words and pictures. Size: 8.5"x11" • 500 color/bw photos • 352pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0329-5 • hard • $59.95 U.S. Army Aircraft since 1947: An Illus- trated History Stephen Harding. This is the only comprehensive guide to the 124 aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the United States Army since 1947. The definitive reference source on its subject. Size: 8.5"x11" • 220 color/bw photos • 264pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0190-X • hard • $45.00 U.S. Army Aviation Color Schemes and Markings 1942 to the Present Lennart Lundh. This book focuses exclusively on how Army Aviation’s aircraft have been painted and marked during nearly sixty years of service. Official changes in exterior schemes, interior colors, and all forms of markings are covered. Size: 8.5"x11" • 600 color/bw photos • 208pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1180-8 • hard • $49.95 Edwards Air Force Base - Open House at the USAF Flight Test Center 1957-1966: A Photo Chronicle of Aircraft Displayed Robert D. Archer. The USAF Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB has long been one of the most interesting test sites in the world. This pictorial history covers all of the aircraft shown publicly between 1957-66, with a chapter for each year listing all of the aircraft shown. Size: 8.5"x11" • 600 color/bw photos • 232pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0689-8 • hard • $45.00 Tilt Rotor Aircraft: An Illustrated History Alexander Lüdeke. This book describes the fascinating genre of tilt rotor airplanes. Since the first helicopters flew, attempts have been made to create a link between the mobility of the rotorcraft and the speed of the winged airplane. At first these attempts failed simply because of constructive difficulties. Progressive development in the past decades created new possibilities, and led to the current V-22 “Osprey." Size: 8.5"x11" • 330 color/bw photos • 288pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4269-1 • hard • $59.99