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Aircraft: general interest
Brand: Mortons Media Group
The piston engines that powered Second World War fighters, the men who designed them, and the secret intelligence work carried out by both Britain and Germany would determine the outcome of the first global air war. Advanced jet engines may have be..
75.42£
Brand: Michael OMara
The Spitfire Story, published in association with Imperial War Museums, is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines, as well as the people behind the scenes.The Spitfire is the world's most iconic aeroplane. Co..
12.46£
Brand: The History Press
Perhaps no other aircraft in aviation history has been such a well-kept secret as the United States' Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. This cutting-edge aircraft took the art of aerial spying to an unprecedented level and did it all from highly clandestine ..
14.68£
Brand: The History Press
The story of the first European fighter jet ISBN: 9780752450858Publisher: The History PressImprint: The History PressPublished date: 01 Jun 2009DEWEY: 623.7464DEWEY edition: 22Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 116Weight: 266gHeight: 132mmWidth: 193m..
11.12£
Brand: The History Press
The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. A cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent, it was later adapted for conventional bombing and saw its only active service in the Falklands War. Newly restored ..
14.66£
Brand: The History Press
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber, universally known as the 'Wimpy'. The only bomber in construction throughout the Second World War, the Wellington played a pivotal role in training and combat from its conce..
13.78£
Brand: The History Press
The creative and technological genius of the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, led to the first powered and controlled flight. Born in Ohio, USA, the brothers' fascination with flight began at an early age. Their first powered aeroplane, 'The Wri..
14.70£
Brand: Amber Books Ltd
The man who turned the dream of human flight into a reality, in terms of creating a fully realized airship capable of carrying a worthwhile payload in safety, was a retired German army officer, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose name remains synonymous w..
20.66£
Brand: Fonthill Media Limited
The much troubled yet iconic Tornado F3 is here scrutinised by a best- selling author who served as crew in one ISBN: 9781781553077Publisher: Fonthill Media LimitedImprint: Fonthill Media LimitedPublished date: 14 Jan 2015DEWEY: 623.7464DEWEY editio..
31.75£
Brand: Fonthill Media Limited
The Panavia Tornado was designed as a multi-role combat aircraft to meet the needs of Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. Since the prototype flew in 1974, nearly 1000 Tornados have been produced in a number of variants serving as a fighter-bombe..
19.23£
Written from the unique perspective of a fast jet cockpit, Tornado Over the Tigris captures the essence of what it was really like to fly a Tornado at the front-line of the Cold War in Germany and on operations over Iraq in the aftermath of the Gulf..
22.86£
Examines the Wright brothers' exploits from a North Carolina perspective and focuses on the major role played by Tar Heels in the successful flights at Kitty Hawk. Includes a chapter on aviation in North Carolina before 1903, featuring early Tar hee..
15.39£
Brand: The Crowood Press
More than forty years after its cancellation, the BAC TSR2 is still a controversial aircraft. Years ahead of its time, it was abruptly cancelled by a new government when flight testing had ony just begun. Built to a demanding RAF requirement , the B..
63.28£
Brand: The Crowood Press
Looking the the early development of the turbojet, turboprop and turboshaft engines, this text examines the 'golden age' of aeronautical history, providing a comprehensive overview of the developments which would revolutionise our lives. ISBN: 97818..
49.54£
Brand: The History Press
Air-route development in Africa was a result of Sir Alan Cobham's 1929 flight through and round Africa in a flying-boat. Lady Cobham accompanied her husband throughout the journey. This work features Sir Alan Cobham's account of his journey. First p..
20.73£
Updated second edition of the commercial aircraft spotters' guide to 100 airports in the UK and Ireland, plus associated museums and heritage collections. ISBN: 9781739819439Publisher: Destinworld PublishingImprint: Destinworld PublishingPublished d..
14.77£
The helicopter came on the scene too late to play other than a minor role in the Second World War but by the Korean conflict the Bell H-13 Sioux, OH-23 Raven and Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw were in service. It was in Vietnam that the US military helicop..
21.53£
Brand: The History Press
CONSPIRACY theories of sabotage, murder and even UFOs flourish around the greatest unsolved mysteries of aviation from the twentieth century. This account of the most intriguing loose ends from aeronautical history provides the known details of five..
17.25£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
When Winston Churchill delivered his famous 'Iron Curtain' speech in 1946, he mentioned two words now engrained in Anglo-American terminology - 'special relationship'. Nowhere is the 'special relationship' more evident than in the scores of airfield..
19.95£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
The United States Navy has a proud history of flying the fastest, best equipped and most powerful jet fighters in the world. This bookazine features more than 150 profiles including all 18 of the Navy's front line jet fighters, depicted by renowned ..
14.66£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
The United States Air Force was formed in September 1947 and has been the world's most powerful air force for 75 years (in 2022). From the First World War through to the end of the Second World War in 1945, US military aviation underwent dramatic c..
16.11£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
The United States Air Force has a proud history of flying the fastest, best equipped and most powerful jet fighters in the world. This bookazine features more than 200 profiles including all 17 of the USAF's front line jet fighters, depicted by reno..
16.51£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
The US has the largest and most powerful air force in the world - and a large portion of that strength is its strategic bomber fleet. The USAF has operated a range of jet bombers from the B-45 Tornado in 1948 right up to the B-1s, B-2s and B-52s of ..
14.65£
Brand: Grub Street Publishing
Following on from the success of Victor Boys and Vulcan Boys, Tony Blackman, in collaboration with Anthony Wright, brings you Valiant Boys to complete the V Force set. This is a fascinating collection of personal accounts of operating Britains first..
18.86£