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...

French Air Force: Contemporary Aircraft In order to meet future threats and remain operationally relevant, the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Frenc...

EgyptAir Established in the 1930s by Egyptian and British investors, and now thriving in its eighth decade, EgyptAir began life as Misr Airwork, co...

Curtiss 1907–47 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Curtiss Company Profile 1907–1947. Established by entrepreneur, engineer, and motor...

Junkers: 1895–1969 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Junkers Company Profile 1895–1969. Hugo Junkers was one of the greatest aviation...

High Desert Deployment: Navy Color on Display at NAS Fallon Since World War Two, Navy squadrons have been deployed to the high desert outside of Fa...

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

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...

Class 159s: 30 Years’ Service By the late 1980s, the Class 50 and Class 47 locomotives working Network SouthEast’s West of England line from London...

Railways in South Yorkshire: Four Decades of Change Today, South Yorkshire’s railways are a modern network of busy lines, ranging from the electrif...

Flybe Established in 1979 as Jersey European Airways from the merger of Intra Airways and Express Air Services, by the start of the 21st century, F...

Class 47s: Jack Of All Trades In 1962, construction of the first Class 47 began – the first of many. These ubiquitous locomotives were very popular...

Brush Type 4 to Class 47s – The First 20 Years It is 60 years since the first Class 47, No D1500, entered service with British Railways (BR). For m...

The Off-Road Survival Handbook You’re in the middle of the jungle and your 4x4 has just careened into a steep gully with mud clogging your tyres… w...

Royal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s In the 1970s and ’80s, helicopters provided immeasurable support to the Royal Navy and the Ar...

Strategic Air Command The end of World War Two brought new challenges for US homeland security. The advent of the nuclear age and the changing worl...

British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs Bus design has certainly evolved in the seven decades since 1950, but it has not been a steady proc...

Avro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History, 1960–84 In 2022, the Avro Vulcan celebrated the 70th anniversary of its first flight on 30 August 1952. The...

Main Line Passenger Trains: In and Around London A complex web of train tracks weave through and around the capital city, transporting people and g...

Surviving World War Two Tanks in the Ardennes There are more than 40 surviving World War Two tanks, self-propelled guns, tank destroyers, tank hunt...

Surviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy This guide examines the surviving World War Two tanks, tank turrets and other armoured fighting vehicles current...