Lockheed Hudson VI (Pilot's Notes)

Unknown, Author

Crecy Publishing Ltd.

The Action Stations Revisited series covers the military airfields of Great Britain. Within each geographical area, coverage ranges from airfields where flimsy biplanes and blimps of World War I rose to defend Britain, through those from which Hurricanes and Spitfires took on the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain to those bases from which the RAF fought the long Cold War and more recent conflicts. Arranged in alphabetical order with maps and map references, directions, plus a comprehensive index, these books provide a fascinating wealth of information for the historian and enthusiast alike.

Action Stations Revisited Volume 5: Wales and the Midlands

History

McLelland, Tim

Military

Action Stations Revisited Volume 6: Northern England and Yorkshire

First published in 1944, Enemy Coast Ahead combines Guy Gibson’s RAF career, including the famous Dambuster raid which he himself led, with the inside story of life in RAF Bomber Command and is still a riveting read for the immediacy and vibrancy of its writing. And yet, what has not been widely known is that the published edition of Enemy Coast Ahead was carefully cut by wartime censors. 
Now, Gibson’s original manuscript, which was archived for almost 75 years, has been be brought to light. This uncut edition provides not only previously unpublished details of Gibson’s career, but also reveals his true view of the course of the war, of the wartime population, of his pilots and crews and of Bomber Command tactics. Combined with newly added photographs and diagrams Enemy Coast Ahead – Uncensored remains one of the outstanding accounts of WWII seen through the eyes of one of its most respected and controversial personalities, and allows the reader to know Gibson’s own story through his own words.

Enemy Coast Ahead - Uncensored: The Real Guy Gibson (Soft Cover)

Biographies & Memoirs

Gibson, Guy

Historical

Described by his peers as "the world's greatest test pilot," Janusz Zurakowski was an aeronautical engineer, combat pilot, squadron leader, and an aerobatic performer. He flew over 60 types of aircraft throughout his life and is one of the few pilots to have invented an aerobatic maneuver.In the 1930s he became a fighter pilot in WWII, and with the fall of Poland, like many other surviving military personnel, Zurakowski began an odyssey to Rumania, France, and finally England to continue his fight. Flying a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain, he emerged as a skilled and deadly fighter pilot and continued to fly as a Squadron Leader with the Polish Air Forces until 1944.Zurakowski's proficiency in the air led in the postwar, to a life as a test pilot, first with the RAF and later at Gloster Aircraft Company flying the Meteor. It was during his Gloster years, that he set world speed records, flew the first high-speed aerobatic photography flights, dazzled spectators with aerial demonstrations at Farnborough. In 1952, he came to Canada as the test pilot for the CF-100, Canada's first jet fighter, and the legendary but doomed Avro Arrow. Today, Janusz Zurakowski's story transcends war and peace in the twentieth century. His legacy includes numerous awards and accolades, including:· The Polish Cross Virtuti Militari & The Cross of Valor with two bars · The "Pioneer of Flight" Award, Western Canada Aviation Museum· The McKee Trophy '58 for outstanding achievements in supersonic test flying· Induction to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame· Canadian Flight Test Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta is dedicated to him· Named Honourary Fellow of International Society of Experimental Test Pilots. The 1st Canadian or Polish pilot to belong to the Society.

Janusz Zurakowski: Legend in the Skies

Bill Zuk

Born of an idea suggested by the Japanese Navy to arm Germany's elegant Fw200 Condor airliner for a maritime reconnaissance role, the Luftwaffe's long-range Condor proved its worth in the first years of World War II. A practical anti-shipping raider, the Condor fought a virtually private war against surface vessels and imposed a blockade to strangle Britain's seaborne lifeline. Rapidly neutralized by allied escort carriers and merchant ships, the Condor's role switched to staving off the Sixth Army's defeat at Stalingrad. Condor crews hauled supplies in appalling winter conditions - sub-zero temperatures and low visibility - and routinely serviced and refueled aircraft under the guns of the Red Air Force. For the Germans, maritime patrol duty grew ever more costly in terms of men and machines, and new 'stand-off' weapons were introduced to beat the defenses. By 1944 they had been all but eclipsed in a combat role, and the survivors reverted to the transport role for which they were originally designed. The Fw200 Condor describes the development of the aircraft and its varied roles, missions, and personnel including the fate of all aircraft built. Color profiles and a wealth of photographs provide comprehensive information on this elegant aircraft.

The Fw200 Condor: A Complete History

SCUTTS, Jerry

Americas

Arranged on a geographic basis, Wrecks & Relics is a fabulous touring guide. It provides the details of visitor attractions large and small; including exhibits, locations, opening times, contact points, websites, and much more. Individual aircraft entries include potted histories and helpful comments, providing a unique examination of the state of our museums, 'warbirds', classic and vintage types, 'propliners', restoration projects, imports, and exports.

Wrecks And Relics Edition 21: The Biennial Touring Guide To Preserved, Instructional And Derelict Aircraft In The UK And Eire

Ellis, Ken

Clear blue skies laced white with vapor trails of fighting aircraft... petrol-filled beer bottles in the garden shed to repel the panzers... streets deserted when the Prime Minister was on the wireless... radar screens picking up German fighters and bombers approaching the English coast... Michael Bowyer tells the story of the Battle of Britain day by day detailing squadrons, aircraft types, locations, and people together with an analysis of the success or otherwise of German raids. The battle is also viewed in the wider context of the war in which both Bomber Command and Coastal Command played a vital role. Still at school at the time, Michael Bowyer also applies his unrivalled skill to recreate the scene of that finest hour using snippets from official notices, the words of Winston Churchill, and items of incidental information to help conjure up the atmosphere of the time. More than that, he imbues it with a relish for evoking a way of life unimaginably different from today.

The Battle Of Britain: The Fight for Survival in 1940

Bowyer, Michael

Want suggestions of aviation museums to visit? Need to know about the aviation heritage of Yorkshire? Would you like to see an airworthy Spitfire? Are there any Boeing 727s in the UK? Wrecks & Relics can answer all these questions and many more. If you have an interest in the aviation history and heritage of the British Isles, then there is one book you must have - Wrecks & Relics. Covering more than 750 locations, Wrecks and Relics has an enviable reputation as a comprehensive touring guide: providing details of visitor attractions large and small, including major exhibits, locations, opening times, contact points, and web-sites. 700 aircraft types and more than 5,000 individual aeroplanes are detailed, including potted histories, helpful comments, and more than 190 color illustrations. 'Warbirds', classic and vintage types, out-of-service 'propliners' and jets, modern military types, restoration projects, replicas, derelicts, and 'long forgotten' airframes are all here.

Wrecks And Relics Edition 22

The military airfields of Scotland and Northern Ireland, including information on the RFC (later RAF) occupation of airfields in Ireland (Irish Republic from January 1919 to December 1922), are all covered in the seventh volume of the bestselling Action Stations Revisited series. 247 locations are listed and detailed, ranging from early airship stations through to the major RAF survivors of today. Some airfields, such as Broughty Ferry, Elgin, and Dunino had their service lives come to an abrupt end after the First and Second World War; others remain active to this day. A few of the sites have been almost erased from the landscape, while others have fallen by the wayside recently as defense cuts take their toll. All are remembered with detailed individual airfield histories, charting the units and general operational use of each site, supported with more than 330 black and white photographs. Action Stations Revisited Volume 7 gives these airfields and aeronautical sites their rightful place in the historical record. Ever-popular with military and aviation enthusiasts, local historians, and modelers alike, the Action Stations Revisited books are widely acknowledged as the most comprehensive reference works on the airfields of the UK.

Action Stations Revisited Volume 7: Scotland & Northern Ireland (Action Stations Revisited, 7)

CHORLTON, Martyn

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