Description: This is the second of six volumes detailing the history of air-to-air missiles (AAM). It describes the development and fielding of AAM during the Second World War and the early post-war period by all countries participating. The combat record with these earliest missiles is then reviewed with tables of 'kills.'
Brief description: William J. Norton is retired from a flight test engineering career that spanned 40 years, including 20 years as a US Air Force officer. This included serving as aircrew aboard test aircraft. He has held numerous positions in many organizations on dozens of aerospace programs spanning all aircraft types. He has penned scores of technical papers, seventeen books, and a multitude of magazine articles. Bill holds a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering and has taught technical courses at the college-level. In addition, he is a civil pilot with numerous ratings, restored and operates a DHC-1 Chipmunk, and built a Rutan Long-EZ. Bill is married to the lovely Anya Victoria.
Review Quotes: "... this book gets to stuff we like. Photos of the weapons, scale drawings of the different missile generations and colors artwork paring aircraft with the AAM they carried."-- "IPMS/USA"