One of the most influential jetliners in the history of air travel is treated to first-class accommodations in this complete design and development history. Francillon profiles the use of the Boeing 707 and includes coverage of 707 and 720 development, details of all variants, airline orders, deliveries and operational uses. Contains a unique chapter on the 707's second-hand market. Filled with military 707s, including C-137, C-18, E-3, AWACS, E-6 TACAMO, and E-8 J-STARS.

Boeing 707: Pioneer Jetliner (Jetliner History)

Engineering & Transportation

Francillon, Rene.

Transportation

Motorbooks Intl

This book traces the combat history of USAAF medium bomber units of World War 2. Major aircraft types are all covered, and their missions over North Africa and Europe are detailed. Aircraft markings and aircrew uniforms are shown in full colour illustrations.

USAAF Medium Bomber Units: ETO & MTO 1942-1945 (Osprey Airwar 7)

History

Military

Osprey_Publishing

This book traces the combat history of USAAF fighter units in the European theatre of World War 2. Major aircraft types are all covered, and their missions detailed. Aircraft markings and aircrew uniforms are shown in full colour illustrations.

USAAF Fighter Units: Europe 1942-1945 (Osprey Airwar 8)

This book traces the combat histories of the US Navy carrier air groups that operated in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2. Major aircraft types are all covered, and their missions are detailed. Aircraft markings and aircrew uniforms are shown in full colour illustrations.

US Navy Carrier Air Group: Pacific 1941-1945 (Osprey Airwar 16)

The most significant types of aircraft operated by the Army and the Navy immediately before and during the Pacific War are described in the two main sections of this book, while a series of appendices provides information on less important Japanese military aircraft, foreign-designed aircraft operated by Japanese forces, aircraft carriers and tenders, aero-engines and aircraft armament.

Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

Naval Institute, 1987

Rene J. Francillon’s in-depth study of the world’s first truly modern airliners is crammed with stunning photographs of Douglas prop-liners from the golden age of air travel, as well as detailed technical illustrations and full-colour profiles of Douglas aircraft in the airline liveries of the period. Comprehensive appendices give full production details of the DC-1 through to DC-7 models; fuselage serial numbers assigned to the DC-1 through to DC-7; constructor numbers and initial customers for all DC-1 through to DC-7, including military variants; and Douglas aircraft historical thumbnails, first flight date, number of aircraft built, brief details and specifications for all aircraft models built by the Douglas companies.

Douglas Propliners: Skyleaders, DC-1 to DC-7

Haynes Publishing, UK

The end of the Cold War created a golden opportunity for reducing the defense burden and providing taxpayers with a ""Peace Dividend."" For the United States Air Force, this resulted over the past six years in drastic reductions: 23% in aircraft inventory, 30% in personnel, and 32% in the number of bases and other major installations. Well-known and long-serving aircraft, such as the A-7D/K, the B-52G, the F-4C/D/E, the F-111A/D, the FB-111A and the SR-71, have been withdrawn from active and reserve components, and some states, such as California, have lost nearly half of their Air Force bases.Illustrated with over 410 color photos, this new book provides a rich pictorial record of aircraft (including old and new markings) and units which no longer exist, and offers a visual chronicle of organizational changes between 1988-1995.

Force Drawdown: A USAF Photo History 1988-1995 (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

Dunn, Jim

Porter, Carl

Schiffer Military History

McDonnell F-4D Phantom II - Aerofax Minigraph 4

Aerofax

Douglas A-3: Skywarrior

Heinemann, Edward H.

All the US forces use of the P-51 Mustang and its stable mate, the P-82 Twin Mustang, are detailed throughout the various theater of operations with the quality coverage one can expect from Rene J Francillon. Mustang and derivatives successes and failures in US Cleveland to Reno air races, as well as a selection of warbirds, ensure that this second and last volume of the history of these remarkable aircraft absolutely comprehensive, containing over 300 photographs, more than 140 of them in color, and with unit tables and operating locations of each and every unit for wartime in World War II and Korea (including South African and Australian air force operations) as well as peacetime in the Air National Guard and US Air Force.\nNorth American Aviation created the P-51 Mustang out of a British requirement for a fighter that could hold its own against the Luftwaffe. René Francillon, after having detailed the Mustang's infancy then service with both RAF and foreign air forces, covers in this second and final volume (spanning ebooks III & IV) the P-51 and P-82 operational service with all the US service branches and administrations.\nThough the Mustang became one of the few World War II legendary fighters, it started its operational service more inconspicuously.\nIndeed "Sired by the English out of an American mother, the Mustang has had no parent in the Army Air Corps or at Wright field to appreciate and push its good points," as Major Thomas Hitchcock, then Assistant Military Air Attaché in London, wrote on 8 October 1942. Willy-nilly, the United States Army Air Force used its Allison-powered Mustang at low altitude where this engine performed the best.\nThus the first US variants of the Mustang, the P-51-2s and A-36s, equipped tactical reconnaissance/fighter-bomber and dive-bombing squadrons in the Mediterranean theater of operations. Having a lesser drag compared to other allied fighter, thanks to its supercritical wing and engine cooling system, the Mustang made a quantum leap in performance with the switch to the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Medium and high altitudes were now where it excelled. The increased fuel capacity made it ideally suited to escort the heavies of the Mighty Eighth over Germany during the critical bombing campaign prior to D-Day in Normandy. From then on, the ''Little Friends'' would forever reside in our collective memory for their deeds over Europe.\nOn the other side of the globe, the China-India-Burma theater of operations also required long-legged fighters. After relinquishing its shark-mouthed P-40s upon creation of the 14th Air Force, the Flying Tigers, and the mixed Chinese American Composite Wing, flew P-51Bs and Cs successfully against their nimble Japanese opponents.\nAttacking the Empire of the Sun was no mean feat for the B-29s crews of the the far flung bomber shore bases of Guam or Saipan. The Mustang rose to the challenge of astounding 14-hour long escort missions, over water most of the time, from Iwo Jima.\nUnfortunately, peace did not last long as war in Korea started in 1953, the Twin Mustang rising to the challenge of long range operation from Japan. Once again Mustang were called to the rescue of the UN forces and this time, being no match to the fighter jets used by both sides, they excelled in the tactical reconnaissance and ground support roles.\nOld soldiers never die, they only fade away and Mustangs were no exception. NACA/NASA and racers presented an opportunity for these legendary aircraft to further aviation technology. Warbirds all over the world ensure that they will not be forgotten, the magic Merlin engine sound still echoing today in multiple air shows.

P-82 TWIN MUSTANG & P-51 MUSTANG: In US Government Use, Racers, and Warbirds (3) (Saga Series)

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