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Re: Best aviation / warbird books that you've read?

Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:26 am

WWII CBI P-40
"Into the Teeth of the Tiger" Don Lopez

The first jets
"Fighter Pilot's Heaven" Don Lopez

Vietnam Skyraiders
"Cheating Death" George Marrett

Flying in general
"Stranger to the Ground" Richard Bach

Gann is still #1.

Ken

Re: Best aviation / warbird books that you've read?

Sun Apr 16, 2017 6:29 pm

Yes to all those mentioned. Then try "a test pilots story" and other books by Jeffery quill. He test flew all models of the spitfire, flew combat, did it all. If you flew in the military you might compare your ability to his. Exceptional pilot. "Flying Fortress" by Ed jablonsky is not to be missed. Included is the history of the bloody 100th and its pilots , Rosie rosenthal, big Ed valesh, etc. amazing book.

Re: Best aviation / warbird books that you've read?

Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:02 pm

"The F-51 in Lating American Air Force Service" Hagedorn. Any Hagedorn book is a good and essential buy as a reference work. I used this one so much I bought another one to have a pristine copy. To understand the Mustang of today, required for the shelf. Rare and expensive for a small book."


Doesn't that book have 2 authors? John Dienst and Dan Hagedorn? John Dienst is quite the Mustang historian. It is a great book! I have 2 copies and have bought another 3 to give to guys as gifts.

Re: Best aviation / warbird books that you've read?

Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:34 pm

Galloping on Wings in a P-51 Mustang by Howie Keefe

Re: Best aviation / warbird books that you've read?

Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:01 am

eallen wrote:"The F-51 in Lating American Air Force Service" Hagedorn. Any Hagedorn book is a good and essential buy as a reference work.


mmm not so much: the B-18/B-23 book was an opportunity missed and two books crammed into one.

Re: Best aviation / warbird books that you've read?

Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:08 pm

Most enjoyable? Hands down that is "Border Pilot" by Maurice Bourne. You can read it free online or buy it on Amazon. Really down-to-earth and entertaining. Boy can he write.

Most educational? That would be "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langewiesche. Technical but readable.
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