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• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Through a broad range of p...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain and its near twin, the C-53 Skytrooper, formed the backbone of American airborne ...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Military • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Military • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceWith a midengined configuration, sturdy tricycle landing gear, and nose-mounted 37 mm cannon, the Bell P-39 was...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Military • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Military • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is one of the most successful fighter designs of the 20th century. The type fi...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe striking P-61 Black Widow was the first purpose-built American night fighter. Designed by Jack Northrop...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a large, tandem-rotor cargo helicopter. The Chinook and its variants have been ...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Boeing B-29 Superfortress was not only the largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in World...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Aviation - HistoryThe B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world's most produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and the most-pr...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Military • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Military • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Grumman F8F was a fast, agile, carrier-borne fighter aircraft developed as the ultimate dogfighter for the ...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Aviation - HistoryThe Grumman F6F Hellcat formed the backbone of America's carrier-based fighter force as the Allies pressed the war towar...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Wars & Conflicts - World War II - GeneralThe Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Throu...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II first flew in the 1950s, entered US military service in the 1960s, and...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Military • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Military • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceAs of 2023, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest manned jet aircraft ever produced. It set the record in...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Aviation - HistoryThe B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world's most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and the most pr...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Military • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Military • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of ...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Aviation - HistoryEven today the Martin B-26 Marauder continues to look sleek and streamlined. Although receiving less wartime publicity t...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceDesign work on the Skyraider began at the behest of the US Navy late in WWII. Production began in 1...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production for over six decades, longer than any other m...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in WWII, the B-29 Superfortress was also the most e...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Convair B-58 Hustler, with its distinctive delta wing shape, would become the world's first supersonic ...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Aviation - HistoryAmong the iconic aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt not only was physically the biggest single-engi...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Military • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Military • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe Douglas Invader has the distinction of being used by the United States in a combat role in WWII, Korea, and...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceEven today, almost eighty years after its first flight, the North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the ...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceFew implements of war are as representative of the US presence in Vietnam as the Bell Huey UH-1-series heli...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceLockheed developed the F-104 Starfighter in the late 1950s. The plane was designed to be an all-weather int...

• Author(s): David Doyle • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceThe F4U Corsair, designed by Vought and produced by that firm, as well as, Goodyear and Brewster Aeronautic...