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Air Forces of Latin America: Colombia
Key Publishing LtdColombian military aviation is one of the most powerful in Latin America and comprises aviation divisions from four branches: the Fuerza Aérea Colo...
View full detailsLOT Polish Airlines
Key Publishing LtdThe first traces of Polish aviation can be found in 1910. However, one of the first fully domestic airlines, under the name of Aerolloyd, was forme...
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Key Publishing LtdThe Ka-50 (NATO reporting name: Hokum A) helicopter made its maiden flight 40 years ago on 17 June 1982. After undergoing extensive tests and tweak...
View full detailsAirliners of the 2000s
Key Publishing LtdAll decades of aviation have important developments and changes. In the 2000s, the European Airbus consortium finally overtook Boeing as the major ...
View full detailsBritish Buses Since 1950
Key Publishing LtdBus design has certainly evolved in the seven decades since 1950, but it has not been a steady process. Advances in bus design have caused manufact...
View full detailsP-51 Mustang Warbirds
Key Publishing LtdThis fascinating story begins with post-World War Two sales of surplus Mustangs to various foreign governments and a few civilian customers. More t...
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Key Publishing LtdAirlines Series, Vol. 6 Founded in 1927 by German immigrant Otto Ernst Meyer, Varig was one of Brazil’s earliest airlines. Serving a domestic netwo...
View full detailsAircraft Engine Test Beds
Key Publishing LtdAircraft 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...
View full detailsClass 66/0
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s Railways Series, Vol. 32 In the late 1990s, most of the current locomotives in use on the national network were becoming very tired and ...
View full detailsBritain's Preserved Railways
Key Publishing LtdThe preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. Not only is there continuing nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygone era, b...
View full detailsB-25 Mitchell
Key Publishing LtdIf 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 ...
View full detailsBritish Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and '80s
Key Publishing LtdHistoric Military Aircraft Series, Vol 10 This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s and ’80s, na...
View full detailsRailways in Northern Lincolnshire: Four Decades of Change
Key Publishing LtdMike Wedgewood; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 29; Set against the contrasting rural and industrial scenery of northern Lincolnshire, this book il...
View full detailsRepublic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia
Key Publishing LtdRepublic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia; ; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 14 Authored by: Theo van Geffen and Gerald Arru...
View full detailsBritish Aircraft of the Falklands War
Key Publishing LtdBritish Aircraft of the Falklands War The Falkland Islands is a remote British territory, about 8,000 miles from the UK mainland and just over 400 ...
View full detailsLloyd Aereo Boliviano
Key Publishing LtdLloyd Aéreo Boliviano Even in aviation circles, the name Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano is not a name that quickly comes to mind, but its story is one which...
View full detailsGrand Central
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s Railways Series, Vol 31 Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied hi...
View full detailsTravis Air Force Base
Key Publishing LtdTravis Air Force Base: The USAF’s Transport Superbase in Action Travis Air Force Base, situated in Fairfield, California, is the “Gateway to the Pa...
View full detailsClass 67s
Key Publishing LtdClass 67sBritain’s Railways Series, Vol 30; In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 lo...
View full detailsFrench Naval Aviation
Key Publishing LtdFrench Naval Aviation Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 7Over the last two decades, the Aéronautique Navale, French Naval Aviation, has grown in...
View full detailsFinnair
Key Publishing LtdFinnair; Airlines Series, Volume 5 Aero Oy, which was later rebranded as Finnair, is one of the oldest surviving airlines in the world. The airline...
View full detailsThe Paras in Afghanistan
Key Publishing LtdThe Paras in AfghanistanModern Wars Series, Volume 2In 2021, the British Army’s 20-year engagement in Afghanistan ended with chaotic scenes at Kabu...
View full detailsRailways of South and West Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of South and West ScotlandBritain’s Railways Series, Volume 28The West Coast Main Line and the line from Kilmarnock south to Gretna were b...
View full detailsBritish Interwar Aircraft
Key Publishing LtdBritish 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...
View full detailsLockheed C-141 Starlifter
Key Publishing LtdLockheed C-141 StarlifterHistoric Military Aircraft Series, Vol 9Loved by most associated personnel and enthusiasts alike, the C-141 Starlifter, qu...
View full detailsLondon Bus Routes One by One: 301-969
Key Publishing LtdLondon Bus Routes One by One: 301–969 Transport Systems Series, Vol 6In times of old, the numbers 300–499 were restricted to the green buses of the...
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Key Publishing LtdSpanish Air Force AircraftAir Forces Series, Volume 3The Spanish Air Force was born after the Spanish Civil War, in October 1939. Starting life fro...
View full detailsWater Bombers
Key Publishing LtdWater Bombers As the climate changes it is even more vital to protect the world’s forests. This book looks at both the past and the current selecti...
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Key Publishing LtdTurkish Airlines: The Istanbul SuperconnectorAirlines Series, Vol 4 Turkish Airlines’ origins go back to 1933, when the Turkish government establis...
View full detailsRail Freight: Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: ScotlandThe Railways and Industry Series, Vol 6In the early 1980s, Ravenscraig steel works was the biggest source of rail freight nor...
View full detailsRailways of South West Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of Photography Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 26Illustrated with over 180 photographs, this book p...
View full detailsBritish Aviation: The First Half Century
Key PublishingBritish 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...
View full detailsUS Air Forces in Europe: The 1980s
Key Publishing LtdUS 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...
View full detailsMilitary Jeeps
Key Publishing LtdMilitary 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...
View full detailsWest Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage
Key Publishing LtdWest Coast Main Line Locomotive HaulageThe West Coast Main Line, which runs from London Euston to Glasgow Central with branches to Manchester, Birm...
View full detailsClass 59s
Key Publishing LtdClass 59sIn the mid-1980s, one of British Rail’s major customers of heavy block trains, Foster Yeoman, suggested the unusual arrangement of running...
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