Steve Birdsall of Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

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, is an aviation writer who has authored many articles and books since the 1960s. He has been published by Air Classics, Flying Review International, Airpower Historian, and the American Aviation Historical Society Journal. His wife is Sandra Birdsall.

Birdsall toured briefly in Vietnam during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

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, as a correspondent for an Australian magazine. He flew several airborne missions including one in the A-1 Skyraider, about which he later wrote an illustrated history.

He should not be confused with American travel writer Stephen S. Birdsall.

Published books

• The A-1 Skyraider, ISBN 9780668021883 (January 1970)
• Log of the Liberators: An Illustrated history of the B-24, ISBN 9780385038706 (June 1973 hardcover)
• Hells Angels, Challenge Publishing Co.
• Flying Buccaneers: The Illustrated Story of Kenney's Fifth Air Force, ISBN 9780385032186 (January 1977)
• B-17 Flying Fortress, TAB Books, ISBN 9780816856466 (May 1979)
• B-24 in Action, ISBN 9780897470209 (October 1979)
• Saga of the Superfortress: The Dramatic Story of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force, ISBN 9780385136686 (October 1980 hardcover)
• Superfortress, the Boeing B-29 (Aircraft Specials series (6028)), ISBN 978089747-1046 (January 1984 paperback)
• B-26 Marauder in Action (Aircraft No. 50), ISBN 97808974741190 (February 1982)
• B-17 Flying Fortress in Color (Fighting Colors series (6561)), ISBN 9780897471800 (August 1986)
• B-24 Liberator (Famous Aircraft series), ISBN 9780816856572 (February 1986 paperback)
• Claims to Fame: The B-17 Flying Fortress (with Roger A. Freeman), ISBN 9781854094247 (October 1997 paperback); ISBN 9781854092113 (March 1995 hardcover)
• Pride of Seattle: The Story of the first 300 B-17Fs (Aircraft Specials series (6074)), ISBN 9780897473897 (June 1998 paperback)