Accurate drawings, including several cutaway diagrams, and detailed performance statistics provide a pictorial and descriptive survey of combat aircraft since the First World War
Bill Gunston was a British aviation and military author. He flew with Britain's Royal Air Force from 1945 to 1948, and after pilot training became a flying instructor. He spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. He was the author of over 350 books and articles. His work included many books published by Salamander Books.