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RETRIBUTION AND RECOVERY
German Aircraft and Aviation 1919-1922
Lennart Andersson and Ray Sanger
ROYAL ORCHID
– The History of Civil Aviation in
Thailand
Stephen M Darke with Dr Virachai
Vannukul
With the end of the First World War in 1918
and the beginning of punitive reparations,
the Inter-Allied Commission of Control
began to roam its way far and wide across
Europe; its mandate: to seek out and
destroy all German aeronautical material
and military aviation production facilities.
Airfields and factories were surveyed,
technical advances made by aeronautical
designers and engineers assessed. The
Commission’s inspectors targeted every aspect of aviation-related
activity - from aircraft and airships to aero engines; instrumentation
and wireless equipment through to armament - as part of the Allies’
systematic demilitarisation of Germany.
Focussing specifically on the effect that the Armistice terms and the
provisions of the Peace Treaty had on the German aviation industry,
Retribution and Recovery details for the first time how many of the
wartime military aircraft and post war civil designs found their way to
other parts of the world, sometimes by surprising means.
Hardback A4. 288 pages. 504 images mono throughout.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-467-0
Members: £39.95. Non-Members: £59.95
Despite the country’s long and rich aeronautical heritage, Royal Orchid – The
History of Civil Aviation in Thailand is the
first significant and detailed study of its
subject.
The development of the various Thai airlines from the days of war-surplus
Dakotas, C-54s and Catalinas to the current Boeings and Airbuses is readably documented. Along the way
there have been numerous crises – political, environmental, commercial and managerial – which the authors explain.
More than 380 photographs, the majority in colour and in print for the
first time, provide a vivid impression of the many types, including light
aircraft, and their varied colour schemes, that have operated in
Thailand since the 1940s. Ample use is made of tables to document
route and equipment developments.
Historians will particularly value the 76-page complete Thai civil aircraft register. This section benefited from exclusive access to original
hand-written records found in the Thai Department of Civil Aviation documents which unfortunately have since been destroyed.
A fascinating insight into a neglected yet highly significant topic
A4 hardback, 272 pages.
THE GRUMMAN AMPHIBIANS - Goose,
Widgeon & Mallard
Fred J Knight with Colin R Smith
ISBN: 978-0-85130-439-7
Members: £29.95 Non-members: £42.50
Grumman’s decision to build an amphibian
in which wealthy owners could commute
from Long Island to New York’s East River
was a huge gamble. It would be the company’s largest aircraft and the first for the
civilian market.
The gamble paid off and the Goose was
soon also being bought by military customers around the world. The smaller
Widgeon was introduced in 1940, with similar success, and after World
War Two the Mallard was hailed as the most graceful amphibian aircraft yet built.
This book documents the development of all three types and gives
detailed coverage of world-wide military and civilian operators, with full
details of all the many modifications and conversions carried out on all
three types.
625 monochrome photos, 75 in colour. Other illustrations include
drawings, maps, advertisements, brochures, timetables and philatelic
items. Appendices cover the detailed history of each of the 721 airframes built, including the French-built SCAN-30 Widgeons.
Without doubt, the most comprehensive coverage of these iconic aircraft yet. A4 hardback, 480 pages.
REVIEWS
Book of the month in the May issue of Aeroplane Monthly.
"Air-Britain's latest blockbuster covers types which have not had much
publicity and is therefore a useful reference source."
Wow! It’s beautiful-Antilles Seaplanes
The greatest work ever done on the Grummans
– Seaplane Association of America.
ISBN 978-0-85130-440-3
Members: £34.95. Non-Members: £49.95
'ON THE WINGS OF A GULL’
Percival and Hunting Aircraft
David W.Gearing
At last, in the detail for which Air-Britain
books are renowned, the full story of
Percival and Hunting aircraft from the 1933
to the 1960s. Percival gained fame with its
classy and record-breaking pre-war Gull
family, flown by Alex Henshaw, Jean
Batten and other headline-grabbing pioneers. Then, with war, Percival provided
the Proctor, and under licence built the
Oxford and Mosquito. Post-war, the growing civil market together with the continuing need for military training
and communications aircraft spawned the Prentice, the Prince and
Pembroke, the Provost and Jet Provost, and finally (under the BAC
banner) the Jet Provost T5 and the Strikemaster.
Such an illustrious line-up of types warrants a superlative book – and
Air-Britain has achieved it. Illustrated by more than 1,000 photographs,
many not published before, 32 pages of them in colour, plus 3-view
drawings, this handsome volume also documents the experimental
designs and the complex evolution of the company. Full production
lists of all Percival and Hunting types, with the comprehensive detail
that only Air-Britain can provide, complete this very special book.
A4 Hardback with dustcover. 416 pages including 32 in colour.
Members: £32.50
ISBN: 978-0-85130-448-9
Non-members: £42.95
NEW BOOKS FROM AIR-BRITAIN
FALSE DAWN
THE BEAGLE AIRCRAFT STORY
Tom Wenham
Beagle emerged in the mist of a 1960
October dawn. It was the climax of Peter
Masefields dream to overthrow the myth of
Britain not being able to sustain a light aircraft industry. The company only lasted ten
years – a decade of mis-management,
domination of the wrong designs and fearsome boardroom battles, all within a period
of a national economic crisis. The British
government stepped in to help but ultimately only to steer the company into receivership.
SOPWITH DOVE
A SPORTING BIPLANE WITH FIGHTER
FOREBEARS
Philip Jarrett
With the ending of the First World War the
Sopwith Aviation Company was quick to
produce aeroplanes aimed at the perceived new market for civil aviation. One
of its first offerings was the Dove, a sporting two-seat biplane said to be based on
the much-loved Pup fighter of 1916 but
actually having more in common with the
later Snipe.
The story of Beagle, long overdue in the telling, is covered in this definitive history. 464 pages.
The author’s detailed history of this previously poorly-recorded type, of
which only a few were built, includes the unique single-seater which
Bert Hinkler planned to fly to Australia, the Doves exported to Canada,
Australia and Sweden, and the reproduction Dove now to be based
with the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden. A fine set of scale
drawings by Mick Davis rounds off this monograph, which is profusely
illustrated and features many hitherto unpublished photographs.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-479-3
Members £39.95 Non-Members £59.95
ISBN: 978-0-85130-478-6
Members £14.95 Non-Members £19.95
The author has diligently researched his subject and has enjoyed
unqualified access to company papers held within Masefield’s personal archive as well as extensive files held at The National Archives.
TRUCULENT TRIBES. TURBULENT
SKIES. THE RAF IN THE NEAR AND
MIDDLE EAST 1919-1939
Vic Flintham
In 1920 the fledgling Royal Air Force was
tasked with enforcing British rule in
Mesopotamia, an area roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq and Kuwait. This
tough assignment involved flying in
extreme climate – sometimes over perilous
terrain - dealing with tribes that were often
hostile, and struggling to keep inadequate
aircraft and vehicles operational.
The RAF succeeded, and it is arguable that its dedication ensured that
Britain continued to have an independent air force at a time when
defence spending was being savagely cut.
This book covers not only Mesopotamia, but the whole of the Middle
East, Egypt and East Africa. It includes the RAF’s support for the pioneer long-distance flyers and early airline services.
The feature of Vic Flintham’s work we are confident will delight even
the best-informed students of RAF history is the photographs. There
are more than 560 of them. Hardly any have appeared in print before.
Most are of astonishing quality.
The types illustrated include the DH.9A, F.2b, Short 184, Snipe,
Handley Page O/400, Vimy, Vernon, Victoria, Nighthawk, Wapiti,
Fairey IIIF, Rangoon, Southampton, Blenheim, Gordon, Demon,
Gladiator, Hind and Wellesley.
There are also wonderful images of officers and men at both work and
leisure, armoured vehicles, aircraft carriers, and of course the airfields.
This visual feast is rounded off by four glorious full-page colour paintings and 22 maps.
A4 hardback. 320 pages + index.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-468-7
Members £34.95 Non-Members £52.50
OCEAN SENTINEL
THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
John F Hamlin
One of World War II’s iconic aircraft and
famed as the flying-boat which defended
Britain’s waters and supply routes like no
other, the Short Sunderland was modified
and developed post-war into a civil airliner
serving Empire and trans-ocean routes
around the world.
From the manufacture of the Sunderland
in several different locations, the type
development and operational roles, the book moves on to detail the
many military units, British and of other nationalities, with which the flying-boat served worldwide. The individual histories of every aircraft are
catalogued, including those of Australian, New Zealand, South African,
French and Portuguese forces. Civil conversions and the development
of the Sandringham, Seaford and Solent variants are also covered.
Operators, routes and individual histories are fully described.
The Appendices cover a unit/codes/serials index, registration/ serial
cross reference and list of civil aircraft names. A Roll of Honour provides a fitting tribute to those who lost their lives in Sunderland operations.
Copiously illustrated with almost 400 black and white images, there
are also 17 colour photos and 21 colour side views prepared by Peter
Coker.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-400-7
Members: £29.95 Non-members: £39.95
BLÉRIOT IN BRITAIN 1899-1927
Ray Sanger
To most people, Louis Blériot was simply
the Frenchman who was the first
person to fly the Channel in a heavier-thanair craft.
In fact Blériot¹s connections with Britain
stretched over 25 years. For the first time,
Ray Sanger tells the full story of Blériot in
Britain, covering not only his life and his
various enterprises, but even the histories
of all the Blériots built or flown here. The
distinctive Blériot monoplanes were widely used for training and sports
before World War One and then saw extensive war service. Special
features include scale plans and photo captions in English and French.
A4 hardback. Dustjacket, 192pp including 8 pages of colour photographs (31 images) plus 360 monochrome images including photos,
advertising and three-view drawings.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-399-4
Special Price: £15.00
RED SEA CARAVAN:
THE ADEN AIRWAYS STORY
Dacre Watson
Formed in 1949, Aden Airways initially flew
Dakotas on a network from Cairo in the
north to Nairobi in the south. Led by the
charismatic Richard de Graaff Hunter, it
established a strong presence but was
handicapped by old equipment, a situation
not relieved until Viscounts arrived in 1963.
This intensely evocative book charts all the
major Aden Airways events, its people many of whom have contributed memories and images - the Haj
flights, carriage of the drug Qat, oil exploration support and finally sabotage on the last day in 1967.
Lavishly illustrated with official records, log book extracts, diaries,
maps, timetables and memorabilia, this volume captures the spirit of
this pioneering airline. A4 hardback. Dustjacket. 264 pages including
48 in full colour. Over 300 black and white & 170 colour images.
Aeroplane Monthly ‘Book of the Month’ March 2009
ISBN: 978-0-85130-409-0
Special Price: £15.00
MILES AIRCRAFT - The Wartime Years
Production, Research & Development
During World War II
Peter Amos
This second volume continues the story
with the trials and tribulations of Miles
Aircraft during the Second World War.
The stories of the Magister and the Master
are completed and for the first time the full
range of experimental aircraft prototypes
and the vast extent of Miles projected
designs and innovative ideas are detailed.
This includes the "X" series of transport aircraft and concludes with the
first part of the story of the Miles M.52 High Speed Research Aircraft.
Prior to Rolls Royce divesting its interest in Phillips and Powis Aircraft
in April 1941, F G Miles had concerned himself mainly with technical
matters but, with the business back in the hands of the Miles family, F
G had to turn his attention to administration, so George Miles took over
the duties of Technical Director and Chief Designer. In fact George
was responsible for many of the wartime and post-war designs.
Covering the large scale production of training aircraft and target-towers this volume also focuses on Miles’ problem with the Ministry of
Aircraft Production and its attendant bureaucracy.
MILES AIRCRAFT THE EARLY YEARS
The Story of F G Miles and his
Aeroplanes 1925-1939
Peter Amos
The story of one of the most radical British
designers and manufacturers up to World
War Two. The distinctive Miles Hawk
series of monoplanes was popular
amongst private fliers both in the UK and
overseas, while the derivative Magister
trainer was a key part of the RAF expansion programme.
Peter Amos gives the history of Miles from his barnstorming days at
Shoreham to the aircraft producing years at Woodley. He provides
details of the various firms with which Miles was involved and full
development histories of the types and projects designed by him, his
wife and his brother George, plus a comprehensive history of each
individual aircraft built.
A4 hardback. Dustcover. 448pages which include 10 in colour
‘Book of the Month’ by Aircraft magazine September 2009
5 star rating given - ‘Everything about this title oozes quality’
ISBN: 978-0-85130-410-6
Members: £34.95. Non-Members: £52.50
Uniquely, the story is supported by a fully comprehensive history of
each individual aircraft built during the period. 432 pages including 16
in colour.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-430-4
A4 hardback with dustjacket, including appendices on CD
Members: £34.95 Non-members: £47.50
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AIR-BRITAIN ANNUALS
EUROPEAN REGISTERS
HANDBOOK 2015
BUSINESS JETS INTERNATIONAL
2015
Steven Sowter & Barrie Towey
30th edition
The 30th edition of this market leader covers 46 countries west of Russia (excluding
UK). Listing all known current powered aircraft, gliders, sailplanes, balloons and
ulms with all available c/ns and identities
included in a both versions.
Available in A4 printed format with over
600 pages or on CD as searchable pdf
files with the added bonus of colour photo coverage of 2014 events.
Available as a Book or CD, or both together.
(The CD version also contains illustrations)
Book only
ISBN: 978-0-85130-475-5
Members: £19.95 Non-members: £24.95
CD only
Members: £ 9.95
ISBN: 978-0-85130-466-2
Non-members: £13.95
Both Book & CD together:
Members: £24.95 Non-members: £30.95
AIRLINE FLEETS 2015
The full annual edition of Airline Fleets provides coverage of almost 2,500 fleets. It is
indispensable for the serious airliner
enthusiast.
680 pages of fleet lists, jet and turboprop
airliners in non-airline use, airline
two/three- letter designators, operator
index and airport three letter codes. New
data spot marked.
Hardback. A5 size.
unbeatable reliability
Comprehensive
ISBN: 978-0-85130-472-4
Members: £21.50. Non-Members: £27.00
Civil Aircraft Registers of UNITED
KINGDOM, IRELAND & IoM 2015
51ST EDITION
The full annual edition is acknowledged as
the most comprehensive register published in the UK.
Lists all current G-, EI- M- & 2- allocations
plus overseas-registered aircraft based in
the UK & Ireland. Full C of A details,
alphabetical index by type, military serials
decode, British Gliding Assoc. registers
with C of A details.
Also includes preservation registers, museums and private collections.
A5 Lie-flat. Hardback. 624 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-473-1
Members: £22.95. Non-Members: £28.95
This thirtieth annual edition of Business
Jets International is still the only publication to provide a full production listing for
business jets in c/n order, with complete
regn/serial details, model details, and
fates. Over 23,000 aircraft appear with our
unique comprehensive index of nearly
91,000 registrations, cross-referenced by
type and c/n or line number, with all current
marks highlighted.
In addition we include Gulfstream 1, as well as Airbus A319 Elite
A319CJ and A320CJ, BBJ, Challenger 800, Legacy. Lineage etc.
Easy to use format makes through the year updating possible
Now printed as a A4 size softback
ISBN: 978-0-85130-474-8
Members: £19.95. Non-Members: £24.95
AIRLINE FLEETS
QUICK REFERENCE 2015
Annual edition of this very successful title.
The content gives the fleets of all the operators you are likely to see with jet and turbine equipment at any of the world's major
airports down to approximately the size of
a Jetstream.
Nearly 170 countries and 1700 operators
in 280 pages. A5 soft-back format.
INCLUDES LISTING COVERING CORPORATE & VIP AIRLINERS
ISBN: 978-0-85130-470-0
Members: £8.95. Non-Members: £10.95
UK& IRELAND
QUICK REFERENCE 2015
compiled by Don Hewins
Registrations & types of all current UK,
Ireland & foreign-registered aircraft based
in the UK. Includes the complete current
UK military serials as well as a military/civil
registration/serial decode. Also includes
an EXPANDED based aircraft index,
museums, and a VHF frequency listing.
168 pages. A5 soft-back format.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-471-7
Members: £8.95. Non-Members: £10.95
BUSINESS JETS & TURBOPROPS
QUICK REFERENCE 2015
Annual containing all the world's civil
and military biz-jets and biz-turboprops as at Jan2015. Lists in regn
order with type and c/n. A5 softback,
176 pages.
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NEW CDs: AIR-BRITAIN BOOKS,
PAMPHLETS & LEAFLETS
starting from 1948
Since its formation in 1948, Air-Britain has
led the way in producing highly accurate
and detailed books and pamphlets for aviation enthusiasts and historians. The subject
range has been diverse. It has included aircraft type profiles (from World War One to
the present day), airliner fleet surveys,
squadron and airfield histories, registers
covering much of the world, and particularly the aircraft used by Britain’s armed forces.
In the early days, many titles were home produced in small numbers
and have become scarce collectors items. More ambitious titles
appeared from the 1960s and substantial hardback books made their
debut in the 1980s. Many Air-Britain books are the standard works on
thier subjects.
Air-Britain now presents this awesome catalogue in a series of searchable CDs, providing easy access to data for longstanding collectors, a
great opportunity to reclaim considerable shelf space.
Volume 1: 1948-1966
Volume 2: 1967-1971
Volume 3: 1972-1975
Volume 4: 1976-1977
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AIR-BRITAIN MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
COLLECTION
(CD)
Black and white scans of all magazines
published by Air-Britain between the years
shown below. Includes the quarterly house
magazine Digest, and the three subscription magazines Aeromilitaria (quarterly),
Archive (quarterly) and News (monthly). A
total of 24 magazines were published annually from 1980 (20 annually prior to 1980 as
there was no Archive magazine)
Over 3900 pages which were produced
during the periods covered, and scans of all of these are included on
the CD. To use the files on these CDs you need a copy of Adobe
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HIGHWAYS TO THE EMPIRE Long-Distance Flying Between The Wars
Colin Cruddas
Sir Alan Cobham was a giant in inter-war
British civil aviation. Having covered many
of Cobham's diverse activities in Britain in
his Those Fabulous Flying Years, author
Colin Cruddas now turns to his overseas
work in Highways to the Empire. Cobham's
pioneering survey flights across Africa,
India and on to Australia - linking Britain
with its Empire - were the foundation of
Imperial Airways route network.
Highways to the Empire covers not only Cobham's exploits, but also
the epic survey and record-breaking flights across the Atlantic and to
the extremities of the Empire by such legends as Jim and Amy
Mollison, CWA Scott and Alex Henshaw, plus many other flights by
adventurers and publicity-seekers.
A4 hardback & dust jacket. 256 pages including over 400 black & white
illustrations. Foreword by the late Alex Henshaw
ISBN: 978-0-85130-376-5
Members £24.95 Non-Members £37.50
TURBOPROP AIRLINERS & MILITARY
TRANSPORTS OF THE WORLD 19492012
Terry Smith
The long-awaited 4th edition of this popular title (2 volume set)
In common with its companion Jet Airliners
of the World it is sold as a two volume set,
with Volume 1 containing the production
lists of 100 different types, and Volume 2
the registration/serial to c/n cross-reference indexes.
The book provides full production lists for all turboprop airliners, including types of the former Soviet Union, as well as for military turboprop
transports, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, right up to types
such as the ATR and Dash 8 which are still in production.
Aircraft that are no longer extant (with fates) as well as those still in
service are included.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-342-0
Members: £26.50 Non-members: £37.50
FLEET AIR ARM HELICOPTERS
SINCE 1943
Lee Howard, Mick Burrow and Eric Myall
Fleet Air Arm helicopters have seen action
in Korea, Malaya, Suez, Borneo, Northern
Ireland, the Falklands, Beirut, Turkey,
Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan.
They have provided vital Search and
Rescue, humanitarian relief, counter-terrorist, counter-narcotic and anti-piracy roles
both at home and abroad ever since World
War Two. Their services are in demand now
perhaps more than ever before.
A4 hardback, 400 pages, illustrated with over 630 black and white and
colour photographs and drawings.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-304-8
Members: £29.50. Non-Members: £44.50
DC-1, DC-2, DC-3
THE FIRST SEVENTY YEARS
Jennifer Gradidge
DOUGLAS DC-1, DC-2, DC-3 - VOL.3
75th ANNIVERSARY
Jennifer Gradidge
This massive A4 hard-back book, printed in
two volumes to ensure robustness, is not
just a new version of Air-Britain's famous
1984 edition - it is intensely revised and
greatly expanded to over 700 pages, with
some 140 colour photos added to an extensive new black and white selection.
Nobody has documented the iconic DC-3 in
greater detail or accuracy than Air-Britain.
We now elaborate on the two landmark volumes published in 2005, The DC-1, 2, 3,
The First Seventy Years and reveal thousands of additional details from all over the
world.
Drawing on the expertise of numerous specialists from around the world, this book
contains the results of painstaking research on civil aircraft, and is supported by a wealth of previously unpublished information on military
using the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, south-east Asia and elsewhere.
Volume 3 includes a treasure trove of articles, including Andrew Dixon (who flew
South Coast Airways’ G-DAKK) on flying the type; Jennifer Gradidge
on the DC-3 in the Antarctic; Robert J Ruffle on the Lisunov Li-2 in
worldwide service, including many rare photos; Karl Hayes on Ryan
Field C-47s and Peter Marson on Transair and the Dakmaster. This
new volume includes extensive details of modifications and conversions to the basic airframe.
Full details of the known histories of almost 11,000 aircraft that were
built in the United States are provided, with added sections on the
Russian Li-2 and Japanese production, as well as the various Turbo
conversions.
There is also an invaluable registration-c/n cross-reference and extensive details of the many operators of this iconic aircraft.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-332-1
Members: £42.50 Non-Members: £63.75
JET AIRLINERS OF THE WORLD
1949-2007
edited by Barrie Towey
The 8th edition of Jet Airliners of the World
1949-2007 contains details of over 33,000
aircraft.
The first volume, consisting of 656 pages,
contains the production listings of all jet airliners, including all Soviet types, as well as
military transport, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, including those which are
now out of service.
The second volume, containing 288 pages, includes line number/construction number cross-reference indices for all Boeing, Douglas and
McDonnell-Douglas types as well as our unique master index.
The index has a combined total of nearly 75,000 civil registrations and
military serials. The registrations are listed alphabetically by national
prefix and the military serials alphabetically by country. Both sections
of the index also contain a type code and construction number for each
aircraft with currently operational aircraft in bold type. With a total of
944 pages this edition is 50% larger than the last edition, and includes
some allocations up to 2009.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-348-X
Members: £26:50. Non-Members: £37.50
AVIATION MUSEUMS AND
COLLECTIONS OF
THE REST OF THE WORLD
Bob Ogden
The third of Bob Ogden's acclaimed coverage of aviation museums and collections
completes the trilogy, listing over 8,100 aircraft in 89 countries outside Europe and
North America.
This book is indispensable to all long-haul
travellers and historians, and comes as 576
pages including 32 pages of colour photos
and 32 pages of black and white. A5 hardback.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-394-9
Members: £22.50 Non-Members: £28.00
Illustrated with over 250 black & white photographs from the 1930s to
the present of a wide range of aircraft, most published for the first time,
plus memorabilia, Volume 3 has a complete registration/serial-constructor’s number cross-reference to all the new and updated information.
A must for all fans of this incredible aeroplane. 272 pages + 32 pages
in colour.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-429-8
Members:£29.95 Non-members:£44.95
AVIATION MUSEUMS AND
COLLECTIONS OF
MAINLAND EUROPE (2nd edition)
Bob Ogden
This book covers 42 countries including the
European areas of Russia and Turkey (but
excluding UK and Eire). Extended coverage now includes 'monuments' ie individual
preserved aircraft on display, with many of
the museum collections expanded and new
locations added. Some 2,269 different
locations are listed. New, updated maps of
each country have been compiled.
672 pages which include 32 in colour, 19 pages of b&w photos and 44
page index Hard cover.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-418-2
Members: £23.50 Non-Members: £28.00
AVIATION MUSEUMS AND
COLLECTIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2nd edition
Bob Ogden
The 2011 revised and updated edition in
Bob Ogden’s series of widely-respected
coverage of aviation museums and
exhibits.
12,834 aircraft are listed at 1,043 museums
and collections across 63 states, provinces
and territories USA and Canada
An indispensable work for anybody planning to cross the Atlantic. 608
pages; over 120 illustrations, including almost 100 in colour. A5 hardback
ISBN: 978-0-85130-427-4
Members: £22:50. Non-Members: £29.50
GIFTS OF WAR - Presentation Aircraft
in Two World Wars
Henry Boot and Ray Sturtivant
RAF - FLYING TRAINING & SUPPORT
UNITS SINCE 1912
Ray Sturtivant ISO with John Hamlin
In the late summer of 1940, when Britain
stood alone against the Nazi onslaught,
ordinary people were desperate to play
their part in beating the Luftwaffe. The idea
of Spitfire Funds was born.
Air-Britain's long out of print Royal Air Force
Flying Training and Support Units is generally regarded as an impressive reference
source. Now its successor, RAF – Flying
Training & Support Units Since 1912, hugely expands and revises its coverage.
Funds sprang up across the country, to be
quickly joined by counterparts around the
world. Even small communities managed to
scrape together £5,000 for a fighter, to have
a local name painted on the cowling. Money poured in from all over the
world for a variety of aircraft types, until around £14,000,000 had been
contributed.
For the first time, Gifts of War tells the full story of this immense effort
– how and where the money was collected, the full detailed service
records of around 1,500 Spitfires and 1,000 other aircraft of 40 types.
It also gives the most complete account yet of a similar scheme of
World War One, with the most complete listing of 1,700 presentations.
Over 430 black and white photographs, many never before in print.
Sixteen of the 464 pages are in colour, several with side views.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-248-3
Members: £37.50. Non-Members: £55.00
This 336-page A4 hardback volume gives
details of all known Royal Flying Corps and
Royal Air Force support flying units from
1912 to the present coverage of all units
with at least one aircraft and many other units whose work was directly concerned in some way with aircraft.
- a huge amount of fresh information on the units covered by the earlier book, including 2,000 revisions
- coverage of many types of unit not included in the previous volume,
including aircraft servicing and repair units, South African Air Force Air
Schools, marine craft, balloons and airships, aircrew, personnel and
the WAAF
- 8,000 separate entries, of which 3,000 are new.
- potted histories of all known flying units other than numbered
squadrons
- significant First World War material unearthed during recent research
- detailed coverage of the extensive Civil Repair Organisation in the
Second World War, provided by the late Barry Abraham.
- an extensive index of the many bases referred to in the book
- 200 black and white photographs.
“This is an astonishing work of reference which has the virtue of being
easy to use." - Cross & Cockade International Journal
THE DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN
Tony Buttler, AMRAeS
The essential companion to Air-Britain's
Supermarine Scimitar, Tony Buttler's work
on the Sea Vixen offers an absorbing read
for this, the most iconic of shipboard fast
jets. The author has produced, in the fullest
detail, an absorbing story, full service histories and supported by many rare photographs, including 24 full-colour pages.
Essential reading for Fleet Air Arm enthusiasts.
256 pages; A4 Hardback
SOLD OUT
ISBN: 978-0-85130-364-2
Members: £28:00. Non-Members: £42.00
ISBN: 978-0-85130-365-9
Special Price: £15.00
SITTING DUCKS & PEEPING TOMS
Targets, Drones and UAVs in British
Military Service since 1917
Michael I Draper
This ground-breaking, generously-illustrated work reveals the full story of British military unmanned aircraft, with almost 3,000
individual drone histories from Queen Bee,
Firefly and Meteor to Shelduck, Chukar,
Skeet and Banshee.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-407-6
Special Price: £15.00
TEXANS AND HARVARDS
IN LATIN AMERICA
Dan Hagedorn
Nowhere were the classic North American
Harvard and Texan advanced trainers and
light combat aircraft more synonymous with
military aviation than in Central and South
America. Over an incredible 72 years, ending only recently with the operational retirement of T-6s in Paraguay, the NA-16 and its
descendants ruled the skies of this region.
This 300+-page book examines in awesome detail and for the first time, the incredible panoply of the NA-16,
AT-6, SNJ and Harvard series in all of Latin America. Richly illustrated
with over 300 colour and b&w photos, many never-before-published,
drawings and equipment details are supported by detailed historical
analyses of individual military and civil aircraft, serial numbers and
fates.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-312-3
Special Price: £15.00
RAF REGISTER SERIES
James J Halley
The Royal Air Force Register books list aircraft of the Royal Air Force in serial order
and provide details of each aircraft, the
units which flew it and its final fate.
Appendices list presentation aircraft, details
of the types contained in the volume and
any additional information relating to the
serial batch.
REMAINING IN STOCK ARE:Royal Air Force BA100 - BZ999
Royal Air Force DA100 - DZ999
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Members: £13.00 Non-Members: £19.50
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CD-AIRLINES OF THE BRITISH
ISLES SINCE 1919 (CD)
PIPER AIRCRAFT
Roger W Peperell
Written by New Piper's Official Historian,
This CD provides a narrative for
with unrivalled access to Piper's company
every British airline company since
records, this 640-page hard-back title with
1919, over 800 in all, together with
colour throughout completely revises and
their fleet lists. These details are
updates previous work, and provides as
near as possible the definitive history of
complemented by a comprehensive
this world-famous aircraft company from
range of photographs from Air1926 to the present day.
Britain’s huge photo archive, the vast
majority never before published,
There are over 1700 illustrations, 800 in
Details are included of short-lived
full colour, plus copies of historical news
‘paper’ airlines and those that never got off the ground. The cuttings, logos, advertising material, drawings and 3-views of all modcontents of this CD are the product of countless hours’ els built and projected. Production and performance tables are includresearch over the past decade and provide a baseline ed for each model.
ISBN: 978-0-85130-378-9
resource for the serious student and an equally enjoyable
Members £52.00 Non-Members: £78.00
experience for the civil aviation and air transport enthusiast.
By releasing it in electronic format, it is fully searchable.
Members: £14.95. Non-Members: £19.95
LE TRAIT D’UNION. FIRST 20YRS.
(This is a DVD)
BASES - THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF
AIRFIELDS AND MILITARY FLYING
UNITS IN BRITAIN SINCE 1912
(This is a CD)
This searchable CD is the definitive analysis of British military airfields and the units
that used them. It contains details of every
military flying unit known to have been
based at every United Kingdom airfield
and airstrip. Its time-span is from the earliest days of the Royal Flying Corps,
through both World Wars and the period of
peace between, and right up to the present
day.
In co-operation with our sister society AirBritain we are happy to make available this
DVD containing scans of the magazines of
the first 20 years of Trait d’Union. The DVD
contains copies of all editions from edition 1 from September 1968, to
edition 122 of November 1988.
All services are covered, including Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air
Force, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal
Canadian Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, Army Air Corps, Royal Marines,
French Navy, United States Army Air Service, United States Army Air
Force, United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States
Army. It is an indispensable aid to the serious aviation historian.'
Membership details of the French Branch of Air-Britain and backcopies of most magazines from edition 123 are available at the Le Trait
d’Union website www.bfab-tu.fr
** If you are in France you MUST purchase direct from the French
Branch **
Members: £14.95. Non-Members: £19.95
Since September 1968 the French Branch
of Air-Britain has published its bi-monthly
magazine Le Trait d'Union. The focus of
the member's research in these magazines has always been French aviation in
all its forms.
Members: £14.95 Non-members: £19.95
OLDER TITLES - REDUCED PRICES
LIMITED STOCK
We have a few copies of the following Air-Britain titles
which are available to members and non-members alike.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. £18.00
ROYAL NAVY INSTRUCTIONAL AIRFRAMES. £11.20
AVIATION IN CORNWALL. £11.20
BRITISH AIR COMMISSION & LEND LEASE. £15.00
RISE FROM THE EAST 247 SQUADRON. £8.80
25 SQUADRON - HAWKS RISING. £10.00
30 SQUADRON - FLAT OUT. £15.00
D.H.4/D.H.9 FILE. £12.00
THE CONVAIRLINERS STORY. £22.50
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BRISTOL TYPE 170 FREIGHTER, WAYFARER AND SUPERFREIGHTER
Derek A King
Described by an early operator as ‘the
tramp-ship of the skies’, the Bristol
Freighter (as it was usually called) plied the
airways for nearly 50 years, usually unremarked but with distinction.
Its main claim to fame was that it enabled
British holidaymakers to fly their cars to the
Continent. But the Bristol Freighter didn’t
just fly over the English Channel - it operated on every continent, in widely varying conditions and in several war
zones.
Derek King not only provides comprehensive detail of all variants,
exhaustive operator histories and histories of all 216 Bristol Freighters,
and 330 photographs (50 in colour), but also hilarious and hair-raising
anecdotes from the people who flew this distinctive type. Michael
Zoeller provides 22 superb line drawings. Much of this material has not
been published before. 288 pages.
Owning this book is the next best thing to having your own Bristol
Freighter!
ISBN: 978-0-85130-405-2
Members: £29.95. Non-Members: £44.95
JET AIRLINER PRODUCTION LIST
Vol 2 Part 1: Airbus & Caravelle
Each aircraft type is listed in construction
number ( manufacturers serial number )
sequence. The individual entry then lists
line number, sub type and first flight date.
The history of each airframe then lists
every known registration carried, owners,
leases and the fate of the airframe if no
longer airworthy.
AVIATION HOBBY SHOP
JET AIRLINER PRODUCTION LIST
VOL 1 : BOEING Part 1
The 2011 Jet Airliner Production List Volume 1 - BOEING Part 1 has been completely revised and updated. Jet Airliner
Production List gives full production and
service histories of BOEING 707/720 717,
727 and 737 - BUILT JET AIRLINER that
has entered service since the start of the
jet age.
£19.95
CLASSIC LIGHT AIRCRAFT: An
Illustrated Look, 1920s to the Present
Ron Smith
A visual celebration of the wide and colorful variety of the world's light aircraft, old
and new, organized from A to Z by manufacturer, this book illustrates more than
800 light aircraft types that are likely to be
seen when visiting smaller airports and airfields across the globe. The text explains
how each type relates to other models
from the same manufacturer and
describes the differences between subvariants, giving the numbers built. For some types, an indication is also
given as to how many are currently active. The aircraft fall into the following categories: mass production aircraft built in the thousands by
major manufacturers such as Beechcraft, Cessna, De Havilland, and
Piper; lesser-known but important production and homebuilt aircraft,
typically built in reasonable numbers and likely to be seen at the local
airfield; and finally, a selection of older aircraft that continue to be flown
and cherished. 416 pages with 849 colour and black & white photos
£32.50
DOUGLAS C-47 IN SAAF SERVICE
Winston Brent
The SAAF never operated the DC-3 version
only various Marks of the C-47 Dakota versions. Very much a pictorial, displaying the
various colour schemes per Dak serial over
this period.
Where possible colour pictures are used,
including some very rare ones of the "sanction busting imports", never published
before and will help the aviation historian
and modellers alike .160 pages soft cover
£37.50
HANDBOOK OF THE AUSTRIAN
AIRCRAFT REGISTER 1920-2015
The richly illustrated reference work
records for the first time all civil registered
aircraft of German Austria, as well as those
of the First and Second Republic. The official, secretly held initially by the authorities
registers have never been published in its
entirety, and lost that of the First Republic.in
the chaos of the Second World War
Based on extensive archive research a
reconstructed total register can be presented for the first time.Detailed introductary text and a variety of illustrations complement the tabular compilations.
A4 landscape format, hardcover, bound,360 pages, 306 b / w and 38
colour illustrations
£42.50
Each aircraft is listed by manufacturer and
type in construction number sequence. each individual entry then lists
the line number (where applicable), sub-type, and first flight date
where known. The entry then goes to list every registration carried by
the airframe, owners and delivery dates, leases, crash or withdrawal
form service dates and other relevant information. There is a complete
cross reference of registration to c/n for every type covered.
£19.95
JET AIRLINER PRODUCTION LIST
VOL 1 : BOEING Part 2
Published JULY 2012 - Jet Airliner
Production List - Volume 1 - BOEING - part
2 has been totally revised and updated
and gives full production and service histories of EVERY BOEING 737NG, 747, 757,
767, 777 & 787 that has entered service
since the start of the Jet age. Each aircraft
is listed by manufacturer and type in construction number sequence.
Each individual entry then lists line number
(where applicable), sub-type, and first flight date where known. The
entry then goes on to list every registration carried by the airframe,
owners and delivery dates, leases, crash or withdrawal from service
dates and any other relevant information. There is a complete cross
reference of registration to c/n for every type covered.
£19.95
TAKE OFF TO TOUCHDOWN.
THE INVICTA AIRLINES STORY
Malcolm Finnis
Having described the general aviation
scene of the 1950s and 1960s, Malcom
Finnis charts the origin of Invicta in 1964
and the inclusive tour years from Manston
as Invicta Airways, flying DC-4s, Vikings
and Viscounts.
The ill-starred merger with British Midland
and the formation of Invicta Air Cargo came
next. The DC-4s operated in a freight role
until the airline re-entered the passenger market as Invicta
International Airlines Ltd. The faithful DC-4s were replaced by
Vanguards supplemented by a Boeing 720. A wide variety of passenger work was supplemented by freight expansion. Leased Britannias
joined the fleet. But this was followed by repossession of all the aircraft, acquisition by European Ferries and their later withdrawal in
1975. A restructured Invicta International resumed an all-freight operation by Britannias for the remaining years until closure in 1982.
Each chapter includes details of the aircraft, air and cabin crew, operations month by month. This volume includes many stories and reminiscences that could not have been told 30 years ago. The Invicta
Vanguard crash at Basle is covered. Appendices include a history of
the 26 aircraft operated and airport details.
312 pages, 122 colour and 83 black and white photographs, 6 line
drawings.
Reduced price £21.95 (previously £34.95)
THE DOUGLAS B-18 AND B-23
Dan Hagedorn
WRECKS & RELICS
24th edition
Ken Ellis
First full history of these WWII aircraft
Includes development and operations
Full production list
Renown author
What manner of aircraft pioneered airborne radar and anti-submarine warfare,
almost replaced the immortal Boeing B-17
Flying Fortress, and yet disappeared from
the annals of aviation history with not so
much as a footnote in most authoritative
histories of the second World War? The elusive Douglas B-18 bomber.
The very few stories that have appeared since the end of the war
invariably spoke of the aircraft in crude and disparaging term including
"The bomber that nobody wanted," but more than 30 surviving crew
members who served aboard the aircraft, had no such disparaging
words. How could so many people be so wrong?
Developed in parallel to the DC-1, the B-18 and it’s obscure development, the handsome B-23 were precisely the right aircraft, at the right
time, to help America defeat the serious Axis submarine threat in the
Caribbean and train most of the B-17 crews who headed overseas.
Serving in every theatre of war, from Iceland, Canada and the U.S.
Eastern Seaboard, through the Caribbean and Latin America to the
remote Galapagos, Alaska, Hawaii, Java, Australia and the
Philippines, the B.18 was lauded by crew members as a superb antisubmarine aircraft. Indeed, some were amongst the first USAAC aircraft to strike back at the invading Japanese forces in the Far East,
and others were lost to both aerial and surface combat.
The vital touring guide to the aviation
museums, warbirds, collections and relics
of the British Isles
Over 75,000 copies sold since first edition!
Wrecks & Relics provides all that is needed to discover the aeronautical treasures
of the British Isles. A comprehensive touring guide, Wrecks & Relics has developed
an enviable reputation as the answer for those with an interest in
museums, warbirds, military and civil relics. It is a trusted companion
to curators, restorers, operators and enthusiasts alike.
Expanded and completely revised, the 24th edition provides even
more details on a vast array of aircraft including their build and retirement dates. It now highlights how long exhibits have been with museums and major collections.
Covering more than 750 locations, Wrecks & Relics is indispensable:
giving the inside story on attractions large and small, including
exhibits, locations, opening times, contact points and much more.
Over 700 types and over 5,000 aircraft are detailed, including potted
histories, helpful comments and over 190 colour illustrations.
Warbirds, classic and vintage, out of service propliners and jets,
modern military hardware, restoration projects, replicas, derelicts and
‘long forgotten’ oddities are all here. For over 50 years, Wrecks &
Relics has led the way as the only reference you’ll need.
Hardback. 368 pages. Over 200 photographs
For the first time, this in depth study of the development, operational
units, series colours, wartime activities and full production list of these
340 aircraft combine with over 350 drawings and photographs to
reveal thetrue impact of America’s forgotten warriors.
£18.50
WYCOMBE AIR PARK - BOOKER
Darren J Pitcher
Binding: Hardback
Dimentions: 290mm x 216mm
Pages: 288
Photos/Illus: over 300 photographs and diagrams
£25.95
JUNKERS W33, W 34 AND K43
Workhorse In Peace And War
Originally designed as a modification of
the F 13, the inline-engined W 33 and radial-engined W 34 were continuously developed and improved for ten years. They
were used for such diverse roles as freight
and passenger transport, pest control, aerial photography, training, ambulance work
and target-towing, and the military variant,
the K 43, was equipped for bombing and
reconnaissance. It saw active service in
the Leticia and Chaco wars in South America, and W 33s and W 34s
were used in offensive roles in conflicts in China, Iran and other
places. Many aircraft were fitted with floats, and during the winter skis
could be fitted in place of the wheels.
In addition to those built by Junkers and sold to customers all over the
world, the German Air Ministry ordered 196 W 33s and 1,974 W 34s
for the Luftwaffe. Many of them were built under licence by Arado,
ATG, Blohm & Voss, Dornier, Henschel, Miag and Weser. By October
1944 about 630 W 33s and W 34 remained in service with the
Luftwaffe and at the end of the war, several were captured or taken
over by the the countries that Germany had been allied to or had occupied.
272 pages, hard covers 270 b/w photos, 5 pages of drawings, many
tables, production list. Colour section with profiles and philately appendix
£30.00
A very attractive photographic record of
Booker Airfield from its beginnings in 1939
to date, the initial pages giving the airfield’s
history, use as No 21 EFTS during the war
and subsequent post-war use as a civil airfield. Copiously illustrated in monochrome
and colour showing aircraft and buildings,
the gliding club, air shows and races, airfield maps etc.
£15.00
FAIROAKS AIRPORT
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
This book is A4 hardback, 264 pages, over
600 black and white and 18 colour photographs.
Subjects covered include the following
Ownership of the airport
The Royal Air Force at Fair Oaks
The Civil Repair Organisation
Flying clubs and schools
Engineering and maintenance companies
Fixed-wing and sales organisations
Air taxi companies.
Motor racing connections
Aviation personalities associated with Fairoaks
Other personalities associated with Fairoaks
Corporate aircraft operated from Fairoaks
Miscellaneous.
Moaners Corner
£36.00
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