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Uhu_Rodion
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:38 am
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Now out from Schiffer:

-> www.schifferbooks.com/...0764322176

Helmut Wick - by Herbert Ringlstetter

"Major Helmut Wick failed to return from a mission over the English Channel on 28 November 1940 and is listed as missing to this day. This fate ended a picture book military and flying career. In just three months Helmut Wick had risen from Oberleutnant and StaffelkapitÃƒÂ¤n to Kommodore of the tradition-rich Jagd-geschwader Ã¢â‚¬Å“RichthofenÃ¢â‚¬Â? Nr. 2 and with fifty-six victories had become the leading German fighter pilot. At the time he was the youngest Major and Geschwader-kommodore in the Luftwaffe. With statements from witnesses, including former foes, and with more than 220 photographs and documents, some never before published, Herbert Ringlstetter has created a true picture of Helmut Wick. Not only was he a daring and highly-decorated fighter pilot, but the father of two children and a husband who left behind a grieving wife. The photographic account is supplemented by color profiles of the aircraft flown by Helmut Wick and his opponents."

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Those Legendary Piper Cubs - by Carroll V. Glines

"A history of the world-famous Piper light planes from their origin as a brainchild of Clarence G. Taylor through the series of fabric-covered, high-wing, single-engine descendants that preserved the aircraftÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s general profile. The ultimate success of the company through many crises was due to the philosophy of William T. Piper, Sr. who believed that light planes for student instruction and airport flying services could be produced profitably at low cost. He became known as Ã¢â‚¬Å“the Henry Ford of aviationÃ¢â‚¬Â? as the company produced more light aircraft than any other manufacturer in the world. The text includes many uses of the various models, interesting modifications and experimental spin-offs. It concludes with accounts of several adventurers who flew their vintage Cubs without radios, blind flying instruments or navigational aids."

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