Publications

SQUADRONS! No.70: The Spitfire Mk XVI – The definitive operational history 1944-1945

The Spitfire XVI is one of the Spitfire marks to have been so far little covered in depth. It was actually a Mk. IX powered with an American built Packard […]

SQUADRONS! No.71: The Curtiss Kittyhawk – The Canadians

Called the Warhawk in American service, the Curtiss P-40 was the most numerous fighter type on hand when the United States entered the war in December 1941. A development of […]

SQUADRONS! No.72: The New Zealand Day Fighter Squadrons in Europe

During WW2, New Zealand formed two day fighter squadrons in Europe, Nos 485 and 486 Squadrons. Book made of over 100 pages, over 120 photos and 30 colour profiles, the […]

SQUADRONS! No.73: The Spitfire Mk XIV – The definitive operational history 1944-1945

The Spitfire XIV was the logical development of the Spitfire Mk XII (see SQUADRONS! 5). The Mk.XIV differed from the Mk.XII in that the longer, two-stage supercharged Griffon 65 was […]

SQUADRONS! No.74: The Hawker Typhoon – No 609 (West Riding) Squadron and the ‘Belgian flight’

The Hawker Typhoon was designed to Air Ministry specification F.18/37 which sought to take advantage of the new generation of 2000hp engines and satisfy the latest requirements in armament. This […]

SQUADRONS! No.75: The Supermarine Spitfire Mk V – The Australians in Europe and the Middle East

The Spitfire Mk V was widely used from 1941 onwards and came at the time the Fighter Command of RAF in Great Britain was expanded with new fighter squadrons being […]

SQUADRONS! No.76: The Consolidated Liberator Mk I & Mk II

The full history of the first two marks of the iconic Liberator with the RAF. It was used as transport, bomber and general reconnaissance aircraft, and flew over Europe, the […]

SQUADRONS! No.77: The Spitfire Mk V – The Southwest Pacific

A detailed study of the operations of the Spitfire Mk. V in the Southwest Pacific. Introduced in the Southwest Pacific at the end of 1942, the Spitfire played a major […]

Volume 1 – Letter A (Pt.1)

This volume covers the letter A of the type designation system, the Ambulance aircraft (1943 – 1946) and the first part of the Attack aircraft, which includes here all the […]