Fighter
Pilot - Operation Red Flag - Red Flag is the international
training exercise for air forces of allied countries where many
of the world's best pilots meet for the most challenging flying
of their careers. Red Flag is the final training for pilots and
their aircrews before being sent into actual combat. Follow pilot,
John Stratton, as he makes his way through this extraordinary
event held in the desert of Nevada.
F/A-18
A/B/C/D HORNET Boeing - The McDonnell Douglas - Boeing F/A-18
A / B / C / D "Legacy" Hornet has been around for over
20 years, serving as the backbone of the US Navy and Marine Corps,
and as the premier fighter jet for the air forces of Canada, Switzerland,
Spain, Finland, Australia, Kuwait, Malaysia, and Thailand. With
more than 700 full color pictures, this new publication
uncovers every detail of the F/A-18 A/B/C/D Hornet, which was
never published in such detail ever before; fuselage details,
cockpit variants, maintenance and armament. Scale drawings and
cockpit diagrams conclude this publication too.
F-16
Fighting Falcon: Combat Legends - Commonly referred to as
the "Viper" by its aircrews, the F-16 has provided the
U.S. Air Force with its air defense capability for the last 25
years. The plane has justifiably earned the reputation of being
the world's favorite multi-role fighter. It is a revolutionary
aircraft that has continuously evolved to meet varying global
needs and flew more sorties than any other aircraft during Operation
Desert Storm in the Gulf War.
Aircraft
Carriers: The World's Greatest Naval Vessels and their Aircraft
Reference Book
- With its emergence at the end of World War I,
the aircraft carrier quickly established itself as the centerpiece
of any naval flotilla. Aircraft carriers’ dominance at sea
was marked by the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Since
then aircraft carriers have been the yardstick by which any navy's
potency is measured. Aircraft Carriers is a comprehensive guide
to the carriers that have been built since the end of World War
I.
Wings
Over Water
- Wings Over Water tells the whole story of the
critical role naval aviation played in making the US a world power.
Combining newly found archival footage from some of the biggest
battles with lively interviews with veterans who were there, Wings
Over Water conveys more than the facts: it is an emotional, powerful,
heart rending story that still affects us today.
Second
Home: Going to Sea on a U.S. Aircraft Carrier
- The U.S. Navy's carrier battle groups take off
from their home base on the East or West Coasts of the United
States, and head into open water and to distant seas. These aircraft
carrier battle groups are the center of America's military might,
power, and influence. This emotionally charged film shows the
human side of the United States Navy, through the lives of Navy
men and their families. The program captures their last few days
on shore and follows them out to sea during the first few trying
days aboard the Kennedy and one of its escort ships, the guided
missile frigate, USS Harry E. Yarnell, just as the Kennedy and
its battle group departed for deployment off the coast of Lebanon,
where United States Marines were then stationed. Exciting flight
deck operations (including a "controlled crash") are
mixed with the unique opportunity to go below the flight deck
and see a virtual city in itself, one that offers the 2,600 sailors
everything they will need during their eight months at sea. Reviews:
"A very poignant film about Navy men at sea and the families
they leave behind."
