Aircraft / Aviation / Airlines

1984. Royal Commissioner Peter Mahon was appointed to investigate the causes of the world's fourth worst air disaster.

1980. History of advanced jet airliners from around the world.

1980. History of early airliners from the 1930s.

1980. History of civil helicopters from around the world.

1980. History of early piston airliners from around the world.

1980. History of early jet airliners from around the world.

1980. History of general aviation aircraft from around the world.

1980. History of airliners from around the world.

1980. History of military aircraft from around the world to 1980.

1980. History of early piston airliners from around the world.

1980. History of turboprop airliners from around the world.

1980. History of general aviation private aircraft from around the world up to 1980.

1972. Illustrated history of aircraft from World War 2 era.

1973. 1st edition. The never-before-revealed secrets of the explosion that shook the world.

1974. Military aviation history of aerial combat over North Vietnam.

1970s. Aero Graph Part 2 of a 3 part series - unit histories.

1970. A chronological history of US naval aviation.

1936. 1st edition. An account of the pioneers of Aviation.

1979. 1st edition. Comprehensive coverage of airborne warfare in broadest sense including parachute, glider, helicopter & reconnaissance.

1978. 1st edition. The author traces the story of flight and aviation in Australia.

1979. 1st edition. An account of the search for Hans Bertram and his lost seaplane Atlantis.

1982. 1st edition. The experiences of the author who during WW2 flew aircraft to wherever they were needed.

1986. 1st edition. A narrative of three historical flights from the early days of flying.

1968. 1st edition. Provides answers to many of the air traveller's questions about what is being done to ensure his personal safety.

1956. 1st edition. This book gives us the inside scoop on the difficulties, the dangers, the excitement and, occasionally, the drudgery of the job of being a test pilot.

1963. 1st edition. RAF military history.

1955. 1st edition. Vintage book on gliding, a pastime unique for its excitement and exhilaration.

1989. 1st edition. Noisy and spectacular, these warbirds can often be seen gracing the skies of New Zealand.

1983. A journey to New Zealand in 1982 by a party of United States Confederate Air Force members to join in the 40th commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea.

1956. 1st edition. The exciting story of men who have jumped for their lives from aircraft with a parachute of Irvin design.

1973. Retraces in detail the development and exploration of flight in, through and beyond the earth's atmosphere.

1975. 1st edition. Comprehensive study of the development of civil aviation in New Zealand.

1978. Story of Chance Vought, a man who was introduced to aviation in 1910 at the age of 22 and his struggles to build a business.

1995. BOTH SIGNED. Paul Legg has been part of the New Zealand aviation scene for over the past forty-eight years.

1958. 1st edition. A personal history, by the author, of the development of air photography, some reconnaissance and many air to air photographs, events, and the difficulties encountered by pilots in

1987. French War Birds was first published in 1937, this Vintage Aviation Library 16 edition is reproduced exactly as the original edition, complete and unabridged.

1978. Biographical work on Richard Pearse and his attempts at early flight and aeronautical inventions.

1969. A guide to every aircraft acquired by the British Services from 1912 to 1969.

1952. Ardmore Teachers College Calendar 1952.

1978. This encyclopedia is the first fully international guide to list all the world's manufacturers of production aircraft, both military and civil, from the beginning of powered flight to the

1964. 1st edition. The author is an experienced pilot who has flown in the Arctic and Antarctic.

1972. 1st edition. Boeing aircraft album with accounts of all Boeing designs both civil and military.

1966. Aero Series 5. History of the Boeing P-12 and F4B model aircraft.

1973. Aero Series 22. History of the Boeing P-26 Peashooter aircraft.

1982. The Bellanca C.F. marked the emergence of the first successful line of cabin monoplanes in the United States.

1910. At a time of intense European military rivalry, the book highlighted differences in the way countries were adopting new aerial technology.

1982. Coverage of the Kawanishi Navy Type 94 Seaplane E7K.

1964. 50 years history of the Schweizer Flugwaffe / Swiss Air Force.

Undated. A pictorial guide to the history of the Boeing P-26 aircraft nicknamed the 'Peashooter'.

1996. Naval Fighters Number 37.

1937. 1st edition. A survey of the history and development of aeronautics with particular reference to contemporary influences and conditions.

1975. 1st edition. An account of the presentation of 1914-1918 war aircraft in flight.

1985. Vintage Warbirds No 1.

1986. Vintage Warbirds No 5.

1986. Vintage Warbirds No 4.

1975. Dreamers and inventors who flew first.

1986. Vintage Warbirds No 6.

1974. 1st edition. Chronicles the Wright brothers' influence on the early pioneers in Europe.

1966. 1st edition. One of the world's leading aeronautical historians has now made a survey of the complex process of the birth of the aeroplane in detail.

1941. 1st edition. Anthology/anecdote/miscellany of things quaint, interesting, amusing, sometimes tragic in the history of flight.

Undated. An overview of aviators and aeroplanes, aimed at younger readers.

1979. 1st edition. Reveals for the first time just how two obscure brothers achieved in just four years what the greatest minds of the world had failed to accomplish in all history.

1978. 1st edition. Covers the Wright brothers and the 10 years that followed.

Undated. A pictorial guide to early aircraft.

1987. Informational photographic book about early British aircraft.

2002. Examines two of the most competitive types of air racers flown at the Cleveland Air Races (1046-1949) and today's National Championship Air Races, held each year at Reno, Nevada.

1989. Sea planes and flying boats, the heritage of Sam Saunders, who started work in the family boatbuilding business on the River Thames in the late 1870's.

2000. This colorful illustrated guide highlights the many remaining Douglas DC-3 aircraft.

1996. History of two Convair aircraft from World War II.

2003. Nijboer takes the reader inside the cockpits of the most revered and feared aircraft of the Cold War period, from 1947 to 1965.

2003. Published in association with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum to coincide with the 100th anniversary of manned-flight in 2003.

1957. The candid, human story of forty dramatic years with the men who create Boeing aircraft.

2004. Dedicated to 100-anniversary from the first controlled human flight, aims to clarify the genesis of air power.

1995. The story of the three most widespread and versatile training aircraft ever built.

2007. The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation of the Royal Air Force.

1997. A first complete illustrated history of the rugged little American Biplanes which are the embodiment of 1930s US Aviation.

1994. Andrew Hendrie writes about the development of the Short Sunderland aircraft and its important role in WWII.

1978. The story of RAF Felixstowe Air Station.

1975. 1st edition. A detailed description of every American fighter to carry a "P" or "F" designation - from the P-1 of 1925 to the F-18.

1967. First published in 1928, an account of Great Yarmouth air station during the Great War.

1983. 1st edition. The history of air observation and reconnaissance for the Army from 1785 to 1945.

1966. 1st edition. A complete history of balloons and the intrepid men who flew in them.

1985. 1st edition. The pioneering efforts of combining aircraft and submarines are well documented, with many extremely rare photographs of the boats and their purpose-built aircraft.

1960. 1st edition. The growth of British civil air transport from its inception in 1910 through to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and then the beginnings of British Overseas Airways

1985. 1st edition. The history of the Bristol F2B Fighter aircraft.

1966. 1st edition. Vintage book on the early history of Boeing Aircraft Co.

1994. This edition combines two books first published in 1974 and 1985 under the titles; Spitfire at War + Spitfire At War 2.

1975. There have been many histories of human flight, but never one like this.

2008. An Illustrated History of Shipborne Fighters, Bombers, Helicopters and Flying Boats.

1967. In this sixth collection of Aircraft Profiles, 24 types of military and civil aeroplanes go under the microscope of the Profile Publications team; and their findings are presented here in words

1954. The 1953-54 edition of a record of aircraft in existence or being built, which was first published in 1909.

1984. 1st edition. Provides an invaluable guide to the remarkable history of the people, the battles and the aircraft of powered aviation.

1986. A squadron/signal publication on F7F Tigercats, Aircraft Number 79.

1988. A book of European military aircraft serials.

1948. Incidents and interviews on a leisurely journey by Air from Australia to Britain.

1954. 1st edition. A book capturing the spirit of flying.

1919. 1st edition. An account of the Hawker's and Grieve's attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by way of aeroplane and the special technical challenges encountered.

1954. 1st edition. Details KLM completing in the historic 1953 England to Christchurch, New Zealand Air Race.

1940. An Aeroplane maintenance and operation series.

1975. 1st edition. The author describes the major aircraft used by each country involved in World War II - how they were constructed, their particular features, their performance and combat histories.

1953. 1st edition. The story of the first air crossing of the South Pacific Ocean by the Catalina flying boat Frigate Bird.

1997. 1st edition. Signed by all authors and contributors. History of Gisborne based East Coast Airways.

1968. A book prepared to mark the twenty-first anniversary of National Airways Corporation in 1968.

1943. The matter of aircraft recognition in Australia explained simply for the layman as well as for the student.

1970. 1st edition. The inside story of what the USAF officially calls the most controversial program in Air Force history.

1993. 1st edition. A digest of business turboprop aircraft for 1994.

1996. 1st edition. This book presents a selection of blunders from the history of aerial warfare.

1988. A global register of turboprop aircraft in 1988.

1977. A digest of the business jet aircraft fleet worldwide for 1978.

Undated 1940s. A pictorial record of the world's famous war planes.

1976. A complete reference of aircraft dealer prices, loan values, A.D. notes overhaul, modifications, finance and maintenance costs for 1976.

1967. 1st edition. A History of Civil Aviation in Canada 1858-1967.

1966. 1st edition. The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and manufactured by Supermarine at Woolston, Southampton.

1965. The Arctic is more than a land of monotonous ice and snow.

1971. Purnell’s history of the Second World War weapons book, No 20.

1998. 1st edition. Homer Hickam’s short article about his life as a young boy growing up in Coalwood, WV and aspiring to be a rocket scientist was called “The Big Creek Missile Agency” and was written

1971. 1st edition. History of the Mirage military aircraft.

1952. 1st edition. An affectionate biography of pioneer of civil aviation, Herbert George Brackley by his wife Frida.

1917. 1st edition. An Airman's memoirs.

1962. 1st edition. The story of BOAC security expert Donald E. W. Fish.

1985. 1st edition. In June 1982 BA flight BA 009, took off on the KL-Perth sector of its London Auckland flight.

1967. Vintage flying training manual. Provides the PPL student with a source of reference for the exercises involved in basic flying training.

1963. 1st edition. This is an account of the highlights of air battles which have made history in both World Wars.

1997. American aviation drawings of civilian, commercial and military aircraft from before World War One.

1969 & 1975. A revised and updated edition of a standard reference work on Royal Air Force fighter camouflage and markings.

1973. 1st edition. Bombing Colours first appeared as a series of articles in Airfix Magazine.

1972. Covers the development of the bomber as a weapon of war during the First World War and as an instrument for keeping the peace in the years that followed.

1956. Story of R.A.F aircraft war paint camouflage and markings from the early 20th century to the 1950s.

1973. Military aviation history guidebook.

1983. An anthology of the top-scoring American air aces of the war in the Pacific 1941-45.

1979. 1st edition. Over 50 aircraft and what it was like to fly them.

1953. 1st edition. The history of aviation through the writings of authors & aviators.

1968. A comprehensive vintage directory of aircraft available for sale in the United States in 1969.

1982. 1st edition. An exceptional sourcebook on the aircraft instrumentation.... from the biplane era to spacecraft of the future.

1990. 1st edition. Surveys the evolution of the pilot's place in aircraft, from the first powered flight to the time of publication and beyond.

1978. Military aviation history guidebook.

1997. Marking the 50th anniversary of the formation of the United States Air Force, and the United Kingdom.

1995. Programme for the Fairchild homecoming and airshow in 1995.

1973. Signed by author. Covers the aeronautical history of the Los Angeles area during 1920-1929.

1996. Tells the story of one of two Navy prototypes contracted as vertical take off turboprop fighters capable of operating from LSTs, Destroyers, cruisers and larger capitol ships.

1986. 1st edition. A study by Dr Mets to demonstrate the utility and limitations of land- based aircraft when used to attain political objectives in crises occurring in the third world.

Undated. Military aviation history, handbook to Thunderbirds.

1980. 1st edition. The second volume in the series that began with US Air Force Colours, 1926-1942.

Undated. Visitor's guidebook to the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum.

1963. 1st edition. Macintyre tells of the creation of the greatest striking force in the history of naval warfare--the United States carrier fleet, and of the consequent turning of the tide at Midway

1928. The famous flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his views on the future of aviation.

1980. Vintage booklet commemorating the Air NZ DC-10 aircrew lost in the Erebus disaster.

1966. Vintage programme for the opening of the new Auckland International Airport, Mangere in 1966.

Undated circa mid 1960s. Vintage booklet detailing a short history of NAC / National Airways Corporation of New Zealand.

1978. Historical Souvenir Record of the Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Air Pageant.

2000. The story of the DC-3 in southern skies and those who flew, worked or travelled in it.

1939. A simplified guide to all types of aircraft with condensed instructions on their basic principles of construction and operation, describing important developments in airplanes and engines, airli

1956. 1st edition. A story about the heroes and heroines in the early days of flying who flew over the North Atlantic Ocean in planes that were unable to fly over bad weather, and had no choice but to

1939. Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars is a memoir by the French aristocrat aviator-writer Antoine de Saint Exupéry, and captures the grandeur, danger, and i

1987. 1st edition. The first ever complete analysis of all the aircraft that have served with Australia's army, navy and air force.

1937. A photographic book of vintage aircraft.

1977. 1st edition. An illustrated guide to learning the skills and judgement required for flight without power.

1994. 1st edition. A thoroughly researched book describing and analyzing the aviation accidents and disasters that have claimed the lives of hundreds since 1899 in New Zealand.

1970. Cliff Tait flew solo around the world from New Zealand to New Zealand. Includes info on his selling the aircraft to MOTAT in 2005.

1993. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1992. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1994. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1995. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1987. 1st edition. Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the RNZAF.

1971. A Historic Aircraft Book, Series 3, No. 5. Spitfire markings of the RAAF, Part 1.

1969. A Historic Aircraft Book, Series 1, No. 3. Warplanes of the RAAF covering fighters 1921 - 1969.

2006. An illustrated history of the world's greatest military aircraft, from the pioneering days of air fighting in World War I through to the jet fighters and stealth bombers of the present day.

1934. Covers the Category "X" Licence, and deals with the repair, overhaul, testing, and calibration of aircraft and aero-engine instruments.

1995. Tells the pioneering story of how aviation linked the two islands of New Zealand across the Cook Strait.

1998. The story of how Lockheed 10 Electra's revolutionised commercial aviation in New Zealand with their modern American design and speed.

2009. The story of New Zealand's first licensed airline to fly scheduled services, operated the Hokitika to Haast route on the scenic West Coast of the South Island.

1947. For those who already know the elementary principles of the internal combustion engine this book provides that further essential knowledge of the design and construction of aero-engines which is

1954. A vintage handbook book on meteorology for aircrew/airmen bound in ridged screwed cloth boards.

1995. This edition combines two books first published in 1974 and 1977 under the titles Hurricane at War and Messerschmitt Bf 109 at War.

1977. A description of the U.S. Army Air Force aircraft that participated in World War II.

1989. An analysis of the Gee Bee aircraft, and the people who were associated with building and flying the airplanes.

1994. Revised and updated to cover the entire line of Granville Brothers projects, including all models of their sport and racing planes.

2004. Classic Aircraft details a small cross section of the growing number of classic aircraft currently flying in New Zealand, including some never before seen here until recently.

1935. A book written with the idea of helping those who, having mastered map reading, are now anxious to learn something of practical navigation.

1984. 1st edition. Autobiographical account of McVicar's transition from trans-Atlantic ferry pilot to post-war captain in the British West Indian Airlines in Trinidad.

1979. A book on the development and deployment history and war record of the Douglas DC-3.

1972. 1st edition. Vintage guidebook to the aircraft of the period between world wars.

1956. 1st edition. Leaves from the log book of a British airwoman in war & peace including the first full story of the Air Transport Auxiliary.

1996. 1st edition. The story of one man's dream to bring to New Zealand a unique and historic WWII "PBY" Catalina flying boat.

1980. 1st edition. Adventures of Cliff Tait M.B.E. and his delivery of single engine aircraft around the world.

1997. 1st edition. For more than three decades, flying boats dominated New Zealand aviation.

1978. A celebration in pictures of the first sixty years of RAF aircraft - from the frail biplanes of the First World War to the massively complex and efficient fighting machines of today.

1997. The story of Douglas Patterson, last general manager of NAC, and a long-time participant in civil aviation in New Zealand.

1991. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1990. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1989. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 15,000 aircraft in 30 countries.

1988. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.

1990. Australian civil aircraft register.

1980. 1st edition. A deeply moving account of the world's first Boeing 747 jumbo jet disaster at Nairobi, East Africa in November 1974.

1969. Highly detailed publication of the German Focke Wulf Tw 190 & Ta 152 aircraft deployed during World War 2.

2008. 1st edition. Well-known aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth has followed the gigantic A380 project since its beginnings. SCARCE.

1959. 1st edition. Story of the attempted crossing of the Atlantic from Tenerife to Barbados in the hydrogen balloon in December 1958.

2014. 1st edition. Air New Zealand's 75th anniversary.

1990. This study of air traffic safety.

1998. An in depth technical manual for flying floatplanes.

1976. Rolls-Royce military aviation history through their years as one of the world's leading aviation piston and jet engine / powerplant makers.

1930. Learning to fly with WWI Royal Flying Corps pilot George Lockhart Piercy Henderson (1888-1930).

Circa 1930. Vintage aviation guidebook covering early biplanes, airships and tri-motor aircraft. covers airframes, engines, principals of flight, early ballooning history.

1953. 1st edition. The changing appearance of aeroplanes through the decades.

1935. 1st edition. A vintage guide to the progress and development of aircraft since early flight.

1928. A practical guide to aerobatics, or stunt flying.

Circa 1940. A vintage guide to air navigation.

Circa 1940. Vintage elementary text-book dealing with the mechanics and art of flight.

1981. A guide to light aircraft engines from construction and performance to operation, maintenance and repairs.

1981. Completely updated and expanded sourcebook on practical aircraft you can build.

1942. Vintage guide to air navigation.

Circa 1930. Vintage guide on learning to fly.

Circa 1940. An attempt to convey in a simple manner the functions of the various instruments found in aircraft, and the fundamental principles of their design and calibration.

1909. 1st edition. A description of the state of the art of aeronautics as of 1909.

1979. 1st edition. A single-source reference to 3,270 general aviation terms.

1928. 1st edition. Vintage guide to aircraft.

1936. A vintage guide to aircraft operation and flying around the WW2 era.

1965. Air Commodore Wheeler worked with the crew of the 'Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines' movie to build flying replicas of five 1910 World War I airplanes.

1989. 1st edition. Detailed study based on original source material. The development and characteristics of personal equipment.

1979. A history of flying clothing worn by pilots through the decades since man first took to the skies.

1979. Documentation of General Electric's contribution to aviation advancement with engine powerplants.

1976. Part of The Young Scientist Series. Presents a history of jet aircraft, discusses how and why they fly, and describes types of jet fighters and possible designs of the future.

1960. Japan's aviation history, both military and civil up to 1960.

1958. A history and exploration of the development of the air forces of the world.

1955. A photographic guide to various aircraft of the world.

1955. Third revised edition of a photographic guide to various aircraft of the world.

1963. Describes the great modern airliners and military machines, as well as the principles of flight, the design and building of aircraft, the running of an airline and the use of aeroplanes.

1910. The original edition of this work was published in 1910 within a few months of the first flight across the English Channel.

1966. The story of Kampfgeschwader 3, the 'England Squadron' and their raids against Britain 1917 - 18.

1982. A collection of data and information pertaining to aviation and aircraft.

1995. A collection of old photographs with descriptive captions of Boulton Paul aircraft after 85 years in the aircraft manufacturing industry.

1972. An analysis of the difficulties facing those affected by airport noise, and their attempts to change public policy.

1996. Reveals what being a jet-age pilot and navigator is all about belonging to one of Britain’s leading fighting units: the RAF’s 29 Squadron.

1996. New Zealand aviation history.

2003. Traces the development of Boeing and offers a comprehensive survey of this company's fascinating history.

1997. A history of classic aircraft profusely illustrated with over 120 colour photographs.

1999. Aircraft reference handbook.

1997. The story of the conquest of the skies.

2000. New Zealand's aviation history illustrated.

2002. The classic New Zealand aviation directory.

1983. Contains over 400 aircraft types - both civil and military - that exist in Australia and New Zealand.

1996. This is a history of the aircraft, much of it contributed by Duncan Simpson, the Harrier's Chief Test Pilot.

1995. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide tells the fascinating story of aviation.

1986. Retro guide to learning to fly a microlight.

1998. 1st edition. Notable aviation historian John King looks at the lives of thirteen of New Zealand's foremost pilots, men and women who have shaped our nation's airways.

2003. The history of the New Plymouth Aero Club : an oral history of the first 25 years of operation 1928 - 1953 and subsequent years.

1972. The de Havilland Mosquito was the most successful and versatile military aircraft of the Second World War.

1998. New Zealand Aviation history.

1986. 1st edition. In this fully illustrated book written by the producer of the BBC1 television series of the same name, we follow a group of trainee test pilots at Boscombe Down.

1987. 1st edition. New Zealand's aviation heritage.

1989. Tells the story of New Zealand women in the air from the pioneer era to the present day.

1990. 1st edition. Pocket reference book on aircraft types registered in New Zealand.

1986. Marks the contribution of countless New Zealanders to the cause of aviation, both military and civil, at home and abroad, and both in the air and on the ground.

1981. Based on the major BBC television series, Fighter Pilot, which was produced with the co-operation of the RAF.

1996. The inside story of the Kiwi Airlines collapse, written by the man who crashed it.

2002. A social history of New Zealand aviation.

1972. The Pan/Ballantine illustrated history of World War II. The American fighter plane that went all the way!

1956. 1st edition. Autobiography of a Gloster's test pilot, who logged some 5,000 hours in the air flying experimental and prototype models.

1955, 1st edition. A lovely thoughtful book about the history, challenges & magic of flying, the sky and the wind.

1964. 1st Edition. Vintage book on Parachuting including pilot ejection seats.

2019. These lessons offer firsthand experience in identifying the signs aircrew may miss until it's too late. An essential read for all current and future pilots.

2012. This book explains many of the practical and technical aspects of commercial flight and also the pleasurable side of Rons enforced nomadic lifestyle.

1943. Vintage aviation accident register.

1974. 1st edition. Biography of memoirs and famous flights by a leading airman of the World Wars.

1944. Vintage aviation accident register.

1985. 1st edition. Aviation history in the Nelson area.

1985. The development of aerial passenger transport from immediately after WWI.

1998. Investigates the secret origins of the Stealth program, takes you on a combat mission and much more.

1965. 1st edition. Vintage book on aircraft manufacture.

1978. 1st edition. Vintage book about learning to fly a single engined light aircraft.

1992. Uses contemporary accounts to trace the history of aviation and describe records, events, and technical developments.

1964. A listing by serial number or every British military aircraft from the beginning through 1971.

1964. 1st edition. A listing by serial number or every British military aircraft from the beginning through 1963.

2009. SIGNED. An authentic story that captures the diverse journey of a conventional individual who, at age 55, takes on the personal challenge of learning to fly small aircraft.

Vintage colour illustrations and descriptions on canvas of 16 aircraft from WW2 era.

1939. 1st edition. Vintage flying guide to the history and development of all types of aircraft and the principles of flight.

1983. 1st edition. Extracts from the diaries, correspondence, notebooks, and other writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright--accompanied by numerous personal photographs.

2011. An account of New Zealand Spitfire pilot Doug Brown. Signed by author.

1953. 1st edition. A history of trans-Tasman flights including Moncrieff and Hood, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm, Guy Menzies, Sir Francis Chichester, Pat O'Hara, Jean Batten.

1978. Traces the combat history of USAAF fighter units, including the creation of the 15th air force.

1984. Vintage military aircraft.

1966. Collection of fearless aviators in New Zealand - Pearse, Scotland, Bolt, Dickson and the author himself.

1969. Captain 'Bill' Lancaster, pioneer flyer of the twenties and thirties, it was twenty nine years before his body was found beside his wrecked plane.

1967. Vintage book on aircraft.

1990. 1st edition. Includes detailed appendices containing statistical performance data and a record of all the raids on England and the fates of the various airships.

1982. 1st edition. An accident investigation of what was at the time (1976) the worst airline mid-air collision in history.

1983. Frequency/Wavelength designations, EWF nomenclature, Anti Radiation weapons.

1971. World Airliner directory.

1971. 1st edition. Encyclopaedic reference guide to the air forces of over 160 nations with a potted history and an overview of current equipment and commitments.

2004. A fascinating collection of aviation stories brings together a selection of the best writing by and about Kiwis with wings. 

1975. 1st edition. Interesting book on on WWI & pre-WWI aeroplanes.

1970. Vintage book on aviation for children.

1944. 1st edition. Aviation history.

1959. Histories and descriptions of various fighter aircraft of the time.

1975. Vintage New Zealand aviation reference book.

1962. History of the German Navy's Zeppelin programme, 1912 - 1918, with scores of technical charts and photos on the technology.

1991. 1st edition. The story of Brian Waugh's flying career, first in great Britain and then amid the rugged landscapes and in the turbulent weather of the South Island of New Zealand.

2000. A thorough and meticulously researched investigation into the important issue of passenger aircraft safety.

1986. A history of New Zealand's main trunk airway service.

1980. Illustrated with monochrome images and fine line drawings.

1986. Story of an air disaster.

1972. 1st edition. A fascinating book looking at flight from classical times to the Renaissance, tracing the history of aeronautical dreams of adventure.

1972. 1st edition. The biography of Ernest Willows, Britain's foremost Airship pioneer and the first person to fly in an airship from England to France.

1978. Vintage book on airline operations, featuring British Airways and the Concorde.

1972. Part of the Purnnell's History of the World Wars series.

1989. An authoritative account of the RAF through the last 54 years.

1953. Historical Souvenir Record of the The International Air Race : England to New Zealand October 1953

1956. 1st edition. The personal story of America's pioneering experimental test pilot in the Skyrocket program.

1969. 1st edition. Autobiography of the inventor of the aeroplane ejector seat.

c 1953. Children's Aeronautics, Modern world series.

1975. 1st edition. Part of the Observer series, a complete illustrated directory for aviation enthusiasts and collectors.

1974. Part of the Observer series, a complete illustrated directory for aviation enthusiasts and collectors.

1969. Part of the famous aircraft series.

1935. Early reference book on ballooning and the formation of Civil Aviation.

1990. 1st edition. This complete history of parachuting relates the sport's excitement, humor, triumph, and tragedy.

1976. 1st edition. An air pilots biography.

1965. 1st edition. The most colourful legends of the air belong to the charter pilots -- high-flying gentlemen of fortune willing to take the controls of any type of aircraft.

c 1936. Vintage book on this early aviation history was probably aimed at teens readers.

1980. Vintage souvenir in the legendary Howard Hughes Spruce Goose.

1959. 1st edition. A giant Golden Book on aviation.

1953. Vintage book on aircraft. Black's Junior Reference Books.

1982. The story of flamboyant British businessman Sir Freddie Laker and his airline Laker Air.

2015. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history.

1991. Historic military helicopter research.

1981. 1st edition. A celebration of flying and a nostalgic evocation of the great machines and greater people who pioneered aviation.

1980. 1st edition. Aviation history through the ages.

1985. 1st edition. A History of Ballooning 1783-1903.

1957. 1st edition. The Story of this most famous RAF fighter airfield in the world during WW1 and WW2, founded in 1917.

1978. A tribute to French aircraft and airmen, holders of distance records 1919 - 1939.

1936. 1st edition. Francis Chichester's story of his adventures with his sea-plane, Elijah.

1960. 1st edition. Biography and reminisces of an air hostess in the pioneering days of commercial aviation.

1980. A Commemorative brochure of aviator Amy Johnson.

1989. A comic account of the author's misadventures flying around Britain in a microlight aircraft.

1965. 1st edition. The history of Harry Wigley and Mount Cook Ski Planes.

1961. A collection of personal stories from the early aviators to the jet engine.

1973. 1st edition. In the first 45 years of commercial aviation there has been 400 incidents, here newsman David Phillips catches the real-life drama of sky-jacking.

1982. Sir Francis Chichester solo journey taken around the world nearly four decades earlier, by air in a De Haviland Gypsy Moth.

1953. Test-flying the first supersonic fighters by a famous test pilot and WW2 fighter pilot and by an ex-bomber navigator.

1941. Accounts of heroic deeds of the RAF

1995. The classic New Zealand aviation directory from 1995.

1994. The classic New Zealand aviation directory from 1994.

1973. 1st edition. This is the story of the authors lifelong ambition to fly solo on long distances, and how she achieved her dream.

1978. Vintage instruction book on parachuting.

1976. 1st edition. Wing Commander Peter Hearn career as a professional parachutist.

1975. Vintage illustrated guide to the world's major aircraft.

1979. 1st edition. Vintage book on flight instruction.

1969. 1st edition. Briefly traces the pioneering experiments that led to the first flight by the Wright brothers and describes subsequent landmarks in aviation history up to Lindbergh.

1980. 1st edition. A collection of narratives highlights American aviators from the beginning of aviation through the present day.

1960. Information booklet on the New Zealand National Airways Corporation fleet servicing New Zealand in the early 1960s.

1971. Vintage reference handbook for flying.

1973. 1st edition. Aircraft reference handbook containing images, specifications and drawings.

1962. 1st edition. A collection of personal stories from the early aviators of the jet engine.

1976. Part of the Phoebus History of the World Wars series.

1990. Vintage aircraft directory from 1990. Includes a Master Index registration-type-c/n (or s/n) cross reference.

1973. An authoritative account of aviation comprising an extensive chronology of the history of flight, surveys of the world's air forces, the airlines, a narrative history of some classic aircraft.

1982. 1st edition. Military Aviation Series Brief histories and descriptions of the air forces of Central and Southern America.

1938. The story of Amelia Earhart's last flight, written largely from her own narrative and arranged by her husband after her death.

1960. Fictional novel about fighter pilots in Algeria.

1963. Biography of Vincent Lunardi of Lucca, a pioneer balloonist and nine-year wonder of western Europe.

1971. 1st edition. Individual studies of the world's major airports.

1930. Early Flying manual from the pre-WW2 era.

1940. Nice wartime issue bound in plain blue boards.

2003. Explains the development of the helicopter, from Leonardo de Vinci's air gyroscope to the attack helicopters used in the Gulf, and looks forward to the future role of the helicopter.

1959. Vintage reference manual for Pilots.

1970. 1st edition. In the history of the airship no other flyer can have had a richer record of experience than Captain Meager.

1977. Part of the Phoebus History of the World Wars series.

1991. Retro book on homebuilt aircraft.

1956. 1st edition.

1972. 1st edition. History of Aviation Routes in South Pacific.

1971. Color schemes of leading recent models of military aircraft and supplies information on their development, service careers, performance, weaponry, and specifications.

1960. 1st edition. Vintage book for all air-minded youngsters and their dads.

1938. 1st edition. a history of the early days of the INSTONE AIR LINE.

1981. Aviation photo book including aircraft descriptions and specifications.

1952. 1st edition. Another classic, this one mainly concerned with the French-piloted Mosquitoes of the RAF.

1957. Wing Commander Maycock was one of the first two R.A.F. doctors to pass the full wartime pilot's training course and is now the first to tell the splendid story of aviation medicine.

1983. Vintage aircraft directory from 1983.

1984. A a study of British strategic bombing theory before WWII and its practice during the war.

c 1945. This book traces the history of the RAF bomber units deployed over Europe during World War 2.

1972. Presents different angle views and reveals the authentic color schemes of leading recent models of military aircraft.

1998. An account of the author's career with the SFF including a detailed analysis of how a Chinook helicopter works

1950. Non Fiction, the author's introduction to stunt flying at county fairs, as a boy, and later life as a stunt pilot.

1990. This is a story of pioneers and professionalism, of vision tinged with politics.

1961. The story of the Wright Brothers aviation pioneers.

1972. 1st edition. Describes the once-only journey of two hot-air balloons which floated across the Sahara during the months of January and February 1972.

1982. 1st edition. The Wright brothers achieved powered flight in 1903, but in the years immediately following the major contributions to aerodynamic theory were made by German scientists.

1988. Retro business jet directory.

1955. 1st edition. Story of a man obsessed with a life-long quest for true independent flight.

1974. Part of the Purnell's History of the World Wars series.

1962. The new illustrated Library of Science and Invention.

2003. New Zealand has a long and varied association with civil aviation.

1984. Retro aircraft ownership directory from 1984.

1994. Retro directory of Airlines.

1954. History and technology of aircraft 1910-1950's.

1978. Part of the Phoebus History of the World Wars series.

1982. Very scarce.