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AUTUMN CATALOGUE 2021 Air-Britain The World’s leading organisation for aviation enthusiasts and historians Air-Britain Back Catalogue Mach III Annuals Welcome The relaxation of restrictions, hopefully means that we can pursue our hobby more easily. However, the British weather can still confound any aspirations as with our Fly-In at International 2021 and European Registers Turweston. Many aircraft came on Saturday, Handbook 2021 to our warehouse in Tonbridge see but Sunday was a total washout. more details on page 3. The next two ‘heavyweight’ books VC10 and Bristol Beaufighter continue in Looking forward, we will have a sales stand at production and remain on schedule for later this year. LGW2021 – International Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair on 12 September 2021 at the K2 Crawley. We Other publishers’ book we have in stock include the will have a selection of second hand books as well MACH III titles European Air Forces Directory as some of our current titles. A little further ahead 2021/22 and United States Air Forces Directory we will be holding our AGM at the de Havilland 2021/22 see page 11, and we have taken delivery of Museum on Saturday 2 October 2021. Brief details extra copies of Propliner Annual 2021 see page 9. of these two events are below. As ever have a look at our massive stock of We have now completed the production of our secondhand books and magazines. Details of how to annual titles with the delivery of Business Jets search our list and place an order is given on page 11. AGM LGW2021 2 OCTOBER 2021 INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT ENTHUSIASTS This is just an informal announcement that the AGM FAIR will be held at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, London Colney, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BU. Access to Museum from 11.00 with any The Fair will be held on 12 September 2021 refreshments purchased at the coffee shop to be paid at the K2 Centre Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, by our members. 12.00 access to the AGM room with Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9BQ. Doors open coffee/tea/cakes available. The AGM will start at 13.30. at 10.00 am. We will have a sales stand offering The formal Notice of the meeting, agenda and proxy a range of our current books and a good form are included in copies of Aviation World and ABN selection of our second hand stock. magazines. To check on any updates, visit: Form more information on the Museum, visit its website: https://www.facebook.com/gatwickaviationfair https://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/ Cover photo: A US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (169610 BF-74), photographed at RAF Marham on 14 September 2020 by Andrew Goldsmith. Above: G-MACC CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX-2, photographed at the Air-Britain Fly-In Turweston on 19 June 2021 by Dave Partington. 2 www.air-britain.com +44 (0)1732 363815 Autumn 2021 Business Jets International 2021 Steven Sowter and Barrie Towey - Editors in conjunction with the Air-Britain News Team Now in its 36th year, BJI is THE reference work Volume 2 contains our unique index system, in this field. covering over 110,000 individual registrations carried by business jets over the last 66 years, Volume 1 contains over 27,250 airframes in listed by registration order with cross- the extensive production lists, from the earliest referencing to type and construction number Morane-Saulnier Paris and Lockheed Jetstars and current active marks in bold. Additionally, of the 1950s to the latest Falcon 6X which for completeness, in Volume 2 we also include first flew on 10 March 2021. There are over production lists and cross-references for the 110,000 registrations listed. Projects that never Gulfstream I and production lists for corporate got past the prototype stage or are still under airliners such as the Airbus 320 family, Boeing development are covered in a short section on 737, Canadair Challenger 800/850 and Experimental and Non-Production aircraft. Embraer Legacy and Lineage. Hardback, 245mm x 170mm, two volumes (volume 1: 480 pages, volume 2: 352 pages) Sold only as a Set – Not Available Individually Members £26.00 Non-members £35.00 European Registers Handbook (ERH) 2021 Compiled by Dave Partington – In conjunction with the Air-Britain News Team This year the two books run to 664 specialists, the content is registration, pages (Part 1 – CS- to F- 376 pages, type, c/n and all previous identities Part 2 – HA- to 9H- 288 pages). They where known, covering airliners, cover 47 European countries and light aircraft, ulms, gliders, balloons totalling well over 120,000 entries. and paramotors. The books are Using official data where available, accompanied by a fully searchable combined with additionally-reported CD which includes all these data material from local experts and categories. The two books and CD come as a package and cannot be purchased individually. A4, softback, two volumes and CD, Part 1 376 pages, Part 2 288 pages. Members £30.00 Non-members £40.00 Scottish Aviation Pioneers – Scotland’s STOL Specialists Chris Hobson Written by arguably the leading expert on but would have benefitted from more powerful, these two types, Scottish Aviation Pioneers preferably turboprop, engines had they been chronicles the development, production and available at that time. military & civil use of both types of aircraft. The aircraft were most successful in military operations in the Far East, the Middle East Best known for their and Africa. These demanded a rugged, impressive short take-off reliable aircraft that was relatively simple to and landing capabilities fly and maintain. Whether in hot and humid and their docile handling conditions in the jungles and mountains of qualities which enabled Malaysia and Borneo, or the sandy desert them to operate in some strips of Aden and Oman, or the hot and high of the most challenging conditions of Kenya, the aircraft performed locations throughout the admirably and provided vital services to the world. The single-engine ground forces they supported. Pioneer was capable of operating into very The book covers both military (RAF and other short, rough airstrips and countries) and civil uses in boundless detail. was cheaper to fly than It brings together a marvellous selection of helicopters which, at that images, both b&w and contemporary colour time, were limited in payload sourced by the author, excellent three view line and not always reliable in drawings and 10 colour side views by Mike tough environments. The Twin Pioneer Zoeller, information on surviving examples, also had a very good STOL capability, and as always full histories of all aircraft. A4, softback, 200 photos, 120 pages, three view line drawings and 10 colour side views. Members £17.00 Non-members £22.00 Autumn 2021 www.air-britain.com +44 (0)1732 363815 3 Civil Aircraft Registers of the British Isles 2021 (CARBI) Editor Sue Bushell – In conjunction with the Air-Britain News Team Widely acknowledged as the most cross-references to competition codes carried comprehensive register available, the book lists by gliders. all current United Kingdom, Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey allocations, as well The full register of nearly 600 aircraft that as overseas-registered aircraft based in these come under the aegis of Aviation Heritage countries, aircraft that have both joined and UK (formerly the British Aircraft Preservation left those registers since publication of the 2020 Council) is included. Further sections include edition, and non-current aircraft still extant, civil-registered aircraft held by museums under restoration, in storage or used for ground and collections in the UK and abroad, a training purposes. decode table for aircraft flying with military serials, and lists of overseas registration and B There is also a separate section containing the Conditions prefixes. British Gliding Association register with handy Hardback, 245mm x 170mm, 656 pages. Members £26.00 Non-members £35.00 Airline Fleets 2021 Lyn Buttifant and Chris Chatfield Editors in conjunction with the Air-Britain News Team This year’s Airline Fleets exceeds 800 pages, liveries, fleet numbers, leasing details and major covering over 2,850 operators in 197 countries. operational bases with the relevant IATA codes. An easy-to-read companion to our Airline There are 42 pages of indices, including a list of Fleets Quick Reference, it covers not only jet operators removed since the 2020 edition with and turbine operators, but also piston operators the explanation, plus IATA and ICAO operator (including helicopters) involved in parcel designators cross-referenced to operator. There delivery, tourism charters, oil industry support, are also operator, nationality prefix and airline emergency medical, fire suppression and alliance indices. There are an additional some police & surveillance activities, down to 22-pages of type-by-type listing of jet and Cherokee Six and Ecureuil size. turbine aircraft in corporate, government and military VIP use. Information received up to 31 Additional information not in AFQR includes March 2021 is included.. immediate previous identities, call-signs, special Hardback, 215mm x 155mm, 816 pages. Members £24.00 Non-members £32.00 LAST FEW COPIES REMAINING Business Jets & British Isles Civil Airline Fleets Quick Turboprops Quick Aircraft Registers Quick Reference 2021 Reference – BizQR 2021 Reference – UKQR 2021 Compiled by Terry Smith and Compiled by Ton van Soest and Compiled by Don Hewins and the Air-Britain News Team the Air-Britain News Team the Air-Britain News Team A5, softback, 304 pages A5, softback, 208 pages. A5, softback, 160 pages Members £11.00 Members £10.50 Members £10.50 Non-members £13.50 Non-Members £13.00 Non-members £13.00 4 www.air-britain.com +44 (0)1732 363815 Autumn 2021 Bristol Fighter – Frank Barnwell’s Ubiquitous Multirole Masterpiece Ray Sturtivant, Gordon Page, James J Halley and Philip Jarrett listings, scale drawings and colour side This is the most complete book yet elevations.