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The Story of Nelson Aviation by Richard Waugh & Graeme McConnell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
Aviation's influenece on Nelson has been profound. With challenging road access, no rail link and the barrier of Cook Strait, Nelson had the reputation of being a 'sleepy hollow'. It was isolated and in some way still is, yet has never been the same since the first aircraft visit in 1921. After aero clu ...Show more
Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend by John Nichol
$38.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From John Nichol, the Sunday Times bestselling author of S ...Show more
The Right to Fly by Various Authors
$14.99 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: The London Library
"If I am dreaming, let me dream on, - but I defy any one to awaken me! - Let me contemplate the air studded with barques travelling with such rapidity as to humiliate the Ocean and all the locomotives of the Earth!" The first balloon flight with passengers (a sheep, a duck, and a rooster) took place on ...Show more
Avro Lancaster by Jarrod Cotter; Paul Blackah
$30.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Haynes Icons Ser.
During the Second World War, RAF Lancaster bombers took the conflict into the very heart of Hitler's Third Reich, and flew some of the most daring operations of the war. Surprisingly, of the 7,377 Lancasters built, only two survive today, one in Britain and one in Canada. Produced with the full coopera ...Show more
Fokker Dr. 1 - Germany's Famed Triplane in World War I by Mark C. Wilkins
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
This book presents the evolution and development of perhaps the most iconic German fighter of WWI--the Fokker Dr. 1 triplane or "Dreidecker." The Dr. 1 was born from experiments in cantilever monoplanes and the excellent combat record of the Sopwith triplane, which appeared at the western front at the e ...Show more
Supermarine Spitfire by Alfred Price; Paul Blackah
$40.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Haynes Icons Ser.
The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force. Here is a unique perspective on what it takes to own, restore and operate a Spitfire, as well as an insight into the engineering and construction of this re ...Show more
P-39/P-400 Airacobras vs A6M2/3 Zero-Sen - New Guinea 1942 by Michael John Claringbould; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
$35.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Duel Ser.
After the huge advances made in the early months of the Pacific war, it was in remote New Guinea where the advance of Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force (IJNAF) A6M Zero-sen fighters was first halted due to a series of offensive and defensive aerial battles ranging from treetop height up to 30,000 ft. In ...Show more
P-47D Thunderbolt vs Ki-43-II Oscar - New Guinea 1943-44 by Michael John Claringbould; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
$35.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
An extensively researched and accurate examination of the eight-month confrontation between two key World War II fighter planes in New Guinea. Although New Guinea's Thunderbolt pilots faced several different types of enemy aircraft in capricious tropical conditions, by far their most common adversary w ...Show more
Tornado Boys - Thrilling Tales from the Men and Women Who Have Operated This Indomitable Modern-Day Bomber by Ian Hall
$35.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: The\Jet Age Ser.
Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever--popular 'Boys' series, and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was among the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in the book with a chapter written by one female pil ...Show more
Meteor Boys - True Tales from UK Operators of Britain's First Jet Fighter - from 1944 to Date by Steve Bond
$35.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: The\Jet Age Ser.
Grub Street is proud to present Meteor Boys, the latest title in its ever--popular Boys series. As Britain's first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor has had a remarkably varied and lengthy life. But whilst many books have focused on its development and service history, the time has come to hear the person ...Show more
De Havilland and Hatfield 1936-1993 by Philip Birtles
$55.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
With the approach of WW2 the de Havilland Aerodrome at Hatfield went through a major expansion, concentrating on Mosquito production and development. The Company also pioneered the production and development of jet engines led by Major Frank Halford, leading to the Vampire jet fighter. Early commercial ...Show more
Harrier Boys Volume One - Cold War Through the Falklands 1969-1990 by Robert Marston
$35.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: The\Jet Age Ser.
In Harrier Boys, Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969--1990, Bob Marston, who flew Harriers for many years, draws together accounts from others who worked with this unique jet through its history. The excitement, camaraderie and pride of Harrier operators shine through in the personal storie ...Show more