Russell Guest

Norman L. R. Franks

Gregory Alegi

Norman Franks and Russell Guest continue in their research to record the lives and scores of these "aces" of World War I. Gregory Alegi joins them in this volume, with his knowledge of Italian aces, to produce detailed biographies of Italians and Austro-Hungarians, Belgian and Russian aces.

The British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914-1918

Above the War Fronts

Christopher F. Shores

This is a complete record of the fighter aces of the British Empire Air Forces between the years of 1915 and 1920.

A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920

Above the Trenches

Updates much of the original research and adds 65 photographs.

Supplement

This third volume of Fighter command losses deals with the final 16 months of the war. Plans for the Allied invasion of Europe were well under way in November 1943 when the 'Fighter command' nomenclature was put aside temporarily due to the RAF's fighter force being divided into two.

Operational Losses: Aircraft and Crews 1944-1945

Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War

The first in a series of volumes which provide an account of the sacrifices made by RAF Fighter Command during the early years of the Second World War.

Frank W. Bailey

A comprehensive guide to American and French fighter pilots in WWI.

A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918

Over the Front

As most authors of factual books discover, information continues to come in after their books have been published. When Arms & Armour began a series under the heading of 'Claims to Fame' the first was 'The Lancaster', by well known aviation author and historian Norman Franks. In the event the series only embraced two books, but over the last decade Norman has continued to research and has received more information on the 34 Lancasters covered, and in fact, that total is now 35. Rewritten with all the additional information collected, and with more photographs of the aircraft and then men who flew in these very special Avro Lancasters, Grub Street has decided to reprint the book in a new-size format, to coincide with the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Each Lancaster's history is recorded, supported by stories from aircrew members that flew in these veteran aircraft, along with what happened to them once or if - they had survived. The most famous of course is 'Queenie' (W5868) the only one of these Lancasters that survives, and that can be seen today in the Bomber Command Hall at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, North London. She, as with one or two others, have some controversial accounting as to the actual number of bomber operations flown, but these are all explained in the book. These controversies can also be explained by the detailed listing of each raid these 35 Lancasters flew during 1942-1945, together with the names of the pilot and crew that took them on bomber sorties all over Hitler's Third Reich, Northern Italy, during support missions before and after D-Day in June 1944 as well at attacking V1 rocket launch sites situated in Northern France. The book covers in detail how the research was carried out, the pitfalls that were encountered as well as a well-balanced view from one of the Lancaster's former Skippers on what it was like to fly a bomber tour of operations in Bomber Command. The book will be supported by over 200 photographs of the aircraft and the men who flew in them. Many of these come from personal albums so have not been seen before.

A Photographic Record of the Thirty-five RAF Lancasters that Each Completed One Hundred Sorties

Ton-up Lancs

Bloody April-- Black September

Alan Bennett

A Mystery Investigated

The Red Baron's Last Flight

In this text the author vindicates the RAF by detailing the outstanding achievements of the pilots and commanders of the squadrons fighting the vital battle against the Luftwaffe at Dunkirk.

26 May-3 June 1940

Air Battle for Dunkirk

C. J. Sheddan

Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who joined the RNZAF, then left his native land to come to England to fight the enemies of Great Britain and her Empire during World War Two. During the war, Jim Sheddan rose from the rank of sergeant pilot to squadron leader with 486 Squadron, a considerable achievement. This title tells his story.

Tempest Pilot

The air battle of Dunkirk took place 60+ years ago and was the culmination of the RAF's first major confrontation with Hitler's Luftwaffe in WWII.

Norman L. R. Franks

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