Showing 18 items matching "fighter planes - history"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bill Gunston, The illustrated directory of fighting aircraft of World War Two, 1988
... fighter planes - history...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges fighter planes - history bomber planes - history Illustrated details of all major fighters, bombers and ground attack aircraft deployed by the combatant nations in World War II ill B/w, col). p.478. ...Illustrated details of all major fighters, bombers and ground attack aircraft deployed by the combatant nations in World War IIill B/w, col). p.478.non-fictionIllustrated details of all major fighters, bombers and ground attack aircraft deployed by the combatant nations in World War IIfighter planes - history, bomber planes - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Chartwell Books, Classic fighters : the inside story, 2005
... Fighter planes - History...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Fighter planes - History Fighter planes 'Packed with fascinating facts, this volume contains incredibly detailed cutaway drawings of arguably the greatest fighter aircraft ever flown. ...'Packed with fascinating facts, this volume contains incredibly detailed cutaway drawings of arguably the greatest fighter aircraft ever flown. Each drawing examines what's 'under the skin', clearly showing 'the inside story' - airframe structure, cockpit components, engines, fuel tanks, avionics, machine guns and cannon, missiles and bombs - revealing how the fighters were built, and the weapons they have carried into combat. Each significant component is given a number and is identified in an accompanying key. Moreover, together with stunning photographs, as well as detailed specifications, the absorbing in-depth development histories provide avid aviation enthusiasts all the information they could wish for about the most exciting warplanes spanning almost a hundred years. The aircraft themselves vary tremendously, from simple, wooden-framed, fabric-covered machines with open cockpits, often firing machine guns through whirring, propellers, to super-fast, highly maneuverable, sophisticated and stealthy fighters armed to the teeth with multi-barrel cannons and missiles that can destroy enemy aircraft from beyond visual range. In between are featured a host of combat-proven fighters, many of which have recorded a plethora of 'firsts' - first jet warplane, first supersonic fighter to enter service, first Mach 2 and even Mach 3 interceptors, first tail-less delta machine, first sweeping-wing machine, first missile-armed fighter, and many more. It is certainly an extraordinarily wide-ranging subject presented in such a fantastically individual manner that it is difficult to imagine a more striking volume in aviation publishing.Ill, p,253.non-fiction'Packed with fascinating facts, this volume contains incredibly detailed cutaway drawings of arguably the greatest fighter aircraft ever flown. Each drawing examines what's 'under the skin', clearly showing 'the inside story' - airframe structure, cockpit components, engines, fuel tanks, avionics, machine guns and cannon, missiles and bombs - revealing how the fighters were built, and the weapons they have carried into combat. Each significant component is given a number and is identified in an accompanying key. Moreover, together with stunning photographs, as well as detailed specifications, the absorbing in-depth development histories provide avid aviation enthusiasts all the information they could wish for about the most exciting warplanes spanning almost a hundred years. The aircraft themselves vary tremendously, from simple, wooden-framed, fabric-covered machines with open cockpits, often firing machine guns through whirring, propellers, to super-fast, highly maneuverable, sophisticated and stealthy fighters armed to the teeth with multi-barrel cannons and missiles that can destroy enemy aircraft from beyond visual range. In between are featured a host of combat-proven fighters, many of which have recorded a plethora of 'firsts' - first jet warplane, first supersonic fighter to enter service, first Mach 2 and even Mach 3 interceptors, first tail-less delta machine, first sweeping-wing machine, first missile-armed fighter, and many more. It is certainly an extraordinarily wide-ranging subject presented in such a fantastically individual manner that it is difficult to imagine a more striking volume in aviation publishing.fighter planes - history, fighter planes -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Airlife, Interceptor vs. heavy bomber, 1991
... ...Fighter planes - History...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations Fighter planes - History Interceptor versus heavy bomber descriptions Ill, p.64. ...Interceptor versus heavy bomber descriptionsIll, p.64.non-fictionInterceptor versus heavy bomber descriptionsworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations, fighter planes - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, The complete book of fighters : an illustrated encyclopedia of every fighter aircraft built and flown
... Fighter planes - History...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Fighter planes - History Fighter planes - Encyclopedias Comprehensive description of every fighter known Index, ill, p.608. ...Comprehensive description of every fighter knownIndex, ill, p.608.non-fictionComprehensive description of every fighter knownfighter planes - history, fighter planes - encyclopedias -
Bendigo Military MuseumMagazine - MAGAZINE WW2, Associated Newspapers Limited, Pix, 6.5.1941
... history - air force Pix Sub titled: “Australia's Spitfire Air Aces pages 16-17. Cost 6d” Written in the X of PIX: “Tresize” Vol 13, No 19, 6.5.1941. Cover shows an Air Force Officer riding a bicycle past the front of a fighter plane propeller. ...Vol 13, No 19, 6.5.1941. Cover shows an Air Force Officer riding a bicycle past the front of a fighter plane propeller. Other planes are in the background. 31 pages, illustrated black & white photos, military & civilian topics. Sub titled: “Australia's Spitfire Air Aces pages 16-17. Cost 6d” Written in the X of PIX: “Tresize”books - magazines, military history - air force, pix -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - WAAAF BOOK, Honor Darling and Clare Stevenson, "THE W.A.A.A.F BOOK", 1984
... History WAAAF WW2 Inside front cover written "B. Conway, 1984 $34-" Hardcover book. Pale blue cover with picture of two women on front cleaning a WW2 Fighter plane. ...Covers stories and personal histories of members of the service. Collated and Edited by Honor Darling and Clare Stevenson.Hardcover book. Pale blue cover with picture of two women on front cleaning a WW2 Fighter plane. The cover was plastic and hard cover inside was black. A description of the two editors (Clare Stevenson and Honor Darling). On the back plus a blurb outlining the contents of the book. Inside is 287 pages of many small chapters outlining the experience of many of the members.Inside front cover written "B. Conway, 1984 $34-"book, publication, military history, waaaf, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Nicky Barr. An Australian Air Ace, 2005
... history Written on front page. "Donated by BGO YMCA" Light brown soft cover. Front cover has drawing of a fighter plane with a contour map in background. ...Light brown soft cover. Front cover has drawing of a fighter plane with a contour map in background. Back cover has two fighter planes. Author - PETER DORAN Pages 282 Written on front page. "Donated by BGO YMCA" books-military-air force, military history -
Bendigo Military MuseumSouvenir - SWASTIKA SIGN WW2, pre 1945
... fighter that was shot down by RAAF pilot Brian Eaton over Libya in Nov 1942. This section of the plane was bought back to Australia by Alex ARCHER No 40637 who was a despatch rider with No 3 Sqd RAAF. Refer Cat No 2597 for Alex Archers service details. Brian Eaton. Brian Alexander EATON, CB, CBE, DSO. & Bar, DFC. CO of No 3 SQD RAAF April 1943 to Feb 1944, EATON joined the RAAF in 1936 and retired in 1973 with the rank of Air Vice Marshall. At one point he was shot down 3 times. military history ...This section of aluminium sheet with Swastika is from a German ME 109 fighter that was shot down by RAAF pilot Brian Eaton over Libya in Nov 1942. This section of the plane was bought back to Australia by Alex ARCHER No 40637 who was a despatch rider with No 3 Sqd RAAF. Refer Cat No 2597 for Alex Archers service details. Brian Eaton. Brian Alexander EATON, CB, CBE, DSO. & Bar, DFC. CO of No 3 SQD RAAF April 1943 to Feb 1944, EATON joined the RAAF in 1936 and retired in 1973 with the rank of Air Vice Marshall. At one point he was shot down 3 times.Swastika symbol painted on aluminium aircraft skin. Symbol is black with cream edging on a grey-green background.On back "Mantuba/Nov 1942/ N.A"military history, army, souvenirs, germany -
Bendigo Military MuseumMemorabilia - TRENCH ART, AEROPLANE ASH TRAY, C. WW2
... fighter plane. Belonged to John Donald McSween, no. 117346 LAC RAAF, enlisted 14.8.1942; discharged 14.5.1945 ornaments - metal souvenirs - military history Trench art Badge on central stem, "AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES". ...Trench Art. Used shell base 25 pounder dated 1941 plus various rounds to depict a fighter plane. Belonged to John Donald McSween, no. 117346 LAC RAAF, enlisted 14.8.1942; discharged 14.5.1945Fighter plane mounted on ashtray base(2 pieces). Plane removable, made from artillery rounds, central stem welded onto ash tray base.Badge on central stem, "AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES".ornaments - metal, souvenirs - military history, trench art -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robert F Dorr, Phantoms forever, 1987
... phantom - fighter plane - history...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges phantom - fighter plane - history fighter planes - united states - pictorial works A pictorial book of the Phantom fighter aircraft ill (col), p.128. ...A pictorial book of the Phantom fighter aircraftill (col), p.128.non-fictionA pictorial book of the Phantom fighter aircraftphantom - fighter plane - history, fighter planes - united states - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ian Allan, Interceptor : RAF single-seat multi-gun fighters, 1986
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Fighter planes - Great Britain Royal Air Force - History Illustrated and textual description of RAF single seat multi gunned fighters Index, ill, p.192. ...Illustrated and textual description of RAF single seat multi gunned fightersIndex, ill, p.192.non-fictionIllustrated and textual description of RAF single seat multi gunned fightersfighter planes - great britain, royal air force - history -
Orbost & District Historical Societyblack and white photograph, C1917
... history of Orbost and its surrounds. nixon-james-pilot-ww1 handwritten on back - "Since writing that letter of grief, found now that I am going out to fly the Spad Scout which photo you see here. I am going across tomorrow morning so will not be long to know what ariel (sic) warfare is like now. I am in the best of health & happy as a lark. This is all I have to say with lots of love from your son Jim" A black / white photograph of a man in uniform standing next to a small fighter plane ...The pilot is more than likely Flt Lieut. Jim Nixon with his Spad aircraft during WW1. James Harold Claude Nixon was born 12/12/1890 and before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force was an auctioneer at Delegate. After training at Aldershot for the Royal Flying Corps he was granted an Aviators Certificate (No. 4607) by the Royal Aero Club. ( more reading in "From White Knowle to Pumpkin Point" by Peter Nixon)The Nixon family was a prominent family in the history of Orbost and its surrounds.A black / white photograph of a man in uniform standing next to a small fighter plane (a biplane). There are two copies and a letter from Peter Nixon with this photograph.handwritten on back - "Since writing that letter of grief, found now that I am going out to fly the Spad Scout which photo you see here. I am going across tomorrow morning so will not be long to know what ariel (sic) warfare is like now. I am in the best of health & happy as a lark. This is all I have to say with lots of love from your son Jim"nixon-james-pilot-ww1 -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - American military aircraft, American Combat Planes
... American military aircraft The wars & the aircraft Army attack & light bombers Air force bombers Air force fighters Navy patrol aircraft Navy attack planes Navy fighters History & specifications of US combat aircraft from WW1 to late 1960s, circa 1968 American Combat Planes Book American military aircraft ...History & specifications of US combat aircraft from WW1 to late 1960s, circa 1968non-fictionHistory & specifications of US combat aircraft from WW1 to late 1960s, circa 1968the wars & the aircraft, army attack & light bombers, air force bombers, air force fighters, navy patrol aircraft, navy attack planes, navy fighters -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - De Havilland DH -4, De Havilland DH-4 From Flaming Coffin to Living Legend
... De Havilland DH -4 Primitive beginnings De Havilland Liberty engine Liberty plane Liberty planes at war Postwar use Restorations History & overview of De Havilland DH-4 fighter of WW1, circa 1984 De Havilland DH-4 From Flaming Coffin to Living Legend Book De Havilland DH -4 ...History & overview of De Havilland DH-4 fighter of WW1, circa 1984non-fictionHistory & overview of De Havilland DH-4 fighter of WW1, circa 1984primitive beginnings, de havilland, liberty engine, liberty plane, liberty planes at war, postwar use, restorations -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Davies, Peter E, US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom 11 Units Of The Vietnam War, 2012
... History -- Vietnam War... 1961-1975....Phantom II (Jet fighter plane...Marine Corps -- History -- Vietnam War 1961-1975. Phantom II (Jet fighter plane) Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations American Comprehensive histories of fighting aircraft and their crews, highlighting their vital role in the development of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuries US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom 11 Units Of The Vietnam War. ...Comprehensive histories of fighting aircraft and their crews, highlighting their vital role in the development of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuriesComprehensive histories of fighting aircraft and their crews, highlighting their vital role in the development of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuriesunited states. marine corps -- aviation -- history -- 20th century, united states. marine corps -- history -- vietnam war, 1961-1975., phantom ii (jet fighter plane), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, F-105 Thunderchief Units of the Vietnam War, 2010
... Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane) -- History....National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane) -- History. Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations American. ...thunderchief (jet fighter plane) -- history., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american. -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - History of stages and moments of progression of aviation from gliders, balloon flight to 1990's, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION, HAROLD RABINOWITZ, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION, 1996
... Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne History of stages and moments of progression of aviation from balloon flight to 1990's, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION History of stages and moments of progression of aviation from balloon flight to 1990's, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION Cover jacket showing colour photo of two fighter jest flying over snow covered mountains, clear sky, plus b&w photo of early bi-plane on ground CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION Book History of stages and moments of progression of aviation from gliders, balloon flight to 1990's, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION HAROLD RABINOWITZ ...History of stages and moments of progression of aviation from balloon flight to 1990's, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATIONCover jacket showing colour photo of two fighter jest flying over snow covered mountains, clear sky, plus b&w photo of early bi-plane on groundnon-fictionHistory of stages and moments of progression of aviation from balloon flight to 1990's, CONQUER THE SKY GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Handley Page A History, Alan Dowsett
... history. The book is chronological, with aircraft being mentioned as they were relevant. A light blue cover with two planes on the cover. one fighter, one refueler. ...a comprehensive history of Handley Page Ltd. the book covers the company and its aircraft production history. The book is chronological, with aircraft being mentioned as they were relevant.A light blue cover with two planes on the cover. one fighter, one refueler. Back of the book is black with a blue strip on the side. a black and white picture of a plane is in the top right corner.non-fictiona comprehensive history of Handley Page Ltd. the book covers the company and its aircraft production history. The book is chronological, with aircraft being mentioned as they were relevant. handley page, aircraft company, aircraft design, aircraft manufacturing, aviation history
