Historic Aviation Books

British Aviation: The First Half-Century (In Colour)The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the aeroplane and its development as an ins...

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...

Fairey Swordfish in Fleet Air Arm Service Book Affectionately known as the Stringbag by its crews, the Fairey Swordfish is one of World War Two's m...

Hawker Typhoon Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 5 Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944...

Jungle Ace book Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four,...

Hawker Hunter in RAF Service Book Covers one of Britain s classic post-war jet aircraft, which first entered RAF service in July 1954. This spec...

Clean Sweep Book The remarkable story of a lad from the Rhondda Valley who rose from the rank of Sergeant Pilot to Air Marshal receiving the DSO...

Evader Book Evader is one of the most remarkable stories ever to come out of WWII. On September 5th, 1943, Denys Teare baled out of his burning ...

Aircraft Engine Test Beds: British Jet Fighters and Bombers During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, a number of British jet fighter and bomber ai...

Hawker Hunter; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 16 Please note: This is a new edition of Combat Machines No 4 Hawker Hunter Development of t...

Bristol 1910–59; Aviation Industry Series, Vol. 5 160 Pages Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–195...

German Starfighters: The Story in Colour: Training and Service; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 25 Authored By: Klaus Kropf 96 pages The F-1...

Curtiss 1907–47; Aviation Industry Series, Vol. 6 Pages: 160 Please note: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Curtiss Company Profile 1907–19...

Halifax: From Front-Line Bomber to Post-War Transport Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 29 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeropla...

Fokker F.27 Friendship Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 17 Versatile and endlessly adaptable, the Fokker F.27 Friendship is one of the mos...

Clipped 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...

Harrier: Vertical Velocity Warfare; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 34 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Hawker Ha...

Luftwaffe Bombers of World War Two A handful of German manufacturers dominated the market to design and build bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe of ...

Air Raid Precautions: Civil Defence, Emergency Services and Civilian Interactions with Unexploded Bombs in World War Two; World War Two brought an...