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Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Loved by most associated personnel and enthusiasts alike, the C-141 Starlifter, quite simply, looked right and was right....

Airliners of South and Southeast Asia With the largest landmass of all the continents, and a population of more than 4.6 billion people, Asia has a...

Lloyd 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 that ...

China Airlines The roots of China Airlines can be found in mainland China (the People’s Republic of China). After several attempts to set up nation...

El Al The history of El Al, the Israeli national flag carrier, dates back to September 1948, when a former Israeli Air Force C-54B-15-DO Skymaster ...

F-111: Fort Worth Swinger At the time of its introduction into service, the F-111 was a revolutionary aircraft and was, without doubt, extremely p...

RAF Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s During the 1970s and ’80s, the RAF’s helicopters played a significant role at home and abroad. The Westland W...

Avro 748 The 748 was a highly successful commercial airliner, and since the 1960s had been the go-to aircraft to open new air routes in many corner...

German Tanks of World War Two In World War Two, the German army deployed a wide variety of tanks in many different variants and with many forms of...

Devon’s Railways: North and East of the County Following the routes of the two main lines that enter Devon from the east, as well as exploring the ...

Rail Freight: The Midlands From the busy West Coast and Midland main lines to the thriving quarries of Leicestershire and intermodal terminals in a...

Rossendale Transport to Rosso: The Last 10 Years of Municipal Buses Motor bus operation in the Rossendale Valley boroughs of Haslingden and Rawtens...

East Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage The East Coast Main Line (ECML) runs from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, with branches to Leeds...

Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines is one of the world’s longest serving and most successful carriers. With a fleet of more than 900 aircraft serving ...

Airbus A400M Atlas The Airbus A400M is a medium-lift turboprop military transport aircraft currently in service with the air forces of France, Germ...

Canberra: 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...

British 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...

London Underground: The Northern Line Identified in black on the London Underground map, the Northern line cuts north to south through the capital...

Class 66/0 In the late 1990s, most of the current locomotives in use on the national network were becoming very tired and evermore unreliable. It w...

American Aviation: The First Half Century The story of American aviation in the first half of the 20th century is one of innovation, industry, comm...

KA-52 Hokum The Ka-50 (NATO reporting name: Hokum A) helicopter made its maiden flight on 17 June 1982. After undergoing extensive tests and tweaks...

London Bus Routes One by One: A10–X140 This fifth and final London bus routes volume looks at the route numbers with letter prefixes. They derive f...

Douglas DC-3 NOTE: Previously published as Aeroplane Classic Airliner: The Douglas DC-3. Although many early aircraft were designed to carry passen...

Class 73s Built in the 1960s, the Class 73s were primarily used on the Southern Region, owing to their ability to operate from either a diesel engi...