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The Tomcat is the most popular US Navy aircraft of all time and quite possibly the best-known Cold War jet fighter of them all. This book covers the F-14 Tomcat's role as a precision bomber from the early 1990s through the early stages of the War on Terror until its retirement in 2006. Filled with first-hand accounts, in-action photos, and detailed histories on its operations, this book showcases the Tomcat in all its glory.

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An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britain¿s shores.

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The second installment examining the US Navy Hornet Units' participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present). These units were the first Navy Reserve unit to be mobilized since the Korean War, and their attacks were launched from carriers off the coast of Turkey. The conflict for these squadrons was very different from the campaign fought in southern Iraq: they worked almost exclusively with clandestine Special Forces teams from the US A...

Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain by three to one, and actually downed more Luftwaffe aircraft than the famous Spitfire. Hurricanes had provided the first RAF aces of the war in France during the Blitzkrieg, and they are described in this volume.

A compact but comprehensive guide to the iconic fighter planes that fought during World War II, which features full color profile artwork throughout.World War II saw the combatants race to outdo one another in design and manufacture in a desperate bid to field new and improved weapons that would clinch victory. Nowhere was this rivalry more fierce or marked than in the air. The war saw fighter aircraft progress from piston-driven planes at the...

Die F-14 Tomcat ist das wohl mit Abstand bekannteste moderne Trägerflugzeug aller Zeiten. Wohl kaum ein Luftfahrt-Enthusiast kennt nicht die Kinofilme »Top Gun« oder »Der letzte Countdown« - in beiden spielte die Tomcat eine Schlüsselrolle und sie machten den riesigen Schwenkflügeljäger weltberühmt! Die F-14 entstand Anfang der 1970er-Jahre als Hochleistungs-Abfangjäger zum Schutz der US-Trägerkampfverbände vor feindlichen Bombern und ihre Lei...

By the early months of 1944 in the Pacific, the US Navy's burgeoning force of carrier-based F6F-3/5 Hellcats had pretty much wiped the skies clear of Japanese fighters during a series of one-sided aerial engagements. However, starting in October they faced the superb Kawanishi N1K1/2 Shiden/Shiden-Kai, a formidable fighter with improved armament, a powerful engine, and excellent maneuvrability that in contrast to earlier Japanese fighters had ...

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Best known for its starring role in the movie "Top Gun", this is the complete guide to the US Navy's legendary vehicle. Includes insights into operating and maintaining the F-14 Tomcat with all models from 1970-2006 as well as first person insights into flying the vehicle.

A pictorial history of the US Navy in combat from 1917-2017.

Archive images of the Supermarine Spitfire in American service.

As the Battle of Britain approached its conclusion, two new versions of the famous Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf109 arrived on the scene. The RAF could see that the Luftwaffe were stepping down their incursions into British airspace, and went on the offensive.

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Some 84 of the 250 Hornets committed by Central Command to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proudly bore MARINE titling on their rear fuselages. A further 14 were marked with the distinctive kangaroo roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exploits achieved by the units that flew these jets into combat is detailed in this volume, the third of three titles published in the Combat Aircraft series on what has been dubbed by many TACAIR...

Koi im Gartenteich Der König unter den Teichfischen ist auf dem Siegeszug - auch in deutschen Gartenteichen. Seine ganz besondere Ausstrahlung fasziniert mittlerweile selbst fern seiner eigentlichen Heimat Japan immer mehr Tierfreunde und lässt den Koi fast schon zu einem Kultobjekt avancieren. In den vorliegenden zwei Bänden erläutern ausgewiesene Fachleute und Koi-Spezialisten alles Wissenswerte rund um die wertvollen Fische. Der erste Band ...

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The F/A18 Hornet story