X-15, John Anderson and Richard Passman, Zenith Press, 144pp, Him, hbk £25 - a comprehensive account of the world's fastest rocket plane and the pilots who flew it, effectively ushering in the space age. Beautifully illustrated with NASA photographs, this offers a fascinating insight into man's quest for speed. Gloucestershire Airport Through Time, Guy Ellis, Amberley, %pp, illus, sbk, £14.99 - the latest in the publisher's Through Time series, this brings the history and memories of a long-lived airport into focus. All royalties from the book will help support the Jet Age Museum, which is based at the site today and profiled in the book. The Birth of British Aviation - Prisoners of Hope, Helen Landau, MG Powell, 220pp, sbk, £9.99 - an interesting and well-observed account of the lives, motivations and heartaches which drove some of the key figures in the early days of British aviation. Among those profiled are Charles S Rolls, the Short brothers and J T C Moore-Brabazon.
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