Welcome to Aerothentic Research & Publications, proud to present history pertaining to the finest WW2 air force to ever grace remote tropical skies . . . The Fifth. This air force fought its way from from Australia to Japan from 1942 to 1945.

This site has hundreds of rare WWII photos and color profles, with detailed captions, all from the Fifth's aerial campaign in the South-West Pacific.

Balus Productions (New York) publish and sell three of our specialist books.

Click here to read about our book-in-progress 'Fifth Air Force Color Profiles', due to be published in late 2008.

Click here to read about 'The Forgotten Fifth', released in August 2007.

Click here to read about our book-in-progress 'EAGLES & SAMURAI', due to be published late 2008. This ground-breaking work will include the Japanese side of some of their battles against the Fifth. This work will include color profiles of U.S and Japanese airplanes which fought each other in New Guinea skies.

We also assist relatives establish the history of their Missing-In-Action relatives, done on a complimentary basis, and similarly offer identification of Fifth A.F airplanes.

Contact us at info@aerothentic.com for research inquiries, or click here to order.

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