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My Heart at Zero Gravity: A Girl, A Plane and Their Story
Cartabianca Publishing2018English
212 pg.ASIN: B07G9VK2KJReview written by: Max HeldringThe story in this book starts when Carolina is checked out on a Piaggio P-180, a business jet we al know from its special design with 2 push props and the canard wings in front of the cockpit. After that Carolina tells her personal story and adventures during her time serving as a co-pilot flying […]
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MODERN CHINESE WARPLANES, Chinese Naval Aviation- Aircraft and Units
Harpia Publishing L.L.C.2018English
96 pg.978-0-9973092-5-6Review written by: Rene VerjansAs we know from Hapia Publishing, this has also become a splendid publication. This book focusses on the state of being of the Chinese Naval army forces and her accompanying aircrafts in the year 2018. The 96 pages counting book has a logical structure that starts with a short bit of history and future, used […]
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Voices in Flight: RAF Night Operations
Pen & Sword Books2015English
232 pg.9781783831944Review written by: Max HeldringThis book contains a lot of dramatic personal stories how several crewmembers of RAF bomber command experienced their nightly bomber missions in the early years of the WW2. There are already many stories circulating about the massive bomber formations from the RAF and USAAF that were hitting Germany by night and day bombing in the […]
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EAGLES OVER HUSKY. THE ALLIED AIR FORCES IN THE SICILIAN CAMPAIGN, 14 MAY TO 17 AUGUST 1943
Helion & Company Ltd2018English
192 pg.978-1-9122174-94-2Review written by: Joris GonggrijpOperation Husky was the title for the first joint executed British-American landing operation, at which the navy, aviation and land forces of both countries cooperated. In short: the word ‘us’ had to be replaced by ‘we’. A joint commando and cooperative army forces were then not yet that obvious. You do not become a general […]
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The Flight: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing
William Morrow2017English
336 pg.ISBN-10: 0062464396 ISBN-13: 978-0062464392Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezThe twentieth century opened with the courageous exploits of the visionary Wright brothers. This marked the beginning of aviation history, which is dotted with a vast number of aviators and explorers. Granted, explorers come in many forms. Along with Shackleton, Byrd, Hillary and the Apollo astronauts, Charles Lindbergh is one of the great explorers of […]
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Gerhard Fieseler. The man behind the Storch
Helion & Company2018English
328 pg.ISBN-10: 1911512749 ISBN-13: 978-1911512745Review written by: Max HeldringReaders that are familiar with the military aviation history know the Fieseler Storch. A famous STOL aircraft built during the second world war by Gerhard Fieseler for the German Luftwaffe with its specific silhouette and characteristics. But the name of the book ‘does not cover the load’ as we Dutch used to say. The book […]
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EMB-312 Tucano - Brazil's turboprop success story
Harpia Publishing L.L.C.2018English
256 pg.978-0-9973092-3-2This book describing the success story of the EMB Tucano is a joy to read and a marvelous photo book showing the Tucano in all his executions and paintings that were used by the different air forces it served. The Tucano was developed as successor of the different basic and light jet trainers in use […]
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A-3 Skywarrior: Units of the Vietnam War
Osprey Publishing2015English
96 pg.ISBN-10: 147280564X ISBN-13: 978-1472805645Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezThe Vietnam War initiated the expansion and diversification of United States air power. After World War II and the Korean War, the U.S. military saw the need to create “heavy attack” bombers capable of being launched from aircraft carriers – which were becoming larger at the time. A-3 Skywarrior: Units of the Vietnam War is […]
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Thud Pilot, A pilot’s account of early F-105 combat in Vietnam
Fonthill Media Limited2018English
160 pg.9781781556504Review written by: Max HeldringThud Pilot! The author Victor Vizcarra flew his F-105 Thunderchief during the early days of the Vietnam war when air combat started to become more intensive. The F-105 Thunderchief (Thud) was a fighter bomber and was the most important bomber of the USAF in the first years of the war with North Vietnam. Its primary role […]
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Carrier Aviation in the 21st Century, Aircraft carriers and their units in detail
Harpia Publishing2017English
256 pg.978-0-9973092-2-5Review written by: René Verjans‘Carrier Aviation in the 21st Century’! Great brand new book this is! The 256 pages of this voluptuous book has 9 chapters with descriptions of countries that have one or more aircraft-carriers (Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States). And let we just make things simple!: most countries actually […]