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If the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had only participated in the Doolittle Raid, it would have cemented its place in history – but it did ...

B-17G Flying Fortress The B-17 Flying Fortress was conceived by the well-known US aviation designer and manufacturer Boeing during the 1930s, princ...

Rail Freight: Yorkshire and North East England; The Railways and Industry Series, Vol 7 In the early 1980s, coal was still the lifeblood of many li...

American Aviation: The First Half-Century Authored by: David Willis and Jim Winchester Pages: 192 Hardback The story of American aviation in the fi...

This fascinating story begins with post-World War Two sales of surplus Mustangs to various foreign governments and a few civilian customers. More t...

Avro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History, 1960–84; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 19 Authored By: David W. Fildes Pages: 96 In 2022, the Avro ...

DO YOU KNOW… Which Russian aircraft has the NATO reporting name Hoplite? What the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is known as in Israeli Air For...

Iran Air: Flying the Homa -  Airlines Series, Vol 9 The first Iranian airline was started in 1924 by German Hugo Junkers. When the Junkers company ...

Travis Air Force Base: The USAF’s Transport Superbase in Action Travis Air Force Base, situated in Fairfield, California, is the “Gateway to the Pa...

Class 67sBritain’s Railways Series, Vol 30; In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 lo...

Finnair; Airlines Series, Volume 5 Aero Oy, which was later rebranded as Finnair, is one of the oldest surviving airlines in the world. The airline...

Railways of South and West ScotlandBritain’s Railways Series, Volume 28The West Coast Main Line and the line from Kilmarnock south to Gretna were b...

Lockheed C-141 StarlifterHistoric Military Aircraft Series, Vol 9Loved by most associated personnel and enthusiasts alike, the C-141 Starlifter, qu...

Spanish Air Force AircraftAir Forces Series, Volume 3The Spanish Air Force was born after the Spanish Civil War, in October 1939. Starting life fro...

Railways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of Photography Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 26Illustrated with over 180 photographs, this book p...

US Air Forces in Europe: The 1980sThe US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) rapidly expanded its presence in the 1980s, as it became the most dangerous d...

Military JeepsIn 2021, as the Jeep celebrates its 80th anniversary, there is no doubt that itis one of the world’s most famous automobiles. The uti...

Low-Floor Double-DeckersSeries: Britain’s Buses Series, Vol 9In just under 25 years, double-deck buses in the UK have undergone a transformation. E...

North Korean AviationAn Eyewitness Account In 2016, North Korea hosted its first ever airshow and invited a number of foreign visitors to watch. Un...

Edited by Modern Railways’ Editor Philip Sherratt, with contributions from Roger Ford, Tony Miles, Alan Williams and other members of the team, The...

RAF Transport Aircraft  Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 6From their modest origins with BE.2c and Vickers Victoria biplanes delivering food an...

London Bus Routes One by One: A10–X140 Transport Systems Series, Vol 7This fifth and final London bus routes volume looks at the route numbers with...

Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 27First introduced in the late 1980s, the Class 442s were like nothing that had bee...

Surviving World War Two Tanks in the ArdennesMilitary Vehicles and Artillery Series, Vol 4 There are over 40 surviving World War Two tanks, self-pr...

Soviet-Era Airliners Historic Commercial Aircraft Series: Volume 1 When the Soviet Union fell in December 1991, there were close to 3,500 assorted ...

Class 47s: From Inverness to Penzance, 1982 -85 Book Britain's Railways Series: Volume 5 The Class 47 diesel locomotives were a mainstay of British...

Cornish Railways: St Austell to Penzance Britain's Railways Series: Volume 6 This, the second of two volumes covering the railways of Cornwall, fol...