If historical military aviation is eligible, too, Derek Robinson would be on my recommendation list.

Defector by David Gledhill

Defector is a pacy thriller which reflects the intrigue of The Cold War. It takes you into the cockpit of the Phantom fighter jet with the realism that can only come from an author who has flown operationally in the NATO Central Region.

Shamelessly recommending my books:

parts 1 & 2


They'll take the gloss of anyone's view of modern commercial aviation -- essential reading for prospective cadets eager to hand over £100K to a flight school!

jtoneil.com

"Ryanair Customer Service Manual"

(sorry, gets hat, coat, shuffle to the door)

The world's shortest book, perhaps?

The Damocles Plot, Flight 935 Do You Read, The Sommerville Case. All by Julien Evans, all available on Kindle.

I recommend the Bandy Papers, 9 novels documenting the exploits of a WWI fighter ace named Bartholomew Wolfe Bandy. Author is Donald Jack, I found some available on Kobo, otherwise secondhand copies are available.

James Salter Highly recommended.. no-one better at bringing air combat in the jet age (F-86s in Korea) to life..:ok:

If I'm allowed to push my own novels I have three out there now:
Defector - RAF Germany Defector scenario
Maverick - Rogue attack on the Falklands.
Deception - Beirut COMAO on the lines of Pulsator in the 80s.

All on Amazon

Re Derek Robinson ... yes indeed - and to see the humorous side of WW1 air combat don't miss his Goshawk Squadron. I just wish someone would make it into a movie!

I really would like to second the recommendation from late January,

The Bandy Papers are a superb series: good research and laden with wonderful humour. Everyone's different but these are the rarest of gems for me. Laugh out loud funny.

Rob

Anybody remembers reading Robert Jackson's WW2 air thrillers? They were basically what I progressed onto after Biggles!

I probably last had a book by him in my hands about 30yrs ago but the name came back instantly.

Anil

"Tuesdays War" by David Fiddemore, one in a series of 5 books, all very good, but I thought this was the best.

Apollo 11 biographies
 

Michael Collins - "Carrying The Fire"

"Buzz" Aldrin - "Return To Earth"

Following Geehovah's lead, here's one I wrote earlier...

Bomber Boys - a Ghost Story

Any Garth Wallace book.
Happy landings.

Hen ddraig

I really hope that neither of those are fiction.


Another favourite of mine - short, well written, beautifully illustrated, is The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth.

Very similar writing to Nevil Shute, who I mentioned on this thread 2 years ago, would be Arthur C Clarke's novel "Glide Path".

G

Sorry, Genghis, I lost the plot. Both Collins' and Aldrin's books are Non-fiction. :ugh: