This list contains most of our
aviation titles...subject to changes which we reserve the right to make without
notice...if in doubt about something, please, don't hesitate to contact us.
For Osprey,
In Action, Walk Around Books or other technical and modelling books
please see our
SPECIFICATIONS & MANUALS page.
NEWLY ADDED TITLES IN
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2 Group
RAF: a Complete History ...
31avi117.....$55.00
249
At War - A History Of
RAF's Top Sqn .....31-119........ $60.00
ACES, WARRIORS &
WINGMEN by Wayne Ralph
Wiley
& Sons, hardcover, 272 pages
Fascinating first-hand accounts of
Canadian fighter pilots in the Second World War. Taken from interviews,
logbooks, letters home etc....from all theatres where Canadians were to be
found. A tribute to a legacy of courage, sacrifice and gallantry.
38-36.....$34.95
"AIR ACES" by Dan McCAFFERY
The lives and times of twelve canadian fighter
pilots....From Bishop and Brown in the first World War, through George
Beurling in the second World War, and Omer Levesque in Korea,
these swashbuckling personalities come alive.
31-406.....paperback.....$12.00 (CDN)
Air Gunner
...31-039.....$12.95Air War Italy ...
31-087.....$57.00
Aircom...Canada's
Air Force.......31-452 .....$29.95
Aircraft Down
...(paperback).....31avi151.....$24.95
Aircraft Versus Aircraft
Norman Franks |Chancellor Press
The illustrated story of fighter pilot combat from 1914 to the present day.
Using superb paintings and pinpoint line artwork, Norman Franks illustrates
the often complex maneuvers of air combat on which the survival of each
pilot depended. It also includes strategy and tactics in WWI, WWII, Korea,
Vietnam, Falklands and the Gulf.
original
price.....$49.95.....our price.....$19.95
"Airplanes -Sticker Stories"
(Children's)
Ready, set, take off! Airplanes features all kinds of amazing
aircraft: Wright-like flyers, the supersonic Concorde, military planes,
space shuttles, helicopters, hot-air balloons, and more!
35-021.....$3.95
Overview: Drawing on the peerless collection of the National Air and Space
Museum, the most popular museum in the world, this magnificent book brings
readers the definitive story of humanity's conquest of the skies. From the
first hot-air balloon to the Wright Brothers, the Apollo moon landing, and
beyond, this work captures the daring innovators, brilliant discoveries, and
breathtaking excitement of aviation like no other book.
31-746.....$15.95
AIRLIFE'S WORLD AIRCRAFT
a beautiful, fully illustrated encyclopedia
31avi747....$49.
Airwar Normandy ...
31-126..... $45.00
ALL the FINE YOUNG EAGLES .....31-247.....$22.95
ALTIMETER
RISING....by Allan MacNutt......31-314.....$18.95 (CDN)
Alone On the Wide Wide Sea ... 31-105.....$43.00
AMELIA EARHART - the Mystery Solved
(paperback).....31-298.....$5.98
"AMERICAN AIRCRAFT of WORLD
WAR 2"
by David Mondey
An illustrated guide.....133 major aircraft....84 diagrams, 174 colour
drawings, 117 photographs
Chancellor Press, 2000, softcover, 256 pages
31avi292.....$19.95 (CDN)
American
Eagles... 31-153......$93.95
American Pilots In the RAF ... 31-129.....$32.00
AMERICA'S ACES in a DAY .....31-062.....$25.00
American Military
Aircraft
Jim Winchester |Grange
A century of American aviating innovation.
Hardcover |448 pp | ISBN:1840137533
9x11 |Color
And I Shall Fly
...31-102.....$15.00
"ANGELS OF DEATH"
by Edwin P.Hoyt, 1994,
Forge books, 304 pages, paperback
This classic work from Boston Mills
Press just keeps being re-issued due to popular demand. The complete
story, loads of technical drawings and data.
Softcover...31-334.....$29.95
(CDN)
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ARROWS...Canada built them, you
can too!
by Mark Robbins and Brian Smith
Six easy to build paper models of the famous Arrow....and
they really fly!
Paperback...$6.95 35-015.....(CDN)
"ARROW
COUNTDOWN" by Peter Zuuring
The
first in a series of books that will detail the rebuilding of Canada's
most famous Aircraft - The Avro Arrow....vignettes, trivia, rare
photos...from the Arrow Alliance
Arrow Alliance press, 2001,hardcover, 142 pages
31-591.....$39.95 (CDN)
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THE ARROW SCRAPBOOK
by Peter Zuring
The ultimate book on the ultimate aircraft to ever come
out of Canada. Uncover the mystery and the myth in this definitive
collection of rarely seen photos, drawings, letters and original
documents.This book sets the record straight and describes plans to
re-create the mythic Arrow by 2009.
A new view of the facts on OPERATION MARKET
GARDEN, one of the most spectacular and controversial battles of WW2.
Caxton Editions, 2000, Hardcover, 192 pages
31avi281.....$19.95 (CDN)
Arnhem Lift ...31-106.....$34.95
ATLAS of World War II .....31-506.....$29.95
At the Controls
Eric F Long , Mark A Avino Tom Alison |Boston Mills Press
At the Controls
Eric F Long , Mark A Avino Tom Alison |Boston Mills Press
Perhaps the finest collection of cockpit photographs in existence, the
Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
holds the world's premiere collection of historic air and space craft. Now
through the photographs in 'At the Controls', flight enthusiasts can
experience a true pilot's-eye view of many of history's important airplanes,
jets, helicopters and spacecraft.
Hardcover |144 pp | ISBN:1550463659
9x12 |Color
Austin
Airways ...31-455.....$34.95
AVIATION:
the HULTON GETTY PICTURE COLLECTION.....31-809.....$44.95
Aviation Museums of Britain .......31-035....$16.95
AVIATION ART of MICHAEL TURNER, THE .....31-763.....$39.95
AVIATION PAINTINGS of JOHN YOUNG, The.....31-147.....$74.00
"AVRO AIRCRAFT and cold war
aviation"
By Randall Whitcomb
This new book covers the entire history of AVRO AIRCRAFT in Canada,
including much new ground.......eg: how NASA benefited from it's
demise...and other political ramifications. A very complete technical
description of the aircraft and its abilities as well.
Hardcover, Vanwall Publishing Ltd., 272 pages
31-487.....$49.95 (CDN)
AVRO CF-100, The - by Larry Millberry
An out-of print Canadian classic...we have
one copy.....31-834.....$64.95
"AVRO
LANCASTER -the definitive record"
by Larry Holmes
This is indeed the definitive
record.....a breakthrough for historians and enthusiasts requiring
accurate information about individual aircraft and the squadrons that
flew them. Losses, ops, units, individual histories, survivors...it's
all here. Lavishly illustrated.
Avro
Manchester ... 31-132.....$72.00
B17s
Over Berlin .....31-128 ... $27.95
B-25 Mitchell.....31-133.....$38.00
BADER WING, THE - an Airlife Classic .....31-428.....$17.95
Baedeker Blitz: Hitler ...31-146.....$43.00
BANSHEES In the ROYAL CANADIAN
NAVY...31-302.....$24.95
"BATTLEFIELDS IN THE AIR" by Dan
McCAFFERY
This book explores the role of Allied Bomber
Command in WW2, especially the contribution of Canadians....from early
losses to the later huge raids under "Bomber" Harris.
31-405.....hardcover.....$19.95 (CDN)
"THE BATTLE of
BRITAIN" - Dowding & the first Victory, by John Ray
Cassell Military, pb, 222 pages
Original price.....$14.95.....our
price $7.95 (31-751)
Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight ...31-410.....$46.95
Battle Of The Air Fields
...31-091.....$43.00
Battle Under The Moon
...31-047.....$35.00
BEFORE THE BATTLE by W. Peter
Fydenchuk
Life on an R.C.A.F. station during World War 2.
The Station in question here is Number 9 Service Flying Training School
in Centralia, Ontario. Recollections and photos from ex-personnel bring a
bittersweet era back to life. A must for anyone interested in the BCATP in
Canada.
Softcover, 174 pages.....31-848.....$24.95
Best Little Stories of W.W.II
...31-402.....$23.95
"BEYOND VALOR" by Patrick K. Donnell,
2001, Simon & Schuster, 366 pages, paperback
World War II's rangers and Airborne
veterans reveal the heart of combat.
BOMBER PILOT - A Canadian Youth's War .....31-485.....$13.95
Bremen, The...
31-456.....$22.95
British Aircraft At War 1939-45 ... 31-218.....$34.95
British
Airfield Building Of W.W.II... 31-033.....$15.95
Brothers In Arms
... 31-216.....$40.00
CANADA'S
AIR FORCE ... 31avi459.....$34.95
BUNKERS, BUNKERS EVERYWHERE.....31-297.....$16.00
"CANADA'S
AIR FORCE AT WAR AND PEACE"
(volumes
1, 2 and 3)
by Larry
Milberry
The grandest, most comprehensive
RCAF history ever published! Three giant volumes, each 300 pages
(9" X 12"), 650,000 words, 2000 photos in the set. Volumes 1
& 2 chronicle the story from world war 1, through the inter
war years to the end of world war 2. Volume three covers the post war
years. A must have for enthusiasts or anyone who ever served!
"Canada
at War and Peace II:
A Millennium of Military Heritage"
A total
comprehensive
two-volume reference set.
With thousands of illustrations, maps, photos and a full index, this reference
set provides a detailed chronological account of military developments in Canada
and by Canadians, from the first Viking skirmishes in Newfoundland to the
bombing campaigns against Yugoslavia.
This book traces the story of the people and products that
brought this Canadian company from a "Bucket shop" in the 1920's
to a world leader in the design and manufacture of business jets and
regional airliners.
Hardcover...31-450.....$39.95 (CDN)
The
Canadair SABRE
by Larry Milberry
Covers the 1815 Canadair built Sabres...service in the
RCAF, RAF, USAF, the Luftwaffe, etc...600+ photos, production and accident
lists and much more. "The Aviation literary event of the year.",
says AIR FAN...."Another super book from Larry Milberry...rates a
strong 10", from AAHS.
CANADAIR NORTH STAR, The -by Larry Milberry .....31-453.....$34.95
CANADA'S AIR FORCES 1914-99.....31-472.....$39.95
CANADA'S
AIR FORCE TODAY
by Larry Milberry
In addition to the thorough text, there are 300+ photos of
everything from the now-retired Dakota and Chinook, to the Aurora and the
Hornet. "A wealth of information...the illustrations are in a class
by themselves, outstanding in every way..."
Hardcover...31-459.....$34.95
CANADA'S
SECRET COMMANDOS.....31-486.....$21.95
"CANADA'S WARPLANES" by Dan McCAFFERY
The unique aircraft to be found in Canada's
wonderful aviation museums, from WW1 to the cold war. Each warplane is
profiled individually, accompanied by historic and contemporary visuals,
eyewitness accounts and colour artwork.
31avi407.....paperback.....$17.95 (CDN)
Canadian
Squadrons In Coastal Command ...
31-067.....$32.00
CENTURY OF TRIUMPH by Christopher Chant
-A History of Aviation
Beautiful
coffee table book with illustrations by John Batchelor......31avi764.....$29.95
CONSOLIDATED PBY CATALINA - the
peacetime record by David Legg.....31-839.....$85.95
Coronation Wings
... 31-219.....$34.95
CORSAIRS AND FLATTOPS.....31-058.....$35.00
Corsair Aces Of W.W.II ... 31avi008.....$19.00
Cracking
The Zero Mystery ... 31avi064.....$15.00
Cranwell RNAS/RAF Photos D ...31avi143.....$16.00
CRADLE CREW.....31-270.....$29.95
Crommelins Thunderbirds
...31avi113.....$49.95
CRUMBS
by John Ough
Crumbs! remembers this century's darkest decades with the
wide-eyed wonder of the youth that author, John Ough, was. It spins a tale
with charm and wit, and eases the horrors of war through humour and a
sense of hope. From early schooling in London's North End, to mailboy at
an aeronautical instruments firm, to enlistment as a pilot in the Royal
Navy during World War II, John Ough ponders the "fickle finger of
fate" as it guides him safely through the Blitz, across the North
Atlantic to training in Canada, and back to England in time for war's end.
A truly engaging book
38biog002.....$19.95 (CDN)
Curtiss Hs Flying Boats ...
31avi193.....$45.00
Dambuster...
31avi205.....$25.00
THE DAMBUSTERS by Paul Brickhill (pb).....31-359.....$7.95
" THE DAMBUSTER'S RAID
" by John Sweetman
Cassell Military, pb, 314 pages
An excellent account of the famous
raid, with many details not previously told.
Original price.....$15.95....our
price.....$7.95 (31-754)
Dark Side Of The Sky
...
31avi107.....$40.00
Dark Sky Deep Water May 97
... 31avi120.....$44.95
DARK VALLEY.....31-767.....$9.95
Dauntless
Diver Bomber Of WW2 ... 31avi044.....$38.00
Did President Franklin Roosevelt and top political
advisors know of a pending attack? What did we know and when did we know
it? This book uncovers the truth about the attack at Pearl Harbor, and
documents the events leading up to the devastating attack.
Hardcover | 386 Pages | ISBN
0684853396
Originally published at $38.50 (CDN)
31avi509.....OUR
PRICE.....$8.95 (CDN)
"DAYS
OF VICTORY" -Canadians Remember, by Ted Barris.....31avi276.....$7.95
Dictionary Of Nicknames
... 31avi052.....$37.00
DeHAVILLAND in Canada
by Fred W. Hotson
Here is the last word about the people and products that
made the name "DeHavilland Canada" famous around the world, and
synonymous with quality. Veteran historian Fred W. Hotson takes the story
from the earliest days in England to the dawn of the new Millennium in
Canada. From Moths and Mosquitos through the amazing Beaver to the jet
age...it's all here.
Hardcover...31avi462.....$44.95 (CDN)
DESERT EAGLES- an Airlife Classic.....31-426.....$17.95
The extraordinary story of
international pilot Charlie Vaughn
Don't Call Me a Legend is the inspiring
biography of how Charlie Vaughn went from sky-gazing farm boy to a world
renowned ferry pilot.
Charlie Vaughn has battled bad weather, mechanical
failures, bureaucratic red tape, heat, cold and exhaustion to deliver
airplanes where others failed. Fly with Charlie as he ferries a Cessna
Skymaster to Botswana, a Twin Otter across the Pacific and a Hawker
Siddeley through Russia.
Don't Call Me a Legend is a legacy of
aviation stories that are unique. Charlie Vaughn's aviation career is a
one-man history of modern blue collar flying. He has worked in flight
training, float flying, agriculture aviation, charter flying, sightseeing,
frost flying, air racing, cargo flying, aircraft ferrying, courier flying,
test flying and corporate aviation.
"Charlie Vaughn is the only pilot I know who
has been pulled over by a police cruiser for flying too low through
downtown Montreal."
31avi274.....$29. (CDN)
Double Cross
Shirley Render |Douglas & McIntyre
This book tells the story of James A. Richardson's dream of promoting
commercial aviation in Canada. It is also the tale of how Canada lost its
chance to become a world leader in aviation as a result of government
shortsightedness, departmental rivalries and bureaucratic bungling. Double
Cross untangles the web of deceit and double-dealing that resulted in the
demise of Canadian Airways.
Hardcover |334 pp | ISBN:1550547224
6x9 |Black and White| 31avi741
original
price.....$35.00.....our price.....$9.95
Dowding And Headquarters Fighter Command
...
31avi070.....$45.00
A Drop In The Ocean
... 31avi071.....$43.00
Dust Clouds In The Middle East...
31avi079.....$60.00
Aircom...Canada's
Air Force.......31-452 .....$29.95
