Warpaint Books

by Kev Darling No. 77 in the Warpaint series Derived from the earlier Curtiss 75 Hawk the P-40 Warhawk was an attempt to update the original design for more modern warfare. Unfortunately the aircraft...

by Charles StafraceNo. 76 in the Warpaint seriesThe emergence of the aircraft carrier after the Second World War as the key fleet unit dictated different methods on how to conduct naval air warfare...

by Kev DarlingNo. 75 in the Warpaint seriesFamous for the role it played during Operation Corporate, the retaking of the Falkland Islands, the HSA/BAES Sea Harrier was suddenly withdrawn from service...

The Harrier 'Jump-Jet' is now a legend in the history of British Aviation. The most modern version of this classic jet is still in RAF service, but the original Harriers have long since been...

by Kev DarlingThe North American B-25 Mitchell was one of the most successful medium bombers and attack aircraft developed during WW2. Starting with the rather pedestrian NA.40 the NAA design team...

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 36 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Stafrace, CFORMAT: 28pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbThough its achievements have remained largely unsung, the Argosy gave loyal service in the United Kingdom as well as in the Near, Middle and Far...

by Charles StafraceA piston-engined combat aircraft that managed to remain in frontline US Navy service for more than thirteen years in the 1940s to the 1950s, must have had something special. Such...

AUTHOR: Buttler, TFORMAT: 30pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbThe Brigand completed the series of twin-engined bombers designed by Bristol, starting in pre-war days, with the Blenheim The last three of these...

AUTHOR: Charles Stafrace FORMAT: 56 pages; softbound When the Wessex first entered service with the Royal Navy in 1963 the Sikorsky S-58 had already been in US service for 8 years. The...

AUTHOR: Panopalis, TFORMAT: 46pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbDesigned with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Tony Buttler FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound The Vickers Valiant is sometimes considered the forgotten member of the three - with the most popular Avro Vulcan. The Valiant performed...

34pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb

AUTHOR: Richard Caruana FORMAT: 36 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound

33 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Tony Buttler FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: W Harrison FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound There was never anything wrong with the Albacore for a short time it acted as an important stopgap providing the Fleet Air Arm with an...

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: W Harrison FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 36 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall and Ray Sturtivant FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Steve Hazell FORMAT: 48 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Harrison, W AFORMAT: 38pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbDesigned with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Buttler, TFORMAT: 42pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbDescribes the production and service history of this planned successor of the Lancaster which arrived too late for wartime use but was operated by...

AUTHOR: Richard Caruana FORMAT: 48 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Steve Hazell FORMAT: 56 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Kev Darling FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound Another ideal reference source for both modellers and historians, this latest 'Warpaint' records the Vulcan from the 1960s to 1980, from...

AUTHOR: Geoffrey Bussy FORMAT: 56 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Harrison, W AFORMAT: 82pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbDesigned with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Andrew Thomas FORMAT: 36 pages; softbound The elegant twin engine light bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company during the mid 1930's became one of the most significant...

AUTHOR: Tony Buttler FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Jerry Scutts FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound The Do 217 was one of the primary manufactures of twin engine bombers for the Luftwaffe. The 1935 vintage flying pencil went onto give...

AUTHOR: Steve Hazell FORMAT: 40 pages; softbound The Gannet was originally developed to meet the FAA's dual-role anti-submarine warfare and strike requirement It was later adapted for...

AUTHOR: Tony Buttler FORMAT: 80 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: W Harrison FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound On the 21st February 1945 the first prototype Sea Fury SR661 took to the air powered by a Centaurus X!! Driving a four bladed propeller. The...

AUTHOR: Geoffrey Bussy FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound Too late to see service in World War 2 the later marks of Seafires proved invaluable to fill the gap from the disposal of the Lend-Lease...

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound The short Sterling was the first of the three RAF World War 2 heavy bombers, the others being the Halifax and Lancaster to see operational...

AUTHOR: Tony Buttler FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Tony Buttler FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Ken Wixey FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 52 pages; softbound The British Aircraft Corporation's Lightning was an unconventional aircraft it's eternal place in British aviation history was that it became...

AUTHOR: Jerry Scutts FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Steve Hazell FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: W Harrison FORMAT: 32 pages; softbound The Fairey Swordfish must rank as one of the most famous aircraft of World War 2 if not the most famous biplane in the history of aviation...

AUTHOR: Hall, AFORMAT: 30pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 PbDesigned with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft...

By Glenn PhillipsIt was not until October 1941 that the name Wildcat was bestowed upon it. By December 1941 production of the F4F was well in hand and the F4F was built for export or Lend-Leases,...

AUTHOR: Jerry Scutts FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 24 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Chris Thomas FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Lindsay Peacock FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single...

AUTHOR: Paul Jackson and Peter Foster FORMAT: 26 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 28 pages; softbound

AUTHOR: Alan Hall FORMAT: 26pages col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a...