Book Reviews, Photos, and Artwork from Christopher M. Reed
If you are a fan of “what if” aviation, this is a must-have book, spanning some 304 pages, nearly all of which are absolutely packed with drawings, photos, and other illustrations. But more than...
The first of Fairchild’s “flying boxcars” the C-82 Packet was among the first transports to be designed from the start for military work, rather than being a derivative of an airliner. The C-82’s high-mounted...
Even as the C-82 was entering service, there was planning for an improved XC-82B version with R-4360 engines, a stretched fuselage with the cockpit further forward and lowered for better visibility, and extended tail...
Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Production Line to Frontline by Michael O’Leary; softcover, 144 pages Highlights: Building a Bomber – views of production line, some good shots of subassemblies PBY-1 with KU3N-1 anti-ship missile EZB-24M ice...
The last new-build military version of the venerable Boeing 707, the E-6A was procured to provide a more capable successor to the Lockheed EC-130 in the Navy’s TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) submarine...
Lacking wings and a tail, this Hercules finished out its days as a GC-130 ground trainer with the Air Force Reserve’s 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh. The trainer was later given over to the...
130 pages, bookazine format I picked up a copy of this “bookazine” at my local bookseller the other night, and am still working my way through it – densely packed with excellent photos and...
First flown in July 1953, the B-36J was the ultimate new-build version of the Peacemaker, and would be the last of the type to be employed by the Strategic Air Command. The day of...
In recent days, North Korea has been engaged in tests of short-ranged ballistic missiles, coinciding with US-South Korean military exercises that the DPRK’s leadership of course abhors. Although not on the severity scale of...
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THE AEROSPACE TREASURES OF DAYTON: A PHOTOGRAPHIC LOOK INSIDE THE WORLD’S LARGEST MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM 100 pages, print edition, all-color!Fulfilled by Amazon US
