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Now remarkably in its 27th edition, ever since it was first published in the 1960s every edition of Wrecks & Relics has been eagerly sought after by aviation enthusiasts, restorers and curators alike. It is 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 charts over 5,000 aircraft including their potted histories, build and arrival dates. Wrecks & Relics is the only publication required to discover the incredible aeronautical treasures found across the United Kingdom and in Ireland. It provides a trusted, comprehensive rundown of museums and their exhibits - static or flying - workshops, military 'gate guardians', stored and instructional airframes. It also reveals redundant airframes being used for the most unlikely of purposes, including for 'glamping' and at paint-ball sites. Each edition is profusely illustrated with both color and black and white photographs and is fully indexed easing a search of where to go over the weekend, or where to find an extant example of a favorite aircraft. Whether it travels in the car or sits on the bookshelf Wrecks & Relics will prove to be a vital and faithful companion to the aviation heritage of the British Isles which will be referred to again and again.
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Wrecks and Relics, KEN ELLIS
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- Année de publication
- 1990
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- Titre
- Wrecks and Relics
- Sous-titre
- The Biennial Survey of Preserved, Instructional and Derelict Airframes in the U.K. and Eire
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- KEN ELLIS
- Éditeur
- Ian Allan Publishing Ltd
- Publié
- 1990
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 254
- ISBN10
- 0904597822
- ISBN13
- 9780904597820
- Séries
- Description
- Now remarkably in its 27th edition, ever since it was first published in the 1960s every edition of Wrecks & Relics has been eagerly sought after by aviation enthusiasts, restorers and curators alike. It is 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 charts over 5,000 aircraft including their potted histories, build and arrival dates. Wrecks & Relics is the only publication required to discover the incredible aeronautical treasures found across the United Kingdom and in Ireland. It provides a trusted, comprehensive rundown of museums and their exhibits - static or flying - workshops, military 'gate guardians', stored and instructional airframes. It also reveals redundant airframes being used for the most unlikely of purposes, including for 'glamping' and at paint-ball sites. Each edition is profusely illustrated with both color and black and white photographs and is fully indexed easing a search of where to go over the weekend, or where to find an extant example of a favorite aircraft. Whether it travels in the car or sits on the bookshelf Wrecks & Relics will prove to be a vital and faithful companion to the aviation heritage of the British Isles which will be referred to again and again.