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De Havilland Military
Key Publishing LtdDe Havilland Military NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s De Havilland Company Profile 1920–1964 (Military Types). Geoffrey de Havillan...
View full detailsLondon's Advert Buses
Key Publishing LtdLondon’s Advert Buses A fixture of London Transport in the 1970s, the all-over advert bus was relaunched by the modern Transport for London (TfL) a...
View full detailsHarrier: Vertical Velocity Warfare
Key Publishing LtdHarrier: Vertical Velocity Warfare NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Hawker Harrier The Hawker Harrier was the first operational...
View full detailsWellington
Key Publishing LtdWellington: The Backbone of Bomber Command NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Vickers Wellington In 1932, the British Air Ministr...
View full detailsPathfinders PaperBack
Key Publishing LtdPathfinders: The Definitive Story Pathfinders is a new history of Bomber Command’s corps d’elite and the men who led the greatest striking force ev...
View full detailsLuftwaffe Bombers of World War Two
Key Publishing LtdLuftwaffe Bombers of World War Two A handful of German manufacturers dominated the market to design and build bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe of ...
View full detailsMcDonnell Douglas DC10
Key Publishing LtdMcDonnell Douglas DC-10 McDonnell Douglas was formed in 1967 when the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the company that produced the F-4 Phantom sup...
View full detailsRoyal Malaysian Air Force
Key Publishing LtdRoyal Malaysian Air Force For 65 years, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has protected Malaysia’s airspace, territorial lands and waters. With ...
View full detailsAegean Airlines
Key Publishing LtdAegean Airlines Aegean Airlines is a relatively young airline and can trace its beginnings back to a company called Aegean Aviation, an air-taxi op...
View full detailsIsraeli Air Force
Key Publishing LtdIsraeli Air Force Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023, the Israeli Air Force has become a sophisticated and formidable power supported by high...
View full detailsBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s During the latter stages of the Cold War, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy operated a range of a...
View full detailsB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of Mediterranean Theatre
Key Publishing LtdB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of the Mediterranean Theater The B-24 Liberator served as the workhorse of the US armed forces during World War...
View full detailsBoeing 737
Key Publishing LtdBoeing 737 The Boeing 737 was developed following the success of the 707 and 727, offering airlines an alternative to the larger models – ideal for...
View full detailsBritish Military Biplanes Vol 2
Key Publishing LtdBritish Military Biplanes: 1920–40 Following the Great War, the fledgling aircraft industry was silenced as orders from the military disappeared an...
View full detailsFokker F-27 Friendship
Key Publishing LtdFokker F.27 Friendship Versatile and endlessly adaptable, the Fokker F.27 Friendship is one of the most successful turboprop airliners of the post-...
View full detailsCanberra
Key Publishing LtdCanberra: Britain’s First Jet Bomber NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Canberra While the history of the jet engine and the deve...
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Key Publishing LtdBlenheim: Britain’s Fastest World War Two Bomber NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Blenheim Introduced to RAF squadrons in earl...
View full detailsMeteor
Key Publishing LtdMeteor: First-Generation Jet Fighter NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Meteor. The story of the Gloster Meteor is one of the gre...
View full detailsMustang (Paperback)
Key Publishing LtdMustang: The Untold Story The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft. However, much of what is commonly understood about i...
View full detailsClass 37s vol 2
Key Publishing LtdClass 37s, vol 2 The Class 37s have been in service for six decades and can still be seen in a variety of places. Most notable for the Class is the...
View full detailsA Darker Shade of Orange
Key Publishing LtdGreater Manchester Transport: A Darker Shade of Orange Great change was afoot for Manchester’s buses in the 1970s. The region’s long-established mu...
View full detailsRailways around York
Key Publishing LtdRailways Around York York’s railways are fascinating. The city has the high-speed East Coast Main Line, the cross-country main line to Sheffield an...
View full detailsClass 56 and 58
Key Publishing LtdClass 56s and 58s Designed specifically for heavy freight operations in the UK, British Rail’s Class 56 was introduced in 1976–84. The first 30 of ...
View full detailsJet (Paperback)
Key Publishing LtdJet: The Engine that Changed the World NOTE: This is a paperback edition of Jet: The Engine that Changed the World. The invention of the jet engine...
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