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Fleet Air Arm 1939-45 Portfolio

Fleet Air Arm 1939-45 Portfolio

Österreichs Luftfahrzeuge

Österreichs Luftfahrzeuge

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"Austrian Aircraft: History of Aviation to the end of 1918"
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The Beaufort File

The Beaufort File

DeHavilland: A Pictorial Tribute

DeHavilland: A Pictorial Tribute

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A tribute, in full colour photographs, to the products of one of the most famous names in aviation
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The Longest Hop

The Longest Hop

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Celebrating 50 years of the Qantas "Kangaroo Route" between Sydney and London from 1947 to 1997
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Jet Aircraft

Aviation Books | Military | Post WW2 |  Jet Aircraft

The Last of The Lightnings

Price: £16.00


Not since the Spitfire has an aircraft captured the hearts and imaginations of a generation of fighter pilots in the way that the Lightning did. Unequivocally Britain's most-loved jet fighter, the ...
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U.S. Jet Fighters Since 1945

Price: £5.00


The fighters and fighter-bombers of America's Air Force, Naval and Marine units have been at the forefront of military air operations and developments since the Second World War and for this ...
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The Vulcan Story 1952 to 2002

Price: £17.50


Vulcan bombers were instantly recognisable, with their colossal size, immediately identifiable delta wing shape and deafening engine roar. Yet this outstanding aircraft very nearly ended its life prematurely – on the ...
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TSR2 Lost Tomorrows of an Eagle

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Detailed history of the TSR2, with a theoretical look at its future development, including possible weapons fits, in flight refuelling arrangements, colour schemes and markings etc. Ideal modeller's reference. ...
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Phantom: A Legend in its Own Time

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No one could describe the Phantom as an attractive aeroplane, with its sharply dihedralled outer wings, crate-like engine intakes, drooping nose and a tailplane that seems to have been put on ...
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Before Centuries

Price: £14.50


The tensions of the Cold War may never have simmered so ominously as they did in the immediate aftermath of World War II, when the Iron Curtain was beginning its descent. ...
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BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier

Price: £20.00


Te concept of vertical take off and landing —VTOL — had appealed to designers from the very earliest days of flying. The helicopter had gone some way to realizing this dream ...
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B-52 Stratofortress

Price: £16.00


An icon of the Cold War, Boeing's mighty B-52 is without a doubt the most famous jet bomber ever built, having now served for almost 40 years. The last in the ...
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English Electric/BAE Lightning

Price: £12.00


Bryan Philpot has completed a masterly account of the Lightning, an aircraft that, as conceived, designed and built, represented the peak of British importance as an independent producer of combat interceptors. ...
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Hornet

Price: £11.00


From its inception, the navy's F/A-18 Hornet was one of the most controversial weapons systems ever built. It also revolutionized airplane design in important ways. In this fascinating account, Orr Kelly ...
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English Electric Lightning

Price: £20.00


Tearly 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had ...
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DeHavilland Vampire, Venom, and Sea Vixen

Price: £13.50


Design of the Vampire began in 1941, its twin boom layout chosen to minimise the length of the jet tailpipe, and hence the power losses from the primitive jet engines then ...
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McDonnell Douglas F15 Eagle

Price: £7.50


James P. Stevenson has researched the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle over a four-year period, making four trips to McDonnell Aircraft Co. in St. Louis, one trip to the F-15 SPO at ...
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General Dynamics F16

Price: £7.50


Design and development history of the General dynamics F-16. A modern day lightweight fighter, the original concept produced aeroplanes such as the Spitfire, Messershmitt 109 and Focke-Wulf 190. The ...
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Harrier

Price: £10.00


The history of the Harrier - the world's first successful jet V/STOL aircraft - is as remarkable as the aeroplane itself. Perhaps most remarkable of all, as this book clearly shows, ...
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USAF Phantoms Tactics Training and Weapons

Price: £11.50


No modern jet fighter has had such a lasting effect on the air forces of the West than the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. Combat proven in Vietnam, its production has spanned ...
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V-Bombers

Price: £15.00


Vulcan. Victor and Valiant - three of the most distinctive and impressive aircraft ever to have been produced in Great Britain. Immensely capable. each of these bombers was designed with one ...
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