Catalina Dreaming by Ross Ewing
13.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft | Reading Level: very good
The true story behind New Zealand's Catalina flying boat.A story of passion for classic ex-military aeroplanes in general and a world-wide search for one type in particular - a PBY-5A Catalina flying boat.
Into Oblivion: The Southern Cloud Enigma by Macarthur Job
62.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
On 21 March 1931, the airliner Southern Cloud vanished while en route from Sydney to Melbourne, and the nation held its breath as an exhaustive search was conducted throughout south eastern Australia.
Precious Metal: Classic Fighters in New Zealand by Gavin Conroy
59.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The popularity of the fighter aircraft used in World War II is huge in New Zealand, as evidenced by the enormous crowds that turn up for events such as Warbirds over Wanaka - over 80,000 people attended the 2010 event. New Zealand is extremely lucky that there are a wide range of airworthy WW II-era cla ...Show more
Aviation: The Early Years by Peter Almond
44.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Aviation--The Early Years chronicles the first years of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great Zeppelins, and shows us in numerous marvellous pictures the story of the pioneers and adventurers who extended the boundaries of human achievement.
Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1939-1945 by John Batchelor
19.00 NZD
Category: Aircraft
All the individual aircraft described here are pictured in one or more drawings by the world famous technical artist John Batchelor, and their stories are outlined in informative text and specifications by renowned aviation historian Malcome V. Lowe.
Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1945-2005 by ed
22.00 NZD
Category: Aircraft
All the individual aircraft described here are pictured in one or more drawings by the world famous technical artist John Batchelor, and their stories are outlined in informative text and specifications by renowned aviation historian Malcome V. Lowe.
Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939 by John Batchelor
23.00 NZD
Category: Aircraft | Series: Complete Encyclopedia
Don't let the size of the books fool you. They many be small but they are packed full of information along with beautiful color photographs. The indispensable reference is a handy, thorough guide with knowledgeable text written by specialists in the field.
The Corsair: 1940 -1970 by Bruno Pautigny
110.00 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The Vought F4U Corsair has gone down in history as one of the best fighters of the entire Second World War. In the last two years of the USA's war against Japan, it carried out 64,051 missions during which 2,140 enemy aircraft were destroyed in combat, with only 189 losses - an incredible success ratio ...Show more
Women Aviators: From Amelia Earhart to Sally Ride, Making History in Air and Space by Bernard Marck
89.99 NZD
100.00 (10% off)
Category: Aircraft
This is a glowing tribute to a century of women in aviation featuring more than one hundred aviatrixes. This volume charts the rise of women in the male dominated field of aviation through the stories of record-breaking aviatrixes: from those who piloted the earliest aircrafts to the first women in spac ...Show more
Chasing the Morning Sun: Flying Solo Round the World in a Homebuilt Aircraft - The Ultimate Adventure by Manuel Queiroz
59.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Ten years ago Manuel Queiroz declared his intention to fly solo around the world. Having just beaten cancer, he was buoyed by the recent brush with mortality and ready to take on a life-changing goal. Five years ago he fulfilled his ultimate dream and "Chasing the Morning Sun" is the exhilarating story ...Show more
Tiger Moths & Butterflies by P. Norman
29.95 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Tiger Moths and Butterflies: With the Airforce in War and Peace is the fascinating story of a schoolboy and his contemporaries during WWII. In 1942, Peter Norman and his friends were excited at the thought of escaping boyhood and getting into uniform to serve their country in the war. Desperate to take ...Show more
Avro Lancaster by Peter C. Smith
79.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The Avro Lancaster is one of the most well known and revered aircraft in aviation history. The RAF's heavy bomber was developed during the early years of World War 2 when Britain's only means of taking the offensive to Germany was through the RAF's strategic night bombing campaign. The first Lancaster m ...Show more