B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History of the World's Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber by Bill Yenne
$36.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The B-52 is the longest serving and most versatile of the United States Air Force's combat aircraft. The Stratofortress entered active service in 1955 and is scheduled to continue as part of the air force's inventory through 2040. The jet-powered bomber was a mainstay of America's Cold War nuclear-deter ...Show more
Hurricane by BLOOMSBURY ADULT
$16.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
This remarkable aircraft, designed and built to combat the emerging fighter strength of the Axis nations in the lead-up to World War II, made its name in the air battles over Britain and France in the first years of the war. Beloved by its pilots for its stable firing platform and reputation as a rugged ...Show more
Concorde - Supersonic Icon - 50th Anniversary Edition by Ingo BAUERNFEIND
$59.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
This lavishly illustrated volume tells the amazing story of Concorde, the supersonic icon that has been capturing the world's imagination since its maiden flight in 1969. With personal accounts written by former pilots and crew members, it covers Concorde's history, her technology as well as her undispu ...Show more
Illustrated Book of Fighter Aircraft by Crosby Francis
$24.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
This book includes topics ranging from the earliest planes to the supersonic jets of today, featuring images from the Imperial War Museum. It is an illustrated A-Z directory of over 170 aircraft, including early planes used in World War I, fighters from the inter-war years and World War II, and the high ...Show more
B-29/B-50 Superfortress, Vol. 2 - Post-World War II and Korea by David Doyle
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in WWII, the B-29 Superfortress was also the most expensive weapons system of the war, even exceeding the cost of developing the atomic bomb. Not surprisingly, the aircraft remained a part of the US arsenal in the following years and again saw comb ...Show more
Lords of the Sky - Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16 by Dan Hampton
$22.99 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation--a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the trailblazing aviators of World War I to toda ...Show more
Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang by Robert Forsyth; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Cover Design by, Illustrator)
$34.99 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Duel Ser.
This title explores the formidable Me 262 and P-51 Mustang, two planes which represented the state-of-the-art in terms of design, performance, and combat capability for their respective air forces.Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang he ...Show more
Lancaster: The Second World War's Greatest Bomber by Leo McKinstry
$36.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber. Yet without the Lancaster, Britain would never have been able to take the fight to the German homeland. Highlights the ...Show more
British Airfields WWII by Stuart Hadaway
$19.99 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Shire Library
An illustrated introduction to the military airfields of Britain and the essential roles they played in the Second World War. The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict. Some are now almost forgotten or built o ...Show more
365 Aircraft You Must Fly by Robert F. Dorr
$32.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
A fascinating, entertaining, and amusing plane-by-plane journey through aviation history. Aviation has come a long way since the Wright Brothers built their glider in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. From among the thousands of different types of military and commercial aircraft constructed over the ...Show more
Concorde: The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner by Jonathan Glancey
$49.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
"In Concorde, Jonathan Glancey tells the story of this magnificent and hugely popular aircraft anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003. It is a tale of national rivalries, ...Show more
Last Witnesses: Hurricane by Brian Milton
$16.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight comprises three main aircraft - the Spitfire, the Lancaster and the Hurricane. The Lancaster played no part in the Battle of Britain and the Spitfire is the aeroplane many people most associate with the RAF during World War II, but the Hurricane is the hero th ...Show more