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A Pictorial History of Northwest Airlines

A Pictorial History of Northwest Airlines

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history of Northwest airlines from it's inception in 1926 to the early 1970's and the era of the DC-10
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Aircraft of The United States Military Air Transport Service

Aircraft of The United States Military Air Transport Service

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A general history of MATS with in depth coverage of aircraft types used. 300 b&w and 77 colour photos
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A Time to Fly

A Time to Fly

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The biography of the pioneer airman, Sir Alan Cobham.
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Last of The Flying Clippers: The Boeing B-314 Story

Last of The Flying Clippers: The Boeing B-314 Story

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The story of the Boeing B-314 flying clipper ship, the world's largest commercial aeroplane of the 'thirties and 'forties
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The Soviet Air Force Since 1918

The Soviet Air Force Since 1918

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A study of the development of the Soviet Air Force from the end of the First World War to the height of the cold war, some sixty years later.
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Company Histories

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British Aircraft Manufacturers Since 1908

Price: £12.00


With historic names such as Hawker, de Havilland, Supermarine, Avro, Handley Page and Vickers at its core, the British aviation industry has a long history that stretches right back ...
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The Thunder Factory

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Out of the 'Thunder Factory' came some of the most adventurous and successful warplane designs in the history of flight. From the outstanding P-47 Thunderbolt of World War Two, through the ...
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Percival and Hunting Aircraft

Price: £30.00


After leaving school John Silvester had a brief spell in the hydraulic engineering industry before joining Percival Aircraft Ltd in 1937 as a draughtsman at their Luton factory. When the company ...
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DH an Outline of DeHavilland History

Price: £16.00


This full story of de Havilland marks the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Geoffrey's first successful flight. It is probably the most complete history so far written of any organization in the ...
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The British Aircraft Industry 1948

Price: £15.00


This 1948 directory of the members and associate members of the SBAC gives a fascinating snapshot of the British aviation industry in the immediate post war years. All major aircraft constructors ...
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Waco Airplanes :

Price: £75.00


by Raymond H. Brandly Author published (USA) 2nd edn. 1988 213pp profusely illustrated. 22x28 card covers, lightly marked on front cover, bottom corner of rear cover turned, otherwise fine. ...
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Bristol Aerospace Since 1910

Price: £11.00


The year 1985 marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first flight on 30 July 1910 of a Bristol designed and Bristol built aeroplane — Bristol Biplane ("boxkite") No. 7 at Larkhill ...
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Avro: The History of an Aircraft Company

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The story of A. V. Roe & Company Limited (Avro) started within a short time of man's conquest of the air when very few believed in the potential of the flying ...
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Marshall of Cambridge

Price: £8.00


by Stephen Skinner Published by Tempus Publishing 2003 1st edition. 128pp profusely illustrated, appendix, bibliography. 16x23 card covers, slightly worn. A concise history of Marshall Aerospace.
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Flying Into the Future: Pictorial History of Shorts

Price: £20.00


by Michael Donne Published by Short Bros/Good Books 1993 144pp profusely illustrated in b/w & col. 26x24 landscape, fine, including d/j. Well illustrated company history.
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Good Company

Price: £14.00


by A. R. Adams Published by British Aircraft Corporation Ltd. 1976 1st edition. 220pp illustrated, index. 14x22 very good, including d/j. The story of the guided weapons division of British Aircraft ...
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Leader of the Skies

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by Michael Donne Published by Muller 1981 1st edition. 157pp profusely illustrated, some colour, index, bibliography. 28x22 landscape near fine, including d/j. Well illustrated history of Rolls Royce with obvious ...
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Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works

Price: £12.00


by Jay Miller Published by Aerofax/Midland Publishing 1995 revised edition, profusely illustrated, some colour, index. 23x31 softcover, mint. A history of the Skunk works and it's products.
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The Saab-Scania Story

Price: £17.50


Author unknown Published by Streiffert and Co. (Sweden) no date C.1987 167pp profusely illustrated, some colour. 22x28 very good, including d/j. English language history of Saab-Scania, including aircraft, cars and trucks ...
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Sea, Sky, and Stars

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by M. J. Hardy Published by Arms and Armour Press 1987 1st edition. profusely illustrated, index, appendix, bibliography. 19x25 very good, including d/j. An illustrated history of Grumman aircraft. ...
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