Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years. This pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom. It uses detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition.

Sopwith PupAlbatros D IIINieuport 17SPAD VIISopwith CamelRAF SE 5/5aFokker Dr IFokker D VIIPolikarpov 1-16Boeing B-17 Flying FortressBristol BlenheimConsolidated PBY CatalinaMesserschmitt Bf 109Gloster GladiatorHawker HurricaneJunkers Ju 87Supermarine SpitfireShort SunderlandMesserschmitt Bf 110Fiat CR.42 FalcoJunkers Ju 88Mitsubishi A6M Zero-senCurtiss P-40 WarhawkNorth American B-25 MitchellGrumman F4F WildcatDouglas SBD DauntlessBristol Beaufighterde Havilland MosquitoIlyushin Il-2 ShturmovikNakajima Ki-43 HayabusaMartin B-26 MarauderLockheed P-38 LightningFocke-Wulf Fw 190Hawker TyphoonConsolidated B-24 LiberatorRepublic P-47 ThunderboltKawasaki Ki-61 HienMacchi C.202 FolgoreNorth American P-51 MustangCurtiss SB2C HelldiverGrumman TBF/TBM AvengerVought F4U CorsairAvro LancasterLavochkin La-5/7Boeing B-29 SuperfortressGrumman F6F HellcatMesserschmitt Me 262Yakovlev Yak-3Mikoyan MiG-15North American F-86 SabreGrumman F9F PantherMartin B-57 CanberraNorth American F-100 Super SabreBoeing B-52 StratofortressDouglas A-4 SkyhawkHandley Page VictorAvro VulcanVought F-8 CrusaderRepublic F-105 ThunderchiefMikoyan MiG-21McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIDassault Mirage IIILockheed SR-71Grumman F-14 TomcatMcDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleStrike EagleGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconMcDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetLockheed F-117 NighthawkMcDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier IIRockwell B-1B Lancer