Key Books

Bristol 1910–59 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–1959. The British Colonial Aeroplane Company, later Br...

Air Forces of Latin America: Chile Chilean military aviation has a long history, but in the past 25 years it has experienced unprecedented growth, ...

The Secret Life of an Airport: Airside Showcasing many of the jobs often performed out of sight of the passengers, this book is an up close and per...

Alexander Dennis Buses Three of the best-known names in the history of British bus building, Alexander, Dennis and Plaxton, have survived the uncer...

Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft have become crucial to all air force air operations whenever they are engaged...

Alitalia: From Glory to Collapse Alitalia was built on the remains of several pre-World War Two Italian airlines. With financial help from British ...

Brush Type 4 to Class 47s – The First 20 Years It is 60 years since the first Class 47, No D1500, entered service with British Railways (BR). For m...

Class 47s: Jack Of All Trades In 1962, construction of the first Class 47 began – the first of many. These ubiquitous locomotives were very popular...

Class 159s: 30 Years’ Service By the late 1980s, the Class 50 and Class 47 locomotives working Network SouthEast’s West of England line from London...

British Rail Shunters: From Corporate Blue to Sectorisation The role of British Rail’s (BR) diesel shunters was increasingly threatened by the la...

British Rail Shunters: The Final Years By the beginning of the 1990s, the variety that once characterised British Rail’s (BR) shunter fleet had all...

British Military Biplanes: 1912–19 The human ambition to fly was brought to fruition famously by the Wright brothers in 1903. Just five years later...

The British Army of the Napoleonic Period: 1800–15 The period of 1800–15 covers some of the most glorious moments in the military history of Great ...

Clipped Wings NOTE: This is a reprint of Clipped Wings, first published in 1973. The story of aviation is one of success. Few, if any, industries c...

Class 68s In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 to futureproof its c...

Class 31s Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locomotives, the Class 31s played a significant part in British Railways’ Modernisation Plan. Inten...

Class 57s The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Rebuilt from redundant Class 47s by B...

Class 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 ...

Class 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...

Finland’s Air Forces: From Neutral to NATO Sharing a 1,340km-long land border with Russia, and with an uneasy history between the countries, Finlan...

Flybe Established in 1979 as Jersey European Airways from the merger of Intra Airways and Express Air Services, by the start of the 21st century, F...

Curtiss 1907–47 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Curtiss Company Profile 1907–1947. Established by entrepreneur, engineer, and motor...

EgyptAir Established in the 1930s by Egyptian and British investors, and now thriving in its eighth decade, EgyptAir began life as Misr Airwork, co...

French Air Force: Contemporary Aircraft In order to meet future threats and remain operationally relevant, the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Frenc...

German Starfighters: The Story in Colour, Training and Service The F-104 Starfighter was one of the most fascinating aircraft of the Cold War era i...

Halifax: From Front-Line Bomber to Post-War Transport NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Halifax. One of the three British four-e...

Hellenic Air Force The Hellenic Air Force is one of the most powerful in Europe. With 37 helicopters, 343 fixed-wing aircraft including 206 fighter...

Dan-Air Dan-Air began almost by accident: with an aircraft received for a loan payment that wasn’t honoured. With the means to fly aircraft parts ...

Dassault Rafale Manufactured by Dassault Aviation in France, the Rafale was designed to replace an ageing fleet of aircraft for France’s Air Force,...

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II: Long Beach’s Long Reach The C-124 served the United States Air Force for 25 years, delivering cargo and passengers to...