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Airborne Early Warning Aircraft
Key Publishing LtdAirborne Early Warning Aircraft: Wellington to Wedgetail Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 14 Airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft have become...
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Tactical Air Command
Key Publishing LtdTactical Air Command: 1946–92 Established in 1946, Tactical Air Command became a major component of US Air Force operations, alongside Strategic Ai...
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Heritage DMUs: The Final Years
Key Publishing LtdHeritage DMUs The Final Years; ; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 49 At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain’s railways, there was a pa...
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Class 31s
Key Publishing LtdClass 31s; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 50 Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locos, the Class 31s nonetheless played a significant part in ...
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Electrostar: Capital Commuter
Key Publishing LtdElectrostar: Capital Commuter; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 48 At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around...
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Class 68s
Key Publishing LtdClass 68s Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 51 In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until...
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Artemis I: Return to the Moon
Key Publishing LtdArtemis I: Back 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 their...
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Contact! Early Naval Aviation
Key Publishing LtdContact! Early US Naval and Marine Corps Aviation, 1911–18 The development of US naval aviation was slow to start – the lack of interest and money...
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Roaring Texans
Key Publishing LtdTitle: Roaring Texans The History of Texan Closed Course Pylon Racing, 1946–2023 Roaring Texans is a complete history of North American Aviation’s ...
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Vickers Viscount
Key Publishing LtdVickers Viscount Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 16 First flown in 1948 and in service from 1953, the Viscount was manufactured to help t...
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London Buses: Review of 2022
Key Publishing LtdLondon Buses: Review of 2022 Transport Systems Series, Vol. 8; KB0298; 96pp; £16.99/$25.95 2022 will be remembered as the year London buses almost ...
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Clipped Wings
Key Publishing LtdClipped Wings Please note: This is a reprint of Clipped Wings first published in 1973. The story of aviation is, above all, a story of success. Few...
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Railways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan; World Railways Series, Vol 8 Since World War Two, South Korea and Taiwan have expanded their respective r...
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British Armies of Napoleonic Wars
Key Publishing LtdThe British Army of the Napoleonic Period: 1800–15 Historic Armies Series, Vol. 3 The period of 1800–15 covers some of the most glorious moments in...
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British Military Biplanes
Key Publishing LtdBritish Military Biplanes: 1912–19 The human ambition to fly was brought to fruition famously by the Wright brothers in 1903. Just five years later...
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Preserved Aircraft of the World: Rest of the World
Key Publishing LtdPreserved Aircraft of the World: Rest of the World The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history and the engineering and e...
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Ukrainian Armour and Fighting Vehicles
Key Publishing LtdUkrainian Armour and Fighting Vehicles Military Vehicles and Artillery Series, Vol. 7 Prior to the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia was...
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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II: Long Beach's Long Reach
Key Publishing LtdDouglas C-124 Globemaster II: Long Beach’s Long Reach Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 36 The C-124 served the United States Air Force for ...
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Preserved Aircraft of the World: Europe
Key Publishing LtdPreserved Aircraft of the World: Europe; The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutionary ...
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Imperial Roman Army
Key Publishing LtdImperial Roman Army: 30BC–AD284 Historic Armies, Vol. 2 In 30BC, Emperor Augustus swept to power in Rome, bringing government under the control of ...
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London Underground: The Northern Line
Key Publishing LtdLondon Underground: The Northern Line Transport Systems Series, Vol. 9 Identified in black on the London Underground map, the Northern line cuts ...
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Dassault Rafale
Key Publishing LtdDassault Rafale; Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 13 Manufactured by Dassault Aviation solely in France, the Rafale was designed to replace an ...
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Dan-Air
Key Publishing LtdDan-Air Charting the story of one of the UK'S best-known Airlines Airlines Series Dan-Air began almost by accident: with an aircraft received for a...
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Rail Freight: East Anglia and Lincolnshire
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: Eastern England; The Railways and Industry Series; Vol 10 Between the Humber estuary, the gateway to the North Sea at the region’s no...
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Rail Freight: London and the South East
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: London and the South East The Railways and Industry Series, Vol. 9 The last four decades have seen many changes in rail freight patte...
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South American Props
Key Publishing LtdSouth American Props Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 15 This book details the lifecycles of prop aircraft in South America, including con...
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English Medieval Armies
Key Publishing LtdEnglish Medieval Armies: 1066–1307 Historic Armies Series, Vol. 1 Almost a century after William the Conqueror’s arrival on English soil, however,...
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Hellenic Air Force: Guardians of Greece
Key Publishing LtdHellenic Air Force: Guardians of Greece Air Forces Series, Vol. 8 The Hellenic Air Force is one of the most powerful in Europe. With 37 helicopters...
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British Rail Shunters: The Final Years
Key Publishing LtdBritish Rail Shunters: The Final Years Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 52 By the beginning of the 1990s, the variety that had once characterised Br...
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Russian Air Power
Key Publishing LtdRussian Air Power Russia has an extensive history of domestic military aircraft manufacture and a vast array of air power at its disposal. Despite ...
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Allied Fighters of World War Two
Key Publishing LtdAllied Fighters of World War Two: US and Britain Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Collectors’ Archive: British Fighters of Worl...
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Mahan Air
Key Publishing LtdMahan Air: Iran’s Largest Airline; Airlines Series, Vol. 13 Authored By: Babak Taghvaee Pages: 96 With 70 aircraft in its service and 34 of them c...
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Monarch Airlines
Key Publishing LtdMonarch Airlines; Airlines Series, Vol. 15 Monarch Airlines was founded in June 1967 and began operations from Luton Airport in April 1968, using ...
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Alexander Dennis Buses
Key Publishing LtdAlexander Deniss Buses Britain’s Buses Series, Vol. 16 Three of the best-known names in the history of British bus building, Alexander, Dennis and ...
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Seattle Stratotanker Veterans: Boeing Non-Tanker Variants
Key Publishing LtdPre Order: This item will be released late May early June 2023. Seattle Stratotanker Veterans: Boeing Non-Tanker Variants; ; Modern Military Aircra...
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Vickers Wellington Owners' Workshop Manual
Key Publishing LtdThe twin-engine Vickers Wellington was one of the outstanding RAF bomber aircraft of Second World War, as well as a capable maritime patrol aircraf...
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Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Owners' Workshop Manual
Key Publishing LtdWith its cranked wing and vulture-like looks the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber came to symbolise the terror of the German Blitzkrieg. In the earl...
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De Havilland Moth Owners' Workshop Manual
Key Publishing LtdThe de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane is an iconic and instantly recognisable aircraft. It is also one of a handful of planes that attracts the wides...
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Blackburn/bae Buccaneer
Key Publishing LtdBorn in the 1950s when the Cold War was rapidly escalating, the subsonic Blackburn Buccaneer was designed as a carrier-borne strike aircraft, which...
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Heathrow Airport Operations Manual
Key Publishing LtdFully authorised and supported by Heathrow, the Haynes Heathrow Airport Manual takes the reader behind the scenes of the world's busiest airport, i...
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Seattle Stratotankers Veterans: Boeing KC-135 Variants
Key Publishing LtdSeattle Stratotankers Veterans: Boeing KC-135 Variants; Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 11 Authored By: Bob Archer Pages: 96 The first KC-135...
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Hornby Yearbook No13 2021 Hardback
Key Publishing LtdThe thirteenth annual Hornby Magazine Yearbook is here in hardback format and offers a spectrum of modelling features including a full tour of Brit...
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Mars Rovers
Key Publishing LtdMars Rovers Authored By: David Baker Pages: 96 From telescopic observations of the Red Planet in the 19th century, which indicated that life may ex...
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The Space Shuttle
Key Publishing LtdThe Space Shuttle Authored by: David Baker Pages: 96 In the aftermath of six Moon landings, and in a giant leap of faith with a largely reusable la...
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Class 73s
Key Publishing LtdClass 73s Britain’s Railway Series, Vol 41 96 pages Authored by: Mark V. Pike Built in the 1960s, the Class 73s were primarily used on the Souther...
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The Secret Life of an Airport: A Look Behind the Scenes
Key Publishing LtdThe Secret Life of an Airport: Airside – A Look Behind the Scenes Showcasing many of the jobs often performed out of sight of the passengers, roles...
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Low-Floor Single Deckers
Key Publishing LtdLow-Floor Single-Deckers; Britain’s Buses Series, Vol. 14 Authored by: Gavin Booth; 96 Pages For years, passengers with disabilities, wheelchair u...
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Lockheed L-188 Electra
Key Publishing LtdLockheed L-188 Electra; Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 14 Authored By: Ron Mak 96 Pages In January 1955, an industry-wide call from Ameri...
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