Contemporary Publications
SPAIGHT, J.M.
The Sky's the Limit
A Study of British Air Power
Assessment of Britain's wartime air power first published in 1940. Text supported by photographs of contemporary aircraft, manufacturing and operations.
STEWART, Major Oliver
The Royal Air Force in Pictures
Photographs of recent aircraft types as first published in 1941. Content covers fighters, bombers, trainers, flying boats, fleet air arm, troop carriers and aircraft preparation and training. Several completely revised editions were published.
STEWART, Major Oliver
Air Power and the Expanding Community
Study of the aviation and its impact on world-wide development before and during WWII. Produced in 1944 in the required wartime economy standard.
TANNER, John (ed.)
Fighting in the Air - The Official Combat Technique Instructions for British Figher Pilots, 1916 - 1945
RAF Museum Series Volume 7
THETFORD, Owen; COOPER, H. J. & MAYCOCK, C. B.
Aircraft of the Fighting Powers
Volumes One to Seven
Series first published between 1940 and 1946 featuring photographs, diagrams, history and specifications of all the fighting aircraft of World War Two. Seven volumes issued as the war progressed each updating the record with new aircraft.
United States Army Air Force
XXI Bomber Command Crew Manual - How to Fly the B-29 Superfortress
The Official Manual for the Plane that Bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
VEALE, S.E.
Guide to Flying
Wartime introduction to flying with photographs and detailed technical diagrams, including coloured fold-outs. First published in 1942 the book includes contemporary advertising by aircraft manufacturers.