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A history of the world-famous Piper light planes from their origin as a brainchild of Clarence G. Taylor through the series of fabric-covered, high-wing, single-engine descendants that preserved the aircraft's general profile. The ultimate success of the company through many crises was due to the philosophy of William T. Piper, Sr. who believed that light planes for student instruction and airport flying services could be produced profitably at low cost. He became known as "the Henry Ford of aviation" as the company produced more light aircraft than any other manufacturer in the world. The...

The DC-3 is the plane that made civilian transport that made civilian transport a profitable reality, and has become a legend in its own time. It has many names and designations - Skytrain, Spooky, Puff the Magic Dragon, DC-3, C-47, R4D, Li-2 and others. But the name that most pilots know it by is the "Gooney Bird." And it has played many roles besides being an aerial workhorse to transport people and cargo. It has been a bomber, fighter, airborne communications center, amphibian, living quarters, hospital, flying washing machine, and command post. When some of the more than 10,000 built, and...

Here is the dramatic story of the American mission to shoot Japans greatest admiral out of the sky, told by the award-winning author of the Doolittle Raid.
On April 18, 1943, against overwhelming odds, Yamamotos plane was shot down. Following the mission, a controversy arose: Which pilot actually shot down Yamamotos plane? C.V. Glines turns his formidable research skills on this extraordinary tale of adventure and detection. This updated edition contains the official 1993 Air Force decision on this controversy.

The 308th's wide-ranging activities through nearly three years of bitter air warfare are described here by reknowned author C.V. Glines.

It was the biggest gamble of World War II, but Lt. Co. "Jimmy" Doolittles legendary bombing raid on Tokyo gave America the morale boost it needed in the wake of Pearl Harbor. This is the full story as told by the Doolittle Raiders official historian. Carroll Glines is also the author of Attack on Yamamoto.