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Cuban Migs- The Defenders of Castro’s Air Force
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2022English144 pg.9781950394098Review written by: Rene Verjans(Nederlands) Yes! Here is another book of one of the most beautiful series that I collect! This time ‘Cuban Migs’ -and for the people that do not know the books of Harpia Publishing-; a great book that is part of a large series of books that, in the meantime, is published by them.
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England Is My Village and The World Owes Me a Living
HP Handheld Press1941English62 pg.978-1-912766-66-6Review written by: Joris GonggrijpJohn Llewelyn Rhys gained his pilot’s licence in 1934 and joined the RAF as a Reservist in the following year. He already had some writing experience and demonstrated his talent for it. He kept on flying until his untimely death in 1940 aged 29. So not much writing of this short lived pilot survived. England […]
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The Aviation Pioneers of McCook Field
Shiffer Publishing2022English185 pg.Jerry KoszykReview written by: Joris GonggrijpJerry Koszyk is an amateur aviation researcher who by chance discovered that way back in 1917 the then fledgling Army Air Service had set up an airfield for aeronatical research and development.at Dayton, Ohio, called McCook Field, where commercial, civilian, aerobatic and military aviation merged. He also discovered that no book or other publication about […]
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The Flying Shadow
Handheld Press UK2022English978 1 912766 659Review written by: Max HeldringThe best review that described this book is probably the introduction by Daniel Kilburn and Luke Seaber published in the first paragraph. They dig deep into the character of Robert Owen whose life as a pilot instructor is described in this novel. They explain to the reader what symbolisms and metaphors Rhys uses to show […]
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FLIGHT- a visual tribute to military aviation in all its forms
Ridder Aero Media2022English159 pg.ISBN 978-90-90-35771-3Review written by: Rene VerjansDirk Jan de Ridder is addicted to aviation photography and that delivered him beautiful pictures. Since he was 7, when he visited an aviation show at Gilze Rijen for the first time, he is ‘sold’ to aviation and more specific and foremost, military aviation. Throughout the years he makes trips to 23 different countries all over the world, which supplied him with pictures of planes and helicopters from 71 countries! Dirk Jan now decided to unite the most beautiful
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Sky Raider
Sea Story Press USA Florida2022English307 pg.B09VZJFNZ7Review written by: Max HeldringReading this book I am not really sure whether this review should belong in AviationBookReviews because the title does not cover the load entirely. Duke Thomas, the main character in this book, is an “ace” during the First World War and servicing the USAAF with a big passion namely the archaeology of the Middle East […]
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Flying Light Helicopters with the Royal Marines-Collective Tales From Marine Air 489
Pen and Sword Books2021English304 pg.9781399002509Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThis book contains the most comprehensive description of helicopter –, or any other aircraft-, flying I was ever privilleged to review.
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Modern South Korean Air Power- The Republic of Korea Air Force Today
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2021English256 pg.978-1-950394-07-4Review written by: Rene Verjans290th Review Modern South Korean Air Power- The Republic of Korea Air Force Today- Robin Polderman A perfect book for on the shelves of the MOD’s of North Korea, Japan, China and Russia! 256 pages full with good information about the air power of South Korea. In the meantime I do know this series of […]
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Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles- current Types, Ordnance and Operation
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2021English184 pg.978-1-950394-05-0Review written by: Rene Verjans289th Review Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles- current Types, Ordnance and Operations- Dan Gettinger Of course, it had to happen one day; a review of a book about unmanned aircrafts. And to be honest, I resisted a bit against it, against books about this type of planes, because these planes do not reflect the romanticism that […]
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Continue to hold
Swamp Productions /Martin Leeuwis Publication2021English160 pg.978-94-90008-260Review written by: Rene Verjans288th Review Continue to hold – Gary Clark This is a Funny Book! It’s all about ATC and the ATC world! And that this ATC world contains humour is well seen by this artist. The book with 160 pages is full of cartoons and other humour, all cartoons are drawn by Australian Gary Clark, whose […]