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Description Area 51, a top-secret military installation hidden in the desert northwest of Las Vegas, has been shrouded in mystery since 1955. Now, aerospace historian Peter Merlin cuts through the myths and conspiracy folklore to reveal in extraordinary...

This is now the twenty sixth edition of European Airline Registrations. As ever,I have kept content and format the same. The information contained in thispublication is updated until 28th of November 2023.With 175 pages I have attempted to include all of...

When de Havilland conceived the DH.125 as a replacement for its successful Dove and Heron, it could not have expected that more than 1,700 would be built over a period of more than 50 years. The 125 family would be built by several organisations and go...

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, is well known as the location of the US military's massive aircraft storage and disposal site. Lesser known, perhaps, are the numerous aircraft salvage companies that became established...

This collection, immaculately curated by leading aviation historian Guy Van Herbruggen, dives into the never-before-seen archives of the pioneering Flying Tiger Line, starting with the airline’s founding by American combat pilots based in China...

For over 75 years, London Airport (Heathrow) has been Britain’s No.1 international airport. For the first 30 years of its life, most of the movements were made using propliners. Author and photographer Tom Singfield first visited the airport as a...

Bizjets of the World 2023 lists each business jet by country of registration, then alphabetically listing each aircraft by current registration, aircraft type, manufacturers serial number, previous registration, year of build and owner/operator. Over 360...

This publication is intended to complement our European Air Forces Directory whichwe revised and reprinted in 2021 and our United States Air Forces Directory whichwas also revised and reprinted in 2021.The greatest difficulty with this book was to decide...

The first efforts of man to fly were limited by his ability to generate sufficient power to lift a heavier-than-air machine off the ground. Propulsion and thrust have therefore been the most fundamental elements in the development of aircraft engines...

The lineage of VQ-1's World Watchers can be traced back to two PBY-5A Catalina Black Cats modified for electronic reconnaissance during World War II. In October 1951, the unit was formally established as the Special Electronic Search Project (SESP) at...

An updated version to celebrate 75 years of Heathrow Airport in softback now.