Wrecks & Relics 29th Edition

Wrecks & Relics 29th Edition by Ken Ellis

"...a very nice overall look at a singular aspect of worldwide aviation history." - Large Scale Planes

Now remarkably in its 29th edition, since it was first published in the 1960s every edition of Wrecks & Relics has been eagerly sought after by aviation enthusiasts, historians, restorers and curators alike. Through five decades of publication under the authorship of Ken Ellis, 'W&R' has become renowned as the go-to source charting the highlights, changes and trends in the preservation of the aviation heritage of the British Isles. With in-depth coverage of more than 700 locations across the UK and Ireland, it lists more than 4,000 aircraft including their potted histories, previous identities and arrival dates.Wrecks & Relics remains the only publication required to discover the incredible aeronautical treasures found across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It provides a trusted, comprehensive rundown of museums and collections and their exhibits - static or flying - together with workshops, military 'gate guardians', stored and instructional airframes etc. It also reveals redundant and even derelict airframes being used for the most unlikely of purposes, including 'glamping' and at paint-ball sites.Each edition of Wrecks & Relics is profusely illustrated with both colour and black and white photographs and is fully indexed making easy the task of where to go over the weekend, or where to find an extant example of a favourite aircraft type. Whether it travels in the car or sits on the bookshelf, this new and fully revised edition of Wrecks & Relics will continue to be the most useful and accurate companion to the aviation heritage of the British Isles, which will be referred to again and again.

Ken Ellis is well known for Wrecks & Relics, the UK preservation movement's biennial 'bible.' He has written or co-written 12 more books. Ellis is a member of more than 20 aviation societies and organizations and has a private pilot's certificate, which he uses whenever he can.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781800353046
ISBN 10	1800353049
Titel	Wrecks & Relics 29th Edition
Autor	Ken Ellis
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Crecy Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr	2024-05-14
Seitenanzahl	368
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.