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F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat
Osprey Publishing2014English
97 pg.978-1-78200-347-2Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat- Peter E. Davies The F-111 Aardvark was designed to substitute the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The General Dynamics aircraft became operational in the U.S. Air Force in July 1967. Depending on who you talk to, the F-111 was either a great airplane or something of a nuisance. From the […]
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F9F Panther Units of the Korean War
Osprey Publishing2014English
96 pg.978-17800-350Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview F9F Panther Units of the Korean War- Warren Thompson The end of World War II saw the defeat of German national socialism and the propping up of international communism, which spread from the Soviet Union. Even though international communism had been a reality since the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks created a […]
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Fly Over Down Under- Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane
Wheatmark2015English
230 pg.ISBN-10: 1627873015 ISBN-13: 978-1627873017Review written by: Max Heldring206th Review Fly Over Down Under- Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane- Michelee Morgan Cabot Michelee Cabot made a dairy of her 4 weekly roundtrip along the whole coast of Australia together with her husband Hal flying a Cessna 172. They started the trip with 4 single engine GA planes supervised by a very experienced pilot […]
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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War
Osprey Publishing2007English
112 pg.978-1-84603-181-6Review written by: Pedro Blas Gonzalez205th Review U.S. Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War- Peter Mersky It is easy for aviation enthusiasts to appreciate any or most books written about aviation history. This is because any new work that sheds attention on aviation’s yesteryear and its current development is enough to excite their curiosity. For […]
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Douglas Propliners: Skyleaders, DC-1 to DC-7
Haynes Publishing2012English
360 pg.ISBN-10: 0857331574 ISBN-13: 978-0857331571Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview Douglas Propliners: Skyleaders, DC-1 to DC-7- René J. Francillion The first airplane I ever flew on was a Douglas DC-6. My father, mother and older sister flew from communist Cuba on our way to freedom in Miami, Florida, USA on December 4, 1970. I was 6 years old. We were part of the Freedom […]
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Albatros D.III/D.V: Aces’ Fighter (Famous Airplanes)
Kagero2018English
92 pg.ISBN-10: 8365437953 ISBN-13: 978-8365437952Review written by: Max HeldringReview Albatros D.III/D.V: Aces’ Fighter (Famous Airplanes) This book written in 2 languages namely English and Polish is solemny and ultimately dedicated to the Albatros WW 1 fighter plane. An A4 size laminated soft cover book with a high quality paper that gives the reader a very good description of the history, development, design and […]
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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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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 […]