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Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane

by Martin Derry, Tony O'Toole, Neil Robinson ...

Series series FlightCraft
This fully illustrated volume examines the legendary RAF fighter with full details on its WWII service and design modifications.The Hawker Hurricane was aeronautical engineer Sidney Camm's masterpiece. The fighter entered Royal Air Force service in 1937 and quickly became one of the most important aircraft in Britain's military arsenal—especially in the first three years of the Second World War. ... Read more

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This fully illustrated volume examines the legendary RAF fighter with full details on its WWII service and design modifications.The Hawker Hurricane was aeronautical engineer Sidney Camm's masterpiece. The fighter entered Royal Air Force service in 1937 and quickly became one of the most important aircraft in Britain's military arsenal—especially in the first three years of the Second World War.
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Avro Shackleton

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Initially projected as a maritime reconnaissance version of the Lincoln bomber, itself a development of the famous wartime Lancaster which saw post-war service in a General/Maritime Reconnaissance role, (see Flight Craft No 4), the Avro Shackleton, (named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton) was a completely new design, powered by four Rolls Royce Griffon 57 engines driving six blade ... Read more

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Initially projected as a maritime reconnaissance version of the Lincoln bomber, itself a development of the famous wartime Lancaster which saw post-war service in a General/Maritime Reconnaissance role, (see Flight Craft No 4), the Avro Shackleton, (named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton) was a completely new design, powered by four Rolls Royce Griffon 57 engines driving six blade
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Avro Lancaster in Military Service, 1945–1965

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

The Avro Lancaster, such a stalwart of the skies during the Second World War, also enjoyed an interesting and surprisingly colourful post-war career. It is this era that the authors have chosen to focus on by profiling the type across its many variants.Split into three primary sections, this book offers a concise yet informative history of the Lancaster's post-war operational career (from 1945 ... Read more

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The Avro Lancaster, such a stalwart of the skies during the Second World War, also enjoyed an interesting and surprisingly colourful post-war career. It is this era that the authors have chosen to focus on by profiling the type across its many variants.Split into three primary sections, this book offers a concise yet informative history of the Lancaster's post-war operational career (from 1945
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British Military Test and Evaluation Aircraft

The Golden Years 1945–1975

by Malcolm V. Lowe, Neil Robinson, Martin Derry ...

"An attractive book . . . chock full with photos and drawings of all the planes that have been drawn and built in these years in the UK." — AviationBookReviews.comIt could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed, during the so-called Cold War period. As such, the authors have purposely chosen ... Read more

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"An attractive book . . . chock full with photos and drawings of all the planes that have been drawn and built in these years in the UK." — AviationBookReviews.comIt could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed, during the so-called Cold War period. As such, the authors have purposely chosen
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A–G

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by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Series series FlightCraft
"… a book well worth picking up if you are a fan of the type. It reads well and has a lot of photos of the real deal." -ModelingMadness.Com The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was arguably the Luftwaffe's most outstanding piston-engine fighter of the Second World War, virtually dominating the skies over Europe for more than a year after its initial introduction into service in the summer of 1941. Continual ... Read more

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"… a book well worth picking up if you are a fan of the type. It reads well and has a lot of photos of the real deal." -ModelingMadness.Com The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was arguably the Luftwaffe's most outstanding piston-engine fighter of the Second World War, virtually dominating the skies over Europe for more than a year after its initial introduction into service in the summer of 1941. Continual
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RAF Fighters Before the Storm

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Series series FlightCraft
"This is a truly excellent product; well written and excellently illustrated, it needs to find its way on to the shelves of any RAF 'silver wings' modeler." – IPMS/USA When the First World War ended the then recently established Royal Air Force was awash with aircraft of all descriptions. More surprising, perhaps, was the fact that despite an ongoing cull of obsolescing types, on the last day of ... Read more

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"This is a truly excellent product; well written and excellently illustrated, it needs to find its way on to the shelves of any RAF 'silver wings' modeler." – IPMS/USA When the First World War ended the then recently established Royal Air Force was awash with aircraft of all descriptions. More surprising, perhaps, was the fact that despite an ongoing cull of obsolescing types, on the last day of
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Gloster Meteor in British Service

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Series series FlightCraft
The Gloster F.9/40 was Britains first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope that 1945 might witness the first ever jet-on-jet combats between it and the much-vaunted German jets a contest which, in the event, was never to occur.Postwar, ... Read more

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The Gloster F.9/40 was Britains first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope that 1945 might witness the first ever jet-on-jet combats between it and the much-vaunted German jets a contest which, in the event, was never to occur.Postwar,
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Sand Between The Toes

by Neil Robinson ...

Edna Robinson's poems are a treasure-trove of memories, spanning more than 50 years. They cover wartime life, romance and motherhood - all set in the Midlands. After moving to work on Tyneside, she wrote poems reflecting various aspects of daily life there, including a famous footballer's legs, how to find a window-cleaner, and much more. The 'joys' of public transport also receive some attention. ... Read more

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Edna Robinson's poems are a treasure-trove of memories, spanning more than 50 years. They cover wartime life, romance and motherhood - all set in the Midlands. After moving to work on Tyneside, she wrote poems reflecting various aspects of daily life there, including a famous footballer's legs, how to find a window-cleaner, and much more. The 'joys' of public transport also receive some attention.
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Blueprint for a Perfect Crime

by Robinson Neil Bass ...

Errett Brackney has it all. He is a talented and successful mid-century modern architect who trained with the elite at Yale University when it was at the forefront of the modern movement. But he has a dark side. Frustrated by being relegated to a secondary role in the design of a major bank building, a commission he had diligently sought, Errett, with the aid of several martinis, realizes that ... Read more

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Errett Brackney has it all. He is a talented and successful mid-century modern architect who trained with the elite at Yale University when it was at the forefront of the modern movement. But he has a dark side. Frustrated by being relegated to a secondary role in the design of a major bank building, a commission he had diligently sought, Errett, with the aid of several martinis, realizes that
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English Electric Lightning

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Series Book 11 - FlightCraft
Developed to intercept increasingly capable Soviet bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-16, Tu-22 and Tu-95, the English Electric/BAC Lightning had a phenomenal rate of climb, a high ceiling, and a top speed of over 1,300mph at 36,000ft, and is a favourite of both aviation enthusiasts and aircraft modellers alike.This homage to the only all-British Mach 2 interceptor fighter, follows previous Flight ... Read more

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Developed to intercept increasingly capable Soviet bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-16, Tu-22 and Tu-95, the English Electric/BAC Lightning had a phenomenal rate of climb, a high ceiling, and a top speed of over 1,300mph at 36,000ft, and is a favourite of both aviation enthusiasts and aircraft modellers alike.This homage to the only all-British Mach 2 interceptor fighter, follows previous Flight
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Hawker Hunter in British Service

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Series series FlightCraft
"For any enthusiast and/or modeler of the Hawker Hunter this book will be like catnip . . . outstanding images of this classic post war aircraft." — Vintage AirfixInitially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, the Hawker Hunter rapidly succeeded the first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. Powered by ... Read more

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"For any enthusiast and/or modeler of the Hawker Hunter this book will be like catnip . . . outstanding images of this classic post war aircraft." — Vintage AirfixInitially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, the Hawker Hunter rapidly succeeded the first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. Powered by
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Junkers Ju87 Stuka

by Martin Derry, Neil Robinson ...

Series series FlightCraft
The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (a contraction of the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug, ie dive bomber) was arguably the Luftwaffes most recognizable airplane, with its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted undercarriage.Designed by Hermann Pohlmann as a dedicated dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft, the prototype first flew in 1935, and made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion ... Read more

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The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (a contraction of the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug, ie dive bomber) was arguably the Luftwaffes most recognizable airplane, with its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted undercarriage.Designed by Hermann Pohlmann as a dedicated dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft, the prototype first flew in 1935, and made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion
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