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EVERY MAN A TIGER, Blunk, Chester, Sunflower, 1987, fine (soft cover), see scan, The 731st Night Intruder served in the Korean War, flying B-26s, photos, 113 pgs. $13.50
51st TATICAL FIGHTER WING, Sullivan, John, Office of history, 1982, fine (soft cover, as new), see scan, The group began WW I with the 10th AF., later the 14th AF. It remained in Asia and in 1950 it was active in Korea, The 51st Fighter Wing, headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, provides combat ready forces for close air support, air strike. Written by the Commandeer. photos & drawings, 99 pages. $35.00
HOT SHOTS, Chancey & Forstchen (editors), Harper Collins, 2000, f/f (as new), see scan, Individual stories of American fighter pilots in the Korean War, photos, 240 pgs. $20.00
HISTORY OF MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 232, Sambito, Maj. Wm. History & Museum Division USMC, 1978, Fine (soft cover, as new), see scan, Flew SBD's & TRF's in the Pacific, Guadacanal to Okinawa, Korea & the jet age, photos, 23 pgs. $10.00
I.A.S. - ITALIAN AEROSPACE SHOW, vg (soft cover), see photo, issued in conjunction with the Italian Aerospace Show aboard the USS Intrepid, NYC, April, 1990, many photos depicting Italian aviation history, 287 pgs. $10.00
JACK NORTHROP AND THE FLYING WING, Coleman, Ted, Paragon, 1988, vg/vg, see photo, first hand report of the pioneering design of the Stealth Bomber, photos, 284 pgs. $10.00
KOREAN WAR ACES,, Osprey Aircraft ot the Aces No. 4, as new. see scan, color profiles, photos, 96 pgs. $13.00
100 MISSIONS NORTH, Bell, Ken Brig. Gen., Brassey's, 1993, f/f (as new), see scan, author flew 100 missions in Vietnam in an F-105 (1966 & 1967), photos, 314 pgs. $27.50
MUSTANGS OVER KOREA, McLaren, David, Schiffer, 1999, f/f (as new), see scan, The F-51 was primarily a ground attack aircraft but was also involved in aerial combat including against the MiG-15, many photos, 185 pgs.
$36.00
NAVAL AIR VIETNAM, mersky & Polmar, Nautical Aviation Publishing, 1982, vg/vg, see scan, signed by Randy Cunningham (the only Naval pilot Ace in Vietnam war), full account of naval aviation in action in Vietnam, personal experiences of pilots, over 200 photos, maps & drawings, 224 pgs. $35.00
NIGHT FIGHTERS OVER KOREA, O'Rourke, G.G., Naval Institute, 1998, f/f, (as new), see scan, The largely untold story of Navy & Marine Squadrons using Douglas F3Ds as night fighters in Korea, photos, 208 pgs. $23.50
NO GUTS NO GLORY, Blesse, Maj. Fred, ca 1955, reproductive copy from the original at Maxwell AFB, see scan, He describes the fighter tactics he developed in the Korean war, illustrations, 57 pgs. $20.00
ON YANKEE STATION, Nichols & Tillman, Naval Institute Press, 1987, f/f (as new),see scan, Signed by Cdr. Nichols, who flew more than 350 missions (F-8 Crusader) in the Viet Nam war. The book describes the naval air war in that conflict, photos, 179 pgs. $25.00
PAK SIX, Basel, G. I., Assoc. reative Writers, 1982, fine (soft cover, as new), see scan, Signed by author, He was a 105 pilot and most of his missions were in the Hanoi area of North Vietnam, photos 175 pages. $20.00
PAK SIX Basel, G.I., Association Creative Writers, 1982, vg (soft cover), see scan, signed by author, Pak Six was the name for the target area which included Hanoi & Naiphong. The author (354th F.S.) flew F-105s to that area until he was shot down, photos, 175 pgs.
$25.00
RAVENS, THE, Robbins, Christopher, Crown, 1987, f/f/ (as new), see scan, signed by author, the secret air war in Laos, the low & slow pilots who spotted targets and directed fire, photos 420 pgs. $45.00
SUCH MEN AS THESE, Sears, David, De Capo Press, 2010, f/f (as new), see scan, Naval pilots who flew in the Korean War, photos, 395 pgs. $15.00
U.S.S. PHILIPPEAN SEA (CV-47), L.Commander M.S. Smith, Lederer, Street & Zeus, 1952, Fine (embossed cover, as new), see scan, Cruise book, Korea 1950-1952, many photos, 111 pages. $60.00
WHO'S WHO IN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE - 1983, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, National Aeronatical Institute, 1983, f/f,(as new), see scan, More than 15,000 individuals are profiled, 1415 pages. $30.00




OSPREY FRONTLINE COLOUR SERIES,
Thompson, Wayne, Osprey, 1999, fine (soft cover, as new), 6 volumes of U.S. aircraft used in the Korean War, many color photos, 128 pgs each.

#1 F-51 MUSTANG UNITS OVER KOREA $16.50
#2 F-86 SABRE FIGHTER-BOMBER UNITS OVER KOREA $16.50
#3 F-84 THUNDERJET UNITS OVER KOREA $16.50
#4 B-26 INVADER UNITS OVER KOREA $16.50
#5 F-80 SHOOTING STAR UNITS OVER KOREA $16.50
#6 F-86 SABRES OF THE 4th FIGHER INTERCEPTOR WING $16.50

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