A full-color technical directory of the most important combat aircraft to serve the United States.

"Area 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format. When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In Area 51...

An introduction to the different kinds of airplanes used in World War II, including information about airplane parts and pilots' codes.