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WWIIDoolittle Raid R/ Santa Cruz / Midway28AcademyAward Winner!Thirty Seconds Over TokyoThis exciting recreation of the“Doolittle Raid” includes filmfootage of the actual raid, wonan Academy Award for specialeffects in 1944, and stars SpencerTracy as Lt. Col. James Doolittle,who led the now legendary B-25Mitchell attack, and Van Johnson asLt. Ted Lawson, pilot of the B-25 “Ruptured Duck.”A World War II classic! B&W,2 hrs. 18 min.............................#V9738AA $ 19.95LIMITED EDITIONSigned by THREEDoolittle Raiders!Out of the Dragon’s DenRichard Taylor. With dark cloudsof smoke rising in the background, the last B-25Mitchell flees the scene after bombing Tokyo duringthe April 18, 1942, Doolittle Raid. This 29"x 20½",numbered print is signed by the artist and by threeDoolittle Raid veterans – Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole(co-pilot of Gen. Doolittle’s aircraft!), Staff Sgt. DavidJ. Thatcher, and Master Sgt. Edward J.Saylor.................................................#77459C $ 175Santa Cruz 1942Carrier Duel in the South PacificStille. Utilizing the latest researchand detailed combat maps, thisbook tells the dramatic story ofthe Battle of the Santa Cruz Islandsthat, while on the surface was aJapanese victory, proved too costlyfor Japan to parlay into further carrier successes.Sections cover the origins of the campaign, its commanders,the opposing fleets and their plans, the battleitself, and the aftermath. 96 pages, B&W photographsand color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾",softcover............................................#15907D $ 19.95SpecialPurchase!Save 50 %USS Enterprise at theBattle of Santa CruzMarii Chernev. On October 26 th , 1942, Lt. Stanley W.“Swede” Vejtasa of VF-10 circles his F4F Wildcat overthe USS Enterprise as a Nakijima “Kate” torpedobomber receives a fatal hit before it can launch itsdeadly cargo against the American carrier.25"x 18"...........#75991AA Reg: $ 49.95 Now: $ 24.95Shattered SwordThe Untold Story ofthe Battle of MidwayParshall & Tully. One of the mostfamous battles in history, the Battleof Midway is considered by many tohave turned the tide of the PacificWar. Now, this groundbreaking newNow in Softcover!interpretation – with its detailedaccount of the battle, its extensive use of Japaneseprimary sources, its correction of many errors in previousaccounts, and its dazzling new graphics – forcesus to undertake a major, potentially controversialreevaluation of the great naval engagement.640 pages, 38 B&W photographs and 33 maps,7"x 10", softcover................................#22116B $ 26.95“Battle ofMidway:Turning theTide in thePacific!”PosterCalled the mostimportant Allied victoryin the Pacificduring the SecondWorld War, theBattle of Midwaywas a major blowto the ImperialJapanese Navy asit lost four aircraftcarriers (all ofwhich attackedPearl Harbor on December 7, 1941) and one cruiser.Depicting a Douglas SBD Dauntless pulling up afterdelivering its destructive payload, this postermeasures 18"x 24".............................#72516C $ 24.95A Dawn Like ThunderThe True Story ofTorpedo Squadron EightMrazek. One of the great untold storiesof World War II finally comes tolight in this thrilling account of TorpedoSquadron Eight – which suffered theheaviest losses in U.S. naval aviationhistory and was the war’s most decorated naval airsquadron – and its heroic efforts in helping an outmatchedU.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway andGuadalcanal in 1942. 544 pages, 6¼"x 9¼",hardcover........................................#20700AA $ 27.95USS Hornet (CV-8) ModelA replica of the USS Hornet(CV-8) as it appeared whenit participated in the Battleof Midway on June 4-6,1942, this 1/350 scale, plasticmodel arrives assembled,painted, and ready to display! It features a detailed superstructure;a full compliment of lifeboats, cranes, and antiaircraftguns; an authentic paint scheme; a display stand;and more. You even get four Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats,four Douglas SBD-3 Dauntlesses, and four Douglas TBD-1Devastators to display on the flight deck!28¼" long.......................................................#92964N $ 149www.HistoricA.HistoricAviation.comOver 2-FootWingspan!SBD-3DauntlessModelA replicaof the famousSBD-3 Dauntlessdive bomber flown fromthe USS Enterprise (CV-6)during the Battle of Midwayby Lt.Cdr. Richard Best ofBombing Squadron 6 (VB-6),this 1/18 scale, plastic modellooks just like the real thing!Features include a fully outfittedcockpit with flight controls, radio gear, and more,all protected by sliding canopies; a rotating and elevating7.62 mm Browning machine gun that retractsinto the cockpit; an intricate Wright Cyclone R-1820radial engine with a rotating propeller; two wingmounted100-pound bombs and a third, 1,000-poundbomb in the centerline crutch; movable flight controlsurfaces and working dive brakes; retractable landinggear with a steerable tail wheel and a tail hook; andauthentic markings. 27" wingspan; requires onlya few minutes of simple assembly.........#99558E $ 179SBD-3 DauntlessDie Cast ModelDuring the Battle of Midway,Douglas SBD dive-bomber attacksfatally damaged all four of theJapanese aircraft carriers andheavily damaged two cruisers.A replica of an SBD-3 Dauntlessflown from the doomed USSYorktown (CV-5) in that battle, this1/72 scale, die cast model features adetailed cockpit with a sliding canopy,realistic dive brake flaps, forward-firingmachine guns in the engine cowling,two 100-pound bombs on thewings and a 1,000-pound bomb in thecenterline crutch, optional-position landing gear,authentic markings, and a display stand.6¾" wingspan....................................#91863N $ 39.95LIMITED EDITIONUSS HornetA Visual Historyof CV-8 and CV-12This DVD features rareFax: F612-2-877-31601/18 Scale!SpecialPurchase!Save 20 %LIMITED EDITIONPre-AssembledModel!footage of America’s two greatfighting ships named Hornet: CV-8Over 3 Hours!and CV-12. You’ll see the film The Life andDeath of the USS Hornet, which documentsthe history of CV-8; extensive footage of theDoolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway; thelaunch of the new Essex-class Hornet(CV-12); and more. 3+ hours.#V8034AA Reg: $ 24.95 Now: $ 19.95