A new book in my library.

[Donivanp]

Christmas prezzie from my friend Max.
Hard back, 340 pages, B&W and colour photos.
Should be a good read.


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Nice, nothing quite say Merry Christmas like an SAS raid!

 

[cvairwerks]

Flash bangs all around the Christmas tree...whoopee!

 

[cvairwerks]

Ordered "Luchtspiegeling 2" by Bart M. Rijnhout, which is about the Dutch PBMs in the 1950's and the problems they had with them. Ordered Dec 1 and it finally go thru customs on Tuesday. Hopefully will have it in hand this weekend. If it's in Dutch, it will take me a while to have Google do a translation.

 

[Donivanp]

That Ol' Magical Doorstep has gone and done it again!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Donivanp]

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You do know all the D&S new book are available both digital and physical books.

 

[Wayne Little]

Wayne, my copy of the 22 Squadron Boston in RAAF Service book arrived with the post man yesterday. Another fine effort from Avonmore in documenting a piece of RAAF history. I have a special interest in 22 Squadron RAAF as a next door neighbour and long time family friend when I was just a mere lad, had been an armourer with 22 Squadron in PNG on both Bostons and Beaufighters.

Will be interesting which of their Pacific campaign based series Avonmore pursue first in 2025.

Glad it has extra value to you.
I look forward to whatever they do in 2025, I have enjoyed each of the Pacific series books. and currently half way through the Vol.3 of Solomons Air war.

 

[MiTasol]

This is not a new book but one I downloaded from the now defunct avia.it site pre covid and I cannot think of where else to post it.

It is a 1945 Italian aircraft recognition handbook for American aircraft and for some reason only the Editor would know it features a Lancaster on the cover.

Avia was a great site with lots of great manuals for most Italian ww2 aircraft and engines, very few of which interest me, so it is a great loss to those who do research on Italian aircraft of the period. This is the only manual I remember downloading from them.

 

[rochie]

From the wife for Christmas.

 

[A4K]

Nice scores Karl, and 'Winner' for the Stormtrooper clock!

 

[bf109xxl]

In German. It is possible that this is a condensed version of the "Owner's Workshop Manual" by the same author (I don't have this book, unfortunately) with an addition on combat use.

 

[cammerjeff]

I recently bought this book, the Vinticator has always interested me, as my father told me that it was the 1st combat type he flew in training back in 1942. He did not have much good to say about them, referring to them as Vibracator's. But he did say that they were 4-5 years old and well used by the time he flew them. He also said the Dauntless was a Cadillac by comparison.
I am about half way thru the book, and I did learn a few things. I knew that the USN versions did not have dive brakes installed as they had planned on using the propeller in almost flat pitch as a dive brake, but the system was unreliable, and caused buffeting when it did work. So they ended up lowering the landing gear for a dive brake, and limiting the dive angle to around 70 degrees, not ideal but workable. But the book has a few pages showing the the French versions did have dive brakes on the upper and lower surfaces of the wings. I did not know that.
Also I found the emergency release procedure for the Main Landing Gear interesting. The procedure was to use the small hand saw included in the cockpit to saw thru the up lines coming from the gear selector valve on the instrument panel! I have never heard of such a procedure before! I wish my father was still around so I could ask him if he remembered that emergency procedure.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

I recently bought this book, the Vinticator has always interested me, as my father told me that it was the 1st combat type he flew in training back in 1942. He did not have much good to say about them, referring to them as Vibracator's. But he did say that they were 4-5 years old and well used by the time he flew them. He also said the Dauntless was a Cadillac by comparison.
I am about half way thru the book, and I did learn a few things. I knew that the USN versions did not have dive brakes installed as they had planned on using the propeller in almost flat pitch as a dive brake, but the system was unreliable, and caused buffeting when it did work. So they ended up lowering the landing gear for a dive brake, and limiting the dive angle to around 70 degrees, not ideal but workable. But the book has a few pages showing the the French versions did have dive brakes on the upper and lower surfaces of the wings. I did not know that.
Also I found the emergency release procedure for the Main Landing Gear interesting. The procedure was to use the small hand saw included in the cockpit to saw thru the up lines coming from the gear selector valve on the instrument panel! I have never heard of such a procedure before! I wish my father was still around so I could ask him if he remembered that emergency procedure.
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Always heard it as the Wind indicator!

 

[SaparotRob]

Or Vibrator.

 

[Donivanp]

And the magic seem to be never ending (well at least as long as the wallet does)...