Restoring a Spitfire: An Insight into Building, Restoring and Returning Spitfires to the Skies by Paul Blackah, MBE
$29.99 NZD
$59.99 (50% off)
Category: Aviation
The Spitfire remains one of the most iconic combat aircraft and to own an airworthy example is the Holy Grail for warbird collectors. For an aircraft that first flew more than 70 years ago it may seem incongruous that there is a flourishing industry centred on this aircraft in the 21st century. Whether ...Show more
C-47 Skytrain - The "Gooney Bird" from Douglas by David Doyle
$55.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain and its near twin, the C-53 Skytrooper, formed the backbone of American airborne transport during WWII. In addition to hauling cargo, these aircraft also delivered paratroopers to the front, including for the Normandy invasion. Derived from the Douglas DC-3, the C-47 saw servi ...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
Me262: Hitler's Jet Plane by Mano Ziegler
$69.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The Me 262 was the world's first operational military jet. Hitler believed that it would become Germany's 'miracle weapon' and took a great personal interest in its development. Pilot Mano Ziegler was involved from its inception and contributed to its design and testing. Could the Me 262 have broken All ...Show more
In the Cockpit II by National Air and Space Museum
$54.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Capitalizing on the success of "In the Cockpit", Collins Design will partner again with the National Air and Space Museum to publish a book on the most significant World War II planes in the museum's collection. World War II is a highly popular publishing genre, and national accounts have asked for a fo ...Show more
DC-3: A Legend in Her Time - A 75th Anniversary Photographic Tribute by BRUCE MCALLISTER
$95.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
In his seventh aviation history book, Bruce McAllister brings together the largest collection of photographs of the world's most legendary aircraft - the DC-3. The book's release is timed to the aircraft's 75th anniversary - hundreds of DC-3s are still in service today, almost 75 years after the first o ...Show more
China Clipper ; The Age of the Great Flying Boats by Robert Gandt
$49.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
264 pages, 67 photos. When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology an ...Show more
Aviation by Peter Almond
$44.99 NZD
$76.99 (41% off)
Category: Aviation
The Early Years chronicles the first years of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great Zeppelins, and shows in numerous marvellous pictures the story of the pioneers and adventurers who extended the boundaries of human achievement.
Classic World War 11 Aircraft Cutaways by Bounty
$29.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Classic WWII Aircraft Cutaways tells the stories of the most innovative aircraft companies in the world, in authoritative texts supported by cutaway drawings, colour profiles, and archival photography. Established in the early days of aviation, "Flight" and "The Aeroplane" were considered essential read ...Show more
B-17 Memphis Belle by Graham Simons
$51.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Without doubt Boeing Flying Fortress B-17F 41-42285 Memphis Belle and her crew generate an image that is an all-American icon. Indeed, it has been claimed that the Memphis Belle is in the top five of the most famous American aircraft of all time. In September, 1942, a new Flying Fortress was delivered a ...Show more
Wings by Patrick Bishop
$59.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The Royal Air Force is synonymous with its heroic achievements in the summer of 1940, when Winston Churchill's 'famous few' - the Hurricane and Spitfire pilots of RAF Fighter Command - held Goering's Luftwaffe at bay in the Battle of Britain, thereby changing the course of the war. For much of the twent ...Show more