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The Pilot’s Manual
Series provides comprehensive information on the
practical aspects of flying. Each hard cover book has more than
600 pages and at least as many original graphics and charts.
There are also helpful notes in the outside margin for easy
definitions and further emphasis in key points. Each chapter
closes with review questions highlighting the important facts
and all air work is depicted graphically as well as textually
for maximum comprehension. The Pilot’s Manual: Flight School provides all the practical flight knowledge necessary for Private, Commercial and CFI certificates, with all the flight manoeuvres explained in detail, depicted with colour graphics and in accordance with testing standards. Students can prepare for their flights by reading the relevant chapters and working the reviews. Flight Instructors will also benefit from better-prepared students. Part # FB 1441 Price R 620 The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School provides the reader for the Private and Commercial Exams, covering all the knowledge required by both licences. The information is clear, thorough and broken down into easy-to-digest chapters with detailed quizzes every step of the way. Part # FB1 442 Price R 629 The Pilot’s Manual: Instrument Flying covers all the knowledge requirements to pass the instrument knowledge and oral exams from basic attitude flying, navigation and meteorology to the actual IFR manoeuvres flown in the air. Thorough review sections help hone your knowledge while detailed prose and illustrations fill in the blanks preparing you for your flight test. Part # FB 1483 Price R 620
The Private Pilot’s Handbook By Flesch Publications Part # FB 2701 Price R 210
The Helicopter Pilot’s Handbook By Flesch Publications Part # FB 2702 Price R 180
To Be a Pilot for more than sixteen years this book has been a leading source of information for those who wish to find out about flying and what it takes to become a pilot. This new edition contains full details of the proposed European legislation and the current UK requirements. This book advises on how to become a Private, Commercial or Military Pilot. Both fixed-wing and helicopter training courses are explained. This book is not intended as a training manual, but a book to whet the appetites of aspiring flyers. By David Bruford Part # FB 6244 Price R 299
Flying the Big Jets B-777 (fourth edition) presents the facts that people want to know about the world of big jets. How does a large aircraft fly? How long is the take-off run at maximum weight? How much fuel is carried on a transatlantic flight? How do the radios work? What aircraft maintenance is required? How often are the tyres changed? What is the lifestyle of a pilot? The answers to these and four thousand other questions are given in sufficient detail to satisfy the most inquisitive of readers. Chapter by chapter the reader is taken gently from the basics of the big jets to the sophistication of the ‘glass cockpit’ in preparation for the pilot’s seat on the Boeing 777 flight from London to Boston. Examine the weather forecasts with the pilots monitor and take-off from the flight deck, listen to radio reports along the way, view the mid Atlantic weather from above the clouds, witness the preparations for the descent and experience excitement of landing at Boston. By Stanley Stewart Part # FB 6242 Price R 450
The Pilot’s Radio Handbook (edition 15) is regarded as the definitive South African textbook and reference work on the radio procedures for pilots. · For the student pilot, to understand the Air Traffic Control system and to pass written and oral examinations for the Restricted Aeronautical Radio Telephony Certificate. · For the Private Pilot to refresh on all the little intricacies of the Air Traffic Control system that one may forget if not used every day. · For the prospective Commercial Pilot to gain knowledge and insight into the Air Traffic Control system as used for Instrument Flights and to pass the skills test for the General Aeronautical Radio Telephony Certificate. · For all Pilots this book acts as a reference book for filing flight plans, air spaces and much more. By Dietlind Lempp Part # FB 2402 Price R 199
Malaria kills two people every minute. Each year, more than one million people die from malaria and over 100 million suffer potentially fatal causes of the disease. Malaria threatens 2 220 million people-almost half of the world population. Therefore malaria must be taken seriously. This book, written especially for the layman, sets out clearly and simply the dangers of malaria, the precautions you can take to avoid contracting the disease and what to doo if you suspect you have malaria. It includes chapters on the following: > What is malaria > How to avoid getting malaria > Diagnosis of malaria > The treatment of malaria > Children and malaria > Symptoms of malaria > Malaria in pregnancy > The anopheles mosquito By Martine Maurel Part # FB 6213 Price R 45
Attitude is a guide to advanced flying training and tests. By Hugh John and Nigel Everett Part # FB 6243 Price R 189
Aerobatics Neil Williams was born in Canada and educated in Wales where he also learned to fly in 1951.After completing an engineering apprenticeship he joined the R.A.F and was trained as a pilot in Canada, wining the course trophy and gaining his wings. He served in Cyprus as a Canberra photo-reconnaissance pilot, and returned to the U.K in 1961, where he joined an experimental squadron. In 1962 he graduated from the Empire Test Pilots School, and also started competitive aerobatic flying. He won all the U.K domestic competitions in 1965 and went on to compete in the World Championships. In 1965 he was the highest placed British pilot in the Lockheed Trophy, and was Europe’s best biplane pilot where he flew a Stampe to a 4th place in the Top French competition. Captain of the British Aerobatic Team 1966 until his death in 1977, he regularly flew at Airshows and was best known for his displays in the Pitts Special, Spitfire and the famous machines of the Shuttleworth Collection and for his test flying of unusual and tricky airplanes. By Neil Williams Part # FB 6204 Price R 360
The Proficient Pilot (volume 2) material as rich and varied as that in his prize-winning first volume. Schiff disposes of popular misconceptions and tricks of the trade are shared for handling a variety of system failures and emergencies. By Barry Schiff Part # FB 1454 Price R 235
Microlight airfields in South Africa (edition 2) By Jan and Elzabe Coetzee Part # FB 3708 Price R 279
Flying with Angels the joy of microlighting opened up a whole new world for Kevin Rutland. After taking his first tentative leaps into the third dimension Kevin became obsessed with this exciting and relatively inexpensive form of aviation. His adventure and photography combine to produce a book that is not only informative and entertaining, but also provides a unique insight into what makes supposedly sane mere mortals launch themselves into the wild blue skies/These are not stories of super heroes, but of friends and neighbours, who have flown over the wall into another part of our wonderful world. If you have ever had any inclination to take to the air, or wondered why other are compelled to do so, then read on, and enjoy this entertaining book. By Kevin Rutland Part # FB 6210 Price R 250
The Right Seat is an introduction to flying for pilots’ companions and would be pilots. The Right Seat explains in an easy-to-understand text with illustrations: > How airplanes fly > How the instruments work > How to navigate >How to communicate >A variety of ways to be a pilot’s assistant >What to do if anything should happen to the pilot By Avram Goldstein Part # FB 6108 Price R 165
The Handbook of Glider Aerobatics provides a reference point for use in conjunction with aerobatic instruction. It aims to give a better understanding of important matters that are essential for successful aerobatic flying. This book is divided into two main sections and an appendix. The first part deals with theory and includes safety considerations, flight envelopes, glider design and Aretsi-the commonly used system representing aerobatic figures in graphical form. The second part describes how to fly twenty of the most common figures. This includes eleven basic figures for beginners and nine advanced figures for more experienced pilots. The appendix gives step-by-step guide to constructing flight envelopes for various gliders By Peter Mallinson and Mike Woollard Part # FB 6285 Price R 360
Piloting at Night is a pilot’s guide to flying on the dark side of Earth. A potentially lifesaving guide for combating invisible hazards, this book is packed with practical techniques and solutions to the problems of night flight. Written from a pilots perspective, it contains many insights and methods developed from the experience of professional pilots who have literally not seen the sun from the windows of an airplane for years .Packed with practical techniques, this is the only book that explains how proficient pilots tackle the challenges of night flying, and shows you how to: >Improve decision –making skills >Overcome night –related hazards with practical techniques >Increase the safety, utility and efficiency of night flying >Improve night landings, takeoffs and flight skills >Learn real solutions to many terrifying night-related emergencies By Lewis Bjork Part # FB 6245 Price R 589
Beyond the PPL there are many books available for trainee pilots and many books for pilots seeking to add specific ratings or qualifications to their licences. However, there are very few books for qualified pilots that deal with the every-day issues confronting them-be it going foreign, using small airstrips ,advanced VFR navigation, dealing with controllers ,staying current or group aircraft ownership. Now comes a book from an experienced pilot and aviation journalist filled with practical advice and information for all pilots –no matter how experienced-to cover just these sort of questions. Written from the view of a Private Pilot, rather than an instructor, this is the book for any pilot who has attained their coveted licence and then thought “Now what”. This book; puts the fun and skill into flying. By Nigel Everett Part # FB 6205 Price R 315
Flightwise (Principles of Aircraft Flight) will provide the aviation enthusiast or professional, with a deep insight into the principles of aircraft flight. It takes the average reader, with no particular scientific background, through the entire spectrum of how and why a wing generates lift required to support an aircraft in flight and how its design will vary according to the flying task involved Aerodynamics is a forbidding subject, but this original explanation drives through the wall of endless calculation and mathematical theory to provide startlingly clear, practical understanding of the forces and logic involved. The reader will in turn look at the fundamental requirements of a flying machine and then at the forces involved in aircraft flight. Aerodynamic force, pressure and energy are fully explained, followed by an explanation of the boundary layer and drag Then follows the discovery of the aerofoil shape and a look at physical modelling as used in design research and the effects of scale –going on to look at practical aerofoils in real flow, supersonic aerofoils and the problems associated with transonic flow. The text now introduces three-dimensional effects on wings such as trailing vortices, downwash, induced drag and speed stability and then the wing planform is considered. From the aircraft technician to amateur enthusiast- this book provides a clear understanding of flight. For students of aeronautical engineering it will be a superb companion to the difficult textbooks that abound with theory –but from which little understanding of the real world of flight can be found. By Chris Carpenter Part # FB 6268 Price R 286
The Aircraft Performance Requirements Manual The aims of this book are two-fold. Firstly to help the student professional pilot with the intricate problems of aeroplane performance related to Performance Groups A, C, D and E. It will help these students in actual operations as well as in the classroom environment preparing for examinations. Secondly to provide reference and guide for qualified pilots who need to take another performance examinations, as well as those pilots who wish to refresh their performance knowledge. The text associated with comprehensive tables and diagrams will help all pilots to understand not only the various procedures associated with each performance group, but also the reasons behind the various procedures and their relationships with airworthiness and operating regulations. Starting with legal requirements, the book guides the reader through aerodrome and meteorological considerations leading to the determination of a safe operating weight. In the case of performance A, the development of the critical speeds associated with the weight, including the implications of selection of speed is discussed. Optional take-off procedure –variable take-off thrust and increased V2-is explained comprehensively, as are abnormal procedures such as contaminated runway operations and brake energy limitations. The different regulations relating to each performance group, and how an obstacle limited take-off weight, utilising normal or operational procedures, its landing performance ,and the different regulations pertaining to each group is explained by the use of ‘user friendly’ tables which will enable the reader to follow easily the step by step procedure to determine the maximum permitted landing weight. A comprehensive glossary of most of the terms used in performance planning is also included. By RV Davies Part # FB 6257 Price R 266
The Glider Pilot’s Manual (2nd edition) By Ken Stewart Part # FB 6281 Price R 290
The Greatest Search and Rescue Stories Ever Told is dramatic, chilling, and above all, moving collection of the best of the human spirit. Will Jimeno could barely move .The port Authority police officer was buried 20 feet under the concrete, glass and steel of what used to be the World Trade Centre, his left leg pinned by a collapsible wall, his right foot wedged under rebar and cinderblocks. Some 15 feet down in the same hole, enveloped in darkness, was Port Authority Sgt. John McLoughlin-crushed from the hips down by a concrete slab. He was on the verge of passing out from pain.”It was like the gates of hell had opened up and swallowed them. “said Port Authority Sgt. Mark O’Neill, a friend of both men. In the anxious hours that followed the Sept.11 terror attack, Jimeno and McLoughlin didn’t know whether they would live to see Sept.12, much less Jan.1, 2011.The two cops are celebrating the holidays with their families now. But they came within a miracle or two of being statistics that tragic day in New York. This book contains twenty gripping tales of heroism and bravery. Edited By Joseph Cummins Part # FB 3703 Price R 120
Chronicle of Flight Travel from the sands of Kitty Hawk to the surface of the moon. Go around the world in 29 days, or spend 437 days living in a space station. Experience the adventure of flight first-hand. Join Orville and Wilbur Wright as they make their early morning flight into history. Travel with Charles Lindbergh as he sets the world ablaze with the excitement of his nonstop flight from New York to Paris. Walk in Neil Armstrong’s footsteps across the surface of the moon. Chronicle of Flight is a captivating pictorial record of thousands of great moments in aviation. Historic photographs record the epic journey from the earliest balloon flights to the unpiloted combat drones of today. Exciting narratives about each era and detailed timeline highlighting thousands of aviation milestones make this the best book on the subject. With Chronicle of Flight, you’ll enjoy the ride of a lifetime. By Walter J.Boyne Part # FB 3706 Price R 430
Private IFR Vol 1
Initial was introduced to offer pilots the
opportunity to conduct limited IFR operations as an alternative
to, or as an escape from, those situations of deteriorating
weather and loss of control accidents have all been to frequent.
The PIFR Rating is designed to be done in at least two
stages: The initial issue is a foundation of theoretical and practical training leading to the issue of the Rating. The initial issue must include at least the NDB navigation or VOR navigation flight procedure authorisations. Only two other FPAs may be added to this initial issue: DME navigation and/or night. The initial issue requires a course of training followed by flight test and a written examination conducted by your CFIPIFR Rating Volume 1 includes all the necessary theoretical and practical information for the initial issue and those four FPAs. By Aviation Theory Centre Part # FB 6254 Price R 295
British Military Airfield Architecture is the first full-length book to take a detailed look at the buildings of Britain’s military airfields from before First World War until the immediate post Second World War period. The evolution of such structures as aircraft hangars, control towers, barracks, armouries, parachute stores and training establishments is fully described and illustrated. Examples of locations of surviving buildings are given, including those that have been granted listed status for their historic and/or architectural importance. British Military Airfield Architecture complements the best-selling Action Stations series and is a valuable reference source for all those interested in the history of military aviation. By Paul Francis Part # FB 228 Price R 280
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge provides the student pilot with all the information specified in the day (VFR) syllabus up to the BAK examination that is required for the GFPT-and more. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority defines in its syllabus, the minimum level of knowledge required for the issue of each grade of pilot’s licence. This is as it must be. But our experience has shown that pilots should know their aircraft, themselves, the airborne environment and the procedures in greater depth than the minimum. This book also contains sufficient information to enable the students to actually understand what it’s all about. This is important not only for greater safety but also to act as the foundation stone for later advancement to PPL and CPL studies. The study that a pilot completes at this very early stage of flight is the most important that he/she will ever complete. It is the basis for all that follows and it is vital that it is well understood. By Aviation Theory Centre Part # FB 6248 Price R 360
Aircraft Systems for Pilots Dale De Remer, raised in Southern California, received his Bachelor of Science degree from California State Polytechnic University. While completing his Master of Science and PhD, flying became a part of everyday life. He served as corporate pilot, agricultural pilot, and chief pilot for various companies, while logging over 18 000 hours total time in general aviation aircraft of many types. He holds ATP, CFI and CFI licences with single-and multi –engine land and sea, rotorcraft –helicopter and instrument ratings. He has over fourteen years experience teaching aviation at the university level. He is presently teaching at the Centre for Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota. He also conducts advanced wilderness seaplane pilot courses which take his students as far north as the Canadian arctic tundra. Dr. De Remer was appointed Field Director ,Central Northwest Region, for the Seaplane Pilots Association in 1987.In 1989,he was promoted to full professor and received the UND Foundation –Lydia and Arthur Saiki-UND Student Government Outstanding Faculty Advisor award. By Dale De Remer PhD Jeppesen Sanderson Training Products Part # FB 4812 Price R 865
Speedsters depict today’s air racers in action. By Philip Handleman Part # FB 6266 Price R 180
50 Years of the Desert Boneyard By Philip D Chinnery Part # FB 6218 Price R 370
The Lion has Wings the race to prepare the RAF for World War II: 1935-1940 By L.F.E Coombs Part # FB 6241 Price R 206
Airplane the complete aviation encyclopedia By Orbis Part # FB 6257 Price R 266 Osprey Combat Aircraft Series is a comprehensive series which highlights the histories of fighting aircraft, their crews and their vital role in the development of warfare in the 20th century. A unique source of information researched by recognised experts, and brought to life by first-hand accounts from the combat veterans themselves. Concise, authoritative text is supported by at least 30 specifically commissioned original colour artworks, new scale plans and the best archival photography from around the world. Part # FB 6290 Price R 190 each
· 5 Blenheim Squadrons of WWII Known by its pilots as the ‘last of the gunfighters’ due to its quarter of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon (its great naval rival, the F-4 Phantom II, was armed exclusively with missiles), the F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America’s involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964- some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline units. It enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese MiG-17s and MiG-21s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1965-68, officially downing 18 jets, which represented 53 percent of all MiG claims lodged by Navy squadrons during this period. The Crusader also became a ‘bomb truck’ in war, with both ship-based USMC squadrons pounding communist forces in both North and South Vietnam. A number of notable F-8 pilots have been interviewed specially for this book, which includes colour profiles for 16 of the 18 ‘MiG killers’ This volume is the first of two in the Combat Aircraft series devoted to the Crusader, the second title covering the RF-8 reconnaissance variants, and their hazardous missions during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1692 and the Vietnam War. By: Peter Mersky Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 7 F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War Built in large numbers in the years leading up to World War 2,Bristol’s Blenheim saw use as both a fighter and bomber thanks to its high speed in relation to the biplane types it was then replacing. The first Mk Is entered service with No 114 Sqn in March 1937, a staggering 1552 eventually being built before he RAF ordered the revised Mk IV into production .By September 1939, most UK – based Blenheim squadrons had replaced their Mk Is with the latter variant, which had grown out of an Air Ministry requirement for a reconnaissance type with greater crew accommodation and an increased range. As the backbone type in Bomber Command at the start of hostilities, it fell to the Mk IV to make both the first reconnaissance incursion into German airspace and the first bombing raid. Aside from its work as the staple medium RAF bomber from 1939-1942, Blenheims also served as pioneer radar-equipped nightfighters in 1940-41 and long-range patrol aircraft with Coastal Command. Obsolete in Europe by the end of 1940, the Blenheim continued to serve as a frontline bomber in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Far East well into 1943. By:Jon Lake Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 10 SBD Dauntless Units of WWII Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to see frontline service with any air arm, the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the scourge of the Japanese Imperial Fleet in the crucial years of the Pacific War.54 SBDs from the carriers Enterprise and Yorktown destroyed the heart of Adm Yamamoto’s successful Pearl Harbor task force at the pivotal Battle of Midway on 4 June1942 , sending four large carriers to a watery grave in the course of just 24 hours- a defeat that the Japanese Navy never fully recovered from. The revolutionary all-metal stressed-skin design of the SBD exhibited airframe strength that made it an ideal dive-bomber, its broad wing, with horizontal centre section and sharply tapered outer panels with dihedral, boasting perforated split flaps that doubled as dive brakes during steep bombing attacks. The SBD-3 was the version most used in combat, some 584 airframes flown from carrier decksor island bases in the battles for Guadalcanal, Coral Sea and Midway. This volume examines the aircraft’s impressive record by charting its frontline career with the Navy throughout the Pacific conflict, and describes the fighting experiences of the Marine Corps, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Free French air Force. By:Barrett Tillman Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 11 B-24 Liberator units of the Pacific War Every present in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to VJ-Day, the B-24 Liberator proved to be the staple heavy bomber of the campaign. From its ignominious beginnings in the Allied rout in the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, the bomber weathered the Japanese storm with a handful of bomb groups ,which played a crucial role in checking the enemy’s progress firstly in New Guinea ,and then actively participating in the ‘island hopping’ campaign through the south-west Pacific. Fifth Air Force commander, Gen George C Kenney, was a firm advocate in the ‘Lib’ right from the start, being convinced not only that the B-24 carried more bombs than the B-17, but had a greater range and could, if necessary, be flown seriously overloaded. No one ever claimed it was more elegant or performed as well at high altitude, but in rugged climes, where long-distance performance mattered-in short, in the Pacific –the B-24 became the right aircraft at the right time. Aside from its use by the Army Air Force, US Navy and Marine Corps units also received navalised Liberators in the form of PB4Y Privateers, which saw action in the Pacific. Finally ,the bomber ‘s exploits in the Aleutians and the Panama Canal Zone are also detailed in this unique volume, as is its use with the Royal Australian Air Force. By: Robert F Dorr Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 12 RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam Although the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with US fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought. Blessed with great speed and the traditional ‘long legs’ associated with all Navy aircraft , the Crusader was effectively converted into a recce platform by removing the four 20 mm cannon beneath the cockpit .In their place an equal number of camera positions were introduced in a broadened and flattened belly. The photo-bird’s first operational test came in the autumn of 1962 when its overflights of Cuba alerted the world to the likely presence of medium- range ballistic missiles on the Caribbean island. The recce Crusader’s next action came during the long years of the Vietnam War, when the Vought jet assumed the mantle of the US Navy’s primary light-photographic platform throughout the nine years of conflict. Forty- nine carrier dets deployed between October 1963 and January 1974, with 20 RF-8s lost in action. This volume is the second of two in the Combat Aircraft series devoted to the Crusader, the first title again by (Peter Mersky) having covered the F-8 fighter variants , and their MiG –Killing exploits during the Vietnam War. By:Peter Mersky Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 14 Halifax Squadrons of WWII The second of Britain’s four engine bombers to enter frontline service, Handley Page’s Halifax has forever lived in the shadow of Avro’s superb Lancaster. However , it was a Halifax which became the first RAF ‘heavy’ to drop bombs on Germany when No 35 Sqn raided Hamburg on the night of 12/13 March. Between 1941-45 , the Halifax completed some 75 532 sorties (compared with the Lancaster’s 156 000)with Bomber Command alone, not to mention its sterling work as both a glider tug and paratroop carrier with Airborne Forces ,maritime patrol mount with Coastal Command and covert intruder with the SOE. The Halifax was also the only RAF four-engined bomber to see action in the Middle East. Built in six major variants (and numerous sub-series within these variants) which differed primarily in the type of engine employed, no fewer than 6176 Halifaxes were completed for the RAF between October 1939 and November 1946.This volume, which features an additional 16 pages, includes full appendices listings for every user of the Halifax and a wealth of previously unpublished photographs. By: Jon Lake Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 15 B-24 Liberator Units of the Eight Airforce The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US warplane, yet its combat crews live, even today, in the shadow of the less plentiful, but better –known, B17.Accounts of the ‘Mighty Eighth’ in Europe, and indeed many of the books and films that emerged from the greatest air campaign in history, often overlook the b-24, even though it was in action for as long as the Flying Fortress, and participated in just as many perilous daylight bombing missions. Twenty – one bomb groups saw action with the Eighth from 9 October 1942 through to VE-Day, operating both from airfields in the ‘bomber triangle’ in East Anglia, and North Africa. Providing an overview of Eighth AFB-24 operations this volume is the second of four within this series chronicling the role of the Liberator in World War 2. By: Robert F Dorr Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 19 Sunderland Squadrons of WWII Derived from the C-Class ‘Empire ‘ flying boats of the mid-1930s , the Sunderland was RAF Coastal Command’s staple maritime patrol aircraft throughout World War 2.A crucial ‘player’ in the Battle of the Atlantic , it was instrumental in defeating the U-Boat menace which threatened to starve the UK into submission in1941-42.Heavily armed (it was nicknamed the ‘Flying Porcupine ‘ due to its 14 machine guns), the Mk I entered service in June 1938 , and proved to be a n immediate success, Layer versions boasted more powerful engines ,turret guns, radar and additional fuel capacity. Aside from its global use by the RAF, it also saw employment with the RAAF, RNZAF, RCAF and Free French air force. Some 749 were eventually built, and by 1945 no fewer than 28 squadrons were flying them. This book details the Sunderland’s service in all theatres of World War 2 as well as outlining its postwar service. By: Jon Lake Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 20 TBD Devastator units of the US Navy
Noteworthy for the fact that it was the first monoplane aircraft
ordered for use by the US Navy for carrier operations, the
Douglas TBD Devastator was designed to fulfill a requirement for
a new torpedo bomber. First flown in April 1935, just 129 were
built by Douglas. When it entered service in June 1937, it was
the most modern aircraft of its type in service anywhere in the
world. By the time of Pearl Harbor raid in December 1941 the
aircraft was thoroughly obsolete. However, as the navy’s primary
torpedo-bomber, it was thrown into the fray at the pivotal
Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway in May and June 1942, and
suffered terribly at the hands of the Japanese carrier-based
fighters. Few books have been published about the Devastator,
and this all-new title covers both its important pre-war service
and its fateful contribution to the war in the Pacific.
Part # FB
6290 Price R 190
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· 27 Air War in the Gulf 1991 In August 1990 Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. This book analyses the ensuing Gulf War (16 January-28 February 1991), a war fought to expel Iraq and restore Kuwaiti independence if not, as one British MP tartly observed, to defend democracy. The allies under General Schwarzkopf launched five weeks of air attacks, deploying 1800 highly technologically advanced aircraft from the US, British, French and Saudi air forces. Many of these machines ,including the British Tornadoes and the US F-117A stealth fighters ,had never before engaged in combat , and their join assault ,watched by millions on TV, combined impressive accuracy with firepower to which the Iraqi forces had no answer. By: Christopher Chant Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 28 Air War in the Falklands 1982 The war fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982 for the possession of the Falkland Islands was probably the last ‘colonial ‘war that will ever be undertaken by the British. This book shows how the key to British success was the speed with which the British gained and then maintained air superiority over the islands and the waters around them with their small force of Sea Harrier STOVL warplanes, which operated from two aircraft carriers. Though subsonic, the Sea Harrier and its Sidewinder AAM were a combination altogether superior to Argentina’s mix of supersonic and subsonic warplanes with older weapons, and this advantage was emphasised by the significantly greater tactical acuity of the British pilots. The Argentine pilots fought with considerable piloting skill and enormous courage, and scored a number of stunning successes against British warships, but ultimately they could not prevent the British landing and the following land campaign that resulted in complete Argentine defeat. By: Christopher Chant Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 31 Lancaster Squadrons 1942-43 The RAF’s most successful heavy bomber of World War 2, the Avro Lancaster formed the backbone of Bomber Command during the large-scale night bombing campaign against occupied Europe. Developed from the twin-engined Manchester, which proved to be one of Britain’s worst military aircraft of the war,the Lancaster was produced in massive numbers )more than 7300 were built up to VE-Day)The first examples entered squadron service in late 1941 , and tasted combat the following March. In this, the first of two volumes on the British bomber icon of World War 2, noted English aviation historian Jon Lake recounts the early daylight raids , the first ‘thousand bomber’ raids on Germany and the epic ‘Dambusters’ mission of 16/17 May 1943 by No 617 Sqn. as well as myriad of other sorties to numerous German targets in 1942-43. By: Jon Lake Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 33 B-29 Superfortress Units of WWII The ultimate piston-engined heavy bomber of World War 2, the first production B-29s were delivered to the 58th Very Heavy Bomb Wing in the autumn of 1943.By spring of 1944 the Supefortress was bombing targets in the Pacific, and by the war’s end the aircraft had played as great part as any weapon in ending the conflict with the Japanese .Indeed the final dropping of two atomic bombs from specially-modified Silverplate B-29s convinced the Japanese to sue for peace. This volume details the aircraft’s combat history with the five bomb wings that flew the B-29 from bases in China, India and the Pacific Islands. It includes a wealth of first-hand accounts, 40 all-new colour profiles supported by in-depth plates commentaries, a three page nose art gallery, 1/144th scale drawings and more than 80 black and white photographs of the mighty Superfortress in combat. By: Robert F Dorr Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 34 PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of WWII A development of the successful Lockheed family of ‘medium twins’ from the late 1930s, the PV Ventura/Harpoon patrol bomber saw widespread service with the US navy ,as well as with a handful of squadrons in the RAFs No 2 Group and Commonwealth units in the RAAF ,RNZAF and SAAF. The USAAF also made brief use of requisitioned Venturas that had originally been ordered by the RAF in the bomber training and coastal patrol roles. Built following a request by the British for an improved Hudson, the Ventura proved less than successful as a daylight bomber on the Channel front in 1942-43.However ,its long range and impressive armament made it popular with the US Navy, which used it both as a bomber and as an anti-submarine platform. The final variant in the PV family was the larger PV-2 Harpoon, which entered service in the Pacific in early 1945.This volume details the aircraft’s service with all wartime operators, and includes numerous first-hand accounts of the Ventura and Harpoon in combat. By: Alan C Carey Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 35 Lancaster Squadrons 1944-45 The second of two volumes published in Osprey’s Combat Aircraft series on the RAF’s most effective heavy bomber of World War 2, this book details the combat career of the Lancaster in the final 18 months of the conflict in Europe. Author Jon Lake examines the aircraft’s role in Bomber Command’s massive nocturnal bombing campaign, starting with the less than successful night blitz of Berlin in late 1943.The tactical part played by the Lancaster in the months leading up to the D-Day landings is also evaluated, as is the development and deployment of specialist bombs such as the Tallboy and Grand Slam. Supporting the author’s detailed text are more than 100 action photographs sourced from official and private archives and 34 specially created profiles by leading ‘big bomber’ artist Chris Davey. This volume is a must for aviation historians and Lancaster enthusiasts alike. By: Jon Lake Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 38 B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as ‘minor league’ by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit did a ‘major league’ job on Axis targets in Southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943.Flying Fortresses had first seen action in North Africa in October 1942 , flying with Twelfth Air Force against the Afrika Korps. These early missions involved units posted in from the’ Mighty Eighth’ in England, and by June 1943 the number of B-17s in-theatre had increased to three groups-the 97th, 99th and 301st BGs. Targets switched to Italy following the surrender of Axis forces in Tunisia, and by year end it had been decided that control of all heavy bombers in-theatre would be passed onto newly-created Fifteenth Air Force.’ Heavies’ would now undertake strategic strikes on targets in northern Italy, Germany, Austria, France and countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth’s B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing. By: William N Hess Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 39 B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific War The B-17 saw combat in the Pacific from the moment a formation of these bombers arrived at Pearl Harbor during the midst of the 7 December 1941 attack. A number of Fortresses were destroyed by the Japanese during the raid, and in the subsequent bombing of the Philippines later that same month. However, the survivors fought a rear-guard action that saw them attacking Japanese troops, airfields and warships as the enemy pushed Allied forces out of the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies. The saga of the B-17 in the Pacific is a thrilling read. The story is a smaller one than some told in this series, for only five bomb groups operated the B-17 in the Pacific. However, it is rich with the personal tales of men who flew and fought, often against overwhelming odds, in what seemed to many to be forgotten theatres of war. This volume is the fourth title in the Combat Aircraft series to profile the exploits of America’s famous wartime aircraft. By: Martin Bowman Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 40 PBJ Mitchell Units of the Pacific War Flown exclusively by the US Marine Corps, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of a US Army Air Force type being procured by the US Navy due to its ability to do exactly the job that was required of it. Bought as a land-based patrol bomber for operations in the Atlantic and Pacific, the PBJ (P-Patrol-Bomber, J-North American) was kitted out to hunt down submarines and surface vessels, as well as to support troops on the ground, Identical to its air force counterpart, except for minor modifications such as ‘hose nose’ radar and the ability to fire the mighty ‘Tiny Tim’ aerial rocket, some 706 PBJs were ordered for service with the Marine Corps. The first of 16 units to operate the type made its combat debut in the Solomon Islands in March 1944, and by war’s end some seven of these squadrons had engaged the Japanese in the Pacific .Little has appeared in print on the PBJ over the years, and this book provides an important account of the bomber’s missions in the Pacific theatre. By: Jerry Scutts Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 41 US Army AH-1 Cobra Units in Vietnam Bell’s AH-1 Cobra was the first dedicated helicopter gunship to reach frontline service anywhere in the world. Developed as a private venture by the manufacturer, and based on the mechanicals of the ubiquitous UH-1 Huey, the Cobra proved a huge success once issued to the US Army in the field in the autumn of 1967.One of the few aircraft to reach the combat zone that had been influenced in its design by the fighting n South-East-Asia, the Cobra helped reduce the losses being suffered by vulnerable troop transport helicopters by providing effective fire suppression during airmobile operations. In the first of three volumes on the AH-1 planned for publication in the Combat Aircraft series, author Jonathan Bernstein examines the helicopter’s evolution and widespread combat employment in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia with its primary customer, the US Army. Numerous first-hand accounts, photographs and scale drawings are included in this book. By:Jonathan Bernstein Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 42 B-29 Superfortress Units of the Korean War This volume chronicles the story of a majestic, four engine bomber of the propeller era flying perilous combat missions against a sleek, nimble aeroplane of the jet age, the Soviet MiG-15.A ‘very heavy’ bomber and a sky giant during World War 2 ( at that time the B-29 was the world’s most advanced combat aircraft),it had been reclassified as ‘medium’ bomber by the time North Korea attacked its southern neighbor in 1950.Mnay of its crew members had fought their war and settled down to raise families and begin careers-only to be recalled to fight another war on a distant Asian peninsula. An irreverent bunch, they painted their B-29s in elaborate colour schemes. Historians have long been intrigued by the unique war they fought, pitting their big and vulnerable bomber against a veritable fleet of MiG-15s.Crammed full of first –hand accounts, profile artwork and action photographs, this volume graphically details the war fought by the B-29 crews in the deadly skies over North Korea, both during daylight and the hours of darkness. By: Robert F Dorr Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 43 B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-73 Designed to form the backbone of Strategic Air Command’s nuclear deterrent, the B-52 performed vital Cold War service by standing ready to fly atomic strikes against the USSR, using succession of ever more devastating weapons. In 1965, Stratofortresses were deployed to Southeast Asia, where they formed the backbone of the USAF’s bombing campaign in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The aircraft first saw combat over the jungles of Vietnam during Operation Arc Light in June 1965, and it remained in action, flying from bases in the Pacific through until the brief yet bloodly Linebacker II offensive in late 1972.The first B-52s deployed to the region were B-models ,but the first variant to see combat service was the superb B-52F.These aircraft were eventually replaced by B52Ds with the Big Belly modification, which dramatically increased the type’s conventional bombload, while a handful of short-tail B-52G saw service in Vietnam in 1972-73.This book is the first of three B-52 titles planned for the Combat Aircraft series. By: Jon Lake Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 44 Arab Mig-19 and Mig-21 Units in Combat The MiG-21 provided the backbone of frontline Arab air combat strength for many years, the interceptor remaining the Arabs ‘only real hope of challenging Israeli supremacy in the region .This book tells the story of the MiG-21(and MiG-19) in Egyptian, Syrian and Iraqi service in far greater detail then has ever been published before, either in the West or even within the Arab world itself. It includes numerous photographs, a large proportion of which have never previously been published. A substantial part of the text consists of the recollections of Arab MiG pilots, none of which have ever appeared in print before. The story that emerges sheds a new and often surprising light on the Arab- Israeli air wars –conflicts which have in the past been presented from an almost entirely Israeli viewpoint. It is a tale of astonishing courage, persistence, dedication and of far greater technical competence that has been realized in the West. The book does not however, attempt to suggest that ‘the Arabs won’ merely that they did better than is generally realised. By: David Nicolle and Tom Cooper Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces Series is the best-selling aviation series of the past eight years, with over 350 000 copies sold since its launch. Comprehensive histories of the elite fighter pilots, and the aircraft that they flew. A unique source of information researched by recognised experts, and brought to life by first-hand accounts from the combat veterans themselves. Concise, authoritative text is supported by at least 30 specifically commissioned original colour artworks, new scale plans and the best archival photography from around the world. Part # FB 6290 Price R 190 each
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· 18 Hurricane Aces 1939-40 The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF’s first monoplane fighter, and this book shows how it enabled the air force to defend Britain in her ‘hour of need’. Prior to the Battle of Britain, a number of squadrons equipped with the fighter had seen action firstly in the ‘Phoney War’, and then during the disastrous campaign in France. Pilots like ‘Cobber’ Kain had achieved impressive scores in the face of overwhelming Luftwaffe forces, and although the RAF lost no less than 386 Hurricanes during the Blitzkrieg, it gave many pilots valuable experience .Hawker fighters outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain by three to one, and downed far more aircraft. Overseas, a handful of pilots put up stiff resistance against Germany’s Italian ally in Libya and Egypt, and also over Malta. By: Tony Holmes Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 19 P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO The P-38 made its combat debut in Europe inmid-1942, the first American fighters being flown to the UK before heading further east to Twelfth Air Force units in North Africa. Its service in this theatre, and later over the heartland of Germany itself, earned the P-38 the nickname ‘der gabel-schwanzer Teufel’ (the ‘fork-tailed’ devil).Though possessing a great range that allowed it to escort American ‘heavies’ well into occupied Europe, the Lightning was plagued with technical problems in its early years in the ETO, and it wasn’t until the J –model became available in late 1943 that these were finally cured. This volume traces the careers of many previously unknown aces within the USAAF in Europe, and helps redress the balance which has in the past seen all the ‘glory’ for the fighter victories in this theatre shared between the pilots of the P-47 and P-51.Some 17 pilots score 7 or more kills on the P-38 in the ETO/MTO. By: John Stanaway Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 28 French Aces of WWII French pilots endured the almost unique experience of fighting both with and against the Allies during World War 2.Possessing perhaps the most obsolescent aircraft of any major air force in Europe at the outbreak of the war, the Armee de l’Air was decimated in the wake of the Blitzkrieg. Never short of targets, a number of fighter units achieved creditable scores flying Curtiss Hawks, Morane MS.406s and Dewoitine D.520s, although they also suffered serious losses at the hands of marauding Bf 109s and Bf 110s.Following the capitulation of France at the end of June 1940, many aces continued to fly with the now Vichy French squadrons that had fled to North Africa. Many of these pilots subsequently saw action against their former Allies in North Africa –particularly over Syria in 1941 and in opposition to the Anglo-American Torch landings of November 1942, when they took a heavy toll of US Navy and Fleet Air Arm fighters and bombers. Numerous French pilots also escaped to Britain following the surrender, and a handful achieved notable success with the RAF flying Hurricanes, Spitfires and Tempests. In Russia, the formation of the French-manned ‘Normandie –Nieman’ regiment in 1943 also saw near on 40 pilots achieve ace status flying Yak fighters on the Eastern front. By: Barry Ketley Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 36 P-39 Airacobra Aces of WWII The first American fighter fitted with a tricycle undercarriage and mid-mounted engine, the P-39 proved less than successful in the hands of its launch customer, the US army Air Force (AAF).Hampered by unreliability and poor engine performance at high altitude, the P-39 nevertheless served alongside theP-40 and P-38 in the bitter struggle to capture Guadalcanal in 1942-43, as well as seeing much action defending New Guinea. It was also used in the Mediterranean by the AAF. The fighter’s true success came whilst serving with the Soviet Red Air Force, whose pilots rated the Airacobra as probably the best lend-lease fighter of the war. Indeed, well over 30 communists pilots used the aircraft to ‘make ace’, with several finishing with scores in excess of 50 kills. The first title ever published on Airacobra aces, this volume recounts the exploits of the elite pilots from both air forces that flew the much –maligned Bell fighter. By: George Mellinger and John Stanaway Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 38 Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth The first of the lend-lease fighters supplied to the RAF from the USA, the Curtiss Tomahawk was something of a disappointment to the British when it arrived in Europe in late 1940.Lacking the high altitude performance of the Spitfire and the Bf 109, the fighter was assigned the less-demanding army co-operation role in Europe, but overseas it was pressed into action as a frontline fighter through sheer expediency. Although the Desert Air Force squadrons flying it in North Africa enjoyed some success during the campaigns of 1941, the Tomahawk was often little more than cannon fodder for the vastly superior Bf109F.The advent of the improved Kittyhawk in late 1941went some way to redressing this imbalance, and pilots of the caliber of Caldwell, Gibbles, Edwards and Drake all achieved scores into double figures with the type. In New Guinea and the Solomons, Australian and New Zealand pilots also saw much action against the Japanese in 1942-43.In total, some 46 aces achieved five or more kills with the Tomahawk and Kittyhawk. By: Andrew Thomas Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 42 American Aces of WWI American fliers in World War 1 fall into three categories. These volunteers who enlisted in the French Aviation Service collectively became known as the Lafayette Flying Corps; they also manned the legendary, all-American Lafayette Escadrille. The second group of volunteers flew with the British, either in the Royal Flying Corps or the Royal Naval Air Service. The third group were those who joined the US Air Service after America came into war on 6 April 1917.With no machines, the new arrivals had to acquire Sopwith Camels from the British and Nieuports and SPADs from the French. This is the story of American ace-of-aces ‘Eddie’ Rickenbacker and his fellow pilots, men such as Raoul Lufbery,Frank Luke,Elliot White Springs and GEORGE Vaughn Jr , whose skill and courage is a reminder of more heroic days. By: Norman Franks Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 47 SPAD XII/XIII Aces of WWI Built in response to the combat inadequacies of the SPAD VII, the SPAD XIII featured the Hispano-Suiza 8B engine of 200hp, which greatly boosted the French fighter’s performance. Dubbed the ‘geared SPAD’ due to the arrangement of its powerplant, the XIII bore a striking resemblance to the VII, but was larger overall. The first examples entered service with the French Aviation Militaire in the autumn of 1917, and by 1 April 1918 372 had been delivered. Despite being handicapped by engine unreliability, the XIII enjoyed great success on the Western Front, being followed by British, French, American and Italian aces, including Eddie Rickebacker, leading US ace of World War 1.The SPAD XIII’s precursor, the SPAD XII, was a limited production (300) fighter which embodied numerous improvements over the SPAD VII, including the spur-reduction gear Hispano –Suiza engine. Entering service in July 1917, the aircraft boasted single-shot 37 mm Puteaux cannon, which had to be hand –reloaded in flight! By: Jon Guttman Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 48 Dolphin and Snipe Aces of WWI The last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World War 1, the Dolphin and the Snipe built on the strong scouting heritage of the Pup and Camel. The dolphin featured the unique negative –staggered biplane wing arrangement, which provided the pilot with the best possible tactical view forward and above seeking out his enemy. It was also heavily armed, boasting an unprecedented four machine guns. Entering service in February 1918 , some 1532 Dolphins were completed by the end of 1918.Used extensively on the Western Front, the fighter proved very effective in combat, with 28 pilots (from Britain , the US ,Canada ,Australia and South Africa)scoring five kills with the type to ‘make ace’. The snipe was built as the successor to the highly successful Camel, and entered service with the fledgling Royal Air Force in August 1918.Although seeing just a few months of action before Armistice, the Snipe nevertheless proved its superiority over virtually all other fighters. By: Norman Franks Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 51 ‘ Down to Earth’ Strafing Aces of the Eighth Airforce ‘Like ‘The Long Reach’, ‘Down to Earth’ is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight ‘-this is how Brig Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document ‘Down to Earth’ was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters, yet the task of low-level attack continued to be a vital mission for all fighter groups in the ETO. Indeed, these sorties were so dangerous that the Eighth Air Force deemed that ground kills would be given the same accreditation as aerial victories. By: William N Hess Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 52 Sopwith Camel Aces of WWI Responsible for destroying 1294 enemy aircraft between June 1917 and November 1918, the Camel was the most successful fighting scout employed by either side in terms of the sheer number of victories that it scored. A natural outgrowth of the Pup and Triplane, it gained its formidable combat performance at the cost of losing the earlier types’ faultless handling qualities, the Camel was renowned for its sensitivity, and pilots quickly learned to respect the pugnacious Sopwith fighter. More than 5 490 examples were constructed, and it was used by large number of frontline units on the Western Front, in Palestine, on the Italian Front, in the Home Defence role in the UK and in Russia. At least two RFC pilots scored six kills in a single day with the fighter, and Canadian Roy Brown was flying a Camel when he was officially credited with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen on 21 April 1918. By: Norman Franks Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 53 Fokker D VII Aces of WWI Designed in a great rush at the end of 1917 just in time to take part in the German Standard fighter competition held in January /February 1918, Fokker’s D VII easily walked away with his prize .Given a longer fuselage and stretched fin following the official ‘fly-off’, the DVII was placed in widespread production. Befitting its status as Germany’s premier fighter unit, Jagdeschwader Nr I ‘Richthofens Circus (led by Hermann Goring in the wake of the ‘Red Baron’s’ recent death) received the first examples of the D VII to reach the frontline in late April. Built to oppose the new generation of Allied fighters, the D VII was arguably the best all-round fighting scout of World War 1.More than 1000 had been built by the time the Armistice came into effect, and the Allies were in such fear of the D VII’s capabilities that it was specifically named by type in the list of items to be handed over to the victors by the defeated German armed forces. By: Norman Franks and Greg VanWyngarden Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 54 Rumanian Aces of WWII Apart from Slovakia, Rumania was the only Axis power to attack the USSR alongside the Third Reich on 22 June 1941.Over the next three years, the Rumanians would fight Soviet forces in three separate campaigns .In August 1943, a new and more powerful enemy made its appearance in Rumanian skies-the USAAF. From April 1944, the Aeronautica Regala Romana would be embroided in a deadly fight with the US aircraft as it struggled to defend its homeland. The vanatori suffered terrible losses to the P-38s and P-51s, and a number of aces were killed. Rumania switched sides on 23 August 1944, leaving the surviving vanatori to face the deadliest enemy of them all-the Lutwaffe. Flying indigenous IAR80/81s and Bf 109E/Gs, the vanatori claimed 1200 aircraft destroyed by VE-Day. Their little known story is documented in this unique book, which is the third of five volumes in the Aces series dealing with Axis aces of World War 2. By: Denes Bernad Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 55 P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific The first US Army fighter to engage the Japanese in World War 2,a handful of P-40s rose to defend Pearl Harbor from attack on the morning of 7 December 1941.Warhawk units were also heavily involved in the ill-fated fight to stem invading Japanese forces in the Philippines and Java between December 1941 and April 1942.Indeed , in the later theatre Boyd Wagner became the USAAF’s first ace in a P-40 whilst flying with the 17th PS )P) over Java. Later in 1942, the P-40 took the fight to the Japanese firstly during the defence of northern Australia and New Guinea, and then in the Solomons following the US invasion of Guadalcanal. The Warhawk saw further action in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands between January 1943 and March 1944, with 11 pilots claiming ace status during this period-including ‘aces-in-a-day’ Elmer Wheadon and Joseph Lesicka. All these campaigns are detailed in this volume, as is the key role played by the P-40 in the Aleutians, when the USAAF battled not only the Japanese but also extreme weather conditions. By: Carl Molesworth Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 56 LaGG & Lavochkin Aces of WWII The LaGG-3 was the last of the new generation, piston –engined fighters to enter service with the Red Air Forces in early 1941.From the start it acquired an evil reputation which it never completely overcame, and was reputedly dubbed the ‘Flying Coffin’ due to its wooden construction, and the ease with which it was shot down. Its limited successes were gained at a high cost by stubborn and heroic pilots. However, if not itself a success, when the LaGG-3 was re-engined with the new M-82 radial and renamed the LA-5/7,it became one of the great fighters of World War 2.Soviet pilots who had survived the Lagg-3 found that they now had a machine capable of meeting their German opponents on equal terms. Indeed, the Lavochkin La-5/7 were the fighters of choice for Heroes of the Soviet Union such as Ivan Kozhedub, who claimed 62 kills with the machines. This volume features 37 colour profiles, 90+ photographs, 37 000 words of text and extensive aces and unit listings. By: George Mellinger Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 57 Hurricane Aces 1941-45 The first volume on Hurricane aces in this series featured the fighters exploits in the opening year of the war, and this title takes the story through to 1945.Used as a fighter-bomber on the Channel coast until 1942,the Hurricane was flown by numerous squadrons in Fighter Command, including the American ‘Eagles’ and the Polish units. In North Africa and the Mediterranean, the Hawker fighter was the most modern machine available in the RAF, and it was used to defend the island of Malta, as well as fighting valiantly in the ill-fated campaigns in Greece and Crete, and dueled with Rommel’s Afrika Korps well into 1943.Indeed,some of the highest-scoring aces to fly the Hurricane saw action in this theatre in 1941.The fleet Air Arm also used Sea Hurricane as its principle fighter in the Mediterranean in 1941-1942,creating a handful of aces. In the Far East, Hurricane units failed in their attempt to defend Singapore and Malaya from Japanese forces in 1941-42, but continued to take the fight to the enemy from bases in India and Ceylon into 1945. By: Andrew Thomas Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· 58 Slovakian and Bulgarian Aces of WWII Proclaiming its independence from Czech territory in March 1939, the Slovakian government soon signed a protection agreement with the German Reich. The small nation later became Hitler’s only ally to join the attack on Poland on 1 September 1939-it was also involved in the invasion of the Soviet Union right from the start. Equipped with obsolete B 534 biplanes, the Slovaks still managed to shoot down a number of communist aircraft while defending their ground forces. Issued with battle-weary Bf 109Es in October 1942 and flying as 13 (slow)./JG 52,the Slovaks soon showed their fighting prowess. Given Bf 109F/Gs in early 1943 the staffel claimed 215 kills p until it was pulled out of the frontline in September 1943 and given the task of defending its homeland. Unlike Slovakia, Bulgaria never declared war on the USSR, although it supported German efforts in Yugoslavia and Greece. First seeing action in August 1943 during the American raids on the Ploesti oilfields in neighbouring Rumania, Bulgarian fighter pilots used their Bf 109Gs to good effect. By: Jiri Rajlich, Stephan Boshniakov and Petro Mandjukov Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· Israeli Mirage and Nesher Aces Israeli delta fighter pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. Compared with the US air combat experience in Vietnam, the Israeli aerial exchange rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal, even though their Arab opponents were usually flying the technically superior MiG-21.Although the Israeli pilots were stopped into Mach 2 fighters, their aircraft lacked any modern radar equipment, leaving them to conduct World War 2 dogfights in jet interceptors. In many cases they could actually see the faces of their opponents, and most engagements were a ‘die or survive’ struggle, as neither side had the combat to disengage at will. The combat careers of Shahak (Mirage IIICJ) and IAI Nesher are detailed in this unique work, often by the men who ‘made ace’ in them. Supporting the text are over 100 photos, 40 profiles and detailed appendices. By: Shlomo Aloni Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
· Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces The American-manufactured F-4 Phantom II was used by the Israelis in air-to-ground missions, as an attack aircraft and in air-to-air missions as a fighter. Despite performing both roles with equal success, the Israeli reliance on the Mirage III and the Nesher delta fighters meant that the F-4 was used most regularly in its air-to-ground role. Consequently, the kill total of the Israeli F-4 community was a modest 116.5-significantly lower than that of the other Israeli fighter types in service between 1969 and 1982.A handful of aces were nevertheless, created and, using firsthand accounts, this unique book tells their stories. Many F-4 pilots had previously flown the Mirage III, but most of the navigators were inexperienced flying school graduates or had been transferred from transport aircraft .The decision to create such teams may have appeared odd, and certainly led to a number of interesting experiences, but it has proved to be so successful that by 2010the Israeli air force will have more two-seat combat aircraft than single-seat fighters. The F-4 experience was therefore crucial to molding the future of modern air force. By: Shlomo Aloni Part # FB 6290 Price R 190
The Professional Pilot Study Guide Series an ideal study aid for any pilot. By Mike Burton Part # FB 6263 Price R 130 each · Volume 4-Electrics · Volume 7-Pneumatics · Volume 8-Advanced Flying Systems · Volume 9- Undercarriages
Black Box Despite huge strides in plane safety, there is a fatal plane crash every week. Every year approximately 1500 airline passengers die. Why? Black box begins where every previous book on this subject has left off-after the crash. Given unprecedented access to the air –crash detectives, who piece together the evidence to discover the fatal flaw. Nicholas Faith has written the first in-depth study of what causes the modern air disaster. By Nicholas Faith Part # FB6267 Price R 370
Touching Cloud Base first appeared in 1991 to wide acclaim and soon became the standard manual for anyone starting paragliding. In this third and much expanded edition, the latest information on training, equipment and progressing in this exhilarating form of flight has been augmented by- > a detailed introduction to paramotoring >a new section on tandem (two person) flying >an expanded reference section including a guide to the worlds manufacturers This really is a complete guide covering everything from the history of the sport to innovations and the future-from what is involved on your very first days training to how to fly in competitions or become an instructor yourself. The entire syllabus for the British Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association’s training programme is covered including a section on how to pass your exams! Touching Cloudbase is endorsed by the British Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association and includes a foreword by Bernard Kane MBE,a former chairman of the Association’s safety and training committee. By Ian Currer and Rob Cruickshank Part # Misc Price R 165
The Safety Pilot’s Training Manual Although the Safety Pilot Course does not earn the students a licence or official rating, it offers two major worthwhile benefits. From the safety aspect the students should, in most circumstances, be able to land the aircraft in which he/she is travelling without injury to the aircraft or occupants. However, the more appreciated benefit will be from the additional satisfaction of knowing what is happening during the flight, removing the mystery dials and buttons in the cockpit. The manual has been written to avoid non-essential flying jargon. Only the fundamental procedures for a real-life flight are explained in simple English. The text cover the theory and practical use of various instruments and controls supported by illustrations; three sample test papers to reassure the student that the information is sinking in, a full index, abbreviation list, flight log and certificate of course completion. By David Bruford Part # FB6244 Price R 107
Airfields Directory for Southern Africa 2007-2009 is a comprehensive full-colour airfield and flight information handbook, covering Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It also incorporates leisure information, Aviation. Services ‘Yellow Pages’ and index of all airfields and status, if not included in the main section. >easy to read >many tips >colour coded >categorised >important ‘across border’ information >Telephone numbers >fly-in destinations >Aviation. Services ‘Yellow Pages’ >Jeppesen Chart of Aerodromes a full-colour airfield location map which makes your flight planning easier when searching for alternate airfields en route. >Aviation Frequencies Guide all important (VOR/NDB) and communication frequencies at a glance. >ATC and MET telephone numbers for the whole of Southern Africa. Published By Aviation Direct cc Part # FB6001 Price R 685
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