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A light blue cover with two planes on the cover. one fighter, one refueler. Back of the book is black with a blue strip on the side. a black and white picture of a plane is in the top right corner.
non-fiction
a comprehensive history of Handley Page Ltd. the book covers the company and its aircraft production history. The book is chronological, with aircraft being mentioned as they were relevant.
Jacket showing Dornier Do 335A-O
non-fiction
Illustrated with 185 photographs and 130 drawings, this book covers the development of the fighter aircraft in Germany from the Fokker E1 to the Tornado. Written by a man with 60 years' personal involvement in the industry, it provides a detailed inside view of the processes which produced some of the world's best-known aircraft.
It has been impressed with a checker's stamp which employs the broad arrow 114, and is stamped MO 1943 MK III ,also has markings on rear 15-ND-D.
Silver jacket showing two A5M4 aircraft
non-fiction
This volume covers nearly 400 types of Japanese Aircraft, ranging from Awazu Flight Research Studio's single type through the output of Aichi, Kawanishi, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and Nakajima to the production of Yokosuka, the Naval Air Arsenal.
A green book, the front cover is an illustration of three 'Mistel' mid-flight. The back cover is a photograph of a captured Mistel.
non-fiction
The book covers the German Mistel 'mistletoe' design of a composite aircraft. The Aircraft was a secret endeavour, and the book contains what pictures could be found of the design.
ww2, second world war, luftwaffe, mistel, aircraft
The cover is a Black and white Photo of a crashed bomber with a blue tint. The back has four smaller photos.
non-fiction
The book contains a profile of each of the forty aforementioned Forty of the Fifth. It covers each aircraft's history.
fifth air force, pacific theatre, ww2, second world war, united states air force
half inch think, silver jacket, X-1 Glamorous Glennis on jacket
non-fiction
History of Bell Aircraft since 1935
The front cover is a black and white Photograph of 7 Men in uniform, standing in front of a B-25 bomber. Photograph wraps around to back cover.
non-fiction
This book contains a chronological collection of photographs following the U.S. Fifth Air Force during its operations in the Pacific theatre. Each photograph is accompanied by a description and context of the photo. The last pages contain a list of the aircraft that was part of the Fifth air force and the preceding Far East Air Force.
ww2, pacific theatre, united states air force, bomber aircraft, second world war, fifth air force
The front cover is a stylised image of a sea plane over a body of coastal water. The image was created by Paul Matt.
non-fiction
The book covers the Aeronautical action that occurred between the Japanese and Americans in the northern pacific islands during the second world war. It focuses on the aircraft and action that occurred between the Kuril Islands and Aleutian Islands
ww2, pacific theatre, imperial japanese army air service, united states air force, second world war
Magazine articles containing articles ranging from time relevant events and issues, historical pieces, and opinion pieces in the aeronautical sector.
Paperback magazines with "AEROSPACE" in the top left corner, the "AERO" in blue and the "SPACE" below it in white. The Seal of the Royal Aeronautical Society is in the bottom left corner.
June 2014, August 2014, May 2015, October 2015, January 2016, March 2016, April 2016, August 2016, November 2016, December 2016, January 2017, April 2017, July 2017, August 2017, June 2018.
world war 2 aeroplanes, aeronautical engineering, air history, air force, aircraft, airliner, politics, science
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