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  • Fairchild C-123 Provider
    Simon D Beck
    The Fairchild C-123 Provider was one of the last piston-engined era cargo transport aircraft delivered to the United States Armed Forces. Its late entry during a time of rapid turboprop and jet aircraft development seemed to promise it a short service life. Yet during the Vietnam War, the C-123 carved an unforgettable place for itself in USAF history, performing essential tacti...
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    73,38 €

  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
    Simon D. Beck
    The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was the leading, and most numerous, military cargo and paratroop transport of the United States Armed Services throughout the 1950s Cold War era. The Korean War saw the Boxcar earn its keep in the vital role of aerial resupply to U.S. forces, and it returned to front line duties during the Vietnam War as an armed aerial gunship. This refere...
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    73,91 €

  • Fairchild C-82 Packet
    Simon D. Beck
    Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname 'the flying boxcar' but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its out...
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    58,88 €

  • The Aircraft-Spotter’s Film and Television Companion
    Simon D. Beck
    Ever wondered how many aircraft were converted into Japanese Zeroes and torpedo bombers for Tora! Tora! Tora! or how French Gazelle helicopters were modified for the title role in Blue Thunder? This first of its kind reference book lists aircraft featured in 350 films and television shows, providing brief individual histories, film locations, serial numbers and registrations...
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    59,00 €