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Volume 54 number 2, Summer 2023
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read more2022 IPMS Great War Gold Award Halberstadt CL.II
read moreVolume 53 number 4, Winter 2022
read more2023 Online Events Programme
read moreThe full details of The Great War Aviation Society's online events programme are listed here. The programme is a benefit available to GWAS members and subscribers to Wind in the Wires. All members and subscribers will receive an email close to the time of each event, containing full event details and a registration link. Please note all times are GMT.
Volume 53 number 3, Autumn 2022
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read moreThe Air War in the Southern Caucasus 1916-17
read moreUnique aerial photographs of the Armenian Highlands
Volume 52 number 4 Winter 2021
read moreFilm Project: Lanoe Hawker VC
read moreVolume 52 number 3 Autumn 2021
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read moreProposed Digital Journal
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read moreCanadian Digital Archive
read moreSopwith Pup RNAS Version
read moreValom Sopwith Pup in 1:144 Scale
Volume 50 number 4
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read moreWind in the Wires back issues
read moreJournal Index to Vol. 50
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read moreCCI Book: Jewish Flyers in the World War
read moreAerosociety Podcasts
read moreFlying Historic Aeroplanes
IPMS Ireland award 2018
read moreVolume 49 Number 2
read moreBest WW1 Aviation Art 2018
read moreBaptism of Fire
read moreThe RFC in the first year of the Great War
Volume 48 Number 4
read moreFull details of the contents of Volume 48 Number 4
Volume 48 Number 3
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Volume 48 Number 2
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Volume 47 Number 3
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read moreCCI Book: Wings Over Mesopotamia
read moreWings Over Mesopotamia, Air War in Iraq 1914-18
Clerget Assembly
read moreVirtual movie showing assembly of a 130 hp Clerget 9B
Why join CCI?
read moreA short essay, by Trevor Henshaw
The Flying Machine
read more...is here!
Volume 47 Number 2
read moreHMS President Update
read moreOne of only three surviving British WW1 warships
Volume 47 Number 1
read moreCCI Book: Lawrence of Arabia and Middle East Air Power
read moreLawrence of Arabia & Middle East Air Power
London Meeting
read moreLondon Meeting format
Volume 46 Number 4
read moreAir Britain
read moreSales discount for members of Cross & Cockade International
Volume 46 Number 3
read moreSky Their Battlefield 2
read moreThe Sky Their Battlefield II is available through Cross & Cockade International for £40.00 (softback) or £50.00 (hardback) plus postage.
Volume 46 Number 2
read moreRevised Constitution
read moreAt our AGM in April we changed our constitution in two minor ways:
Volume 46 Number 1
read moreAustralian Airmen
read moreAustralian Airmen of the Great War - a new database
Volume 45 Number 4
read moreTVAL DH4
read moreReaders of aviation magazines this month will have been pleasantly surprised to read that Peter Jackson's New Zealand based operation, TVAL, has recently flown a replica DH4 in USAS colours.
Volume 45 Number 3
read moreThe Sky Their Battlefield II
read moreThis new book,
The Sky Their Battlefield II, is available through
Cross & Cockade International for £40.00 (softback) or £50.00 (hardback) plus postage.
Volume 45 Number 2
read moreWinged Victor
read moreGordon Atkins' acclaimed biography of
Victor Yeates, "Winged Victor" has been out of print for some little while. We're delighted to announce that the biog of the author of classic WW1 aviation "novel" (almost an autobiography ...) "
Winged Victory" is now available as a PDF download from
Cross & Cockade International.
Godwin Brumovski - book
read moreAvailable exclusively from the Cross & Cockade International web shop; Hauptmann Godwin von Brumowski: Austria-Hungary's Ace of Aces for £15.00 plus postage.
Volume 45 Number 1
read morePathe News
read moreA selection of First World War footage from Pathe News, covering the Royal Air Force, British, French and American airmen, zeppelins, balloons, plane wrecks and the Royal Navy Air Service.
Volume 44 Number 4
read more34 & 42 Sqn Officers
read moreBook on French Markings
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read morePension Records
read moreIn November 2012, The Western Front Association announced the acquisition of some 6.5 million Pension Records Index Cards and Ledgers (PRCs).
Volume 43 Number 4
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read morePropeller Books
read moreBob Gardner is the leading expert on propeller design and manufacture in WW1. Over the past few years, Bob has been bringing out a series of books on British propellers and menufacturers, which, when complete, will doubtless be the definitive word. These books are now available through the society's web shop.
"Flight" Index, and 66, 34 & 42 sqdn
read moreMany of our members have put countless hours into developing their own research tools. Here, some members have allowed us to post their work - for you to download - for free.
Volume 42 Number 4
read moreDolphin Monograph
read moreThe society's first book, "Nieuports in RFC, RNAS & RAF Service", has sold out - and is now available as a download. Our second book was the hugely popular "Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b/d & Variants in RFC, RAF, RNAS & AFC Service".
Now here's the third in the series: "Sopwith Dolphin in RFC, RNAS, RAF and Polish Service" - available to order now - shipping from 16th March 2012.
Volume 42 Number 3
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Alex Imrie
read moreIt has been confirmed by Alex's family that he passed away, after a short illness, on 4th June 2011.
A full obituary (below) has been prepared by the family.
Volume 42 Number 1
read moreNieuport Book
read moreIt's back! Our first monograph, the widely acclaimed Nieuports in RNAS, RFC and RAF Service is available for sale again.
Volume 41 Number 4
read moreStripped Camel!
read moreWe are offering for download a most interesting eBook, by Martin Koopman, which shows the construction of the Sopwith Camel in all it's intricate detail. The eBook includes 47 pages in full colour, 420 mm x 297 mm, with a resolution of 120 dpi.
Volume 41 Number 3
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read moreFE2b/d Monograph - corrections
read more About us
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