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Biplanes to Jets    by peter dancey
Price: $2.50 USD. 8350 words. Published on September 26, 2010. .

Biplanes to Jets traces the history of the military airplane by way of perfomance and capability from the early flimsy biplanes to the somewhat sturdier inter-war machines the powerful WW II monoplanes the post-war jets the high Mach carrier borne interceptors the Vought F-8, MDC F-4 Phantom II and recently retired Grumman F-14 Tomcat.In excess of fifty selected USN and RN FAA types are reviewed.
Heroes of the RAF - No.43 Squadron    by Leonard James
Price: $4.99 USD. 17710 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on June 8, 2011. .

Real Life Accounts of Fighting in the Air from 1916 to the 21st Century. This book looks at the heroic men (and more recently women) who have fought with the squadron over the years. It details their exploits in battle, their life with the squadron and in many cases their subsequent careers in the RAF.
Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I - Sopwith Strutter, Zeppelin, Dehavilland, Handley Page, General Hugh Trenchard, Lord Rothermere    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 97390 words. Published on June 22, 2012. .

This study develops and substantiates a comprehensive evaluation of British long-range bombing in the First World War. Its findings run directly counter to the generally held opinion. Natural limitations, technical shortfalls, and aircrews lacking proficiency acted in concert with German defenses to produce far less results than those claimed.
The U.S. Air Service in World War I - The Final Report and A Tactical History - Sopwith Camel, Haviland, Eddie Rickenbacker, Observation Balloons, Pursuit Tactics, Handley-Page, Spad Planes    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 200110 words. Published on December 6, 2012. .

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this is an important and comprehensive historical account of U.S. air activities in Europe during World War I.