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9781789294880

Hurricane

The Plane that Won the War Author: Hyams, Jacky Code: 62812 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: MICHAEL O'MARA BOOKS LTD Published date: 27/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Britains first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain.

Often eclipsed by the legend and aerial heroics of the Spitfire, the Hurricane was the authentic warhorse of aviation ......

9781922896407

Dreadful Lady over the Mekong Delta

RAAF Canberras in the Vietnam War Author: Howe, Bob Code: 62925 Price: AU $19.99 Format: Paperback / 224 pages Publisher: BIG SKY PUBLISHING Published date: 26/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Dreadful Lady over the Mekong Delta looks at the men of No 2 Squadron and the operations they flew in the Vietnam War in their Canberra bombers. From April 1967, the squadron spent four years attacking enemy targets, many of them in the Mekong Delta region, and contending with the politics, weather, and fog of war. The riverine operations ......

9781405951920

Concorde

The thrilling account of history's most extraordinary airliner Author: Bannister, Mike Code: 62736 Price: AU $29.95 Format: Paperback / 320 pages Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS Published date: 22/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

THE WORLDS GREATEST AIRCRAFT
Concorde is the most beautiful, iconic and distinctive flying machine ever to grace the skies. For over a quarter of a century she was the worlds only successful supersonic airliner, carrying passengers in comfort and style at speeds faster than a rifle bullet - and at heights that provided a ......

9781526746351

The Air War at Sea in the Second World War

Author: Bowman, Martin Code: 62914 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 21/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Martin Bowmans considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and ......

9780887408045

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa

In Japanese Army Air Force RTAF-CAF-IPSF Service Author: Bueschel, Richard M. Code: 62953 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 64 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 20/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Reknowned Japanese aircraft historians Richard Bueschel revises and updates his classic series of books on Japanese Naval and Army Air Force aircraft of World War II. The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa is presented in this volume. All variations and markings are covered in this the second in a projected multi-volume series. The first volume in ......

9781838862992

Aircraft of the Special Forces

Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Drones & UAVs Author: Ward, Edward Code: 62907 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 20/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Special Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US Navy SEALs, the US Armys Delta Force, Polish GROM and the Frances National Gendarmerie Intervention Group are famous for their bravery and formidable ......

9781838862916

Military Drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) Author: Stilwell, Alexander Code: 62806 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 17/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Over the last 20 years, the role of unmanned aircraft systems in modern warfare has grown at an unprecedented rate. No longer simply used for intelligence, data collection or reconnaissance, drones are routinely used for target acquisition and to strike enemy targets with missiles and bombs.
Organized by nationality, Military ......

9781472854452

Bf 109 Jabo Units in the West

Author: Lowe, Malcolm Code: 62808 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

Using specially commissioned artwork and detailing technical specifications, this book explores the Bf 109s different roles occasioned by wartime necessity, from its employment as a fighter to its evolution as a fighter-bomber. One of the principal types in the Luftwaffes inventory at the beginning of World War II, the ......

9781472854490

Nakajima Ki-49 'Helen' Units

Combat Aircraft 148 Author: Eleftheriou, George Code: 62801 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

A fully illustrated study of the Nakajima Ki49 Helen, the twin-engined bomber of the Pacific War, from Japanese aviation expert George Eleftheriou. The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Dragon Eater), codenamed Helen by the Allies, was a twin-engined Japanese bomber designed to undertake daylight attacks without the ......

9781399023801

Mustang the Inspiration

The Plane That Turned the Tide in World War Two Author: Kapplan, Philip Code: 62910 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A comprehensive and vivid history of the North American Mustang, one of the most important aircraft of the last century. If it looks right, it will probably fly right - a tired old saying among airmen, but one that persists. Think if you will of the handful of aeroplanes that most people would probably agree are the best-looking examples of ......

9781399074957

Pioneers of Aerial Combat

Air Battles of the First World War Author: Foley, Michael Code: 62810 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

More than 100 photo illustrations, evoking the early days of aerial development. Images of craft are included alongside those of the men and women who populated the scene. When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and ......

9781802790894

The Formula One Record Book 2022

Grand Prix Results, Team & Driver Stats, All-Time Records Author: Jones, Bruce Code: 61483 Price: AU $89.99 Format: Paperback / 1104 pages Published date: 07/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days
This stats and records bible includes the full results of every Grand Prix in F1 history and much more besides. Featuring detailed driver and constructor statistics, championship standings and season reviews, it offers a comprehensive overview of Formula One history.
9781405951937

Harrier

How To Be a Fighter Pilot Author: Tremelling, Paul Code: 62928 Price: AU $22.99 Format: Paperback / 368 pages Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS Published date: 30/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

A white-knuckle account of life in the dog-eat-dog arena of fighter combat This is the story of what it takes to make it in fighter combat. In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure is relentless, the humour merciless. Its no place for the faint-hearted. Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck at midnight, or saving heroes under ......

9781802823790

Bristol 1910-59

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62597 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 29/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Bristol grew rapidly, from a few hangars at the influential Larkhill in Wiltshire to a new site at Filton, and, up to 2012, it was one of the key aviation design, development and manufacturing locations in Britain. This book explores the history of the company, and the aircraft that it produced. While not the first aircraft manufacturer in ......

9780764366451

PBY Catalina

Consolidated's Flying Boat in WWII Author: Doyle, David Code: 62876 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 144 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A Legends of Warfare guide to the most iconic military flying boat ever produced. The PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of Boeing Canada, Canadian Vickers, and the Naval Aircraft Factory, was the most widely used flying boat of all time. Developed in the 1930s, the famed ......

9781472856876

British Aircraft Carriers 1945-2010

Author: Konstam, Angus Code: 62814 Price: AU $26.99 Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 22/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans. In 1945, at the end of World War II, the Royal Navys carrier fleet proved essential to the post-war world. Royal Navy carriers fought in the Korean War with the UN fleet, ......

9781802821970

British Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s

Author: Goss, Chris Code: 62119 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 16/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s and 80s, namely the Avro Shackleton, Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, Fairey Gannet and English Electric Canberra. The maritime patrol and airborne early warning (AEW) Shackleton was a descendant of the Avro Lancaster and Lincoln and was in service from 1951 to ......

9781802823158

Hawker Hunter

Author: Buttler, Tony Code: 62123 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 16/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This fully illustrated volume looks at the classic jet fighter, the Hawker Hunter. The types development, entry into service and operations are examined in detail. Development of the Hawker Hunter began in 1946 under the steady hand of chief designer Sydney Camm. With so many advances in aircraft design and technology during the late 1940s, the ......

9780367746889

Passenger Transport After 2000 A.D.

Author: Feilden et al Code: 62740 Price: AU $58.99 Format: Paperback / 284 pages Publisher: ROUTLEDGE Published date: 15/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Originally published in 1995 this book provides an authoritative and stimulating account of the issues and problems facing transport planners in the 21st century. The contributors - leading authorities from North America and Europe - put forward a wide range of points from which future technical developments and transport will be approached. ......

9781800352698

Civil Aircraft Markings 2023

Author: Wright, Allan Code: 62734 Price: AU $32.50 Format: Paperback / 464 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 03/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The new 2023 edition of this best-selling annual publication builds on the long history and heritage of the title. First published in 1950, this will be, remarkably, the 74th edition of Civil Aircraft Markings. When it appeared all those years ago, the book quickly achieved the status it still retains as the go-to source for up-to-date ......

9781800352704

Military Aircraft Markings 2023

Author: Schofield, Stuart Code: 62735 Price: AU $32.50 Format: Paperback / 304 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 03/04/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for aircraft enthusiasts, historians and students of military aviation. At the heart of Military Aircraft Markings is the most complete listing of all the aircraft of the UK Armed Forces; the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Army and associated ......

9780764365102

Boeing 747

A Legends of Flight Illustrated History Author: Borgmann, Wolfgang Code: 62738 Price: AU $62.99 Format: Paperback / 144 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 01/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

In production for over 50 years, the 747 was the first large-capacity civilian airliner. More than half a century ago the Boeing 747 took to the air for the first time; it is considered the first large-capacity civilian airliner. Lovingly nicknamed the "Jumbo Jet," the aircraft quickly became the flagship of any airline that operated it. While ......

9780764365294

Vickers Wellington

The RAF's Long-Range Medium Bomber in World War II Author: Mackay, Ron Code: 62799 Price: AU $42.99 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 01/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This book is a concise, visual history of this iconic RAF WWII bomber by noted aviation historian Ron Mackay. The Vickers Armstrong Wellington, affectionately dubbed the "Wimpy" after the hamburger-scoffing cartoon character, lays claim to two distinctions within RAF WWII annals. The first related to its geodetic structure, with a cloth ......

9780764365362

Last Mission of Lady Jane II

The Life and Death of an 8th Air Force B-17 and Her Crew Author: Vans, Lisa A. Code: 62617 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A detailed investigation into the downing of an American B-17 Flying Fortress and the fate of her crew in the final months of the Second World War. On March 18, 1945, the B-17G "Lady Jane II" lifted off from her base at Deenethorpe, England; she never returned. The story is one of deep tragedy and survival, of sacrifice, and of the love the ......

9781911667360

V Force Boys

All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan,Victor and Valiant in the Cold War Author: Blackman and Wright Code: 62614 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 208 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 27/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War. The Valiant was less aerodynamically advanced than the other two and went into service in 1955. The Vulcan entered service in 1956 and the Victor a year ......

9781399085397

Soviet Air Power of the Cold War

Author: Green, Michael Code: 62622 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: CASEMATE BOOKS Published date: 23/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

At the peak of the Cold War in the 1950s the Soviet Union possessed some 12,000 aircraft, making it the largest air force of all the protagonists. By the 1990s this had declined to around 8,000, the reduction largely reflecting the increase in aircraft capability. As well as fighters and bombers, the Soviet inventory included trainers, ......

9781802823172

B-25 Mitchell

Author: Cleaver, Tom Code: 62626 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 15/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

If 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 so much more. Whether flying dangerous low-level strafing missions across the south Pacific from New Guinea to the shores of the Japanese Home Islands or battling nature and deadly German flak over ......

9781802823677

BAC One-Eleven

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62593 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 15/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

On 20 August 1963, the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) One-Eleven flew for the first time. There was a lot riding on this new aircraft. For BAC, which was a result of the consolidation of the nations aircraft industry that turned 27 companies into just three major airframe builders, the new jet promised salvation. The One-Eleven was the ......

9781802823783

De Havilland Comet

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62596 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 15/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

In the latter half of World War Two, the War Cabinet sanctioned the formation of a committee to consider a post-war world of air transport. The committee, headed by John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, the first man in Britain to hold a private pilots licence, had the foresight to embrace an emerging method of propulsion: gas-turbine or jet ......

9780764364808

US Air Force Air Rescue Service

An Illustrated History Author: Mutza, Wayne Code: 62616 Price: AU $105.00 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This definitive work on air rescue operations of the US Army Air Force and US Air Force takes the reader from the birth of the service during World War II, through the Korean and Vietnam Wars, to present-day operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Detailed text, accompanied by numerous photos - including many never before published - presents all ......

9781911658566

F-16 Fighting Falcon

American All-Purpose Combat Machine Author: Simmonds, Bertie Code: 60492 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Hardback / 144 pages Publisher: MORTONS MEDIA GROUP Published date: 01/03/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

Sleek, futuristic and deadly - the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was born from the crucible of the air war over Vietnam and the need for cheaper, simpler, and more maneuverable fighter aircraft with which to combat the many thousands of Soviet-bloc supplied aircraft sold around the world.

Back in the early 1970s the F-16 ......

9781922800046

Road Trips Australia

Backroads and Byways Author: Fuchs, Don Code: 62660 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 280 pages Publisher: WOODSLANE PRESS Published date: 01/03/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

Australia is the ideal country for adventurous road trips. All you need is a sturdy vehicle, the right gear and a dose of common sense. Sometimes the unknown and fascinating is just around the corner. There is no better way to shake off the hectic lifestyle of everyday life in suburbia than on an adventurous trip down the roads less travelled

9781802823134

B-17G Flying Fortress

1955-2015 Author: Lowe, Malcolm Code: 62556 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The B-17 Flying Fortress was conceived by the well-known US aviation designer and manufacturer Boeing during the 1930s, principally as a defensive weapon. Owing to the high levels of publicity it received during its service, it duly became a symbol of the Allied war effort. Indeed, the B-17 became one of the most important US aircraft of the ......

9781802823745

Lockheed Constellation

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62594 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

While many airliners from the Second World War have either disappeared completely or only survived as remnants in a museum, approximately 55 Constellations out of the 856 built still survive today, and two of them, both C-121s, are airworthy. A real head turner, the Connie raised the bar in both performance, economy and passenger comfort and ......

9781802823806

Avro Military 1910-63

Author: Key Publishing Code: 62557 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Founded in 1910 by Alliott Verdon Roe, A.V. Roe and Company Limited built its first military aircraft two years later. By 1914, the company was literally flying when it designed the first of many iconic aircraft in the shape of the Avro 504, which sold in colossal numbers and was the key factor in keeping the company in the aviation industry ......

9781472852946

Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin

The Glider Pilots of World War II Author: McGaugh, Scott Code: 62618 Price: AU $49.95 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by New York Times bestselling author Scott McGaugh. A story of no guns, no engines and no second chances. This book distills war down to individual young men climbing into defenseless gliders made of plywood, ready to trust the ......

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