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The Battle of Britain

by Kate Moore

You could go broke buying every single book about the Battle of Britain, and blind reading them all. This one is easy on the wallet, easy on they eyes, and a well-rounded overview. This book’s particular appeal lies in the sensitive weaving together of individual human voices and the maelstrom of history.

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

by Steve Pace

Being able to travel at an altitude of 16 miles and cover 33 miles a minute is an unmatched achievement for a manned airplane even today, some 50 years after someone first dreamt up the Blackbird. Among its many records is the faster-ever New York London time (1974): 1:54:56 hrs which translates to 1806.96 mph!

Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission

In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission

by Col. Richard H. Graham

As aircraft historian Jay Miller rightly says in his Foreword, this book is the “missing link” in the existing literature on the Blackbird, “arguably the most significant aircraft of our time.”

Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions

by Paul F Crickmore

In automotive terms the Blackbird is a veritable hot rod, doubling, almost trebling the altitude and flight envelopes of the best fighters of its day, such as the F-100 Super Sabre and F-101 Voodoo.

Sunderland Over Far-Eastern Seas: An RAF Flying Boat Navigator’s Story

by Group Captain Derek Empson

This autobiography is the first account of post-WWII operations conducted by Sunderland flying boats assigned to the British RAF’s Far East Air Force Flying Boat Wing (FEFBW). Empson was 21 and a newly minted RAF navigator on his first tour of duty with just 450 flying hours under his belt.

Avro Vulcan (Darling)

by Kev Darling

Among the several aviation books Kev Darling has done, this one is probably the topic for which he has the greatest affinity: he spent almost half his 20-year life as an RAF engineer on the Vulcan.

Vulcan Units of the Cold War

by Andrew Brookes

As all titles in this series this slim paperback combines a brief but solid overview of the subject by an expert with first-hand commentary by various personnel, archival photos, and the hallmark set of color profile drawings. Not only is author Brookes an ex-Vulcan pilot, he also held various command posts.

Peace was Their Profession—Strategic Air Command: A Tribute

by Mike Hill, John M. Campbell & Donna Campbell

The title is derived from the Strategic Air Command’s motto “Peace is Our Profession” which insiders—who have earned the right—often amend to include “War is Our Hobby.” An alternate version is “Peace Through Strength—Victory Through Devastation.”

Profiles of Flight: V Bombers Vulcan, Valiant and Victor

by Dave Windle, Martin Bowman

Unlike the multitude of often look-alike car models there are many fewer models of airplanes, few enough to be easily recognizable on sight. Among the bombers, the three featured in this book are especially distinctive.

Pegasus, The Heart of the Harrier

by Andrew Dow

Being one of the most innovative gas turbine aircraft engines ever developed, it is gratifying to see a book dedicated to the Rolls-Royce Pegasus, arguably the world’s first successful VTOL aircraft engine. VTOL has been an aviation goal for decades with many failures along the way.

Leydenfrost, The Baron of Aviation Art

by Hampton and Howard Wayt

Leydenfrost was a Hungarian artist who emigrated to America in the mid-1920s with three equally talented countrymen, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre and Paul Lucas. While his friends went on to Hollywood, Leydenfrost stayed in New York illustrating books.

The Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Aircraft

by David Myhra

WWII left the world with a number of very technologically advanced German twin-jet aircraft designs. The young Hortons were right there and made a mighty contribution.

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