Fantastic Flying Tales is a 70-page softcover book containing eleven illustrated stories of aviation adventure. Eight of them are true. Two are historical fiction based on true events. One is arguably nonsense, but pretty funny. They are ALL lavishly illustrated, unusual and entertaining. This...
Thanks, guys! I picked up a copy of Arctic Airmen, which looked intriguing. Right now I'm reading "Black Cats and Dumbos", which has a lot of interesting first-person stuff. Thanks, all!
Look for PBY book recommendations. Especially interested in RAF use, but mostly curious about typical operations and characteristics of the aircraft. I know where to go for scale model reference...looking for what it was like to fly or serve on one.
I just joined this forum, but I've perused it once and a while, and it seems to be frequented by some pretty knowledgeable folk. How many of you are aviation authors? Sound off...
Calling all skinners! I'm looking for a some quality custom skins of the aircraft flown by Fritz the Fox in his cartoons. (If you've never seen a Fritz the Fox cartoon before, you can find them at )
I am therefore hosting a Skin the Fox contest. Just submit a skin/add-on of one of Fritz's...
I still remember parts of this one from an old book of Air Force ditty's:
Fighter Pilot University :: Ain't No Fighter Pilot's Down in Hell
The lyrics I read were a bit different, though, and the version I linked to omits one of my favorite verses:
Oh, it's naughty, naughty, naughty but it's...
You can find a simple, comprehensive and graphic WWII aircraft camouflage reference here:
Guide to World War Two Aircraft Camouflage
It's a good quick reference for those who do not wish to get caught up in page after page of debate about the vagaries of FS color matching.
Hey, Clave, I know how you feel! I have had several run-ins with Lockheed lately myself. Most of them have been on Printfection, but they seem to be working Zazzle now, too. Legally, they have trademarks to most of their aircraft names for use on apparel. Note that it is their names, and not the...