Books in the Osprey Combat Aircraft series

The first aircraft to be purposely designed as a radar-equiped nightfighter, Northrop's P-61 Black Widow was the largest fighter in frontline service with the USAAF. This volume features frontline users of the P-61, including many first-hand accounts from pilots and gunners.

Once dubbed "the widow maker", Martin's B-26 recovered from a poor start to equip eight bomber groups. One of the first American-manned planes to see action in the Second World War, the Marauder is described here including accounts from crews, details of tactics and training, and unit histories.

Handley Page's Halifax was the first RAF "heavy" bomber to drop bombs on Germany in 1941. The detailed text explains tactics used by the crews for their raids over Europe, North Africa and maritime patrol and paratrooping work. There are scale drawings of all the major Halifax bomber variants.

The Grumman Avenger, in service from 1942, meted out severe retribution on the Japanese fleet thanks to a bomb bay large enough to carry the Navy's biggest torpedo. This detailed text presents scale drawings of the plane with crews explaining their experiences in battle in the Pacific.

Nicknamed the Flying Porcupine due to its heavy armoury of 14 guns, the Sunderland was the RAF's staple maritime patrol aircraft during World War II. It saw action with the RAAF, RNZAF and RNCAF. In this detailed text, crews explain their combat experience.

Although built in greater numbers than the B-17, the B-24 has always lived in its brother's shadow, even though it could fly further, faster and with a greater payload. This detailed text on the B-24 includes scale drawings of all the variants and crews explaining their flying experiences.

In the COMBAT AIRCRAFT series. Covering the exploits of the B-24 in the south-west Pacific during World War II. Includes 30 original artworks and, black and white scale drawings of all major variants. With text relating the personal experiences of the crews in the battle over the Pacific.