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Library Additions BOOKS AEROMODELLING OX4 IJE, UK. 2019. 304pp. Road, Oxford OX4 IJE, UK. PROPULSION Illustrated. £40. ISBN 978-1- 144pp. Illustrated. £20.50. R.E.P. type F: in Royal 61200-779-3. ISBN 978-83-66148-47-5. Summerfield: the History Serbian Air Force. D Z Saler Over 400 photographs Numerous colour of the Rocket Research and A M Ognjevic. KAGERO and colour reproductions photographs and markings Establishment. H Nicolson. Publishing, Poland. 2019. illustrate this dual-biography diagrams illustrate this detailed The British Interplanetary Distributed by Casemate, of two leading aviation artists/ history of the 51 single-seat Society, 27-29 South Lambeth 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford illustrators – Clayton Joseph and ten two-seat Mirage Road, London SW8 1SZ, UK OX4 IJE, UK. 72pp. Illustrated. Knight (1891-1969) and 5 aircraft developed and (www.bis-space.com). 2014. xi; £16.99. ISBN 978-83-66148- William John Heaslip (1898- manufactured by Israel Aircraft 143pp. Illustrated. ISBN 978- 53-6. 1970) – who, following their Industries (IAI), most of which 0-9567382-6-4. Produced for experiences serving in WW1, were sold to the Argentine Air A detailed history of the aeromodellers, numerous used their artistic skills to Force and were subsequently ICI research establishment contemporary photographs capture through illustrations operated during the 1982 near Kidderminster in and detailed computer CFD for books, magazine covers Falklands War. Worcestershire (which simulations of the aircraft’s (including for Popular Aviation subsequently evolved structure, fuselage and Gnome and Aeronautics and The Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and into BAE Systems Royal Lambda engine illustrate this Saturday Evening Post) and I-153 Aces. M. Maslov. Osprey Ordnance Rocket Motors history of the evolution of the aircraft advertising/trading From Kites to Cold War: Publishing Limited, Botley. before becoming Roxel in aircraft designs of Robert cards a ‘golden age’ of aviation the Evolution of Manned 2010. 96pp. Illustrated. ISBN February 2003 following Esnault-Pelterie (1881-1957) during the 1920s and 1930s Airborne Reconnaissance. 978-1-84603-981-2. the merger with the French and their eventual military through to the outbreak T. Morton. Naval Institute Press, Including 38 colour Celerg company) which deployment from the outbreak of WW2, so shaping the 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, aircraft markings diagrams, a following its foundation in of the First Balkan War in airmindedness of the American MD 21402, USA. 2019.xvii; history of the evolution of the 1951 and its development October 1912 onwards. public. Includes an Introduction 305pp. Illustrated. $49.95. fighter aircraft designed by of the Bulldog/Bullpup by Dominic A Pisano. ISBN 978-1-68247-465-5. Nikolay Polikarpov and how rocket engines was to play Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien. S K they were used in the late a major role in the evolution Mokwa. KAGERO Publishing, GUIDED FLIGHT The Wright Flyers 1899- 1930s in air operations in the of propulsion systems for Poland. 2019. Distributed by 1916: the kites, gliders, Spanish Civil War, China and missiles and weapon systems Casemate, 106-108 Cowley and aircraft that launched Mongolia and their subsequent (including Seaslug [Foxhound, Road, Oxford OX4 IJE, UK. the “Air Age”. R P Hallion. involvement in WW2 over Deerhound, Retriever], Seacat/ 19pp. Illustrated. £16.99. ISBN Osprey Publishing, Kemp Finland and ultimately their Tigercat [Sealyham], Sea 978-83-66148-53-6. House, Chawley Park, Cumnor key role in the defence of Dart, Sea Wolf [Cadiz], Sea Produced for Hill, Oxford OX2 9PH, UK. the Soviet Union against the Skua, Vigilant, Swingfire, aeromodellers, a compilation 2019. 80pp. Illustrated. German invasion. MILAN, DWINA, Thunderbird of various colour markings £13.99. ISBN978-14728- [Wolfhound], Rapier [Troy], diagrams, three-view 1/72 3777-6. Bofurs RBS 70, Blue Water, arrangement diagrams Illustrated throughout Blue Envoy, Blowpipe, Taildog, and 1/32 scale plan of the with numerous contemporary Hawkswing and Thunderbolt). Japanese fighter aircraft and photographs and other Solid propellant rocket its variants – the prototype of diagrams, a detailed history motor ignition, nitroglycerine which first flew in December – concluding with a useful manufacture and supply and 1941 – which was later used in bibliography for further the production of cast double ‘kamikaze’ units towards the end reading – of the evolution of base grains and charges are of WW2 [English-Polish text]. the aeronautical designs of also discussed. Wilbur and Orville Wright from AIR TRANSPORT their original kites and gliders ROTORCRAFT Skybolt: at Arm’s Length. leading to the iconic 1903 Airliner Models: Marketing N Hill. Fonthill Media Limited, Flyer through to the Wright Autogiro Pioneer: the Air Travel and Tracing Millview House, Toadsmoor III/Wright A and eventually Life of Jack Richardson. Airliner Evolution Through Road, Stroud GL5 2TB, UK. to the 1916 Wright Model L. N Richardson. Fonthill Media Vintage Miniatures. A J 2019. 288pp. Illustrated. £25. Includes concise history of the Limited, Millview House, Lawler. The Crowood Press, ISBN 978-1-78155-704-4. 1911 Carl Rodgers ‘Vin Fiz’ Toadsmoor Road, Stroud Ramsbury, Marlborough, flight across America in the GL5 2TB, UK. 2019. 208pp. Wiltshire SN8 2HR, UK. 2019. HISTORICAL Wright EX. High Hulls: Flying Boats of Illustrated. £25. ISBN978-1- 336pp. Illustrated. £50. ISBN the 1930s and 1940s. C R 78155-742-6. 978-1-78500-633-3. Mikoyan MiG-23 & MiG-27: Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang: G Bain. Fonthill Media Limited, Based on handwritten Versatile ‘swing-wing’ Europe 1944-45. R Forsyth. Millview House, Toadsmoor manuscripts and oral AIRWORTHINESS AND family. Y Gordon and D Osprey Publishing, Kemp Road, Stroud GL5 2TB, UK. recordings, the posthumous MAINTENANCE Komissarov. Crécy Publishing, House, Chawley Park, Cumnor 2018. 335pp. Illustrated. £40. informal memoirs of the 1a Ringway Trading Estate, Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PH. 2019. ISBN978-1-78155-691-7. first person – flying for the Aircraft Sustainment and Shawdowmoss Road, 80pp. Illustrated. £13.99. Cierva company – to gain Repair. Edited by R Jones Manchester M22 5LH, UK. ISBN978-14728-2955-9. MANAGEMENT a commercial pilot’s licence et al. Elsevier Butterworth- 2019. 560pp. Illustrated. A comparative history as an autogiro pilot, who Heinemann, The Boulevard, £44.95. ISBN 978-1-91080- of two leading fighter Systems Engineering subsequently in April 1944 Langford Lane, Kidlington, 931-0. aircraft of World War 2 – the for Aerospace. R Sheng. became the first fully trained Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2018. Over 1,000 colour Messerschmitt Me262A Academic Press, 125 London helicopter pilot in the British xiv; 956pp. Illustrated. £200. photographs and other and North American P-51D Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, UK. Army after learning on the ISBN 978-0-08-100540-8. diagrams illustrate this very Mustang – from their design 2019. xxi; 221pp. £115. ISBN Sikorsky YR4 in America. detailed history of the design evolution, armament (including 978-012-816458-7. Leaving the Army in 1954 AVIATION ART evolution, air operations and sectional diagrams of their he joined Westland Aircraft, numerous variants of the wing guns, cannon and MATERIALS where he played a key role Champions of Flight: variable geometry fighter, of cockpits) and how the aircraft in the development of the Clayton Knight and which nearly 1,500 aircraft were deployed. Nanomaterials in Rocket London heliport, and also William Heaslip – Artists (close to 25% of the total Propulsion Systems. Edited acted as Chairman of the who Chronicled Aviation production) were exported to Mirage III IAI Nesher/ by Q-L Yan et al. Academic Helicopter Association of from the Great War to the Soviet Union’s Warsaw Dagger. S M Huertas. Press, 125 London Wall, Great Britain during the years Victory in WWII. S Fiegel Pact allies and selected KAGERO Publishing, London EC2Y 5AS, UK. 2019. up to its amalgamation with and T Hamady. Casemate, nations in the Middle East, Poland. 2019. Distributed by xxi; 569pp. £138. ISBN 978- the Royal Aeronautical Society 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford Africa and Asia. Casemate, 106-108 Cowley 012-813908-0. in 1960. 48 AEROSPACE SAFETY of the ‘Red Baron’ Manfred of Aeroflot: Civil Aviation in the An informative historical Publishing Limited, Botley. von Richthofen (then under Soviet Union, 1920-91’ (David overview of the air operations 2006. 96pp. Illustrated. ISBN Air Crashes and Miracle the command of Oswald R Jones) are the specific of the American Army Air 1-84176-845-6. Landings: 85 Cases – How Boelcke) when he, along with subjects discussed. Force (AAF) across Europe, Illustrated throughout with and Why – Second edition. his observer Lieutenant Tom North Africa and the Asia/ contemporary photographs and C Bartlett. OpenHatch Books Rees, was shot down over the Bennett and the Pacific theatres of operation 36 aircraft colour markings (https://chrisbart.com/). 2018. Western Front in France while Pathfinders. J Maynard. Arms during WW2. diagrams of the Messerschmitt x; 414pp. £11.97. ISBN 978- flying a FE2b fighter aircraft and Armour Press, London. Bf109 and its variants, the 0-9560723-6-8. of RFC No 11 Squadron. 1996. 249pp. Illustrated. ISBN Red Phoenix: the Rise of history of the 820-day defence Includes Foreword by Trevor 1-85409-258-8. Soviet Air Power 1941- of the German Reich against SERVICE AVIATION Henshaw. A history of the key 1945. V Hardesty. Smithsonian Allied air attacks from January role undertaken by the Institution Press, Washington, 1943 until April 1945 is Chastise: the Dambusters Topgun Days: Dogfighting, RAF Bomber Command’s DC. c.1991. 290pp. Illustrated. related through a compilation Story 1943. M Hastings. Cheating Death, and Pathfinder Force – under the ISBN 1-56098-071-0. of concise biographies of William Collins, HarperCollins Hollywood Glory as One command of Wing Commander A history of the major some of the leading Luftwaffe Publishers, 1 London Bridge of America’s Best Fighter (later Air Vice-Marshal) Donald role which the Soviet air force pilots involved.