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Adriashenko, Viktor
Andreev, Aleksandr
Andrews, Frank One of the key figures in the development of American airpower, who served as the first commander of the General Headquarters Air Force and was an advocate of strategic bombing
Arkhipenko, Fyodr Soviet World War II fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union
Arnold, Henry An early US military aviation pioneer who went on to become the first Chief of the US Army Air Corps, and the commander of US Army Air Forces during World War II.
Astakhov, Fyodor Soviet military aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Bakhchivandzhi, Grigorii Soviet test pilot who led the flight testing of the Soviet's first rocket-powered fighter, the BI-1
Barkhorn, Gerhard German fighter ace during World War II, and the second highest scoring ace all time with 301 victories, second only to Erich Hartmann
Bartini, Robert Soviet aircraft designer from the mid-1920s through World War II
Batz, Wilhelm One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II
Beletskii, Evgeniy Soviet air army commander during World War II
Bibikov, Vasily Soviet military aviator, participant in the Spanish Civil War, and commander of an air army during World War II
Blagoveshchenskii, Aleksei
Bob, Hans-Ekkehard
Bong, Richard America's top-scoring fighter ace of World War II, with a total of 40 victories
Brereton, Lewis American World War I aviator and later a senior air commander during World War II
Browning, Miles U.S. Naval aviator and pioneer in the development of aircraft carrier combat tactics
Budanova, Ekaterina One of two female Soviet fighter aces during World War II (along with Lidiya Litvyak), credited with six individual and five shared victories.
Bär, Heinrich One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II
Chennault, Claire Founder and commander of the American Volunteer Group, the "Flying Tigers", during World War II.
Coningham, Arthur Senior RAF commander during World War II who made significant contributions to the development of tactical air power
Cot, Pierre French Air Minister from 1933-34 and 1936-1938
Denisov, Sergei Soviet military aviator, participant in the Spanish Civil War, and one of the earliest two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Dessloch, Otto
Dickfeld, Adolf German fighter ace during World War II, fought on several fronts and ended the war flying the He 162
Doolittle, James
Eaker, Ira One of the key figures in the development of American airpower and one of the main architects of the American strategic bombing campaign in Europe during World War II
Ehrler, Heinrich One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II, who flew mostly on the Northern Front unlike most other German aces
Emelyanenko, Vasily Soviet ground attack pilot during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Eryomin, Boris Soviet World War II fighter ace
Evstigneev, Kirill The Soviet Union's fifth-highest scoring fighter ace of World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Falaleev, Fyodr
Felmy, Hellmuth
Galland, Adolf World War II German fighter ace and air commander
George, Harold World War I aviator, head of the Air War Plans Division at the start of World War II, and later commander of the Air Transport Command
Glinka, Dmitrii One of the Soviet Union's top scoring fighter aces during World War II with a total of 50 victories, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Golodnikov, Nikolai Soviet fighter ace in World War II who served primarily with the Northern Fleet
Golovanov, Alexander Commander of Soviet long range aviation during World War II
Golubev, Vasiliy Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union, who served primarily with the Baltic Fleet during World War II
Gorelov, Sergei Soviet World War II fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union
Goryunov, Sergei
Graf, Hermann One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II
Gromadin, Mikhail One of the early Soviet Air Defense (PVO) commanders and the first to command the National Air Defense Forces (PVO Strany)
Gromov, Mikhail Soviet military aviator and test pilot, senior air commander during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Gulayev, Nikolai The third-highest scoring Soviet fighter ace of World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Gusev, Aleksandr Soviet fighter pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who served in the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, and World War II
Gusev, Konstantin Soviet military aviator and senior commander prior to World War II
Hannig, Norbert Luftwaffe fighter ace in WW II, credited with 42 kills
Hansell, Haywood American air commander during World War II, who commanded strategic bombing units in both Europe and the Pacific
Harris, Arthur
Hartmann, Erich German fighter pilot during World War II, and the highest scoring fighter ace in history with 352 victories.
Hill, Roderic
Holle, Alexander
Ionov, Aleksei Commander of the Baltic Special Military District's Air Forces at the start of World War II, but arrested by Stalin just a few days after the conflict began
Kamanin, Nikolai Soviet air officer, Hero of the Soviet Union, and participant in the Soviet space program
Kamozin, Pavel World War II Soviet Fighter ace with 35 victories and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Keller, Alfred One of Germany's senior air commanders during World War II
Kenney, George American air commander in the Pacific theater during World War II, in charge of the US Fifth Air Force, and later of the entire US Far East Air Forces
Kesselring, Albert Luftwaffe Chief of Staff (1936-37)
Khryukin, Timofei Soviet aviator, volunteer pilot in the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War, senior air commander during World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Khudyakov, Sergei Soviet Air Force Chief of Staff during much of World War II
Kittel, Otto Germany's fourth highest scoring fighter ace of World War II, with a total of 267 victories
Kokkinaki, Vladimir Soviet test pilot for the Air Force Scientific Test Institute and later the Ilyushin Design Bureau, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Koldunov, Aleksandr A top-scoring Soviet fighter ace during World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kondratyuk, Daniil
Kopets, Ivan Soviet volunteer pilot in the Spanish Civil War and commander of the Western Special Military District--which was hit hardest by the German attack--at the start of World War II
Korotaev, Pyotr
Korten, Günther One of the senior German air commanders during World War II
Kozhedub, Ivan Soviet fighter pilot, three-time Hero of the Soviet Union, and the highest scoring World War II ace of both the Soviet Union and all Allied nations, credited with 62 victories.
Krasovskii, Stepan Soviet military aviator, senior air commander during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Kravchenko, Grigorii Soviet fighter ace and one of the first to become a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kutakhov, Pavel Soviet World War II fighter ace and later Commander in Cheif of the Soviet Air Forces, two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kutsevalov, Timofey Soviet fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, and senior air commander during World War II
Liddell Hart, Basil Renowned British military historian and theorist, and an early proponent of airpower
Litvyak, Lidia Soviet fighter pilot during World War II and one of only two female fighter aces in the world, credited with 12 victories (11 aircraft plus an observation balloon).
Lyapidevskii, Anatolii Soviet naval aviator, participant in the rescue of the stranded crew of the Chelyuskin, and first ever Hero of the Soviet Union
Löhr, Alexander Commander of the Austrian Air Force in the mid-1930s, and later a senior commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II
Maltsev, Victor Early Soviet aviator who later ran afoul of the Communist Party and ended up collaborating with the Germans during World War II, ultimately as commander of air forces for the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (KONR)
Michugin, Fyodor Soviet Air Force General in charge of the Odessa Military District's air forces at the start of World War II
Mironov, Aleksei Early Soviet aviator and air commander who served in the Black Sea Fleet during World War II
Naumenko, Nikolai
Novikov, Aleksandr Commander of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) for most of World War II
Nowotny, Walter One of Germany's highest-scoring fighter aces of World War II, with 258 victories
Papivin, Nikolai Soviet senior air commander during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union
Pokryshkin, Aleksandr One of the leading Soviet fighter aces of World War II (59 victories), a tactical innovator, and the first person to become a three-time recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
Polikarpov, Nikolai Soviet aircraft designer most famous for designing fighters prior to World War II, including the I-153, I-15, and I-16
Polynin, Fyodr Soviet bomber pilot, participant in the Second Sino-Japanese War, air commander, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Popkov, Vitalii One of the top-scoring Soviet fighter aces of World War II, and a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Proskurov, Ivan Proskurov participated as a Soviet volunteer bomber pilot in the Spanish Civil War, for which he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union; in the course of just a few years he rose from the rank of Sr. Lt. to General in charge of Military Intelligence (later known as the GRU), only to be purged by Stalin five days after the Nazis invaded and the Soviets were drawn into World War II.
Pstygo, Ivan Soviet bomber pilot during World War II
Ptukhin, Evgenii Commander of the Kiev Special Military District air forces at the start of World War II, but arrested by Stalin shortly after the beginning of the conflict
Pushkin, Anatoly Soviet bomber pilot who served as a volunteer pilot in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and later participated in the Soviet-Finnish War and World War II, earning the title Hero of the Soviet Union
Pyatykhin, Ivan
Rall, Günther Germany's third-highest scoring ace of World War II, and the third-highest scoring ace of all time with 275 victories
Rechkalov, Grigorii A top-scoring Soviet fighter ace from World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
von Rohden, Hans-Detlef Luftwaffe general staff officer, airpower theorist, and supporter of the use of strategic bombing
Rudenko, Sergei
Rudorffer, Erich One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces during World War II, who fought in all major German theaters of war
Rybalchenko, Stepan A senior Soviet air commander during World War II
Rychagov, Pavel
Samoilo, Aleksandr
Senatorov, Aleksandr Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union, and senior air commander during World War II
Serogodskii, Vasily Soviet fighter pilot in the early part of World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Serov, Vladimir Soviet fighter ace during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union
Shakhurin, Aleksei Served as the Soviet Minister (People's Commissar) of the Aviation Industry during World War II
Shelukhin, Pyotr
Shevchenko, Vladimir Soviet pilot who participated in the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, the Soviet-Finnish War, and World War II in bomber and ground attack units and received the Hero of the Soviet Union
Skomorokhov, Nikolai Soviet World War II fighter ace (46 victories plus 8 partial) and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union.
Skripko, Nikolai Soviet aviator and air commander, who commanded Soviet Military Transport Aviation (VTA) for 1950-1969
Slepenkov, Yakov Soviet naval aviator and fighter ace during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union
Slepnyov, Mavrikii Soviet civilian and later military aviator, who was one of the first to receive the Hero of the Soviet Union
Slessor, John One of the RAF's most brilliant thinkers, and a key advocate of promoting nuclear weapons as an instrument of deterrence during the Cold War
Slobozhan, David Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Slyusarev, Sidor Soviet bomber pilot, air commander, and Hero of the Soviet Union who fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Finnish War, and World War II
Smirnov, Constantine Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Sokolov, Ivan Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Spaatz, Carl Squadron commander during World War I, commander of Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific during World War II, and first Chief of Staff of the US Air Force
Spaight, James British civil servant, airpower and strategic bombing advocate, and prolific author during the interwar years and into World War II
Sperrle, Hugo German observer pilot during World War I, commander of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, and a senior Luftwaffe commander during World War II
Stepanov, Evgenii Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union, who flew an I-15 in the Spanish Civil War and Battle of Khalkhin-Gol
Stepanov, Pavel Soviet political officers, aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Stepanyan, Nelson Armenian ground attack pilot in the Soviet Navy during World War II, who fought over Leningrad, the Crimea, and the Baltic and received two Hero of the Soviet Union awards for completing 239 combat sorties, sinking a total of over 80,000 tons of shipping, shooting down two enemy bombers, and destroying another 25 aircraft on the ground.
Stumpff, Hans-Jürgen One of Germany's senior air commanders during World War II
Sudets, Vladimir Soviet aviator, senior air commander during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Thach, John U.S. Naval aviator during World War II who invented the Thach Weave
Tkhor, Grigorii Soviet aviator, participant in the Spanish Civil War and deputy commander of an air division during World War II
Trautloft, Hannes Luftwaffe fighter ace (58 victories) who was amongst the first German volunteer pilots to fight in the Spanish Civil War, and went on to fight in Poland, the Battle of Britain, and on the Eastern Front through the end of the war.
Turzhanskii, Alexander Soviet aviator and specialist in the development of ground attack aviation tactics
Vandenberg, Hoyt Second U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
Vershinin, Constantine Soviet air commander who commanded the 4th Air Army during World War II and later became Commander in Chief of the Soviet Air Forces
Vinogradov, Vasily
von Richthofen, Wolfram Brother of the "Red Baron" Manfred von Richtofen and World War I ace in his own right, who became one of the finest tactical air commanders of World War II
Vorozheikin, Arsenii One of the top Soviet fighter aces during World War II, and a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Vorozheikin, Grigorii
Vuillemin, Joseph World War I French ace and commander of the French air forces from 1938 to 1940
Walker, Kenneth American military aviator, proponent of strategic bombing, and Medal of Honor recipient during World War II
Wilson, Donald American aviator who played a role in the development of US airpower doctrine as an instructor at the Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s
Zhdanov, Vasily Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Zhigarev, Pavel
Zhuravlyov, Ivan Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Finnish War, and senior air commander during World War II
Zimin, Georgii World War II Soviet fighter ace and air commander


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A-20 Havoc American built World War II era attack and light bomber
A6M Type 0 The infamous "Zero", a Japanese carrier-based fighter that was one of the lightest and most agile fighters of World War II, but was vulnerable due to its lack of armor.
Admiralty Type 74 Biplane seaplane that served with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I
Ar-2 Soviet World War II-era dive-bomber
B-17 Flying Fortress American four-engine heavy bomber that served as one of the work-horses for the allied strategic bombing effort during World War II
B-24 Liberator American four-engine heavy bomber, produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft of World War II
B-29 Superfortress American four-engine heavy bomber that was the most advanced US bomber of World War II
BB-22 Soviet twin-engined light bomber produced just prior to the start of World War II
BB-22bis An enhanced version of the Soviet BB-22 twin-engine light bomber, based on the more powerful M-105 engines
BI-1 Soviet rocket-propelled interceptor developed prior to the German Me 163.
Bf 109 The backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during World War II, produced in larger numbers than any other fighter in history, and flown by the three top-scoring fighter aces of all time.
CR.32 Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and early in World War II
D.520 French fighter that entered service in small numbers just prior to the German invasion of France and was a close match for the Me 109
DB-3 Soviet long-range bomber
Do 17 German twin-engined light bomber
Do 217 German World War II-era twin-engined bomber
Do 335 Pfeil German fighter-bomber design with an unusual push-pull engine layout that saw only limited production prior to the end of World War II
F-82 Twin Mustang A very long-range escort fighter designed during World War II and used in combat during the Korean War
Fa 223 Drache German helicopter that saw limited use during World War II and was the first helicopter design to reach series production
Fw 190 One of Germany's leading fighters during World War II
He 162 German single-engined jet fighter that entered production towards the end of World War II
He 280 Germany's first jet fighter prototype, first flown more than 15 months prior to the Me 262 but never developed beyond the prototype phase
He 50 German dive-bomber and later light night bomber used from the mid-1930s through almost the end of World War II
Hurricane One of the main British fighters during the early part of World War II, albeit less famous than the Spitfire
I-153 Soviet biplane fighter that was largely obsolete by the start of World War II
I-16
IAR 80 Romanian designed and built World War II era fighter
Il-10 Soviet ground attack aircraft introduced towards the end of World War II as a successor to the venerable Il-2 Shturmovik
Il-2 Shturmovik A heavily armed, heavily armored Soviet World War II ground attack aircraft that was the most famous and most successful Soviet design of the war, produced in larger numbers than any other military aircraft in history.
Il-4 Soviet World War II-era two-engine long range bomber
Ju 52 German transport aircraft that was used extensively by the Luftwaffe, including some use as a medium bomber
Ju 88 German World War II-era twin-engined bomber
L-1 Vigilant Liaison and light observation aircraft used by the US Army Air Forces during World War II
La-5 Soviet World War II-era fighter
La-5FN Soviet World War II-era variant of the La-5 fighter with a "turbo boost" capability that could give the plane an extra burst of power for about ten minutes
La-7 Soviet World War II-era fighter, flown by leading allied ace Ivan Kozhedub and also distinguished as being the only Soviet fighter to shoot down a German Me 262
Li-2 Soviet license-built version of the DC-3 transport
MBR-2 Soviet reconnaissance flying-boat that served with the Soviet Navy before and during World War II
MS.406 The most numerous French fighter type in service at the start of World War II, but not equal in performance to the German Me 109
Me 163 Komet German built World War II rocket-powered interceptor.
Me 262 Schwalbe The world's first operational jet fighter, introduced by Germany in late 1944.
MiG-3 Soviet fighter aircraft deployed just prior to Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, on a par with the leading German fighters of the time.
P-39 Airacobra US fighter design that saw extensive service during World War II, particularly with the Soviet air forces
P-40 Warhawk American fighter and ground-attack aircraft that saw extensive use in several different countries over the course of the war
Pe-2 A highly capable World War II-era Soviet dive bomber.
Pe-3 Soviet World War II-era high-altitude, long-range two-seat "heavy" fighter
Pe-3bis Soviet World War II-era two-seat night fighter
Po-2 Heavily produced Soviet biplane trainer and general utility aircraft that served throughout the 1930s and World War II
SB Soviet fast bomber that served effectively in the late '30s but was mostly obsolete by the start of World War II
Spitfire The iconic British fighter of World War II
V-173 Experimental all-wing V/STOL aircraft design
Vampire Britain's second type of jet-engine fighter produced during World War II, but not used in combat
XF5U Experimental US Navy fighter prototype with an all-wing V/STOL design, developed from the V-173 but never flew
YB-40 Flying Fortress Variant of the B-17 bomber developed by the US Army Air Corps during World War II to test the concept of a heavy bomber escort
YR-4 Hoverfly The first helicopter used by operationally by the U.S. military, in Burma during World War II
Yak-1 Soviet fighter aircraft that began entering service just prior to World War II and was comparable in performance to the latest German fighters
Yak-3 Highly capable, small, and fast World War II-era Soviet fighter plane
Yak-6 Soviet World War II transport/utility and light bomber aircraft
Yak-7 Soviet World War II-era high-performance trainer that was also converted for duties as a "heavy fighter"
Yak-9 Soviet World War II-era fighter that was the most heavily produced Soviet design of the war

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  Title Author Year
100 of Stalin's Falcons: In Battles for the Fatherland Tolstoy, V. M. (editor) 2005
1941: Bitter Lessons Khazanov, Dmitrij 2006
1941: The Battle for Air Superiority Khazanov, Dmitrij 2008
Against the Wind: 90 Years of Flight Test in the Miami Valley 1994
The Air Battle of Malta UK Air Ministry 1944
Air Warriors Eryomin, Boris Nikolaevich 1987
Aircraft Construction in the USSR, 1917-1945 Byushgens, G. S. 1994
The Aircraft of R. L. Bartini Yakubovich, N. V. 2006
Airlift and Airborne Operations in World War II Bilstein, Roger E. 1998
American Raiders: The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe's Secrets Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. 2004
Army Commanders in World War II: A Military Biographical Dictionary Anonenko, S. V.; Basik, I. I.; Ermolenko, O. A. 2005
Aviation in the USSR on the Eve of the War Yakubovich, N. V. 2006
Bagration to Berlin: The Final Air Battles in the East, 1944-1945 Bergstrom, Christer 2008
Barbarossa & the Retreat to Moscow Drabkin, Artem 2007
Barbarossa: The Air Battle July-December 1941 Bergstrom, Christer 2007
The Battle Rethought: A Symposium on the Battle of Britain Probert, Henry; Cox, Sebastian 1991
Betrayed Ideals: Memoirs of a Luftwaffe Fighter Ace Bob, Hans-Ekkehard 2004
Bombing the Axis Powers: A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive 1939-1945 Davis, Richard G. 2006
Carl A. Spaatz and the Air War in Europe Davis, Richard G. 1993
Command and Control of Joint Air Operations: Some Lessons Learned from Four Case Studies of an Enduring Issue Winnefeld, James A.; Johnson, Dana J. 1991
The Command and Staff of the Soviet Army Air Force in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945: A Soviet View Kozhevnikov, M. N. 1977
Coningham: A Biography of Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham Orange, Vincent 1992
Cover Me, I'm Going In For The Attack! Yakimenko, Anton Dmitrievich 2006
Cracking the Zero Mystery: How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted World War II Fighter Plane Rearden, Jim 1990
D-Day 1944: Air Power Over the Normandy Beaches and Beyond Hallion, Richard P. 1994
Dark Eagles: A History of Top Secret U.S. Aircraft Programs Peebles, Curtis 1995
Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia Palmer, Scott W. 2006
Dornier Do 17 The Yugoslav Story: Operational Record 1937-1947 Ciglic, Boris; Savic, Dragan 2007
Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil" Nowarra, Heinz J. 1989
Eagle in Flames: The Fall of the Luftwaffe Hooton, E. R. 1997
Fire in the Sky Bergerud, Eric M. 2001
Flying Tigers Ford, Daniel 2007
Footsteps of the Hunter Dickfeld, Adolf 1993
From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Air Battle for Bessarabia, 22 June-31 July 1941 Bernad, Denes; Karlenko, Dmitriy; Roba, Jean-Louis 2007
From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Air Battle for Odessa, August-October 1941 Bernad, Denes; Karlenko, Dmitriy; Roba, Jean-Louis 2008
The German Air War in Russia Muller, Richard R. 1992
German Aircraft in Russian and Soviet Service 1941-1951 Alexandrov, Andrei; Petrov, Genadi 2002
German Secret Flight Test Centres to 1945 Beauvais, Heinrich; Kössler, Karl; Mayer, Max; Regel, Christoph 2002
I Fought in a Fighter Plane: Receiving the First Blows, 1941-1942 Drabkin, Artem 2006
I Was An Aircraft Gunner Litvin, Georgii Afanasevich 1990
Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2 Rastrenin, Oleg 2008
In the Harsh Skies of War Emelyanenko, Vasily Borisovich 1972
JG26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe Caldwell, Donald L. 1993
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War Francillon, R. J. 1970
Kenneth N. Walker: Airpower's Untempered Crusader Byrd, Martha 1997
LaGG & Lavochkin Aces of World War 2 Mellinger, George 2003
Leaping the Atlantic Wall: Army Air Forces Campaigns in Western Europe, 1942-1945 Russell, Edward T. 1999
Long Range Aviation: The First 90 Years 2005
Long Range Bombers: Memoir of a Chief Marshal of Aviation Golovanov, Alexander Evgenevich 2004
Loyalty to the Fatherland Kozhedub, Ivan Nikitovich 2006
Luftwaffe Murray, Williamson 1985
Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland Hannig, Norbert 2004
Luftwaffe Fighter Aces: The Jagdflieger and their Combat Tactics and Techniques Spick, Mike 1996
The Luftwaffe's Way of War: German Air Force Doctrine 1911-1945 Corum, James S.; Muller, Richard R. 1998
The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940 Corum, James S. 1997
Nesterov's Heirs Dyachenko, G. Kh. 1963
New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Thompson, H. L. 1953
On the Attack Run Pstygo, Ivan Ivanovich 1989
Operation Thursday: Birth of the Air Commandos Mason, Herbert A.; Bergeron, Randy G.; Renfrow, James A. 1994
A Pattern for Joint Operations: World War II Close Air Support, North Africa Mortensen, Daniel R. 1987
Piercing the Fog: Intelligence and Army Air Forces Operations in World War II Kreis, John F. 1996
Pilots At War Chechelnitskii, G. A. 1974
Polikarpov's I-16 Fighter: Its Forerunners and Progeny Gordon, Yefim; Dexter, Keith 2001
The Quest: Haywood Hansell and American Strategic Bombing in World War II Griffith, Charles 1999
Red Griffins Over Russia Zirk, Georg 1987
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945 Hardesty, Von 1982
The Royal Australian Air Force, 1939–1942 Gillison, Douglas 1962
Royal New Zealand Air Force Ross, J. M. S. 1955
The BB-22 Short-Range Bomber (a.k.a. Yak-2/Yak-4) Medved, A. N.; Khazanov, D. B. 2007
The Soviet Air Force in World War II: The Official History Fetzer, Leland (translator) 1973
Soviet Air Power in World War II Gordon, Yefim 2008
Soviet Aviation and Air Power: A Historical View Higham, Robin; Kipp, Jacob W. 1977
Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of World War 2 Mellinger, George 2006
Stalin's Falcons: The Aces of the Red Star Polak, Tomas; Shores, Christopher 1999
Stalin's Folly Pleshakov, Constantine 2005
State Capitalism and Working-Class Radicalism in the French Aircraft Industry Chapman, Herrick 1990
Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941 Peattie, Mark R. 2001
Sunday Punch in Normandy: The Tactical Use of Heavy Bombardment in the Normandy Invasion 1992
Swastika Over the Volga: The Luftwaffe Versus Stalin's Air Defense Forces Zefirov, M. V.; Dyogtev, D. M.; Bazhenov, N. N. 2007
To Targets Near and Far Skripko, Nikolai Semyonovich 1981
Tribunal for Stalin's Falcons Zvyagintsev, Vyacheslav 2008
United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 Grossnick, Roy A. 1997
Warplanes of the Third Reich Green, William 1970
Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat Higham, Robin; Harris, Stephen J. 2006
Wings Grow Stronger in Battle Golubev, Vasiliy Fyodorovich 1980
Wings, Women, & War: Soviet Airwomen in World War II Combat Pennington, Reina 2001
Wolfram von Richtofen: Master of the German Air War Corum, James S. 2008
Women in Air War: The Eastern Front of World War II Cottam, Kazimiera J., PhD (translator/editor) 1997


[edit] Articles

  Title Author Journal Volume
A Careless Hope: American Air Power and Japan, 1941 Harrington, Daniel F. Pacific Historical Review Vol. 48, No. 2 (May 1979)
A Lesson of History: The Luftwaffe and Barbarossa Ratley, Lonnie O. Air and Space Power Journal (Air University Review) Vol. XXXIV, No. 3 (March-April 1983)
Air Doctrine by Sir Arthur Air Force Magazine Vol. 91, No. 1 (January 2008)
Air Support for Advancing Ground Forces During the Vistula-Oder Operation Shchukarev, S. Yu. Voenno-Istoricheskij Zhurnal 2005 No. 5
Air Support for the British Army, 1939-1943 Jacobs, W. A. Military Affairs Vol. 46, No. 4 (December 1982)
American Air Power Guggenheim, Harry F. Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science Vol. 19, No. 4 (January 1942)
The Bomber Offensive as a Second Front Beaumont, Roger Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 22, No. 3
Carl A. Spaatz and the Development of the Royal Air Force-U.S. Army Air Corps Relationship, 1939-1940 Davis, Richard G. Journal of Military History Vol. 54, No. 4 (October 1990)
Creating the 2nd Tactical Air Force RAF: Inter-Service and Anglo-Canadian Cooperation in the Second World War Hall, David Ian Canadian Military Journal Vol. 3, No. 4 (Winter 2002-2003)
Defending the Russian North Mardanov, Aleksandr AviaMaster 2001 No. 04
The Devil's Broomstick Guttman, Jon Aviation History Magazine Vol. 18, No. 3 (January 2008)
Fighter Tactics in World War II Parsons, Dave Naval Aviation News July-August 1993
Fighting Fairey Battles: An Italian CR32 pilot's experiences in East Africa Gobbo, Alberto Military History Journal (The South African Military History Society) Vol. 13, No. 2 (December 2004)
First Airborne ELINT Collection? NSA Cryptologic Spectrum Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 1974)
The First Days of the War in Documents Zhuravlev, V. R.; Anufriyev, A. S.; Yemelyanova, N.M. Voenno-Istoricheskij Zhurnal 1989, No. 5 (May) thru 1989, No. 9 (September)
The Foundations of Soviet Air Power: A Historical and Managerial Interpretation Potts, Ramsay D., Jr. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Vol. 299 (May, 1955)
The French Air Force in 1940: Was it Defeated by the Luftwaffe or by Politics? Kirkland, Faris R. Air and Space Power Journal (Air University Review) September-October 1985
From Stalingrad to Khe Sanh: Factors in the Successful Use of Tactical Airlift to Support Isolated Land Battle Areas Vaughan, David K.; Donoho, James H. Chronicles Online Journal October, 2000
Hitler's Luftwaffe from the Top Down Goss, Chris FlyPast No. 315 (October 2007)
I. I. Proskurov: Air Ace, Chief of Military Intelligence, "Conspirator" Pechenkin, A. A. Voenno-Istoricheskij Zhurnal Vol. 2004, No. 1
Improvements in Command and Control of the Red Army Air Forces During the Prewar and Great Patriotic War Years Pervov, A. G. Voenno-Istoricheskij Zhurnal Vol. 2006, No. 1
Interview with World War II Russian Pilot Evgeny Stepanov Guttman, Jon Aviation History Magazine July 1995
Kasserine Pass and the Proper Application of Airpower Rife, Shawn P. Joint Force Quarterly No. 20
Naval Aviation in the Baltic Fleet, June 1941-June 1942 Ivanov, I. B. Voenno-Istoricheskij Zhurnal Vol. 2006, No. 8
Operation Pointblank: Evolution of Allied Air Doctrine During WWII Carey, Brian Todd World War II Magazine Nov. 1998
Operational Maneuver of Aviation Without Change of Basing Gorbachev, V.A. Voenno-Istoricheskij Zhurnal 1987 No. 1 (January 1987)
The Polikarpov I-16 "Rata" Aeroplane Database Maslov, Mikhail Aeroplane Vol. 36, No. 2 (February 2008)
The Red Army Air Forces in the Polish Campaign, 1939 Stepanov, Aleksei Istoriya Aviatsii 2001 No. 1
Russia's Oldest Air Regiment Antipov, Vladislav; Kirindas, Aleksandr; Utkin, Igor AviaMaster 2007 No. 7
Soviet Air Victories in the First Days of the War Gulyas, Igor A. Aehrokhobbi 1994 No. 1
The Soviet Manchurian Campaign, August 1945 Garthoff, Raymond L. Military Affairs Vol. 33, No. 2 (Oct. 1969)
The Thread of Doctrine Pauly, John W. Air and Space Power Journal May-June 1976
Too Little, Too Late: An Analysis of Hitler's Failure in August 1942 to Damage Soviet Oil Production Hayward, Joel Journal of Military History Vol. 64, No. 3 (July 2000)
Up From Kasserine Pass Grant, Rebecca Air Force Magazine Vol. 90, No. 9 (September 2007)
We Ourselves Sought Battle Drabkin, Artem AviaMaster 2005 No. 08
Where Did Stalin's Falcons Disappear To? Solonin, Mark AviaMaster 2002 No. 01


[edit] Other Documents

  Title Year
Air Power and Warfare: The Proceedings of the 8th Military History Symposium 1979
Air Power in the Mediterranean, November 1942-February 1945 1945
Anonymous Warrior: The Contributions of Harold L. George to Strategic Air Power 1997
Army Air Forces Statistical Digest
At War with the Soviets: A Historical Perspective of Joint Soviet-American Air Operations 1991
Demystifying the German "Armament Miracle" During World War II: New Insights from the Annual Audits of German Aircraft Producers 2005
The Evolution of FM 100-20, Command and Employment of Air Power (21 July 1943): The Foundation of Modern Airpower Doctrine 1989
FM 100-20: Command and Employment of Air Power 1943
The Forgotten Air Force: The Establishment and Employment of Australian Air Power in the North-Western Area, 1941-1945 1997
The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1941 1965
The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1942 1966
The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1943 1967
German Counter-C3 Activity and its Effects on Soviet Command, Control, and Communications During Operation Barbarossa 1980
Ivan Rodionov's Chronology of Soviet Aviation 2007
The Radio Intercept Service of the German Air Force 1955
Resolution of the Sovnarkom On Bringing Red Army Air Force Flight Schools Up to Strength 1940
Resolution of the Sovnarkom On The Red Army Air Forces 1940
Resolution of the Sovnarkom On the Organizational Structure of the Red Army Air Forces 1940
Soviet Air Power in World War II 1979
The Russian Air Force in the Eyes of German Commanders
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