Thanks for the continuing input – it’s looking pretty impressive now.

J.Boyle – have now included the SE Lockheeds. It would be great to have a similar list for individual types but, I think, is beyond my patience and perseverence!!!

Al, the Vought book I got from a website listing 92 Putnam titles. I did a bit of googling which has given me an ISBN no of 0851778852 (or 53) published in December, 2000. Can’t get a cover illustration but there appear to be copies available on Amazon.de (Germany) from £43!!

J.Boyle – I wonder if the publication of “North American Aircraft 1934 – 1999 Vols 1 & 2” by Kevin Thompson (presumably about 10 years ago) queered the pitch for Putnam and they withdrew ‘theirs’ ??

Sunderlandnut raises a point I had been meaning to mention. Several publishers have done series’ of books covering aircraft manufacturers.
Janes “Planemakers” – we’ve got No 4 Shorts and no 2 Westland
Ian Allan “Aircraft Album” – Focke-Wulf?, Heinkel? Junkers? Messerschmitt? Avro? Bristol? Handley Page? Hawker? Boeing? North American (no. 6).
Tempus – Folland, Handley Page, Parnall, Grumman, Sikorsky, Stearman’
Chalford “Archive Photographs” – Junkers? Armstrong Whitworth, Blackburn? Hawker? SAAB?
Narkiewicz/Thompson – seems to come up as a ‘Putnam-type’ series (at least by title)
If anyone can make additions to these ranges I’d be grateful (or will have to go a-googling again)

Finally, after I’ve added the latest version, I’m going to delete earlier versions in the thread (keep everything else) for the sake of brevity!

Airframe Manufacturers – histories

Directory of Airplanes, Their Designers and Manufacturers Dana Bell Greenhill/Stackpole
The Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers Gunston Patrick Stephens

AUSTRO-HUNGARY
Austro-Hungarian Aircraft of World War 1 Haddow & Scheimer Flying Machine Pr

BELGIUM
Les Avions S.A.B.C.A. et associes French text Charles Mali ?

CANADA
Canadian Aircraft Since 1908 K.Molson Putnam

Fleet – The Flying Years Page-Cumming Boston Mills Press

CHINA
Chinese Aircraft Gordon/Komissarov Hikoki
Chinese Aviation(Encyc of Aircraft and Aviation in China until 1949) Lennart Anderson AHS of ROC

CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Tschechoslowakische Flugzeuge/Czechoslovakian Airplanes Hans-Joachim Mau Transpress

DENMARK
Kramme & Zeuthen (“Made In Denmark, The Kramme & Zeuthen H. Kofoed Dansk Veteranflysamling

FRANCE
French Aeroplanes Before The Great War Leonard E. Opdyke Schiffer
French Aircraft of World War 1 Davilla Soltan Flying Machine Pr
L’Aviation Civil Francaise 1919 – 1939 French/English text ? AVIA editions

Bernard (“Les Avion Bernard”) French text Jean Liron Docavia
Bleriot, Herald of an Age B.A. Elliott Tempus
Dewoitine (“Les Avions Dewoitine”) French text Daniel and Cuny Docavia
Liore et Olivier French text Gerard Hartmann ETAI
Nieuport Aircraft of World War One Ray Sanger Crowood
Nieuport 1909 – 1950 French text Resenthal, Marchand, Docavia
Piel (“History de Pierres Precieuses Piel Aircraft”) Ehrhardt/Molveau Trait D’Union
Renard (“Avions Renard”) Andre Hauet Editions AELR

GERMANY
German Aircraft of the First World War Peter Gray Putnam
German Aircraft of the Second World War Antony Kay Putnam
Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-1918 German text G.Kroschel/H.Stützer Mittler
Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1919-1934 German text H.Stützer Mittler
Die deutschen Flugboote German text Fred Gütschow Motorbuch-Verlag

Dornier (Chronik des ältesten deutschen Flugzeugwerks) German text ? Aviatic Verlag
Focke (Flugzeuge und Hubschrauber von Henrich Focke 1912-1961) Enno Springmann Aviatic Verlag
Focke-Wulf J.R. Smith Ian Allan
Heinkel P.St.John Turner Ian Allan
Heinkel (Chronik und Typenblätter) German text ? Aviatic Verlag
Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Aircraft, The David Myrha ?
Junkers P.St.John Turner Ian Allan
Junkers Aircraft and Engines 1913 – 1945 Antony Kay Putnam
Junkers – A Pioneer in Aviation Brian Walters Chalford
Junkers (“Hugo Junkers and His Aircraft”) Gunter Schmitt Transpress
Messerschmitt J.R. Smith Ian Allan
Messerschmitt Anthony Prichard Vantage
Messerschmitt (“Willy Messerschmitt – History of German Aviation”)Ebert,Kaiser,Peter Schiffer
Zeppelin: Rigid Airships 1893 – 1940 P.W. Brooks Putnam

GREAT BRITAIN
British Aircraft Manufacturers Since 1908 C. Endres Ian Allan
British Aircraft 1809 – 1914 Peter Lewis Putnam
British Aircraft Before The Great War M.H. Goddall/A.E. Tagg Schiffer
British Aeroplanes 1914 – 1918 J.M. Bruce Putnam
British Civil Aircraft Since 1919 Vols. 1 – 3 A.J. Jackson Putnam
British Commercial Aeroplanes 1920 – 1940 A.W.G. Ord-Hume GMS Enterprises
British Light Aeroplanes 1920 – 1940 A.W.G. Ord-Hume GMS Enterprises
British Homebuilt Aircraft Since 1920 Ken Ellis Merseyside Av Soc
British Built Aircraft Vols. 1 – 5 Ron Smith Tempus Publishing

Airco, The Aircraft Manufacturing Company Mick Davis Crowood
Airspeed Aircraft Since 1931 H.A. Taylor Putnam
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913 Oliver Tapper Putnam
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ray Williams Chalford
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft P.D. Stemp (author)
Auster (“The History of the Auster Aeroplane”) A.V. Hitchman ?
Austers, Nearly all you wanted to know Preston & Ames ?
Auster A Brief History of the Auster Aircraft in Brit Military service Barry Ketley ?
Avro E.A.Harlin/G.A.Jenks Ian Allan
Avro Aircraft Since 1908 A.J. Jackson Putnam
Avro The History of an Aircraft Company Harry Holmes Airlife
Avro Aircraft Roger Jackson Alan Sutton
Avro (Aircraft Photographs) Harry Holmes Chalford
BAC – British Aircraft Corporation, A History Charles Gardner ?
Blackburn Aircraft Company, The Malcolm Hall Chalford
Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909 A.J. Jackson Putnam
Blackburn Story 1909 – 1959, The ? Blackburn Aircraft Lt
Boulton Paul Aircraft Alec Brew Alan Sutton
Boulton Paul Aircraft Since 1915 Alec Brew Putnam
Boulton Paul Aircraft (Archive Photographs) B.P.Association Chalford
Bristol James D. Oughton Ian Allan
Bristol, An Aircraft Album James D. Oughton Ian Allan
Bristol Aerospace Since 1910 Geoff Green
Bristol Aircraft Since 1910 C.H. Barnes Putnam
Bristol Aircraft, The Book of D.A. Russell Harborough
Bristol (“Filton And The Flying Machine”) Malcolm Hall Chalford
British Aircraft Corporation (see BAC)
Civilian Affair, A Eduard Winkler Flight Recorder Pub
De Havilland Aircraft Since 1915 A.J. Jackson Putnam
De Havilland The Golden Years 1919 – 1939 Richard Riding IPC Transport Press
De Havilland Moths in Detail Stuart McKay Herridge & Sons
De Havilland Biplane Transports Hays/King Gatwick A.S.
De Havilland Dragon/Rapide Family John Hamlin Air Britain
De Havilland Dragon Types, The Story of Colin Dodds Air Britain
De Havilland – A Pictorial Tribute Gordon Bain Airlife
De Havilland (“Magnificent Enterprise Moths, Majors & Minors”) Janic Geelen NZ Aviation Press
English Electric Aircraft & Predecessors Ransom/Fairclough Putnam
Fairey Aircraft Since 1915 Taylor Putnam
Fairey Aviation (Aircraft Photographs) J.W.R. Taylor Chalford
Folland (“Spirit of Hamble – Folland Aircraft”) Derek N. James Tempus
Gloster Aircraft Since 1917 Derek James Putnam
Gloster (“Gloucestershire Aviation – A History”) Ken Wixet Alan Sutton
Handley Page D.C. Clayton Ian Allan
Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907 C.H. Barnes Putnam
Handley Page A History Alan Dowsett Tempus
Handley Page Bombers of the First World War Chaz Bowyer Aston
Handley Page (“Forty Years On… 1909 – 1949”) – Handley Page
Hawker D.N. James Ian Allan
Hawker Aircraft Since 1920 Francis Mason Putnam
Hawker Aircraft Ltd Derek James Chalford
Humber Story, The Demaus/Tarring Alan Sutton
Martin Baker (“Engineering For Life, The Story of Martin Baker”) John Jewell Martin Baker
Martinsyde File, The Ray Sanger Air Britain
Miles Aircraft Since 1925 Don Brown Putnam
Miles Aircraft, The Book of A.H. Lukins Harborough
Miles Aircraft, The Early Years Peter Amos Air Britain
Miles (“Wings Over Woodley, The Story of Miles Aircraft”) Julian Temple Aston
Parnall Aircraft Since 1914 Ken Wixey Putnam
Parnall’s Aircraft (Images Of England) Ken Wixey Tempus
Percival and Hunting Aircraft John Silvester (author)
Redwing Story, The John Lane Phyllis Lane
Royal Aircraft Factory, Aeroplanes of the Paul Hare Crowood
Royal Aircraft Factory, The Paul Hare Putnam
Sage, Frederick & Co Ltd. (“Plane to Plane”) Martyn Chorlton Old Forge Pub
Saunders and Saro Aircraft Since 1917 Peter London Putnam
Saunders Roe: From Sea to Air, The Heritage of Sam Saunders Tagg and Wheeler ?
Saunders Roe/BHC: From River to Sea, The Marine Heritage of
Sam Saunders Raymond Wheeler ?
Shorts Aircraft Since 1900 C.H. Barnes Putnam
Shorts, Flying into the Future- A Pictorial History of Michael Donne Good
Shorts (Planemakers 4) J.H. Taylor Janes
Sopwith Bruce Robertson Harleyford
Sopwith – The Man and His Aircrft Air Review Ltd
Sopwith Aircraft Mick Davis Crowood
Sopwith Aircraft, 1912 – 1920 H.F. King Putnam
Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914 Andrews/Morgan Putnam
Supermarine (Archive Photographs) Norman Barfield Chalford
Supermarine Fighter Aircraft Victor Bingham Crowood
Supermarine Attacker, Swift and Scimitar Philip Birtles Ian Allan
Supermarine (“Schneider Trophy to Spitfire, Design Career
of R.J. Mitchell John Shelton Haynes
Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 Andrews/Morgan Putnam
Westland Aircraft Since 1915 Derek James Putnam
Westland (Planemakers 2) David Mondey Jane’s
Westland Aircraft, The Book of A.H. Lukins Harborough
Westland 50 Taylor and Allward Ian Allan
Wight Aircraft, The/White, J. Samuel & Co. Michael H. Goodall Gentry

HOLLAND
Fokker: The Man and His Aircraft Henri Hegener Harleyford
Fokker, His Men and Machines A.R.Weyl Putnam
Fokker, The Creative Years A.R.Weyl ?
Fokker: Fokker Commercial Aircraft Rene de Leeuw ?
Fokker Aircraft Builders to the World Thijs Postma Jane’s
Fokker Fighters of World War One (Vintage Warbirds no.6) Alex Imrie ?
Koolhoven Wesserlink/Postima Roman Haarlem

ITALY
Aeroplani d’Italia dalle origini ad oggi Italian text Giorgio Apostolo Arnoldo Mondadori
Caproni (“Aeroplani Caproni – Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft Abate,Alegi,Apostolo Museo Caproni

JAPAN
Japanese Aircraft 1910 – 1941 Robert Mikesh Putnam
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War Rene Francillon Putnam

POLAND
Polish Aircraft 1893 – 1939 Jerzy B. Cynk Putnam

Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze (series) Polish text Andrzej Glass Stratus (MMP)
Samoloty RWD Duleba/Glass Bib-Skrzys Pol

SWEDEN
SAAB Aircraft Since 1937 Hans Andersson Putnam
SAAB Aircraft Derek James Chalford
SAAB-Scania Story, The – Streiffert

USA
U.S. Civil Aircraft Series Vols. 1 – 9 Joseph P. Juptner Tab Books/Aero Pu
Whirlybirds, A History of U.S. Helicopter Pioneers Jay P. Spencer Univ of Washington

Barkley-Grow (see General Dynamics)
Beech William H. McDaniel ?
Beech – Staggerwings To Starships Edward Phillips Flying Books
Beech (“From Travel Air To Baron”) Larry A. Ball Cable Publishing
Beech Aircraft and their Predecessors A.J. Pelletier Putnam
Bell Aircraft Since 1935 A.J. Pelletier Putnam
Bell Helicopter Textron Story, The David A. Brown Aerofax
Bellanca’s Golden Age Abel, Abel, Matt Wind Canyon
Boeing Munson/SwanboroughIan Allan
Boeing (“Vision, A Saga of The Sky”) Harold Mansfield,Duell,Sloan & Pearce
Boeing Guy Norris ?
Boeing Aircraft Cutaways:The History of Boeing Aircraft Co. Michael Badrocke ?
Boeing (“A Brief History of The Boeing Company”) – Boeing
Boeing Aircraft Since 1916 Peter M. Bowers Putnam
Boeing – Flypast Reference Library Donald Hannah Key
Boeing, Planemakers To The World Redding/Yenne Crescent
Boeing (“Legend and Legacy – The Story of Boeing”) R. Serling St. Martins
Boeing 1916, Pedigree of Champions – Boeing
Cessna’s Golden Age Abel, Abel, Matt Wind Canyon
Cessna (“Wings Of Cessna”) Phillips Flying Books
Cessna, A Master’s Expression Edward Phillips Flying Books
Cessna Wings For The World – Vols I-III William Thompson Maverick
Consolidated (see General Dynamics)
Convair Advanced Designs Robert E. Bradley Speciality Press
Convair (see also General Dynamics)
Curtiss Aircraft 1907 – 1947 Peter M. Bowers Putnam
Curtiss Fighter Aircraft, A Photographic History 1917-1948 Francis Dean ?
Curtiss-Wright (“To Join With The Eagles – The Complete
Story of Curtiss-Wright Aircraft”) Rubenstein/Goldman Doubleday
Curtiss-Wright, Greatness and Decline Eltscher & Young Twayne
Dayton Wright (see General Dynamics)
Douglas Propliners A. Pearcy Airlife
Fairchild Aircraft 1926 – 1987 Kent A. Mitchell Narkiewicz/Thompso
General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors John Wegg Putnam
Glenn Martin (see Martin Marietta)
Grumman (Images of America) M.W. Bowman Tempus
Grumman Aircraft Since 1929 Rene J. Francillon Putnam
Grumman story, The R. Threlsen Praeger
Grumman (“One Of A Kind – The Story Of Grumman”) Gunston TRH
Hall Aluminium (see General Dynamics)
Hiller (“Vertical Challenge – The Hiller Aircraft Story”) Jay P. Spenser 1st Books Library
Kaman, Our Early Years Charles H. Kaman Curtis Publishing
Learjets Geza Szurovy Motorbooks
Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 Rene Francillon Putnam
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works J. Miller Midland Publishing
Lockheed Bill Yenne Bison
Lockheed (“The Lockheed Twins”) P.J. Marson Air Britain
Lockheed (“Revolution In The Sky” – Pre-war SE Lockheeds) Richard Sanders Allen Orion
Luscombe Swick Aviation Heritage
Luscombes, The Stanley G. Thomas TAB Books
Luscombe Story, The John Swick SunShine House
Martin Aircraft 1909 – 1960 Breihan, Piet, Mason Narkiewicz/Thompso
Martin Marietta/Glenn Martin (“Raise Heavan and Earth”) W. Harwood Simon & Schuster
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920 Rene Francillon Putnam
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920 Vol I Rene Francillon Putnam
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920 Vol II Rene Francillon Putnam
Naval Aircraft Factory 1917 – 1956, History of (“Wings For The Navy”) Trimble Naval Institute Press
North American (Aircraft Album no 6) G. Swanborough Ian Allan
North American Aircraft 1934 – 1999, Vols 1 & 2 Kevin Thompson Narkiewicz/Thompso
Northrop Story 1929 – 1939, The Richard sanders Allen Orion Books
Piper (“Mr Piper and His Cubs”) Devon Francis (author)
Piper Aircraft Pepperell & Smith Air Britain
Piper, A Legend Aloft Edward H. Phillips Flying books
Piper’s Golden Age Abel, Abel, Matt Wind Canyon Books
Sikorsy (Images of America) J.W.R. Taylor Tempus
Spartan Aircraft (USA) Chet Peek Aviation Heritage
Stearman Aircraft, A Detailed History Edward H. Phillips Speciality Press
Stearman (Images of America) Martin Bowman Tempus
Stinson John Underwood Heritage
Stinson (see also General Dynamics)
Taylorcraft Story, The Chet Peek SunShine House
Thomas Brothers (see General Dynamics)
Thomas-Morse (see General Dynamics)
TravelAir Phillips Flying Books
Vought (“Aeroplanes Vought”) Gerard P. Moran Aviation Heritage Bo
Vought Aircraft Since 1917 H.W. Cowin Putnam
Vultee Aircraft 1932 – 1947 Jonathon Thompson Narkiewicz/Thompso
Vultee (see alsoGeneral Dynamics)
WACO – Symbol of Courage and Excellence F. Kobernus SunShine House

USSR
Soviet Aircraft and Aviation 1917 – 1941 Lennart Andersson Putnam
Russian Aircraft Since 1940 Jean Alexander Putnam
Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995 Bill Gunston Osprey Aerospace

Ilushin (OKB) A History Of The Design Bureau and It’s Aircraft Gordon/Kormissarov Midland Counties
MiG Aircraft Since 1937 Gunston/Gordon Putnam
MiG Dynasty David Oliver Airlife
Tupolev Aircraft Since 1922 Gunston Putnam
Yakovlev Aircraft Since 1924 Gunston/Gordon Putnam

Aero Engine Manufacturers – histories

Allison – The Power and The people Joan Zigmut ?
Allison Engine Catalog 1915 – 2007, The ? RRHT TS9
Armstrong Siddeley, The Parkside Story 1896 – 1939 Ray Cook RRHT 11
Parkside – Armstrong Siddeley to Rolls-Royce 1939 – 1994 Roy Lawton RRHT 39
de Havilland (“From Gypsy to Gem – with Diversions 1926-86”) Peter Stokes RRHT 10
Douglas (UK engine manufacturer) Brian Thornby Redcliffe Press
ENV (“Power for the Pioneers, The Green and ENV Aero-engines”)A E Tagg ?
Flygmotor – Volvo Aero 1930-2005 Widfeldt/Fryklund Air Historic Research
Green (see ENV)
Junkers (see airframes listing)
Napier, D and Son (“By Precision Into Power”) Alan Vessey Tempus
Rolls-Royce – The Formative Years 1906 – 1939 RRHT 1
Rolls-Royce – 1904 – 2004 – A Century of Innovation Howie/Pugh Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Bill Gunston ?
Rover (“Pistons to Blades, Small Gas Turbine Developments by”) ? RRHT 34
SAAB-SCANIA (see airframes listing)
Sunbeam Aero Engines Alec Brew ?
Wolseley Radial Engines: Lord Nuffield’sVenture Peter Seymour The History Press

Roger Smith 10 .04.2011