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Dewey Decimal Number: 623.746 EAN: 9780004721477 ISBN: 0004721470 Label: Collins Manufacturer: Collins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: September 01, 1998 Publisher: Collins Release Date: August 26, 1998 Studio: Collins Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: All the world's Historic Military Aircraft From jet interceptors recently retired from military service to World War I bi-planes, Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide is a complete directory of military aircraft preserved today:
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 Rating:  - Great PhotosThe part of this book that struck me most was its excellent photographs of all the historic aircraft it lists. This is a great guide to warbirds and other military aircraft from all around the world, providing detailed information on each. Rating: - Wow.Two of the reviewers below really missed the point of this book. It's not supposed to be a complete reference to every military aircraft ever built. It states clearly in the introduction that it's a guide to historic military aircraft that "...are airworthy, or have been classed as being airworthy..." That's why it doesn't include the FW-190, among others: because there aren't any FW-190s flying today. Get it? With that out of the way, I can say that this is a nice book. It's specifically ... Read More Rating:  - JANE'S HISTORIC MILITARY AIRCRAFTI agree with the two-star reviewer above. However, I gave it three stars because of the convenient format. But the scope is not up to Jane's sandards. There are so many aircraft missing. Better to have a black & white photo from Jane's itself than to just forget about all the missing historical ones that were flown by hundreds of thousands... like these few: T-34, RA-5C, A-4 (photo is of a TA-4),F-8 (Main Navy fighter during first half of Vietnam), F-102,F-105,and A-7 (Vietnam)! , Banshee, Panther, ... Read More Rating:  - It could have been better.I am very disappointed in this book. It could have been alot better. I own 3 of Jane's recognition guides and I must say that this one is the worst. It seems that the book was based on color pictures, which was good for appearance, but it restricted alot of the aircraft in the book. All of the aircraft in the book were aircraft that were flying today. If you are a World War II air enthusiast you will know that there is not a single flying Focke Wolf 190 around today. This was a vital historic ... Read More Rating: - One of the best guides to historic airplanes!!!!For a 13 yearold I must say that this book was one of those that if you can't remember the name to it, it will be right there! It is broken into 5 sections: World War I; Inter war aircraft; World War II; Post War; and Helicopters. The index is easy to use. You should really get this!! Even has different types of the same aircraft! All in All it is a GREAT book! 
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