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Great value historical aviation books covering the major aircraft manufacturers such as Avro, Curtiss, Gloster, Hawker and Vickers and the development of aviation. Wide range of aviation historical reference books for all ages by leading book publishers available from the military bookshop a subsidiary of Cranston Fine Arts.

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Aircraft of the Second World War

The Development of the warplane 1939-45. Charts the enormous strides that were made during the Second World War, in all of the essential technologies that would revolutionise air transport in the years ahead.

Book serial number B8755. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 304 pages.

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Biplane to Monoplane

Aircraft Development 1919-39. Explores the formative period between World Wars, through to the revolutionary breed of advanced all-etal monoplanes from Northrop, Lockheed, Boeing and Douglas that heralded the dawn of a new era in the history of the aeroplane.

Book serial number B8747. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 240 pages.

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Avro Aircraft Since 1908 by A J Jackson

The book includes full specifications of all Avro military and civil aircraft and production lists of all variants, with 3-view drawings and operational histories of over seventy major types.

Book serial number B8348. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 528 pages.

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Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909 by A J Jackson

This work presents the absorbing story of a great Yorkshire enterprise and details over fifty military and civil types in exhaustive detail.

Book serial number B8305. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 576 pages. SOLD OUT

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Boulton Paul Aircraft Since 1915 by Alec Brew

This book is a complete analysis of the pioneering work of Boulton Paul in metal structures, and its crucial contribution to the development of powered gun turrets.

Book serial number B8607. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 374 pages. sold out

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Bristol Aircraft Since 1910 by C H Barnes

The revised edition of this book provides a complete reference to all Bristol military, civil and experimental aircraft from the Anglo-French Bristol Zodiac biplane of 1910 up to the Anglo-French Concorde.

Book serial number B8232. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 416 pages. so:ld out

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De Havilland Aircraft Since 1909 by A J Jackson

This new revised edition is a complete reference work to all de Havilland military and civil aircraft from the DH 1 pusher biplane to the DH 125 light jet executive transport.

Book serial number B802X. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 552 pages.

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English Electric Aircraft and their Predecessors by Stephen Ransom & Robert Fairclough

This work records the Phoenix and COW designs and other related types before dealing with those bearing the English Electric designation.

Book serial number B8062. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 384 pages.

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Fairey Aircraft Since 1915 by H A Taylor

From the 1914-18 war until well after the Second World War Fairey's name was associated with some of the best British naval aircraft, from the Fairey IIIs to the nnet. This book describes and illustrates all the Fairey aircraft.

Book serial number B8259. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 464 pages.

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Gloster Aircraft Since 1917 by Derek N James

This revised edition reveals many new details about construction, development and operational history of the company's aircraft, and appendices give hitherto unpublished information on more than 100 Gloster projects.

Book serial number B8070. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 398 pages.

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Hawker Aircraft Since 1920 by Francis K Mason

An outstanding work when first published in 1962, the author has made a complete revision, adding some new chapters on the Sea Harrier GR5 and the joint Anglo-American Harrier.

Book serial number B8399. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 660 pages.

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The Royal Aircraft Factory by Paul R Hare

The Royal Aircraft Factory built a number of memorable aircraft, the most outstanding of which was the SE5, deployed during the First World War, and the BE, FE, and RE series.

Book serial number B8437. Price £25. Fully illustrated hardback with 330 pages.

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Shorts Aircraft Since 1900 by C H Barnes

This thoroughly revised and expanded new edition describes the whole story of one of the most famous aircraft companies and in doing so unveils the history of British flying-boats, including the current 360, Sherpa and Tucano.

Book serial number B8194. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 560 pages.

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Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914 by C F Andrews & E B Morgan

The Spitfire owed its existence to Supermarine's Schneider seaplane experience. After the war Supermarine played a major part in the development of aircraft for both the RAF and the Royal Navy.

Book serial number B8003. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 416 pages.

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Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 by C F Andrews & E B Morgan

Describes all the Vickers aircraft from the early Gunbus and the Vimy, through designs of the interwar period, and on to the postwar Viking, Viscount, Vanguard VC-10 airliners and the RAF's first service four jet bomber, the Valiant.

Book serial number B8151. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 608 pages.

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Westland Aircraft by Derek N James

Covers the wide variety of military and civil types manufactured by Westland, written with the co-operation of the company's former test pilot. Now Westland concentrates on helicopters and has produced a successful family which serves the Royal Navy and the RAF.

Book serial number B847X. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 516 pages.

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Aircraft of the Royal Air Force Since 1918 by Owen Thetford

Provides a reliable and comprehensive guide to every aircraft ever used by the RAF since its establishment in April 1918 to the present day.

Book serial number B8658. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 432 pages.

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The Air Defence of Britain 1914-1918 by Christopher Cole & E F Cheesman

Remains the definitive work on the subject. Every aircraft recorded as having taken off in response to a raid is listed, where possible with its service number and names of its crew.

Book serial number B5388. Price £25. Fully illustrated hardback with 496 pages.

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The British Bomber Since 1914 by Francis K Mason

The most detailed work available on the subject. Covering 214 aircraft types and illustrated by nearly 500 photographs, the work has become the premier source in its field.

Book serial number B8615. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 416 pages.

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British Flight Testing Martlesham Heath 1920-39 by Tim Mason

Records in detail the testing of hundreds of aeroplane types, as well as the testing of equipment and armaments.

Book serial number B8577. Price £30. Fully illustrated hardback with 288 pages.

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British Naval Aircraft Since 1912 by Owen Thetford

This sixth edition includes the latest trials of the new EH-101 Merlin as well as new information on the early aircraft involved.

Book serial number B8496. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 544 pages.

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Beech Aircraft and Their Predecessors by A J Pelletier

Analyses the development of a company which became famous for its single and twin engined aeroplanes, its executive aircraft and commuter liners.

Book serial number B8631. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 256 pages.

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Bell Aircraft Since 1935 by A J Pelletier

Looks in equal detail at Bell's large family of superb helicopters and the more unorthodox aircraft built before and during the Second World War.

Book serial number B8518. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback with 288 pages.

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Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947 by Peter M Bowers

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss. All Curtiss aircraft, including projects and prototypes, are described and illustrated with a large number of photographs and general arrangement drawings.

Book serial number B8119. Price £35. Fully illustrated hardback.

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SHOWCASE PRODUCT

EDITIONS

Pilot Signed Prints - The Hunting Party Price : £145

Pilot Signed Print - In Them We Trust.. Price : £125

Two Pilot Sigs Print - Freedom Fighters. Price : £160

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 501 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 41 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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