A full account of the part played by North-East Englands airfields in Northumberland Durham & around Tyne & Wear during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons & aircraft based at them & the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians & the constant dangers from raids & night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated. ...

The Airfix Book of Scale Modelling is the essential guide to making great-looking model kits & getting the most out of this fascinating & rewarding hobby explaining how to build scale models to suit all levels of modelling skill. With full colour photography throughout the book covers the history of modelling & of the Airfix company & shows how injection moulded kits are made before going on to describe & review the major modelling scales as well as outlining the range of paints tools & accessories that are available. Chapters include guides to choosing a kit tools for the job painting decals conversions figure-painting dioramas & more. Common problems & how to solve them are addressed & the book also features a series of step-by-step construction projects including expert builds of the F86 Sabre jet the Aston Martin DBR9 a Panzer IV tank the Airfix yeoman figure (now reissued for the London 2012 Olympics) a Trafalgar class submarine & a scenic diorama. ...

Airfix was founded in 1939 initially manufacturing inflatable rubber toys. Today the company is synonymous with the hobby with its plastic scale model kits & toy soldiers being the first entry for many young children into the world of modelling. This book covers 50 years of the famous Airfix plastic soldier from its production beginnings in 1958 through to the present day detailing every figure Airfix has ever produced. With a range immortalising soldiers from myriad periods of history including Napoleonic infantrymen WWI British Tommies WWII G.I.s & Civil War cavalrymen this tribute collection is both a trip down memory lane to those great wargames from your childhood & an informative look at the greatest soldiers of history. ...

A pilot calls into the control tower to reqest an emergency landing. Following a mystery incident the plane's cabin is virtually destroyed ninety-four passengers are injured & three are dead. Investigating this fatal accident for the airline Casey Singleton must find out the truth before the multi-million dollar business goes bust in the face of a huge meda backlash. Further lives are at stake & it seems everyone is against her
- even her own colleagues
- & everyone has something to hide. Airframe is a fast-paced adrenaline-fuelled thriller from the master of high-concept storytelling.

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Emerson Watts is on the run: from school from her family & from herself. She's reeling from the shock that Nikki the girl whose body her brain was forced to inhabit is still alive. & she's furious. Manipulative Brandon plans to use Em to discover a secret that will ensure his success whilst Christopher is out for revenge fuelled by his jealousy. With everyone around her playing a dangerous game maybe Em should just keep on running.. It is the final book in the fashion-tastic & hilarious new trilogy from the queen of teen fiction. ...

Through six previous editions Airline Marketing & Management" has established itself as the leading textbook for students of marketing & its application to todays airline industry as well as a reference work for those with a professional interest in the area. Carefully revised the seventh edition of this internationally successful book examines an exceptionally turbulent period for the industry. This title features new material on: changes in customer needs particularly regarding more business travellers choosing
- or being forced
- to travel economy & analysis of the bankruptcy of All Business Class airlines; an explanation of the US/EU Open Skies agreement & analysis of its impact; the increase in alliance activity & completion of several recent mergers & the marketing advantages & disadvantages that have resulted; product adjustments that airlines must make to adapt to changes in the marketing environment such as schedule re-adjustments & the reconfiguration of aircraft cabins; changes in pricing philosophies with for example airlines moving to A La Carte pricing whereby baggage catering & priority boarding are paid for as extras; airline websites & their role as both a selling & distributing tool; & the future of airline marketing. A review of the structure of the air transport market & the marketing environment is followed by detailed chapters examining business & marketing strategies product design & management pricing & revenue management current & future distribution channels & selling advertising & promotional policies. The reader will benefit from greater understanding of both marketing & airline industry jargon & from knowledge obtained regarding the extraordinary strategic challenges now facing aviation. Written in a straightforward easy-to-read style & combining up-to-date & relevant examples drawn from the worldwide aviation industry this new edition will further enhance the books reputation for providing the ideal introduction to the subject."

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One dark night on the island of Great Saltee fourteen-year-old Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didnt commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain Conor is trapped in a sea swept dungeon & branded a traitor. He must escape & clear his name; he wants his old life back
- his family his friends...and his princess. Conor knows there is only one way out. Its an impossible task which has never been done before. But Conor is determined to do it. Hell have to fly. Swashbuckling new fiction from the amazing Eoin Colfer ideal for readers aged 11+.
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This is an exciting title in this informative series of books containing over 100 full-colour stickers which children can match to the illustrations. This beautifully illustrated sticker book doubles as a spotters' guide with accurate & simple descriptions that allow children to seek out & find the planes vehicles & buildings to be found in & around a busy airport. The small size allows the books to fit neatly into a pocket so children can spot on the go. ...

Ellen has been living on her own in a picturesque if damp cottage in Cheshire since her husband abandoned her to go & live with another woman in Provence. Having married once for love she is now determined that the second time around it will be for money. Close at hand is Duncan her not unattractive & enticingly single divorce lawyer... But then two new people enter her life: Jo-Jo a homeless girl several months pregnant; & Matthew an artist who paints murals in country houses & who on his first meeting with Ellen openly criticises her for being mercenary & devious. But as hostility gives way to friendship Ellen realises that she has wavered off course from her original plan & she has to remind herself very strongly indeed that Duncan is the man for her... ...

Airship charts the history of lighter-than-air craft from the continental pioneers of the late 19th century through to European airship stations in the Great War Germany's pre-eminent commercial & military zeppelins the construction of British behemoths R100 & its sister ship R101 & the calamitous losses of USS Akron in 1933 & LZ129 Hindenburg in 1937 events which ultimately heralded the end of large-scale airship production. The historical development of airships is seen to be protracted & fractious as the armed forces of leading European & US powers toyed with commercial propositions while trying to bend them to military uses. The book examines the axial role of Count Zeppelin the development of the Zeppelin in Germany as bomber & reconnaissance craft & the way the British Admiralty French Italian & American engineers attempted to imitate German design. The airship coincided with a time of international strife: mass unemployment General Strikes the Wall Street Crash & the growing shadow of fascist tumult. Airship draws on original sources official documents & private letters including interviews with figures like Mary Stopes-Roe daughter of the airship builder Barnes Wallis. It identifies & analyses the central themes & bold personalities of the era: forming a text that is readable entertaining & authoritative. The book is fully referenced with newly discovered first-hand material & a detailed bibliography. ...