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Graham M. Simons

    Mosquito
    B-17 - The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress
    Boeing 707 Group: A History
    Comet! The World's First Jet Airliner
    Olympic Airways
    Airbus A380 - a History
    • 2021

      Affectionately known as the 'Connie', the Constellation first flew on 9 January 1943. It remained in military service until 1978, and in civil use until the 1990s.

      Lockheed Constellation
    • 2021

      Boeing 737

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      In this in-depth study of the 737, the renowned aviation historian and author Graham M. Simons explores the whole story of the type's design and introduction.

      Boeing 737
    • 2021

      The Lockheed TriStar first flew in November 1970, with production continuing until 1984, by when some 250 aircraft had been built.

      Lockheed TriStar
    • 2020

      Britannia Airways Corporation was established in 1961 and went on to become the world's largest holiday airline. It ceased operations on 1 November 2005, when, having been taken over, it was rebranded - today it remains as part of Thomason Airways.

      Britannia Airways
    • 2020

      War Plan Red was one of a number of colour-coded military schemes developed by the United States after the end of the First World War. Drawn up in the late 1920s and early 1930s the Plan was intended to evaluate and estimate the requirements for a hypothetical war with Great Britain - the Red' forces.

      The Secret US Plan to Overthrow the British Empire
    • 2019

      The French had been involved in human flight since 1783, and this book explores the men, the machines, the places and the events of French aviation history.

      Early French Aviation, 1905-1930
    • 2019

      The British Overseas Airways Corporation

      • 280 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      The British Overseas Airways Corporation was the British state-owned airline created in 1940 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. This is a comprehensive and well-researched history of the company, from origin to closure.

      The British Overseas Airways Corporation
    • 2019

      Olympic Airways

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Graham M. Simons presents a balanced history of Olympic Airways, beginning with the story of its origin and bringing the story fully up to date. This is the most comprehensive history of the airline to be released thus far.

      Olympic Airways
    • 2018

      Colours in the Sky

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      A comprehensive and colourful history of Autair and Court Line, the prominent British holiday charter airline of the 1970s.

      Colours in the Sky