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This volume covers all of the major radar and infrared guided air to air missiles in current and projected near-term service. Emphasis is placed upon modern missile systems, which entered service in...

Bristol Blenheim MK.IF The purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive detailed study of the operational and combat operations of the RAF's Bristol Blenheim MK.IF twin-engine long-range...

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet & EA-18G Growler The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program was born out of a requirement to find a replacement for the cancelled A-12 Avenger II strike aircraft and, through...

The X-36 program began in 1989, with the development of technologies required for an agile, tailless fighter. In order to validate these technologies the then McDonnell Douglas Phantom works was...

The purpose of this volume is to provide a detailed log of the operations of the Royal Navy Battle Cruisers and associated units from July 1914 until the end of June 1915. During this time the Battle...

Cold War Air Combat: Czechoslovak MiG-15 & USAF Europe F-84E - Czechoslovak West German Border Region, 10 March 1953 ABSTRACT This research paper details the only documented air combat between North...

Counter-Space Defence Satellite Fighter - ASAT (Anti-Satellite) complex The Soviet Counter-Space Defence Satellite Fighter complex was the only dedicated anti-satellite system to be operationally...

Boulton Paul Defiant.The purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive detailed study of the operational and combat operations of the RAF's Boulton Paul Defiant MK.I turret armed fighter...

All technical data in this volume has been written from information received from the manufacturers records for this and a previous volume for which thanks go to BAE SYSTEMS, EADS Germany and its...

This volume is designed as an overview of the description and USAF service use of the F-84. In some cases data may conflict with other published data. However, all technical and operational data...

B-17C - Fortress MK.IThe purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive detailed study of the operational and combat operations of the RAF's Boeing Fortress MK.I (B-17C) long-range bombers...

Hawker Hurricane - No.151 Wing RAF (Royal Air Force) was formed at the end of July 1941 as a two Squadron Hawker Hurricane wing incorporating No.'s 81 and 134 Squadrons, which were formed in the last...

Ilya Muromets & The Russian Knight: The Dawn Of Long Range Aviation - 9781903630938Author: Hugh HarkinsPublisher: Centurion PublishingPublication Date: June 04, 2021Number of Pages: 54 pagesLanguage:...

Avro Lancaster Battle of the Atlantic The aim of this volume is to provide a comprehensive study of Operation Margin, the audacious daylight raid on the M.A.N. (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg)...

K-15 System - This research paper is intended to provide an overview of the early Soviet efforts to field an all-weather interceptor capability, leading to the OKB-301 K-15/M System. This emerged as...

Gloster Meteor - The advent of the gas-turbine engine pioneered in the late 1930's by Frank Whittle in Britain and Germany's Dr Hans von Ohain, and its subsequent development into operational...

SLAMConceived in the late 1950's as a Mach 3+ global range nuclear warhead delivery system, the Chance Vought SLAM (Supersonic Low Altitude Missile), powered by a ramjet engine propelled by a nuclear...

The Su-30MKK/MK2/M2 family of combat aircraft share the same numerical designation as the Su-30MK/MKI/SM family of multi-role combat aircraft which were clearly derived from the Su-30M, which was,...

Curtiss Tomahawk I/II The purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive detailed study of the operational and combat operations of the RAF's Curtiss Tomahawk MK.I/IIA fighter aircraft which...

This volume has been prepared using technical and performance information direct from the manufacturers and operators documents. The Panavia Tornado ADV was adopted for the RAF to fight the predicted...

Hawker Typhoon The aim of this volume is to provide a comprehensive detailed study of the operational sorties and combat operations of the RAF's Hawker Typhoon IA/B fighter aircraft operating with...

A detailed description of the early jet powered fighters designed, tested and procured for the United States Air Force. This volume covers every turbojet powered fighter aircraft to enter service or...

In spring 1999 the NATO Alliance launched Operation Allied Force - a sustained 79 day bombing campaign against Serbia. This campaign saw the USAF employ all three types of strategic bombers in its...

The Lockheed Martin X-35 Concept Demonstrator Aircraft was the winning contender in the international Joint Strike Fighter program, which led to X-35 and rival Boeing X-32, both of which were...

The X-45 was born from the studies of a number of programs in the 1990's aimed at producing technology that could be incorporated into a viable uninhabited air vehicle designed to autonomously...

The Consolidated Vultee XP-92 was conceived as a Mach 1 plus point defence interceptor for the USAAF. It was initially planned to have a mixed rocket/turbojet power plant, but was cancelled by the...

Zeppelin Raid on Edinburgh & Leith, 2/3 April 1916Author: Hugh HarkinsPublisher: Centurion PublishingPublication Date: November 03, 2019Number of Pages: 45 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...