Fifty Famous Fighter Aircraft by Richard Groh (1982). Traces the story of fighter aircraft from WWI to the supersonic jets in the mid-1970s. Each fighter is described in two pages with accompanying photos. The author shows the best remembered fighters and tells why each earned a special place in air history.

From jet interceptors recently retired from military service to World War I bi-planes, Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide is a complete directory of over 200 military aircraft preserved today. For each aircraft, there is a full page color photo as well as descriptive text and a specification table.