Once again Osprey has a number of new releases for Aviation Modellers....

The two releases from Osprey Publishing for october 2004 are as follows:

RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat
(Combat Aircraft 51)

Author: Robert R Powell
Illustrator: Jim Laurier

US Price: $19.95
UK Price: £12.99

Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. During the Vietnam War it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict. This volume includes compelling accounts of combat missions over key communist targets, where crews dodged Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft fire to secure all-important mission photographs. Written by a Vigilante combat veteran this book is crammed full of action-packed first-hand accounts.

Content

Background and Development
Escalation 1964-68
Highway Patrol 1969-71
War Finale 1972
Other Days, Other Missions 1964-79
Cruises/units involved, with dates
Vigilante losses

The other title from Osprey in their GENERAL AVIATION Series is:

Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of the Skies

Author: Tony Holmes
Illustrator: Iain Wyllie, Mark Postlethwaite

US Price: $29.95
UK Price: £20.00

Details:

Following the enormous success of ‘Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of World War 2’, this book celebrates the achievements of some of the world’s most remarkable Aces. Thirty full-colour paintings from Osprey's best selling Aircraft of the Aces series have been reproduced here for the first time, and new text by Aircraft of the Aces series editor Tony Holmes introduces the ace pilot featured in each painting and describes the action depicted. From World War I to Vietnam, this gripping and visually spectacular volume brings together some of the greatest and most daring feats in the history of military flight. Colour aircraft profiles and aircraft specifications complete each one of the book's thirty chapters.

Content:

# Foreword by Generalleutnant Günther Rall a.D.
# Introduction by the Artist
# Introduction by the Author
# Last Kill With Jasta 2
# Nungesser’s Nieuport
# Fighting ‘Cocks’
# ‘Naval 10’
# Death of the ‘Red Knight’
# First Victory
# Duel over the Dolomites
# ‘Balloon-Buster’
# Drachen Slayer
# ‘Shooting Star’
# Barker’s Battle
# Desert Dogfight
# Flying Tigers
# Ace in a Day
# Burma Battler
# Double Centurion
# Nip’s Nemesis
# Italian ‘Thunderbolt’
# Barker’s Battle
# Caucasus Clash
# ‘Palm Sunday Massacre’
# Defender of Ling-Ling
# Warhawk Ace in a Day
# ARR Ace
# ‘Puma’ Pottyondy
# Ace of Aces
# ‘White 27’
# Warhawk Ace in a Day
# Final Victory
# MiG Mauler
# Appendices