Spitfire, Vol. 1 - Supermarine's Spitfire Marques I to VII and Seafire Marques I to III by Ron Mackay
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
This first of two volumes on the Supermarine Spitfire covers the design, testing, development, and early WWII combat use of the famed British fighter aircraft's initial variants. The Spitfire in its original marques up to the Mk. VII provided a platform that allowed the Royal Air Force to challenge the ...Show more
'Young Man - You'll Never Die' - A World War II Fighter Pilot in North Africa, Burma and Malaya by Merton Navdler
$49.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of nineteen and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma and Malaya. This well written and extremely entertaining memoir portrays wartime life in the desert environme ...Show more
B-17 Flying Fortress, Vol. 1 - Boeing's Model 299 Through B-17D in World War II by David Doyle
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Through a broad range of photos gathered from around the world, this book, the first of a two-volume series, chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the early models of the Flying Fortress, from the ill-fated ...Show more
Boeing 727 - Triumph in the Skies by Dan Dornseif
$150.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
First flown in 1963, the Boeing 727 was skillfully designed to outclass its competitors and remained without a direct rival for nearly two decades. This jetliner was capable of being operated from short, unimproved airfields, while requiring minimal ground service equipment. In flight, it was a dream--f ...Show more
Flying Kiwis: A History of the OE by Jude Wilson
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: Very Good
This first book-length history of the OE (Overseas Experience) phenomenon is based on the oral accounts of several hundred New Zealand travellers, representing every decade of the OE and supported by the ephemera of popular culture that surround it, including advertising and overseas media material. Fly ...Show more
Lightning Boys - True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning by Richard Pike
$35.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: The\Jet Age Ser.
First published in 2011 to wide acclaim, Lightning Boys is now available in paperback for the first time as part of Grub Street's fantastic new Jet Age Series. In an international study, the Lightning was voted the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who a ...Show more
Airbus A300/310 - A Legends of Flight Illustrated History by Wolfgang Borgmann
$69.99 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Flight Ser.
By producing the A300--the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world--the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leading aircraft makers. The path was both rocky and exciting. Filled with detailed text, including historical, technological, and flight information, as well as ...Show more
AV-8B Harrier II - The US Marine Corps' VSTOL Jet Aircraft by Ken Neubeck
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II--vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL)--is the US Marine Corps' current frontline close-air-support aircraft. A variant of the famed British Aerospace Harrier II, the AV-8B is noted for its ability to hover in place, ideal for operating on smaller carriers and ...Show more
PBY Catalina - Consolidated's Flying Boat in WWII by David Doyle
$55.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of Boeing Canada, Canadian Vickers, and the Naval Aircraft Factory, was the most widely used flying boat of all time. Developed in the 1930s, the famed patrol bomber was used around the world by t ...Show more
Harrier: How To Be a Fighter Pilot by Paul Tremelling
$26.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
A white-knuckle account of life in the dog-eat-dog arena of fighter combatThis is the story of what it takes to make it in fighter combat. In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure is relentless, the humour merciless.It's no place for the faint-hearted.Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck ...Show more
Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose - The Story of the HK-1 Hercules by Graham M. Simons
$49.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Howard Hughes' life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavors on the HK-I Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The 'Spruce Goose' (a name Hughes detested) ...Show more
Air New Zealand Celebrating 75 Years 1940-2015 by Paul Little
$39.90 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: near fine
Air New Zealand's 75th anniversary is a milestone, and it presents us with a great opportunity to share some of the wonderful personal stories that have shaped its rich history. Illustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images.