Air Vice-Marshal ‘Johnnie’ Johnson was a character literally from the pages of Boys’ Own: an individual who became the RAF’s top-scoring fighter pilot and wing leader par excellence of the Second World War. A one-time household name synonymous with the superlative Spitfire, Johnnie’s aerial combat successes inspired schoolboys for generations.
In 2007 the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight celebrated its landmark 50th anniversary and Jarrod Cotter was chosen to write a book charting the Flight’s history which began with the formation of...
If ever there was a real pilot's airplane it was the Hunter, an outstanding multi-purpose aircraft which excelled in the roles of interceptor fighter, ground attack, reconnaissance, research vehicle and two-seater trainer, not to mention its dramatic displays in formation aerobatic performances.
The daring and iconic Dambuster raid (Operation Chastise) on 16th/17th May 1943 caught the public’s imagination at the time and thanks to the book and film has held it ever since. It matters not that...
During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the...
The Life and Achievements of Air Marshal Sir Brian Baker KBE, CB, MC, DSO, AFC
by Jacquie Buttriss
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781399058315
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword Aviation
256 Pages
From Rifleman to Air Marshal, Sir Brian Baker excelled in every role. Having transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and learning to fly in record time on a Maurice Farman Longhorn, he progressed to a...
Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2
by Martin W Bowman
Price: $42.95
ISBN: 9781399073202
Pub Date: 2024-02-29
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Air World
248 Pages
Fascinating for its gripping and factual re-creation of the bomber-fighter/flak encounters, the confrontations in captivity between PoWs and Stalag guards, Escape from Hitler’s Reich provides a real insight into the war as those who ‘fell from formation’ saw it.
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