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Flight Craft 18: British Military Test and Evaluation Aircraft: The Golden Years 1945-1975 by Neil Robinson 9781526746719
RRP: $33.13$23.95It could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed, during the so-called Cold War period, and as such, the authors have purposely chosen the first 30... -
Silver City Airways: Pioneer of the Skies by Keith J. Dagwell 9780752453620
RRP: $35.08$25.99Silver City Airways rose from obscure beginnings to pioneer and become world famous for its cross-Channel car ferry service. When the only alternative was a slow sea crossing, Silver City became the carrier of choice for business people and the... -
The Hurricane Girls: The inspirational true story of the women who dared to fly by Jo Wheeler
RRP: $21.43$15.15Celebrating the lives of the magnificent women, the ATA girls, who courageously flew Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Lancaster Bombers and many other aircraft during World War Two Since the invention of aeroplanes, women have taken to the skies.They have broken... -
Magnificent Women in Flying Machines: The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky by Sally Smith
RRP: $39.00$29.46Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the world's first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy... -
Single No. 32 SAAB J 21r by Dariusz Karnas
RRP: $17.55$11.35A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the Saab J 21R with scale plans in 1/72 scale plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.Book InformationISBN 9788366549265Author Dariusz KarnasFormat... -
History of the Biggin Hill International Air Fair by Paul Fiddian 9781781554913
RRP: $37.03$26.54For almost half a century, Biggin Hill was the scene of one of the world's best loved and longest-running air shows. Already well known as the site from which Spitfires and Hurricanes were launched during the Second World War, Biggin Hill was made even... -
Marked for Death by James Hamilton-Paterson
RRP: $19.48$13.86A compelling and fascinating account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world's first air war. Little more than ten years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into... -
Meteor Boys: True Tales from UK Operators of Britain's First Jet Fighter - From 1944 to Date by Steve Bond
RRP: $25.33$17.73Grub Street is proud to present Meteor Boys, the latest title in its ever-popular Boys series. As Britain's first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor has had a remarkably varied and lengthy life. But whilst many books have focused on its development and... -
The Hurricane Pocket Manual by Martin Robson
RRP: $19.48$13.86The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the RAF. Although overshadowed by the Spitfire, during the Battle of Britain the Hurricane accounted for 60% of the RAF's... -
From Wax Wings to Flying Drones: A Very Unreliable History of Aviation by Norman Ferguson
RRP: $25.33$18.27Was Keith Harris's Orville really named after the first-ever flyer? What exactly is a 'Spitfire'? Why did Richard Branson try to cross the Atlantic in a balloon when he owned an airline? These are the questions that fail to keep proper aeronautical... -
Tiger in the Sea: The Ditching of Flying Tiger 923 and the Desperate Struggle for Survival by Eric Lindner
RRP: $38.98$29.43In post-war America, when valor was judged by the hallowed yardstick of Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge, "hero" wasn't a word thrown around lightly. But in 1962 a civilian pilot measured up. John Murray's selfless, stunning feats garnered global... -
De Havilland Comet: The World's First Commercial Jetliner by Colin Higgs 9781526719614
$35.39The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War. Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, it could fly... -
Airline: Style at 30,000 Feet by Keith Lovegrove
RRP: $29.23$19.11This fascinating book examines every aspect of airline style, from the company liveries and interior designs of planes to advertising, haute couture and airborne haute cuisine. Divided into four sections covering fashion, food, interior design and... -
Aircraft Design of WWII: A Sketchbook by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 9780486814209
RRP: $36.06$23.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486814209Author Lockheed Aircraft CorporationFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II by John Dibbs
RRP: $58.50$43.97Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in... -
TSR2 - Britain's Lost Bomber by Damien Burke
RRP: $97.50$79.58More than forty years after its cancellation, the BAC TSR2 is still a controversial aircraft. Years ahead of its time, it was abruptly cancelled by a new government when flight testing had ony just begun. Built to a demanding RAF requirement , the BAC... -
Cold War Test Pilot: Surviving Crash Landings and Emergency Ejections: From Fast-jets to Heavy Multi-Engine Aircraft by Burrows AFC, FRAeS, JP, RAF (Ret'd), Group Captain Ron 9781399090704
RRP: $39.00$27.87The Falkland Islands had been invaded and a Task Force was already steaming south at full speed. On board the carriers were the Harriers that would provide essential aerial cover for the British troops and ships sent to re-capture the islands. They would... -
Cold War Delta Prototypes: The Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-series, and Avro 707 by Tony Buttler
RRP: $27.28$19.01At the dawn of the supersonic jet age, aircraft designers were forced to devise radical new planforms that suited the new power of the jet engine. One of the most successful was the delta wing. Although Gloster produced the delta wing Javelin, and... -
Nakajima Ki-49 ‘Helen’ Units by George Eleftheriou
RRP: $33.13$23.95A fully illustrated study of the Nakajima Ki49 'Helen', the twin-engined bomber of the Pacific War, from Japanese aviation expert George Eleftheriou. The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu ('Dragon Eater'), codenamed 'Helen' by the Allies, was a twin-engined... -
To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow
RRP: $21.43$15.15In the mid-1970s, Saul Bellow visited Israel and To Jerusalem and Back is his account of his time there. Immersing himself in its landscape and culture, he records the opinions, passions and dreams of Israelis of varying viewpoints - from Prime Minister... -
Zeppelin Onslaught: The Forgotten Blitz 1914 - 1915 by Ian Castle 9781848324336
RRP: $48.75$35.14At the outbreak of the First World War, the United Kingdom had no aerial defence capability worthy of the name. When the war began Britain had just thirty guns to defend the entire country, with all but five of these considered of dubious value . So... -
Flight 777: The Mystery of Leslie Howard by Ian Colvin 9781526766793
RRP: $29.23$21.35On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had returned from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort... -
An Illustrated History of the Avro Lancaster by Mark A. Chambers 9780750994651
RRP: $38.98$28.65The Avro Lancaster has endured as a legendary icon of British strategic airpower from the Second World War, the ultimate aerial asset. Tough, rugged and able to perform effectively at high altitudes, the Lancaster fitted the RAF's need for a heavy,... -
A Leap from the Clouds: The Balloon-Parachute ACT and the Daredevil Heritage of Aviation by Jerry Kuntz 9781476689609
RRP: $42.88$36.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476689609Author Jerry KuntzFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & CompanyWeight(grams) 152g -
Hawker Hurricane: The RAF's Battle of Britain Stalwart by Ron MacKay 9780764355899
RRP: $37.03$29.19The Hawker Hurricane has rightly earned its place in military aviation annals. Although only preceding the Spitfire by four months in its prototypic launch, the Hawker machine was available in measurably greater numbers by the Battle of Britain, a very... -
Bell AH-1 Cobra: From Vietnam to the Present by Alexander Ludeke 9780764354519
RRP: $62.38$40.95The Bell AH-1 was the first helicopter designed and built exclusively for combat. First flown in 1965, the AH-1, with its characteristic streamlined silhouette and stub wings, quickly became an indispensable asset and feared opponent. Development... -
Broken Icarus: The 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the Golden Age of Aviation, and the Rise of Fascism by David Hanna
RRP: $48.75$36.17The 1930s still conjure painful images: the great want of the Depression, and overseas, the exuberant crowds motivated by self-appointed national saviors dressing up old hatreds as new ideas. But there was another story that embodied mankind in that... -
A Quiet Country Town: A Celebration of Westland at Yeovil by David Gibbings
RRP: $29.23$22.00It has been 100 years since the first airfield was established in the country town of Yeovil. Since 1915, aircraft have been designed, manufactured and tested at Westland, including the Lysander, used to transport British agents to Europe during the... -
The Royal Air Force Day by Day by Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork 9780750994682
RRP: $97.50$70.75That heritage is preserved here as a diary of daily events -90-year-old tradition and established its great reputation. While so many books on air force history concentrate on the big events, The Royal Air Force Day by Day also examines the conditions... -
Early Jet Bombers 1944-1954: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Leo Marriott 9781526753892
RRP: $29.23$21.35In a companion volume to his Early Jet Fighters: British and American 1944-1954, Leo Marriott describes, using over 200 archive photographs, the first decade in the development of the jet bomber. This was a time of intense technical innovation which... -
The Long Way Home - Revised Edition: A Journey Into History with Captain Robert Ford by Ed Dover
RRP: $28.43$24.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615214726Author Ed DoverFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Ed DoverPublisher Ed DoverWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm -
A Spy in the Sky: A Photographic Reconnaissance Spitfire Pilot in WWII by Kenneth B. Johnson 9781526761569
RRP: $38.98$27.85Many stories abound of the daring exploits of the RAF's young fighter pilots defying the might of Hitler's Luftwaffe, and of the dogged courage of the men of Bomber Command flying night after night over Germany in the face of flak and Focke-Wulfs, yet... -
C-17 Globemaster III: McDonnell Douglas & Boeing's Military Transport by Ken Neubeck
RRP: $44.83$29.35The McDonnell Douglas / Boeing C-17 Globemaster III's design, construction, and operational history are presented in this book. With over 280 aircraft built, the Globemaster III is one of the workhorses for the US Air Force as well as a number of foreign... -
Britain's Cold War Bombers by Tim McLelland 9781781555347
RRP: $37.03$27.32Britain's Cold War Bombers explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Valiant and Vulcan) through to the first-generation jets which entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. Each... -
BOAC: An Illustrated History by Charles Woodley 9780752431611
RRP: $53.63$39.51The British Overseas Airways Corporation came into being in 1939 as the successor to the pre-war British Airways and the legendary Imperial Airways, and through the dark days of the Second World War it used flying-boats to maintain air links between... -
Antonov's Heavy Transports: From the An-22 to An-225, 1965 to the Present by Yefim Gordon
RRP: $107.23$72.17This book charts the development and service history of the Antonov design bureau's heavy transport aircraft. In the late 1950s, the Antonov design bureau began developing the An-22 heavy military transport, intended to carry 50 tons. Powered by four... -
Skybound: A Journey In Flight by Rebecca Loncraine 9781447273875
RRP: $25.33$17.73Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year Award'Extraordinary' Daily Telegraph'Breathtaking' Guardian Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine is a book for anyone who has looked up and longed to take flight. The day she flew in a glider for... -
The Southern Way Special Issue: The Scene Behind the Scene: No. 6 by Kevin Robertson 9781906419554
RRP: $32.18$8.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419554Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Fleet Air Arm Legends: Supermarine Seafire by Matthew Willis
RRP: $25.33$17.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658290Author Mathew WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 366gDimensions(mm) 196mm... -
Magnificent Women and Flying Machines: The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky by Sally Smith
RRP: $29.23$22.00'Lively history of British women aviators.' Daily Mail'Compelling stories of female pioneers whose soaring ambition achieved firsts in the field of aviation.' Britain Magazine'This lovely book offers a welcome and enjoyable read and provides a timely...