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The Big Spud: The USS Idaho In World War II: A War Diary By a Member of Its VO Squadron

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The Big Spud: The USS Idaho In World War II: A War Diary By a Member of Its VO Squadron By William Schumann

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Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. As well as being a memoir based on the author's secret wartime diary, it is also the only complete history of the battleship ever published. The author, who... More > served on the ship throughout the war, was the observer in a Vought OS2U Kingfisher seaplane used for aerial spotting and observation, especially during the shelling of enemy defenses during amphibious invasions. In addition to his diary, he researched the ship's records in the archives to produce this complete history/memoir. 79 photos, 43 documents, 2 maps.< Less

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The Big Spud: USS Idaho in WWII By William Schumann

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Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. In addition to being a memoir based on the author's secret wartime diary, it is also the only complete history of the battleship ever published. The author,... More > who served on the ship throughout the war, was the observer in a Vought OS2U Kingfisher seaplane used for aerial spotting and observation, especially during the shelling of enemy defenses during amphibious invasions. In addition to his diary, he researched the ship's records in the archives to produce this complete history/memoir. 79 photos, 43 documents, 2 maps.< Less

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8-The Boy Aviators With the Air Raiders By Capt. Wilbur Lawton

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This eighth and final adventure of the teenage aviators find themselves representing a company which has produced an advanced seaplane. The prototype was sent to France before the war broke out, and... More > while American neutrality prevents further models from being shipped, it does allow royalties to be paid on French-built replicas. The boys are tasked with demonstrating the plane to show its value to the French government and secure a contract. With the inevitability of the sun rising in the east, German spies are desperately trying to steal or destroy the plane before this can happen!< Less

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Rock Your Wings By Brandi Fill

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Join Maddie and her friends as they travel to one of the world's greatest aviation experiences. From seaplanes to aerobatic planes and everything in-between, Maddie and her friends get to see all of... More > their favorite airplanes do amazing things. Maddie loves to share her passion for flying with her best friends and what better place to do that then the greatest air show on earth?< Less

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Identification of Aircraft for Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps By Headquarters, Army Air Forces

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Merriam Press Military Reprint MR33 (First Edition, 2015). U.S. Army Air Forces World War II manual on how to identify aircraft. Aircraft identification of type and model is important for service... More > personnel to assess threat posed by aircraft and to recognize "friendly" aircraft. Contents: The AAF Ground Observer Corps; Aircraft Identification (Wings; Engines; Fuselage; Tail); Use of the Manual; Silhouettes and Photographs (Bombers; Fighters; Observation and Liaison; Trainers; Transports; Seaplanes). Originally published in 1942 by the USGPO.< Less

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Kites, Birds & Stuff - Aircraft of GERMANY - N to Z By P. D. Stemp

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The aviation history of German aircraft from the very early days to the present. Details on around two hundred and seventy seven aircraft. From the 1st. World War types and the 2nd. World War... More > aircraft. Fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, trainers and civil types. Landplanes, seaplanes, airships, rockets, bombs - lots of stuff. An archive of information. The series of books comes in four volumes. In this volume some of the larger companies include :- Platz - Rhein-Flugzeugbau - Rohrbach - Rumpler - Sablatnig - Scheibe- Schutte - Siemens-Schuckert - Zeppelin + plus many other. There are around 277 pictures & 96 plan diagrams. Details on around four hundred and sixty two individual aircraft - Enjoy< Less

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Kites, Birds & Stuff - Aircraft of GERMANY - A to D By P.D. Stemp

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The Aviation history of German aircraft from the very early days to the present. Details on around 1,438 aircraft. From the 1st.World war types and the 2nd. World war aircraft. Fighters, bombers,... More > reconnaissance, trainers and civil types, plus numerous other types. Landplanes, seaplanes, airships, rockets, bombs - lots of stuff. An archive of information. The series of books comes in four volumes. In this volume some of the larger companies include :- AEG - AGO - Airbus - Albatros - Arado - Aviatik - BFW - Blohm und Voss - Brandenburg - Dornier + many others. There are around - 575 pictures & 143 plan diagrams. Enjoy< Less

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Kites, Birds & Stuff - Aircraft of GERMANY - I to M By P. D. Stemp

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The aviation history of German aircraft from the very early days to the present. Details of around five hundred and twenty four aircraft. From the 1st. World War types and the 2nd. World War... More > aircraft. Fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, trainers, civil types. Landplanes, seaplanes, airships, rockets, bombs - lots of stuff. An archive of information.Thye series of books comes in four volumes. In this volume some of the larger companies include :- Junkers - Klemm - LFG Roland - Lippisch - LVG - Messerschmitt plus many others. There are around 524 pictures & 195 plan diagrams. Details on some one thousand and fourteen individual aircraft - Enjoy.< Less

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Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold By Simon Jericho

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Spending the summer in Alaska studying humpback whales Kitty Hawk finds herself caught up in an unforgettable adventure involving stolen gold, devious criminals, ghostly shipwrecks, and bone-chilling... More > curses. Set among the landscapes of the Klondike Gold Rush this riveting tale brings to glorious life the landscape and history of Alaska and Canada's Yukon. This book is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery books featuring Kitty Hawk, an intrepid teenaged seaplane pilot who is a cross between Amelia Earhart, Nancy Drew and Pippi Longstocking, with boundless curiosity and courage, and a knack for getting into all kinds of precarious situations. This book is perfect to fire the imagination of readers of all ages - armchair explorers and amateur detectives alike - and inspire them to live an adventure and experience for themselves the places described in this book and all the books that follow as Kitty prepares for her next adventure –flying around the world!< Less

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Early Aircraft & Aviation History - PDF Photo Book / Slideshow By Ben Acton

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The first years of flight, captured in vintage photos, old postcards, greetings cards, and blueprints, in this fascinating ebook. Rare images and portraits dating from the early 20th century through... More > the First World War, of the pioneer aviators and their early airplanes, as well as airships, dirigibles and historic scenes and stunt pilots. From biplanes to the first monoplanes and seaplanes. Features mainly American, French German and British pilots and planes. For all fans of antique aviation, flying machines, aircraft memorabilia, aeronautical nostalgia and collectable ephemera. Also includes tasters from other titles in our ebook series. In PDF ebook format, with optional rolling slideshow functionality! Formatted in Landscape / Widescreen format (16 x 9 aspect), optimized for laptop / HDTV screens!< Less