Welcome to the online bookstore for Aviation Books Ltd. incorporating Bomber Command Books
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If you live in Canada or Australia, click on your flag to go to your local online bookstore.
To buy a book, click on the book cover image, then the link marked 'Buy this book'. This gives you full details and the option to buy the book from Amazon or (for the Pathfinder high quality range), The Great British Bookstore.
Our Canadian Bookstore
Our range of titles printed and distributed within Canada, priced in Canadian Dollars.
Our Australian Bookstore
Our range of titles printed and distributed within Australia, priced in Australian Dollars.
Our Most Recent Titles
New titles are being added. These are the latest...
Our 'Pathfinder' Range
A collection of high quality books featuring many photographs in colour (where applicable) as well as black and white. Printed in the UK and the US, they can be ordered through the image and link 'Buy this book'. These books are also available in black and white only, through the links in our 'Main Force' range.
Click on the image to be taken to the sales page in The Great British Bookshop.
Please note: our 'Pathfinder' range does not use the services of Amazon, for those for whom that is an issue!
The Dark Part of the Sky
An anthology of original Bomber Command-related ghost stories, complimented by reviewers as being exceptionally well researched.
Dead men tell no tales? This lot just won't keep quiet...
A great set of ghost stories for Christmas!
Paperback, 8 in x 5 in, 232 pages.
Christmas offer: reduced to £6.49 plus postage.
Callsign: Silksheen
The story of RAF East Kirkby, its squadrons and aircrew, and its transition to a world-famous Bomber Command museum.
Includes the story of the equally-famous Avro Lancaster, 'Just Jane'.
Hardback, A4, 474 pages, fully illustrated in colour and b/w. £28.
Dambusters
Chris Ward's authoritative wartime history of 617 Squadron is now available in hardback, fully illustrated in colour and b/w, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Undoubtedly the finest book on this iconic unit.
Hardback, A4, 406 pages, £35.
Before the Dawn: No.38 Squadron
Steve Smith's comprehensive account of the pre- and early war history of 38 Squadron includes rare photographs of the unit.
273-page paperback, 11 in x 8.5 in, with numerous colour photographs. £20
From the Ruhr to the Rhine: No. 196 Squadron
The story of an unsung unit in the mid-war period, this is a fascinating account, and an ideal companion for Steve Holmes' previous history of the is unit, 'Thus We Keep Faith'.
Part one of a short series on 196 Squadron.
Paperback11 in x 8.5 in, with numerous colour photographs. 289 pages, £23.
Dambuster Deering
A biography of Pilot Officer George Deering RCAF, who flew as air gunner in the crew of Wing Commander Guy Gibson on the celebrated Dams Raid.
Full colour hardback, 11 in x 8.5 in,
£22 plus postage.
British Civil Air Accident Record.
Vol. 1 1789-1914
Volume 1 of a series in production, Simon Hepworth's book details every recorded British Air Accident before the Great War.
A fascinating study of the incidents that led to improvements in air safety, as well as a riveting read.
Paperback, 11 in x 8.5 in, 235 pages, fully illustrated with contemporary images. £19.
106 Squadron Profile
Chris Ward's comprehensive account of 106 Squadron's operational history in the Second World War. 150+ photos.
Paperback, 11 x 8.5 inches, 468 pages, £23.
103 Squadron Profile
Chris Ward's comprehensive account of 103 Squadron's operational history in the Second World War. 150+ photos.
Paperback, 11 x 8.5 inches, 456 pages, £23.
57 Squadron Profile
Chris Ward's operational history of 57 Squadron in the Second World War. 150+ photos.
Paperback, 11 x 8.5 inches, 398 pages, £23.
49 Squadron Profile
Chris Ward's operational history of 49 Squadron in the Second World War. 150+ photos.
Paperback, 11 x 8.5 inches, 488 pages, £23.
Royal Air Force Squadron Losses
RAF & AFC Squadron Losses Series, by W R Chorley and P J McMIllan. Details of every loss in front line service, from 1st April 1918. Volume 6 (1936 to the outbreak of the Second World War) is being prepared and will follow shortly. A wealth of knowledge on this important aspect of aviation history.
Our 'Main Force' Range
RAF Bomber Command Profiles - Chris Ward
Each squadron's wartime operational history is told in great detail in Chris Ward's epic series. Each volume contains a wealth of b/w photographs of the squadron's crews, aircraft and their operations. More volumes are being added continually. Printed and distributed through Amazon worldwide.
No. 3 Group Squadron Histories
Wartime operational histories of some of the squadrons of No. 3 Group, RAF Bomber Command.
Crew Biographies
The personal stories of those who took part in the air war in Europe.
Other Unit and Campaign Histories
Other fascinating aspects of the bomber war against Germany.
Air Crash Investigations
Detailed studies of aviation disasters.
Fiction - aviation and other works
Looking for something a little bit different? Try these works of fiction...
Authentic Notes
Training notes and expert information on aviation and related subjects.
General
Books that aren't about aviation, but we have published them anyway.
Our team
Aviation Books Ltd. is the result of collaboration in research and book production between a number of writers specialising in Bomber Command and other aviation history. Other authors are, of course, made very welcome!
Simon Hepworth
Director and author
Simon Hepworth is director of Aviation Books Ltd., as well as being an author in his own right. Simon has carried out years of research into 514 Squadron and, more recently, has written a number of books focusing on aircraft accident investigations.
Andrew Porrelli
Senior Australian researcher
Andrew (below) has also been deeply involved in researching and writing the history of 514 Squadron, especially its Australian members. He has built up a wealth of knowledge on Australians in Bomber Command generally, and is an expert in navigating the country's extensive archives of RAAF personnel records.
Steve Smith
Director and author
Steve Smith has been for many years the official historian for 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron. His work has expanded to include all 3 Group Bomber Command Squadrons, in which he is probably the world's leading expert. Steve's latest book is 'We Are Coming Bringing Gifts', the first volume of a two-part history of No. 620 Sqn.
Chris Ward
Senior author
Chris Ward has written extensively about Bomber Command, producing not only the Squadron Profiles but also books about five of the eight groups serving the Command during the war. Chris is an acknowledged expert on 617 Squadron, having produced a number of full wartime histories of the unit. His latest Bomber Command Profile is of 102 (Ceylon) Squadron.
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