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Take home a piece of aviation history and help keep history flying.

Browse our CAF High Sierra Squadron Hangar Book Sale, featuring an ever-changing assortment of vintage and pre-owned books covering aviation, military history, warbirds, pilots, aircraft and the remarkable people and events that shaped flight.

Our collection includes books on subjects such as World War II aviation, historic military aircraft, famous pilots and aces, air racing, aircraft development, aviation photography, memoirs, reference books, commercial aviation and general aviation history.

Books vary in age, rarity, condition and subject, with everything from affordable reading copies to beautiful hardcover aviation books and collectible titles.

Books are $5 each.

Perfect for pilots, aviation enthusiasts, history buffs, young future aviators, or anyone looking for something interesting to read while supporting a great cause!

Every purchase supports the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and helps us preserve, maintain, fly and share historic military aircraft with the public.

Come browse the hangar shelves. You never know what piece of aviation history you'll find.

Explore the entire story of human flight with this handsome, complete 23-volume collection of Time-Life’s acclaimed The Epic of Flight series.

Published in the early 1980s, The Epic of Flight was an ambitious illustrated history of aviation, tracing flight from its earliest pioneers and balloonists through two World Wars, the great age of air racing and barnstorming, commercial aviation, experimental aircraft, helicopters and the arrival of the jet age.

This offering includes the complete collection of all 23 hardcover volumes—an impressive aviation reference library for a pilot, historian, warbird enthusiast or collector.

Each volume explores a different chapter of aviation history, including The Road to Kitty Hawk, The First Aviators, Knights of the Air, Barnstormers & Speed Kings, Flying the Mail, Women Aloft, Designers and Test Pilots, Architects of Air Power, The Carrier War, The RAF at War, The Luftwaffe, America in the Air War, Fighting Jets, The Jet Age, The Helicopters, The Bush Pilots and more.

The series is particularly rich in military and World War II aviation history, covering the aircraft, pilots, designers, commanders and technological developments that transformed aviation during the 20th century.

The books themselves are beautifully produced in distinctive blue-gray embossed leatherette hardcover bindings, each with silver lettering and an inset color aviation illustration. Inside, the series combines historical writing with an extensive collection of period photography, paintings, maps, posters and other archival imagery. Time-Life drew upon its substantial photographic and historical resources in assembling the series.

Collection includes:

• All 23 volumes — complete set
• Published by Time-Life Books
• Originally published 1980–1983
• Hardcover embossed leatherette bindings
• Hundreds of historic photographs, illustrations and archival images
• Extensive coverage of WWI, WWII and military aviation
• Civilian aviation, early flight, air racing, exploration and technological development
• An excellent reference library or display collection for an aviation enthusiast

The historical research behind The Epic of Flight is notable in its own right: the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives preserves Time-Life's research files for the series, including photographs, maps, posters, newspaper and magazine material and other source documents assembled during its production.

Excellent condition: Vintage/pre-owned. Sold as a complete 23-volume collection.

Whether you're interested in the Wright brothers, WWII combat aviation, legendary aircraft designers, test pilots, air racing or the transition into the jet age, this collection provides a beautifully illustrated journey through aviation history.

Proceeds benefit the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and support our mission to preserve, maintain, fly and share historic military aircraft while keeping the people and stories behind them alive for future generations.

Own a remarkable piece of World War II aviation history, personally signed by the men who lived it.

John D. Shaw’s Ramrod – Outward Bound depicts one of the defining realities of the air war over Europe: American P-51 Mustangs escorting formations of B-17 Flying Fortresses deep into enemy territory. At the center of the scene is Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson’s P-51 Mustang Old Crow. Anderson became one of America’s legendary fighter pilots, completing 116 combat missions and earning credit for 16¼ aerial victories.

This is #1 of only 200 prints produced in the Victory “Mighty Eighth” Edition, personally signed by 14 World War II combat aviators, men who flew P-51 Mustangs and B-17 Flying Fortresses in the skies over Europe.

The signatures include celebrated fighter aces and combat veterans such as Clarence “Bud” Anderson, James L. Brooks, Clyde B. East, Steve Pisanos, Urban “Ben” Drew, Art Fiedler, Donald M. Cummings, Robert A. Karr, Joe Peterburs, Clinton Burdick, William H. Allen, Lawrence “Larry” Powell, Clint White, and Elwood “Woody” Blondfield.

Together, these men accumulated dozens of aerial victories and hundreds of combat missions. Among them were multiple aces and double aces, pilots who fought German fighters and jets, and a B-17 pilot representing the bomber crews the Mustang escorts were sent to protect.

Their signatures transform this piece from a depiction of WWII history into a tangible artifact connected directly to the generation that made that history.

The artwork itself commemorates the long-range escort missions that became crucial to the Allied strategic bombing campaign. The arrival of the P-51 gave American bombers effective fighter protection deep into Germany, helping the Allies contest and ultimately gain air superiority over Europe.

This exceptional example includes:

• Print #1 of 200 from the Victory “Mighty Eighth” Edition
• 14 authentic signatures of WWII combat pilots
• Signature of aviation artist John D. Shaw
• Bud Anderson’s signature beneath an artwork featuring his own Old Crow
• P-51 Mustang fighter aces and combat veterans
• A B-17 combat pilot representing the bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force
• Professional custom framing
• A separate framed Certificate of Authenticity

Many of the veterans whose signatures appear on this artwork have now passed away, including Bud Anderson, who died in 2024 at age 102. Their signatures, and their firsthand connection to the air war depicted here, cannot be recreated.

Proceeds benefit the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and support our mission to preserve, maintain, fly, and share historic military aircraft so that the people and stories behind them are not forgotten.

John D. Shaw's The Unlimiteds captures two of the most legendary aircraft in the history of the National Championship Air Races battling around the pylons at Reno-Stead: Lyle Shelton's #77 Rare Bear and Bill “Tiger” Destefani's #7 Strega.

Originally painted in 1993, The Unlimiteds was commissioned to commemorate the opening of Reno's National Museum of Air Racing and went on to become one of John Shaw's best-known depictions of Unlimited air racing.

At the center of the painting are two machines that came to define an extraordinary era of Reno racing.

Rare Bear, developed from a Grumman F8F Bearcat, became one of the fastest and most famous piston-powered racing aircraft in history under the leadership of legendary racer Lyle Shelton.

Alongside it is Strega, Bill “Tiger” Destefani's extensively modified P-51 Mustang and one of the most successful Unlimited racers ever to compete at Reno.

Their rivalry became part of Reno Air Race legend. In the 1992 Gold race, the year immediately preceding Shaw's painting, Strega and Rare Bear raced together at tremendous speed until Rare Bear suffered an engine failure, leaving Strega to take the Unlimited Gold victory.

Shaw's painting immortalizes that remarkable era: highly modified descendants of World War II fighters, flown just above the Nevada desert at speeds approaching 500 mph, racing wing-to-wing around the pylons at Reno-Stead.

Today, the artwork carries additional historical significance. The National Championship Air Races held their final races at Reno-Stead in 2023, closing a chapter of Nevada aviation history that began in 1964. The Unlimiteds preserves the sight, aircraft and personalities that made that tradition legendary.

This example is signed by artist John D. Shaw and beautifully custom framed with a distinctive gold-star aviation motif.

A fantastic piece for a Reno Air Race enthusiast, warbird owner, pilot, aviation historian, or collector, and an especially meaningful piece of Reno, Nevada aviation history.

Proceeds benefit the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and our mission to preserve, maintain, fly and share historic military aircraft while keeping the people and stories behind them alive for future generations.

A piece of American warbird history commemorating one of the country's great early gatherings of historic military aircraft.

This limited-edition 1993 John D. Shaw Gathering of Warbirds print was produced for the 22nd Annual Gathering of Warbirds, held at Madera, California, August 20–22, 1993.

This example is individually numbered #234 of 1,000 and signed by renowned aviation artist John D. Shaw.

At the center of Shaw's artwork is one of the most unmistakable American fighters of World War II: the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, sweeping low across the California landscape with other historic military aircraft in the sky around it.

The Gathering of Warbirds began in 1972 and became an important fixture of America's emerging warbird-preservation movement. After moving to Madera Municipal Airport in the 1970s, the event brought together remarkable collections of surviving WWII-era fighters, bombers, transports and trainers—and, importantly, returned many of them to the air.

Contemporary accounts describe Gatherings in which more than 85 warbirds crowded the ramp at Madera, including P-51 Mustangs, B-17s, B-25s, Corsairs, Sea Furies, transports, trainers and other historic aircraft.

The 1993 event commemorated by this particular print was the 22nd Annual Gathering of Warbirds, making the artwork itself a surviving piece of memorabilia from an important chapter in American warbird culture.

This example features:

• John D. Shaw's Gathering of Warbirds
• Produced for the 22nd Annual Gathering of Warbirds
• Madera, California — August 20–22, 1993
• Limited edition #234/1000
• Signed by artist John D. Shaw
• Dramatic depiction of a P-38 Lightning and other historic warbirds
• Beautiful professional custom framing with gold-star aviation detailing
• An especially fitting collectible for a WWII aviation historian, warbird enthusiast, pilot, CAF member or military aviation collector

More than three decades after this print was issued, the mission represented by the Gathering remains extraordinarily relevant: keeping historic military aircraft—and the stories of the people who flew them—alive for future generations.

Proceeds benefit the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and support our mission to preserve, maintain, fly and share historic military aircraft while keeping their history alive.

Fifty years of Reno Air Race history, captured in one artwork and signed by the pilots who made that history.

John D. Shaw’s Reno Gold – The 1st Half Century was created to commemorate the first half-century of the National Championship Air Races, which began at Reno-Stead in 1964 and became one of the most celebrated traditions in American aviation.

Shaw brings together an extraordinary collection of legendary Unlimited racers from across different eras of Reno history, including Rare Bear, Strega, Dago Red, Voodoo, Dreadnought, Precious Metal, Miss America, Conquest I, Smirnoff Bearcat, Czechmate, Tsunami, Critical Mass, September Fury, Super Corsair, White Lightnin’, Red Baron, Pond Racer and others.

But what makes this particular example especially significant is what appears beneath the artwork:

More than 30 authentic signatures from Reno racing pilots and personalities whose careers helped create the history depicted above them.

The signed Gold Edition brought together generations of Reno competitors, including legendary names associated with the races such as Clay Lacy, Darryl Greenamyer, Steve Hinton, Skip Holm, John Penney, Bruce Lockwood, Matt Jackson, Sherman Smoot, Thom Richard, Steve Hinton Jr. and others.

Collectively, these signatures represent decades of competition in one of the fastest and most extraordinary forms of motorsport ever created.

This exceptional piece features:

• John D. Shaw’s Reno Gold – The 1st Half Century
• Created to commemorate 50 years of the National Championship Air Races
• Gold Edition with 30+ Reno racing-pilot signatures
• Signed by aviation artist John D. Shaw
• Approximately 24 legendary Unlimited racing aircraft represented in the composition
• Famous racers including Rare Bear, Strega, Dago Red, Voodoo, Dreadnought and Miss America
• Beautiful professional custom framing with distinctive gold-star aviation detailing
• An outstanding piece of Reno, Nevada aviation history

The significance of Reno Gold has only grown with time. The National Championship Air Races held their final races at Reno-Stead in 2023, ending a nearly six-decade chapter of Nevada aviation history.

What was originally created as a celebration of Reno’s first 50 years now also serves as a record of an era that has come to an end at Stead.

For a Reno Air Race fan, pilot, warbird enthusiast or aviation historian, this print brings together the aircraft, personalities and authentic signatures of the men and women who participated in one of the defining traditions of Reno aviation.

Proceeds benefit the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and support our mission to preserve, maintain, fly and share historic military aircraft while keeping the people and stories behind them alive for future generations.

Take home a miniature piece of aviation history!

These Matchbox Collectibles die-cast aircraft feature detailed replicas of famous military airplanes from aviation history. Each collectible comes in its original display packaging and makes a great addition to an aviation collection, office, hangar, workshop, or display shelf.

Our available collection includes an assorted variety of historic aircraft, so models will vary based on availability. The example pictured is a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk, complete with the famous shark-mouth markings associated with the Flying Tigers era.

Details: Assorted Matchbox Collectibles aircraft; die-cast construction; original display packaging; aircraft and markings vary; vintage/pre-owned items, so packaging condition may vary slightly from piece to piece.

Want a particular aircraft? If purchasing in person, browse our available selection and choose your favorite. For online orders, please contact us regarding currently available models or indicate your preference when ordering, and we'll accommodate requests when possible.

Best of all, your purchase helps keep the real history flying.

Proceeds benefit the Commemorative Air Force High Sierra Squadron and support the preservation, maintenance and operation of historic military aircraft and our efforts to share their stories with future generations.