Books written by Martin Derry

  • Hawker Hurricane: and Sea Hurricane

    Split into three primary sections, this volume offers a concise yet informative history of the Hurricane's development, operational career and design improvements, including many contemporary photographs with detailed captions; a 16-page ...

  • The Hawker Hunter in British Service

    “For any enthusiast and/or modeler of the Hawker Hunter this book will be like catnip . . . outstanding images of this classic post war aircraft.” —Vintage Airfix Initially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat ...

  • The Gloster Meteor in British Service

    The Gloster F.9/40 was Britains first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope ...

  • The Junkers Ju87 Stuka

    The final section lists as many of the injection-moulded plastic model kits produced of the Junkers Ju 87 in all the major scales that the authors could find details of, including the brand new Airfix 1/72 and 1/48 scale kits which were ...

  • Avro Shackleton

    This is followed by a 16-page color illustration section featuring profiles and 2-views of the color schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF and SAAF service.

  • Avro Lancaster 1945-1965: In British, Canadian and French Military Service

    Split into three primary sections, this book offers a concise yet informative history of the Lancaster's post-war operational career (from 1945-1965) charting the course of the various alterations and improvements that occurred during this ...

  • English Electric Lightning

    This is followed by a 16-page full colour illustration section featuring detailed profiles and 2-views of the colour schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF, Royal Saudi and Kuwait Air Force service.The final section lists most of ...

  • The English Electric Canberra in British Service

    Developed by English Electric during the late 1940s - essentially as a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito twin-engine, unarmed, fast bomber concept - the Canberra can lay claim to being the first British jet-powered medium ...

  • The Gloster Meteor in British Service

    The Gloster F.9/40 was Britain's first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope ...

  • Flight Craft 11: English Electric Lightning

    This is followed by a 16-page full color illustration section featuring detailed profiles and 2-views of the color schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF, Royal Saudi and Kuwait Air Force service.

  • Avro Shackleton

    Section 1 chronicles its design, ongoing improvements and development through the three main Marks, in both the Maritime Reconnaissance and Airborne Early Warning roles, until its retirement after four decades of RAF service in 1991, which ...

  • Avro Lancaster, 1945–1965: In British, Canadian and French Military Service

    Ultimately the problem would be answered by Avro's 'maritime Lincoln', a much-modified derivative of the Lincoln B.2, so modified in fact that it justified, and received, a new name: the Avro Shackleton. It was of course recognised that ...

  • Avro Lancaster Lincoln and York: In Post-War RAF Service 1945-1950

    Avro Lancaster Lincoln and York: In Post-War RAF Service 1945-1950

  • Hawker Hunter in British Service

    The Hawker Hunter is one of Britain's classic postwar jet aircraft.

  • Flight Craft 9: Avro Shackleton

    This is followed by a 16-page colour illustration section featuring profiles and 2-views of the colour schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF and SAAF service.

  • Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane

    This fully illustrated volume examines the legendary RAF fighter with full details on its WWII service and design modifications.