Pen And Sword Aviation imprint: 304 books
Bomber Command 1939-1940
The War before the War
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
For Bomber Command, the term 'Phoney War' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back.
On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors...
RAF Little Rissington
The Central Flying School 1946 - 76
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2006
In the three decades between 1946 and 1976, the Central Flying School which was based at Little Rissington, produced over 6000 fledgling Qualified Flying Instructors and continually endeavoured to monitor and improve the wider Royal Air Force's standards of flying, based on its sound, proven instructional...
Upward and Onward
Life of Air Vice-Marshal John Howe CB, CBE, AFC
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
John Howe started his flying career in the postwar South African Air Force, learning to fly on Tiger Moths, Harvards and Spitfires. He was posted to No 2 Squadron SAAF and sent to Korea to fly with South Africa’s contribution to the war in support of the UN forces. There he flew the Mustang F-51D...
The Handley Page Victor
The History & Development of a Classic Jet
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2006
The Handley Page Victor was the longest serving V-Bomber with the RAF. It was conceived in 1945 and after much research and development the Mk 1 entered service in the late 1950s to become part of the UK's nuclear deterrent force. It could fly faster, higher and further than any comparable aircraft...
Two-Man Air Force
Don Gentile & John Godfrey World War Two Flying Aces
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2006
American volunteers Don Gentile (pronounced Jen-tilly) and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge in England. At the end of their missions with the 4th the two of them had accounted for over 58 enemy aircraft destroyed....
by John Frayn Turner
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2007
Douglas Bader remains a legendary figure, and the best known of all the Battle of Britain aces. Having lost both his legs in a pre-war flying accident, Bader overcame this disability to become not just a superb fighter pilot but a tough and charismatic leader. At a critical time in the War, Bader...
Letters from an Early Bird
The life and letters of Denys Corbett Wilson 1882 - 1915
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2006
This is the story of an early pioneer aviator who took to the air just a few years after the Wright Brothers proved that man was capable of controlled powered flight. Corbett Wilson (CW) was the only son of a wealthy family and was educated at Eaton from 1896 to 1899. He was commissioned into the...
Fortress Islands Malta
Defence & Re-Supply During the Siege
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2016
The introduction of Italy into the Second World War on 10 June 1940 signalled the start of the siege of Malta, and for the next two and a half years the Axis powers did all they could to batter the small island into submission. Malta’s defences were initially verging on non-existent but the British...
American Airline's Secret War in China
Project Seven Alpha, WWII
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia; they seemed unstoppable. He foresaw their intentions of taking India and linking up with the two other Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, in an attempt to conquer the Eastern Hemisphere. US naval forces...
Blue Diamonds
The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
In the seven decades since the Second World War, 14 Squadron has operated a wide array of aircraft types (Mosquitoes, Vampires, Venoms, Hunters, Canberras, Phantoms, Jaguars and Tornados) in a fascinating variety of roles. For much of this time, the Squadron was based in Germany at the front line...