Air Enthusiast Volumes 1 & 2 | 1971-1972 | Aviation Collector's PRISTINE CONDIT.

by Gordon Swanborough, William Green

$70 · Offered by eBay

First edition

Pristine Collector's Set: 55 Years in Protective Covers Air Enthusiast Volumes 1 & 2 • Various Experts • 1971 & 1972 Title: Air Enthusiast Volumes One & Two Author: Various Experts (William Green, Gordon Swanborough, etc.) Publisher: Doubleday / Pilot Press Year: 1971 & 1972 Format: Hardcover ISBN: 0-385-08171-5 / 0-385-06922-7 Summary Dive deep into the golden eras of aviation with this magnificent, two-volume set of Air Enthusiast. Featuring in-depth historical analyses, stunning cutaway drawings, color profiles, and rare photographs, these volumes cover everything from World War II fighters to Cold War bombers and experimental jets. This set is essential reading for military historians, scale modelers, and dedicated aviation buffs alike. Table of Contents - A Sampling Volume One (1971) Fight for the Skies: Fighters surveyed End of an Era: The last Soviet fighting biplane Thirty Seconds over Sargodha: Indo-Pakistan '65 air war Dassault Flies a Kite: Milan attack fighter development Oil Well Top Cover: The story of Rumanian air power HS.141—The Airport Shrinker: An essay in V/STOL The Widow: The story of Northrop's P-61 night fighter The Turkish Air Forces: Turkey's air role in NATO Raiden—The Asiatic Thunderbolt: Story of the J4M Arsenal VB 10: The story of a radical French fighter The Caproni that Nearly Joined the RAF The Billion-dollar Bomber: Soviet work on the B-29 MiG-21—Air Superiority Soviet Style Pirates Ashore: USAF introduces A-7D Corsair The Calamitous 'Cobra: R

• Publisher: Doubleday / Pilot Press
• Year: 1971
• Condition: Fine

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