Reviews of books from the world of aviation. If you're an airhead, and are looking for your next read, you will find it here.
Review by Sven Atkin. This book covers the continued life and times of one of the Royal Navy’s ground breaking rotary wing stalwarts. The diminutive Westland Wasp is a helicopter that proved to be a reliable, well-loved, and very hard worked, aircraft by its aircrew and ground crews. The accounts from crews who flew this... Continue Reading →
Review by Adrian Roberts. A book with such a broad title as this will either be an exhaustive work aimed at existing enthusiasts, or a greatly simplified version aimed at the beginner to the subject. From its length and format it is clear it is the latter and it is good Pen & Sword perceived... Continue Reading →
Review by Zac Yates. For much of the hobby’s history plastic scale modellers have had to make do with inaccurate kits and put up with scale or detail issues, particularly when it comes to panel lines. Modern kits have, for the most part, avoided such ‘fatal errors’, to quote some of the internet’s hardcore, but... Continue Reading →
Review by Andrew Kitney. Having spent the past 35 years gaining a degree in Air Transport Engineering and working in airlines and aviation, and many more years than that as an enthusiast, this book looked like it would be at a good level of interest for me. The author, similarly, has completed studies in aeronautical... Continue Reading →
Review by Rob Oliver. What a story and what a career! From a junior technician through to squadron leader ranks, from nuclear weapons loader to an (undeniably) expert in the field of EOD and IEDD, and locations from the desolate corners of the UK, the Falklands and SLME (Secret Location Middle East!), to snatching tourist... Continue Reading →
Flight Line Book Review 