On March 5, 1936 test pilot Mutt Summers put the throttle of a sleek prototype fighter forward and it leapt into the air. He came back clearly deli...

De Havilland Military NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s De Havilland Company Profile 1920–1964 (Military Types). Geoffrey de Havillan...

Blenheim: Britain’s Fastest World War Two Bomber  NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Blenheim Introduced to RAF squadrons in earl...

Water Bombers Combatting the world’s forest fires from the air is the remit of water bomber aircraft. This book reviews the past and the current se...

Officially endorsed by the Royal Air Force, RAF Aircraft & Weapons 2017 describes all the aircraft and weapons in current Royal Air Force servi...

Artemis I: Return to the Moon It is more than 50 years since a spacecraft first landed on the Moon and millions of people worldwide tuned in to the...

German Starfighters: The Story in Colour, Training and Service The F-104 Starfighter was one of the most fascinating aircraft of the Cold War era i...

Turkish Airlines: The Istanbul Superconnector Turkish Airlines’ origins go back to 1933, when the Turkish government established the State Airlines...

Fall of the Luftwaffe in Colour Meticulously researched over the course of 20 years, this colour rendition of the Luftwaffe’s Eagles in defeat accu...

RAF Aircraft of the Cold War 1970–90 A unique illustrated look at the Cold War aircraft flown by the RAF as seen from the cockpit. The Cold War saw...

The Paras in Afghanistan In 2021, the British Army’s 20-year engagement in Afghanistan ended with chaotic scenes at Kabul International Airport. Th...

Liveries of the WR Diesel Hydraulics The WR diesel hydraulic locomotives always exercised a special fascination for the modern traction enthusiast...

No other military fighting force in the world has the same mystique and aura as the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Since its inception, the USM...

Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft Modern strategists talk about force multipliers, and for air operations, air-to-air refuelling is without doubt the...

Bristol 1910–59 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–1959. The British Colonial Aeroplane Company, later Br...

Preserved Aircraft of the World: US and Canada The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutio...

Dunkirk (The Real Story Of Operation Dynamo) -(Reissue 2017) The operation to save the British Expeditionary Force from destruction, as Hitler’s pa...

Irish Railways: 100 Years The 100 years since the Irish Free State was set up in 1923 has seen enormous change, both in society and on the railways...

Railways of Southern California Passing through some of the most picturesque scenery in the world, several main routes traverse Southern California...

US Naval Air Power: West Coast 2010–20 The US Naval Aviation service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011 and since then it has continued to be...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a re-print of a special magazine first published in 2017. REPRINT: Valour in the Air The Victoria Cross is one of the most pri...

Class 60s The Class 60 was the last British-built diesel locomotive design and 100, in total, went to Railfreight. Privatisation saw the class bei...

British Interwar Aircraft When the RAF was formed in 1918, Great Britain boasted the largest air force in the world, but it was not to last. As soo...