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Volume 54 Number 1, Spring 2023

2022 IPMS Great War Gold Award Halberstadt CL.II

Volume 53 number 4, Winter 2022

2023 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

Volume 53 number 2, Summer 2022

Volume 53 number 1, Spring 2022

The Air War in the Southern Caucasus 1916-17

read moreUnique aerial photographs of the Armenian Highlands

Volume 52 number 4 Winter 2021

Film Project: Lanoe Hawker VC

Volume 52 number 3 Autumn 2021

Volume 52 number 2

Volume 52 number 1

Volume 51 number 4

Proposed Digital Journal

Volume 51 number 3

Volume 51 number 2

Volume 51 number 1

Canadian Digital Archive

Sopwith Pup RNAS Version

read moreValom Sopwith Pup in 1:144 Scale

Volume 50 number 4

Volume 50 number 3

Wind in the Wires back issues

Journal Index to Vol. 50

Volume 50 number 2

CCI Book: Jewish Flyers in the World War

York meetings

Aerosociety Podcasts

IPMS Ireland award 2018

Volume 49 Number 2

Best WW1 Aviation Art 2018

Baptism 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

read moreFull details of the contents of Volume 48 Number 3

Volume 48 Number 2

read moreFull details of the contents of Volume 48 Number 2

Volume 47 Number 3

Volume 47 Number 4

Volume 48 Number 1

CCI 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

Volume 47 Number 2

HMS President Update

read moreOne of only three surviving British WW1 warships

Volume 47 Number 1

CCI Book: Lawrence of Arabia and Middle East Air Power

read moreLawrence of Arabia & Middle East Air Power

London Meeting

Volume 46 Number 4

Air Britain

read moreSales discount for members of Cross & Cockade International

Volume 46 Number 3

Sky 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

Revised Constitution

read moreAt our AGM in April we changed our constitution in two minor ways:

Volume 46 Number 1

Australian Airmen

read moreAustralian Airmen of the Great War - a new database

Volume 45 Number 4

TVAL 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

The 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

Winged 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

Available 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

Pathe 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

34 & 42 Sqn Officers

Book on French Markings

Volume 44 Number 3

Volume 44 Number 2

Volume 44 Number 1

Pension 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

Volume 43 Number 3

Volume 43 Number 2

Volume 43 Number 1

Propeller Books

Bob 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

Many 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

Dolphin Monograph

The 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

Volume 42 Number 2

Alex Imrie

It 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

Nieuport Book

It's back! Our first monograph, the widely acclaimed Nieuports in RNAS, RFC and RAF Service is available for sale again.

Volume 41 Number 4

Stripped Camel!

We 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

Volume 41 Number 2

Volume 41 Number 1

Volume 40 Number 4

FE2b/d Monograph - corrections

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