If the aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom is an area of interest for you, I don’t think you’d have to look too much further for information on every aircraft used by this service since 1945 than this book. That includes fixed and rotary wing aircraft and even some prototypes. The design, development and deployment of every type used is given in significant detail as is a list of all the specifications and requirements issued by the DOD for their design. As a sort of bonus, there is also a listing of all the ships that carried these aircraft, including the helicopters on surface ships.

The photos are excellent, are crystal clear and the line drawings and charts and tables give extensive information on each type of aircraft. It is particularly pleasing that information and photos are supplied of the ships that carried these aircraft.

Make no mistake, this is a large book, but it is excellently bound and uses high quality glossy paper that makes the photos “pop”. While it is a bit pricey, for the amount of information and narrative you get in one volume, it is a bargain.

Thanks to Casemate Publishers for providing the review copy and IPMS/USA for the chance to see and review it.