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Eagle in the Sky
Contento De Semrik (www.Semrik.com)2012English406 pg.978-965-550-148-3Review written by: Max HeldringRan Ronen (1936) started his career in the IAF (Israeli Air Force) in the beginning of 1954. After his basic training on the Stearman and the Harvard he started his operational training on the Spitfire, which formed the backbone of the IAF together with the Mustang fighter. After that period he followed a conversion training […]
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World War II From Above: An Aerial View of the Global Conflict
Zenit Press/ Omniboek The Netherlands2014English/ Dutch2018 pg.0760345732/ Dutch Version: 9401905959Review written by: Rene VerjansJeremy Harwood has made a surveyable book about the Second World War in the air. The book is divided into five chapters that tell about the initiation of the war, the Blitzkrieg, the years after that and the end of the war. Within these chapters Harwood zooms in on the most important events that took […]
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Tornado above the Tigris- Memoirs of a fast jet pilot
Pen and Sword Books2015English288 pg.9781473834132Review written by: Max HeldringMichael Napier began his carrier at the RAF in 1978 and left 13 years later as Flight Commander. The greatest part of his flying carrier he spent, after his training, as pilot off a Tornado, the tactical bomber in the ‘80ies from the British, Italian and German air force. He describes his experiences in the air […]
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SISTERS IN ARMS: British & American Women Pilots During World War II
Pen and sword books2006English240 pg.9781844153886Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThe photo on the cover shows a very neat lady who is laughing at the photographer whilst hanging out of the left cockpit window (so, the ‘pilot in command’). That ‘in command’ flying seems a ‘piece of cake’ with that relaxed look of hers, but this book makes clear that this, especially for the American […]
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Dogfight: The Supermarine Spitfire and the Messerschmitt Bf109
Pen and Sword Books2015English370 pg.9781473828063Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThe title of this book suggests that it is primarily written for pilots. But if you buy the book for that, than you get it wrong. This book is the most elaborate ‘air war history book’ that I have ever laid my hands on. It starts off in the after days of WO I and […]
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A Passion for Flying-50 years in the cockpit
Pen and sword Books2015English147 pg.9781473845640Review written by: Max Heldring8.000 Hours of RAF flying has Tom Eeles logged as a pilot when is pensioned at an age of 55 years. In this book he describes his RAF career that started in 1962 and ended in 1997 after which he kept flying as a reserve officer and instructor with the Cambridge University flying school. In […]
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Why planes crash 2002- Case files 2002
Sylvia Wrigley2015English161 pg.9781516344253Review written by: Max HeldringThis E-book is the follow-up to a previously published work by Sylvia Wrigley detailing both well-known and relatively unknown plane crashes during 2001. This book describes 11 accidents that occurred in 2002. Among these, the most tragic example of how badly things can go wrong, is the story of a collision between a Tupolev 154M […]
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Review Voices in Flight: RAF Escapers and Evaders in WWII
Pen and Sword Books2015English236 pg.9781783831753Review written by: Joris GonggrijpA hearty meal and a cup of coffee prior to take-off and a few hours later you find yourself stranded in enemy territory. For some an experience as shocking as this brings to light extraordinary inventiveness and perseverance in finding their way back home, as demonstrated in this book’s “travelogues”. Although the title of this […]
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Flying the Knife Edge - Papua New Guinea Bush Flying
Matt McLaughlin2015English978-988-14036-5-0Review written by: Max HeldringThis book describes the flying adventures of Matt McLauchlin in Papoea New Guinea (PNG) in a very realistic way. It starts with his short career in the New-Zealand Air Force, where he was washed out during his pilot training. On his search for a job in the commercial aviation he ends up in Papoea New […]
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Kamikaze - To Die for the Emperor
Pen and Sword Books2014English237 pg.9781781593134Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThis book, detailing the creation and execution of the Japanese kamikaze – divine wind – suicide attacks, was a real eye-opener for me. Never before have I read such a detailed account of this desperate stratagem. Moreover, the profound effect the attacks had on the allied fleet in the closing years of the war was […]