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RAF in Camera – 100 Years on Display
Pen and Sword Books2022English
472 pg.ISBN: 9781526752185Review written by: Rene VerjansWhen you are talking about the best series of aviation books, then this one is absolutely in my top 3! Why? Just because I can..and must be! This book is 472 pages and contains, just as the other 3 books that were
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Short Finals: An Aviation Adventure. "It's Time To Fly"
Independently published2021English
186 pg.979-8713651503Review written by: Max HeldringAs the author said in his preview “strap yourself in the jump seat” and let Scot Gibson (the main person in this book ) fly you around the world. And that is what this book is all about. You fly with Scot during his active career as a pilot in so many different planes and different disciplines that it also a book for non aviators who are interested in the aviation world.
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England Is My Village and The World Owes Me a Living
HP Handheld Press1941English
62 pg.978-1-912766-66-6Review written by: Joris GonggrijpJohn Llewelyn Rhys gained his pilot’s licence in 1934 and joined the RAF as a Reservist in the following year. He already had some writing experience and demonstrated his talent for it. He kept on flying until his untimely death in 1940 aged 29. So not much writing of this short lived pilot survived. England […]
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The Flying Shadow
Handheld Press UK2022English
978 1 912766 659Review written by: Max HeldringThe best review that described this book is probably the introduction by Daniel Kilburn and Luke Seaber published in the first paragraph. They dig deep into the character of Robert Owen whose life as a pilot instructor is described in this novel. They explain to the reader what symbolisms and metaphors Rhys uses to show […]
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Sky Raider
Sea Story Press USA Florida2022English
307 pg.B09VZJFNZ7Review written by: Max HeldringReading this book I am not really sure whether this review should belong in AviationBookReviews because the title does not cover the load entirely. Duke Thomas, the main character in this book, is an “ace” during the First World War and servicing the USAAF with a big passion namely the archaeology of the Middle East […]
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Britain’s Glorious Aircraft Industry- 100 Years of Success, Setback and Change
Pen & Sword Books2021English
496 pg.9781526774668Review written by: René Verjans(Nederlands) Passionate book!
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Mayday Mayday Mayday-A Pilot’s memoirs
Independently published2020English
166 pg.ASIN : B08JF17MB5Review written by: Rene Verjans283rd Review Mayday Mayday Mayday-A Pilot’s memoirs- Brian Clapp Brian Clapp has noted 23.000 flying hours in his journals. 3000 of those hours are RAF flights and, in that time, he flew 8 years in – oh yes- Shackleton’s. After that he transferred to the Nimrod, followed up by a civil career at various airline […]
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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II- The 'Warthog' Ground Attack Aircraft
Pen & Sword Books2020English
448 pg.9781526759269Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp279th Review Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II- The ‘Warthog’ Ground Attack Aircraft- Peter C Smith Developing the A-10 Killing tanks is what this one purpose warplane was designed for, and during the Gulf Wars she fulfilled this job par excellence! That, in a nutshell, is what this book is about. After WW I the US […]
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Turn and Burn: A Fighter Pilot's Memories and Confessions
Wise Media Group2020English
252 pg.ISBN-10 : 1629671886 ISBN-13 : 978-1629671888Review written by: Max HeldringReview 276 Turn and Burn: A Fighter Pilot’s Memories and Confessions- Darell J. Ahrens The Life of a fighter pilot This book ‘Turn and burn’ is written by a fighter pilot who fought in the Vietnam war and flew a big variety of jets. Many fighter pilot’s wrote their biography and in general it is […]
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Love is in the air: hoe een vlucht mensen met elkaar verbindt
Renske Dragt2020Dutch/ Nederlands
246 pg.EAN 9789090332451Review written by: Rozemarijn van DeelenOnly in the Dutch Language!