Air-Britain's latest monograph,
"The Lockheed Twins - Lockheed 10/12/14/Hudson/18/PV-I/PV-2/Saturn"
covers the development and use over a period of nearly 70 years
of all the twin-engined Lockheed transports and the bomber derivatives.
Although the stress is on the types' commercial use as airliners,
executive transports, sprayers, air tankers or private aircraft,
the military history and use with air arms from all over the world
is covered in some detail too. One section covers the experience
of pilots flying various models of the twins. For the first time,
an attempt has been made to describe, illustrate and cross-reference
every major modification and radical rebuild, from the
early model Learstars through to the futuristic tri-gear BACC
H-250. The illustrations and line-drawings of the various models
and modifications represent a valuable reference source for the
historian, modeller and enthusiast. The history of every individual
aircraft built (over 7,000 in all) is covered in detail as well
as the aircraft's fate , where known (if no longer current). The
600 page A4 size book contains nearly 300 photos, many previously
unpublished, which illustrate many major airline and military
users, a cross-section of executive conversions and a number of
"before" and "after" shots spanning several decades of the aircraft's
service. The publication includes a cross-reference by owner or
user, civil and military, as well as by registration or serial.
In addition, all civil-registered P-38/F-5 Lightnings as well
as civil-registered and preserved P-2/P2V Neptunes are listed
in an appendix. The book, price UK£37 (including
postage within the UK) or UK£41 (overseas)
is available from:
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