Gérard Paloque

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

1955-2015

Originally designed to replace another aircraft from the same manufacturer Douglas, the famous Skyraider, the A-4 Skyhawk enjoyed a remarkable career for nearly half a century. It was first the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps who utilized this aircraft extensively, with the many squadrons labeled " Scooter " it's quasi-official nickname. The two branches implemented them especially during the Vietnam War before transforming them into "aggressors" within the core of the training units. In total, nearly 3000 Skyhawks were constructed until 1979, when manufacturing was terminated, while the success of the delta wing and the smaller dimensions went beyond the borders of the United States, with only seven other nations employing it in the world. Among these is Israel, whose A-4 made its debut during the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and which was only retired from service in 2008. More recently the A-4 was used in Argentina, where the Skyhawk won several successes against the British forces during the Falklands War in 1982.

Douglas A4 Skyhawk

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Volume 1: US Navy and US Marine Corps

Designed originally as a carrier-borne interceptor armed only with missiles, its beginnings were so promising that the USAF adopted it as a tactical fighter and was quickly followed by an impressive number of other air forces around the world which explains why certain examples are still in service today.

McDonnell F-4 Phantom

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First the U.S. Navy used the fighter, then the Air Force decided to do yhe same.

Volume 2: US Air Force and Export Versions

Shortly after the US Navy put the F-4H-1 Phantom II into service in 1960, the US Air Force in turn took an interest in it. After a successful comparison with the best machines of the period, it was decided at the beginning of 1962 to use it as the standard tactical fighter. It was in May 1963 that the first USAF F-4C, overall similar to the Navy version, made its first flight and exceeded Mach 2. Several versions and variants of the twin-engine fighter were produced over almost ten years, taking advantage each time of the progress made in avionics, power plants and armament, with the original “all-missile” concept being eventually put aside in the light of the fighting in South-East Asia in which the aircraft took an active part, in exchange for an on-board weapon which turned out to be very effective both in the aerial combat and ground attack roles. Apart from the USAF and the various units of the Air National Guard, or the United States Reserve which used the 2 600 F-4s up to the middle of the 90s - especially for recce or electronic warfare - the Phantom IIs were also very successful in the export markets since more than 1,200 examples were flown by ten or so countries, especially NATO ones. Some, like Japan, even built them under license in large numbers and many, like Israel and Iran, often used them successfully in combat.

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The Crusader was the US Navy's first supersonic aircraft 

1955-1999

KEYNOTE: * A highly-illustrated study of the 30-year career of the US Navy's first supersonic aircraft, the Vought F-8 Crusader When it built the Crusader, the US Navy's first supersonic aircraft, Vought repeated the success it had had with the legendary WWII fighter, the F4U Corsair. 1250 examples were built. This fighter with its unusual variable incidence wing, made its maiden flight in March 1955 and equipped more than seventy Navy and Marine Corps squadrons during its thirty year career. Used in combat as early as the autumn of 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis, the Crusader distinguished itself during the first part of the Vietnam War in which it scored eighteen confirmed kills, more than half of the US Navy's total of kills for the whole of the conflict, earning it the unofficial title of 'MiGMaster'. Replaced gradually by more effective fighters like the F-4 Phantom II and the F-14 Tomcat, the Crusader, nicknamed the 'Last Gunfighter', finished its career in the United States in the Reserve units or specializing in photographic reconnaissance at the end of the eighties. France, the only export client except for the Philippines, had Crusaders specially designed to operate from its small aircraft carriers, and the Aeronavale's last 'Crouze', and thereby the last F-8 in the world, was withdrawn from service in October 1999. Illustrated throughout

Vought F-8 Crusader

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David Donald

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

And the World's Air Forces

Pocket Guide to Military Aircraft 

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Michael Sharpe

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

300 of the World's Greatest Aircraft

Provides a brief overview of 300 military jet aircraft each with a full-color artwork. Full dimensions, weights, armament and powerplant details are given along with development history and career. Attack and Interceptor Jets contains 300 of the most important and influential military jet aircraft that have flown since World War II, including such famous aircraft as the Messerschmitt Me 262, English Electric Lightning, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and North American F-86 Sabre. Attack and Interceptor Jets also includes aircraft that are currently in service around the world, such as the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Saab Gripen, Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker," and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Each of the 300 aircraft featured in Attack and Interceptor Jets is illustrated with the aid of a superb color artwork. In addition, the artwork is accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving dimensions, powerplant, armament, performance, and weights, plus accompanying text that summarizes the design, development, and service history of each type.

Attack and Interceptor Jets

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Classic books in good condition.  Lots of b&w photos. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Lot of three vintage books of fighter jets of the 1950's

Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Naval Aviation Museum Foundation 

U.S. Naval Aviation 

W. J. Holland

Cover has some indentations, but the book is in excellent condition. Very large book.

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Naval Historical Foundation 

For most Americans the true origin of the 9/11 attacks remains a mystery. But as the two jetliners hit the Twin Towers, three strangers knew exactly what had happened. FBI agent Nancy Floyd, FDNY fire marshal Ronnie Bucca, and Ramzi Yousef, the bomb-making terrorist an American judge once called "an apostle of evil," had been on a collision course for years— soldiers on opposing sides of a terror war raging since the late 1980s.

Now, in "1000 Years for Revenge -- a groundbreaking investigative work that reads like an international thriller -- award-winning journalist Peter Lance reveals how the FBI missed dozens of opportunities to stop the attacks of September 11, dating back to 1989. Drawing on interviews with scores of central figures in the story, as well as hundreds of pages of declassified documents, Lance uncovers startling evidence of FBI negligence that even a joint congressional committee missed. Among his revelations: From the early 1990s, Osama bin Laden was running an active al Qaeda terror cell in New York City -- with blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman as its leader and Ramzi Yousef as its master bomb maker.
The FBI had sufficient intelligence to capture Yousef before he built the first World Trade Center bomb in 1993. In 1995, they learned that he had already set the 9/11 suicide-hijacking plot in motion from Manila -- that he was planning "to return to the U.S. to attack the World Trade Center a second time." Yet each time the FBI missed the opportunity to stop him.
FBI agent Nancy Floyd used a key informant to penetrate the cell of Sheikh Rahman -- only to have the operation sandbagged by her FBI supervisor.
Most alarming, in 1992, a confidant ofSheikh Rahman removed the plans for the World Trade Center from FDNY headquarters. Ronnie Bucca brought the information to the FBI in 1999 but he was ignored.

This is a story of heroes: Nancy Floyd, who tried to bring down the New York terror cell but paid for her effort

The Navy

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This book tells the story of of the risks soldiers took in the most dangerous place inthe world ..  Germany.  This book honors those who took that risk.

Bombers of WWII

The design and development of the fighter F9F

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

F9F Panther Cougar in Action 

C. J. Van Gent

Painting military aircraft in eye-catching colors.

Air Show Color Schemes

Fighter Meet

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Robert F. Dorr

The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled Sabre pilots to dominate the dogfights over the Yalu River. In all 39 F-86 pilots achieved ace status, and a number of these are profiled in this volume, as are notable pilots from the US Navy, Marine Corps and Royal Navy and, for the first time, the handful of MiG-15 aces.

Korean War Aces

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Jerry Scutts

Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2.

Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the 'Mighty Eighth' went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe's fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich.

Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force

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Peter R. Foster

This fighter defended America air-space during the 60's and 70's. Specs included

Through four decades of the Cold War, the responsibility for defending American airspace rested with an elite band of squadrons who operated the best fighter interceptors the world has ever seen. Equipped with Voodoos, Delta Daggers, Delta Darts and Phantom IIs, the huge frontline force of the 1960s and 70s has today been reduced to a handful of dedicated air defence units within the Air National Guard who fly Fighting Falcons and Eagles.

USAF Fighter Interceptor Squadrons

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Bert Kinsey

F-9F Panther in Detail and Scale

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William E. Scarborough

This book discusses the introduction of the fighter plane the Tigercat.

F7F Tigercat in Action

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Discusses how the Tigercat came into being at the end of the war.

#2 winter 1971

Air Combat Special Tigercat

Richard Mahler Hill

Richard Ward

This is the first book that is dedicated to the naval fighter instrumental in turing the tide in the Pacific. 

In USN, USMC, FAA, Aeronavale and Uruguayan Service

Grumman F6F-3/5 Hellcat

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Tim Laming

Book about NATO squadrons getting together to discuss professional relationships 

Tiger Squadrons

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Philip D. Chinnery

Yhis book is about how and where we should preserve the fighters of the past.

Gate Guards

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Richard S. Dann

Rick Burgess

Chronicles the development, design, snd operational history of the P-3.

P-3 Orion in Action

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David Oliver

Traces the development of the MIG series fighter planes

Mig Dynasty

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Bert Kinzey

This book is about the colors and markings on all military aircraft. 

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