EE Lightning - Fighter Pilot's Airplane by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 2300 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
The EE lighting was the RAF's first supersonic air-defence fighter a thoroughbred, a fighter pilot's airplane that was never used in anger by the RAF. This book looks at the last days of the F.6 Lightning at RAF Binbrook Lincs - Nos.5 and 11 Squadrons the last front-line units and the LAF and LTF. This book another for the modeller as many of today's low-viz schemes were proven on the Lightning.

Commonwealth Air Forces - A History by peter dancey
Price: $2.50 USD. 3340 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
When at the beginning of the 20th Century large areas of the world were marked in the atlas in red the airplane was born and soon became a weapon of war. Post-WW I many countries of the former British Empire re-emerged as new nations from which emerged the Commonwealth of Nations with the own air forces some of which were very formidable air forces in their own right as they are today some died.

Dassault Mirage 2000-5 by peter dancey
Price: $0.99 USD. 3900 words. Language: English. Published on March 25, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
For its third generation combat fighter the French having briefly flirted with the conventional high-wing F.1 returned to the delta configuration of the Mirage III. The upgraded 2000-5 introduced many of the design features developed for the Rafale (see Smashwords Editions on the Rafale and Dassault) The 2000-5 is very capable attack plane and flew combat over the Balkans now 2011 its over Libya.

We Came to Fight a War by Jack Flynn
Price: $8.99 USD. 39490 words. Language: English. Published on March 21, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
So, you want to know what it feels like on a bomb run in an unpressurized B-17 aircraft at 28,000 feet—40, 50, 60 degrees below zero, knowing that at any millisecond jagged pieces of razor sharp shrapnel can rip through your body. And if you have to jump, it is a little high. As B-17 Pilot, Bill Flynn, used to say, “Don’t worry about the ones you can see. Worry about the ones you can't."

Faithful through Hard Times by Jean Gill
Price: $0.99 USD. 71440 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

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This is not a WW2 memoir. It is a riveting reconstruction from an eye-witness account written at the time in a secret diary, a diary too dangerous to show anyone and too precious to destroy. The true story of four years, 3 million bombs, one small island out-facing the might of the German and Italian airforces - and one young Scotsman who didn't want to be there.

Power to Fly -- Aircraft Propulsion by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 5280 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
This completes the aviationfactfile Smashwords Editions on the Origins of Flight this edition dealing with the development of the aero-engine from the steam engines for the airships the Wright engines the famous French 50hp Antoinette the rotary and in-line piston engines to the turbo-jets turbo-props R-R VTOL 'Flying Bedstead', rocket motors for spacecraft. One the aero-engine buffs GE P&W R-R.

Flying Since 1913 by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 6230 words. Language: English. Published on March 16, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
'Flying Since 1913' continues the story of the origins of aviation and development of the heavier-than-air machines both for civil and military use the latter really taking off during WW I and again making great technological strides during WW II. Pioneering transports such as the Boeing 247 and Douglas C.3 were closely followed by both civil and military jet development that continued unabated.

Fairey Gannet in RN Service by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 2960 words. Language: English. Published on March 15, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
Very little is known written by one of the last fixed-wing airplanes built by the infamous Fairey Aviation Company perhaps better known for its biplane Fairey Swordfish torpedo-carrier that served with the FAA and No.119 Squadron RAF during WW II. The Fairey Gannet served the RN in many roles probably the most important as a 3-seat ASW and EW airplane. A number served with the German Marineflieger

Stealthy Tactical Strike Fighers by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 2730 words. Language: English. Published on March 14, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
This book reviews the so-called 5th generation combat planes such as the F-15E Strike Eagle and the USN F/A-18E Super Hornet the USN having to wait another decade or more for its stealth plane the LM F-35 Lightning II. There is no doubt that the stealthy strike fighter in the new millennium rules the skies. The F/A-22 Raptor equates to the past giant step from wood and fabric to all-metal machines

EE Canberra Tribute by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 3320 words. Language: English. Published on March 12, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
This book gives brief operational details of Britain's first jet bomber the numerous variants developed from the baseline B 2 bomber and the excellent high-altitude PR 9 variant that served the Coalition well right-up to the new millennium until usurped by the Predator UAV operated by former RAF No.39 (PR) Squadron. Details are also given of the special types for 360 EW Squadron and for the FAA

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