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In the Lair of the Mirage 2000D – Nancy-Ochey
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In the Lair of the Mirage 2000D – Nancy-Ochey

L20200241
€19.91
Air Base 133 "Commandant Henry Jeandet" at Nancy is one of the oldest in the French Air Force. Soon to be a century old, it alone offers a striking summary of the history of French military aviation, from the first bomb drops over the trenches to all-weather precision bombing, by day and by night. After living to the sound of the legendary Jaguar and...
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS - 15TH ANNIVERSARY COMPLETE EDITION
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS COMPLETE EDITION 15TH ANNIVERSARY

L20220221
€18.96
Southern winter, 1933. Two pilots meet over the Andes cordillera. For Pierre, the Frenchman, and Allan, the American, it is the beginning of a long relationship in which friendship and rivalry will intertwine. Their shared passion for aviation will be both the spice and the foundation of that bond. For while it is on the ground that affection takes root...
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (coffee-table book) ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (coffee-table book) 2
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (art book)

L20220280
€28.34
St Ex was born in Lyon into an aristocratic milieu built on an architecture of classical values evoking the Marquise de Sévigné, lace, children's afternoon teas beneath the trees of a family garden as vast as a park… He died 44 years later, encapsulated at the controls of a stratospheric reconnaissance aircraft foreshadowing the age of astronautics....
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 2 PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 2 2
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Vol. 2

L20220271
€15.64
In this second volume, Patrick Hitte reveals a particularly original facet of his work: illustrations created directly on wood, in cut-out silhouettes, sometimes even life-size. This volume is distinguished by its more material, more decorative approach — almost that of a workshop object. Pin-Up: La French Touch T2 will delight fans of pin-ups, but also...
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942

L20200131
€42.56
REPRINT IN PROGRESS - AVAILABILITY APRIL 2021 - RESERVE YOUR COPY In keeping with the two reference works "Encyclopédie des avions de chasse français" and "Camouflages et marques de l'Aviation Française", Caraktère editions are pleased to announce the release of a third volume dedicated to French bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
PACIFIC PROFILES VOL 1 - Japanese Army Fighters New...
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PACIFIC PROFILES VOL 1 - Japanese Army Fighters New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944

L20200128
€33.18
• Volume One of Pacific Profiles presents detailed profiles and descriptions of Japanese Army Air Force aircraft and units operating in New Guinea and the Solomons from December 1942 to April 1944 The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII aircraft profiles to date of Japanese aircraft in the "South Seas" theatre. Volume One illustrates,...
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20200122
€46.45
This book offers a detailed analysis of more than fifty military jet aircraft that have transformed the face of air operations from 1945 to the present day. Among the aircraft featured are pure interceptors, bombers, and reconnaissance platforms, as well as modern multirole aircraft such as the F-35 Lightning II with its short take-off and vertical...
PEARL HARBOR – An Illustrated History
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PEARL HARBOR – An Illustrated History

L20200109
€18.86
7 December 1941. 7 o'clock in the morning. Japanese bombers and fighters sweep down by the hundreds on the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack has one objective: to destroy the American fleet and allow Hirohito's empire to take control of the Pacific. And the operation will be a success: the raid enables Imperial Navy pilots to sink numerous...
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 5 PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 5 2
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 5

L20220277
€15.64
True glamour icons, pin-ups are inseparable from the history of aviation, forever synonymous with adventure and passion. Romain Hugault, a genuine devotee of the genre, is a virtuoso of this art. Between two comic pages, he delights in creating new illustrations of these ever-sprightly ladies — sometimes cheeky, but never vulgar. Painted on a fuselage, on...
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NATO COMBAT AIRCRAFT
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NATO COMBAT AIRCRAFT

L20200082
€37.44
This book presents in detail the combat aircraft of the air forces of every NATO member nation, whether a founding member or one that joined more recently, illustrated by more than 600 profile drawings and around 300 period photographs.
I WAS HITLER'S PILOT - Hans Baur
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I WAS HITLER'S PILOT - Hans Baur

L20200066
€20.85
An exceptional testimony from someone close to Hitler Hitler, who overcame his fear of flying to make intensive use of it from the presidential election of 1932 onward, never wanted any pilot other than Hans Baur. A fighter pilot during the Great War, a pioneer of military airmail and one of the founders of Lufthansa in 1926 — in whose service he tested...
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DES AILES DANS LES JAMBES – Memoirs of André Courval FAFL...
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DES AILES DANS LES JAMBES – Memoirs of André Courval FAFL 1939–1945

L20200065
€18.48
After three escapes in answer to General De Gaulle's call, André Courval enlisted in 1940 in the Free French Air Forces. His Memoirs, enhanced by drawings from his own hand and personal photographs, recount the odyssey of a flying crew member from sub-Saharan Africa to the liberation of France.
Jagdgeschwader 54: The Green Heart Eagles of the...
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Jagdgeschwader 54: The Green Heart Eagles of the Luftwaffe - Vol. 02.

L20200059
€46.45
Second volume of the history of the Jagdgeschwader 54. As the fate of the war in the East was being decided in early 1943, the Green Heart wing saw its III. Gruppe withdrawn from the sector to combat Allied raids on the Western Front: from duels over the English Channel to the sacrifice of Bodenplatte and the battles of the Normandy Landings.
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THE BIRTH OF A PILOT
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THE BIRTH OF A PILOT

L20200187
€19.91
The fighter pilot retraces his eight years of training, from his admission to the Pupilles de l'Air school in 1990 to the award of his wings.
THE TIP OF THE DIAMOND
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THE DIAMOND'S EDGE

L20200179
€19.91
The author, a Rafale Marine pilot, recounts his airstrike missions over Libya in 2011, following the UN Security Council's vote to establish a no-fly zone. Beyond conveying the electrifying atmosphere in his cockpit, he also gives an account of life aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, with its 2,000 crew members.
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APACHE
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APACHE

L20200173
€19.91
The memoirs of a British Apache helicopter pilot, from the gruelling training programme to the brutal fighting in Afghanistan.
THE FIRST WINGS OF ISRAEL
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THE FIRST WINGS OF ISRAEL

L20200167
€21.80
In May 1948, the Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi and Transjordanian armies launched an assault on the newly proclaimed State of Israel. Subject to a strict arms embargo, without allies and without a regular army, the country held out thanks to fighter and transport aircraft purchased clandestinely from 1947 onwards and the secret recruitment of veteran pilots...
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RESCUE DAWN
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RESCUE DAWN

L20200164
€19.91
Dieter Dengler joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was assigned in 1965 to the aircraft carrier USS Ranger, from which he flew missions over North Vietnam. In February 1966, his aircraft was shot down and he was taken prisoner by Communist Pathet Lao militiamen, who subjected him to torture and humiliation. An account later adapted for the screen by...
THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE
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THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE

L20200159
€19.91
A former commander of the Patrouille de France between 2014 and 2015, the aviator delivers the story of his career and his experience as a fighter pilot.
VAMPIRE and French MISTRAL. Volume 01
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VAMPIRE and MISTRAL French. Volume 01

L20200046
€55.92
During the war, France had remained on the sidelines of the technological revolution represented by jet propulsion. A considerable industrial and financial effort would make it possible to close this gap within a few years.
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The SA 330 PUMA
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The SA 330 PUMA

L20200045
€52.13
OUT OF STOCK Designed to meet the requirements of the ALAT (the Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre, in search of a new tactical transport helicopter in the aftermath of the Algerian War), the Puma was a great success in the military sphere, both in France and for export, as well as on the civilian market.
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BOMBS AWAY – Story of a Bomber Crew
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BOMBS AWAY – Story of a Bomber Crew

L20200041
€21.80
"Steinbeck as you have never read him before." (Le Figaro magazine) "A breathless and… explosive editorial bombshell." (Historia)
The C-47s under our Roundels.
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C-47s Under Our Roundels

L20200011
€55.92
In 1935, at the time of the prototype's first flight, who could have imagined the incredible success of the Douglas DC-3!
III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 – 1939/1944
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The III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 – 1939/1944

L20200010
€33.18
It may seem unusual, in the context of an air unit history, to focus on a single gruppe rather than its parent geschwader. Yet III./ZG 26, which entered the Second World War flying the Bf 109, enjoyed a remarkably independent operational career.
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 6 - ATOMIC ANGEL WINGS VOL. 6 - ATOMIC 2
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 6 - ATOMIC

L20220210
€13.74
Angela has finally reached Tinian Island, the vast "coral aircraft carrier" serving as a launch platform for a thousand B-29 Superfortresses taking off daily to rain relentless carpet-bombing on Japanese cities… There she is reunited with Taaroa, her Hawaiian crewmate, now flying a Lockheed Ventura. Continuing her investigation into the circumstances of...
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