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Bill Gunston

Bill Gunston was a British aviation and military author. He flew with Britain's Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1948, and was a flying instructor. He spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. He was the author of over 350 books and articles. His work included many books published by Salamander Books.

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Born 1 March 1927
Died 1 June 2013

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  • Cover of: Hitler's Luftwaffe
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    First published in 1977 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The illustrated directory of fighting aircraft of World War II
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    Cover of edition aircraftofworldw0000guns Cover of edition illustrateddirec0000guns Cover of edition illustrateddirec0000guns_z4b1 First published in 1988 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The illustrated encyclopedia of the world's modern military aircraft
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    Cover of edition hitlersluftwaffe0000wood First published in 1977 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: World Encyclopaedia of Aircraft Manufacturers: From the pioneers to the present day
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    Cover of edition worldencyclopaed0000guns First published in 1993 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Airliners: The Flagships of the Jet Age
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    First published in 1981 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The development of jet and turbine aero engines
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    Cover of edition developmentofjet0000guns First published in 1997 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The development of piston aero engines: from the Wrights to microlights : a century of evolution and still a power to be reckoned with
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    Cover of edition developmentofpis0000guns_i6v1 First published in 1995 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: F-111
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    First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Grumman: sixty years of excellence
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    First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: World encyclopaedia of aero engines: all major aircraft power plants, from the Wright brothers to the present day

    First published in 1986 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Modern combat aircraft.
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    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Night fighters: a development & combat history
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    Cover of edition nightfightersdev0000guns First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Stingers

    First published in 1990 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines: All Major Aircraft Power Plants, from the Wright Brothers to the Present Day

    First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft (General Aviation)

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  • Cover of: An illustrated guide to German, Italian and Japanese fighters of World War II: major fighters and attack aircraft of the Axis powers

    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Fighter aircraft in color

    First published in 1981 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Aviation: The First 100 Years
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    First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Century of Flight
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    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Harrier
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    First published in 1981 — 3 editions
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Born 1 March 1927
Died 1 June 2013

Subjects

History, Military Airplanes, Fighter planes, Airplanes, Aeronautics, Juvenile literature, Airplanes, military, World War, 1939-1945, Aerial operations, Military helicopters, Aircraft industry, Dictionaries, Motors, Pictorial works, Aerial Military operations, Air warfare, Astronautics, Bombers, Encyclopedias, Helicopters, Aeronautics, dictionaries, Aeronautics, history, Aeronautics, military, Airplanes, Military, Airplanes, motors

Places

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Europe, Germany, Alemania, Italy, Japan, Russia, Eastern Europe, Former Soviet republics, Israel, Russia (Federation)

People

Roy Fedden Sir (1885-1973), Andreĭ Nikolaevich Tupolev (1888-1972), Peter G. Masefield Sir

Time

20th Century, 20th century, World War II

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Alternative names

  • Bill Gunston Tony Wood

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January 30, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 27, 2017 Edited by kodosns birth, death dates, bio
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import