We Speak from the Air
$29.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Taken from over 1000 wartime broadcasts given anonymously by RAF and WAAF personnel between 1941 and 1943, servicemen and women describe their WWII experiences in their own words. Bringing to light a myriad of human stories behind the official communiqués, these accounts of operations over mainland Euro ...Show more
Speedbird: The Complete History of BOAC by Robin Higham
$79.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British flights. With its iconic 'Speedbird' logo and its central role in the glamorous 'jet age' of the 1950s an ...Show more
Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship by Gregory G Fletcher
$26.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS "Intrepid'"s naval aviators" "against Japan's superbattleship "Musashi..."and made a dramatic difference in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As World War II raged, six young American torpedo bombers were sent on a se ...Show more
Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII's Lost Aircraft by Nicholas A. Veronico
$49.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Aviation historian Nick Veronico has been investigating and writing about aircraft wrecks for many years. His website, www.wreckchasers.com, is the go-to source for enthusiasts who want to know more about how to locate vintage airplane wrecks and then tell their stories. In this engaging new book, Veron ...Show more
Lost... Without Trace? by Richard Waugh
$69.90 NZD
Category: Aviation
NZ Aviation Mystery - Brian Chadwick and the missing Dragonfly On 12th February 1962 Dragonfly ZK-AFB went missing on a scenic flight from Christchurch to Milford Sound. The search for the aircraft, its pilot Brian Chadwick and four passengers, was headline news in New Zealand and Australia. In spit ...Show more
English Electric Canberra: The History and Development of a Classic Jet by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
$59.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
This amazing aeroplane first flew in 1949, and as at 2005, is still in front-line service with the RAF. It has served in a variety of roles including those of medium conventional bomber, tactical nuclear bomber, photo-reconnaissance, night intruder, navigational trainer, maritime strike, electronic coun ...Show more
British Aircraft Manufacturers Since 1909 by Peter Dancey
$55.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1909 traces one hundred years of the British aviation industry, its history, origins, mergers and takeovers. It details the evolution of the British aviation industry and is an epitaph to household famous names such as Armstrong-Whitworth, de Havilland, Chadwick, Cla ...Show more
Vulcan Boys: From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber by Tony Blackman
$55.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape is instantly recognisable as is the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for take-off. Vulcan Boys is the first Vulcan book recounted compl ...Show more
The Big Book of Flight by Rowland White
$34.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Everybody dreams of flying. For as long as we've been able to look up and see the birds we've wanted to join them. But our efforts to do so have not always been as elegant or accomplished. Instead, there's been danger, excitement, courage and brilliance. The Big Book of Flight is a celebration of it ...Show more
Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI by John Stanaway
$39.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Although best known for their exploits over Europe, the premier landbased U.S. fighters of World War II also made significant contributions in Asia. Besides escorting bombers from India to Rangoon, P-51 Mustangs were flown by American aces based in China. Similarly, P-47 Thunderbolts had a significant i ...Show more
P-51 Mustang: Seventy Five Years of America's Most Famous Warbird by Cory Graff
$59.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Celebrate 75 years of the iconic World War II warbird that helped win the war and flew into the heart of American life. From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge, through reconnaissance missions and combat, fighting flying bombs and Me 262 Stormbird jets, P-51 Mustang pilots saw it all during World War II. ...Show more
The Hurricane Pocket Manual: All Marks in Service 1939-45 by Martin Robson
$19.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the RAF. Although overshadowed by the Spitfire, during the Battle of Britain the Hurricane accounted for 60% of the RAF's air victories in the battle, and served in all th ...Show more