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B-29 Superfortress, Vol. 1 - Boeing's XB-29 Through B-29B in World War II by David Doyle
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was not only the largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in World War II, it was also the most expensive weapons system of the war, even exceeding the cost of developing the atomic bombthe weapon that ultimately would be delivered to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by a ...Show more
C-130 Hercules: Lockheed's Military Air Transport and Its Variants by DAVID DOYLE
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production for over six decades, longer than any other military aircraft in the world, and no end of production is yet in sight. The Hercules has been a part of US combat operations since Vietnam, and the airframe, which began life as a simple transport ...Show more
F-111 Aardvark - General Dynamics' Variable-Swept-Wing Attack Aircraft by John Gourley
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The General Dynamics F-111 was one of aviation history's most promising planes when it came out in the early 1960s. Despite a rocky service career, political changes in how the military acquired its weaponry, and the addition of too much new technology, the plane provided a credible frontline deterrent ...Show more
P-51 Mustang, Vol. 2 - The d, H, and K Models in World War II and Korea by David Doyle
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
Even today, almost eighty years after its first flight, the North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the most famous and recognizable aircraft in the world. Nimble and fast, qualities that lead the Mustang to be used even today in air races, the aircraft was forged in battle. This, the second of two v ...Show more
Short Stirling - RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II by Ron Mackay
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
Introduced in 1941, the Short Stirling was the Royal Air Force's first four-engine heavy bomber of the Second World War. However, early on, the Stirling's performance was compromised by several issues: a reduced wingspan, which resulted in serious limitations on maximum altitude capability; the two-stag ...Show more
TBF/TBM Avenger - Grumman's First Torpedo Bomber in World War II by David Doyle
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Grumman-designed TBF Avenger was unquestionably the most successful torpedo bomber in the US fleet during WWII. Developed just prior to the US entry in WWII, the type made its combat debut at the Battle of Midway. Demand for the large carrier-borne aircraft, which could drop conventional bombs and d ...Show more
The Messerschmitt Bf109E - Germany's Premier Early World War II Fighter by David Johnston
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Category: Overseas Military | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Bf 109 E "Emil" entered service in 1938. The aircraft's DB 601 engine transformed its performance, making the Messerschmitt fighter one of the most capable anywhere in the world at the time. After seeing action late in the Spanish Civil War, the Emil was Germany's premier fighter aircraft during the ...Show more
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