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I promised I'd do one on this area, so I'll make a start :big_grin:

British Aircraft Carriers Reference List

British Carrier Aviation : The Evolution of the Ships and their Aircraft by Norman Friedman
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Aircraft Carriers of the Royal & Commonwealth Navies: The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia from WW1 to the Present by Commander David Hobbs, MBE, RN
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Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present. An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Roger Chesneau
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Royal Navy Escort Carriers by Cdr David Hobbs MBE RN
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British Aircraft Carriers By W.D.G. Blundell
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(sorry mine doesn't have the dustcover!)
Allied Escort Carriers of World War Two in Action by Kenneth Poolman
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Fleet Air Arm by Lt. Cmdr. Paul Kemp RN
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Fleet Air Arm At War by Ray Sturtivant
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The Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 by David Wragg
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Eagle's War: The War Diary of an Aircraft Carrier by Peter C. Smith
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The British Aircraft Carrier by Paul Beaver
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Modern Combat Ships 2 : Invincible Class by Paul Beaver
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Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers 1945-1990 by Leo Marriott
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The Fleet Air Arm In Focus Part 1 by Cds. D.A. Hobbs RN
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The Fleet Air Arm In Focus Part 2 by David Hobbs
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Carrier Operations in World War 2 Vol1: The Royal Navy by J.D. Brown
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Carrier Operations in World War 2 Vol2 The Pacific Navies by David Brown
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WW2 Fact Files : Aircraft Carriers by David Brown
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British Battleships & Aircraft Carriers Navies of the Second World War Series by Henry Trevor Lenton.
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Fortunes of War : Ark Royal : The courageous story of one the best-loved and best-fought ships to fly the White Ensign by Kenneth Poolman
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The Fleet Air Arm In Camera 1912-1996 by Roger Hayward
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Fleet Air Arm British Carrier Aviation, 1939-1945 by Ron Mackay
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The Rise and Fall of the Aircraft Carrier by Bernard Ireland
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Aircraft Carriers : Cutaway Illustrations, Performance Specifications and Mission Reports by David Jordan
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Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History by Richard Humble
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Warships Illustrated No. 8 - The World's Aircraft Carriers 1914-1945 by Roger Chesneau
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Warships Fotofax : Escort Carriers of World War Two by Kenneth Poolman
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Vintage Aviation Fotofax : Fleet Air Arm 1920-1939 by Ray Sturtivant
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Jane's Naval Air Power The Complete History From 1914 To The Present Day by Bernard Ireland
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Wings of the Navy, Pilot Press 1980 By Eric Brown.

The Carrier Glorious, Leo Cooper, 1986. By John Winton.
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Ark Royal, Bodley Head, 1942. By Herbert Russell.

Escort Carrier, Hutchinson, n/d (1940s) By John, Moore.
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Ark Royal: The Life of an Aircraft Carrier At War 1939-1941 Rupert Hart–Davis, (1957) By William Jameson.
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Send her Victorious, William Kimber, 1971. By Michael Apps.
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The Forgotten Fleet, Michael Joseph, 1969 By John Winton.
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Illustrious, William Kimber, 1955. By Kenneth Poolman
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H.M.S. Glory, Parapress Ltd, 1996 By Peter Barrett.
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Task Force 57, William Kimber, 1969. By Peter C. Smith.
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Sakishima and back, Charity books, 1988 By Stuart Eadon.
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‘Wardroom Officers’ A Formidable Commission, Seeley Service, n/d (1950s).
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Air Power and the Royal Navy 1914-45, Jane’s Publishing, 1979. By Geoffrey Till.
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Ark Royal: The Admiralty account of her achievement, HMSO, 1942.
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Fleet Air Arm: The Admiralty account of naval air operations, HMSO, 1943.
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The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm, Air Britain, 1984 By Ray Sturtivant and Theo Balance.

The Fleet Air Arm Aircraft, Units and Ships 1920-1939, Air Britain, 1988 By Ray Sturtivant with Dick Cronin.

Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939-45, Air Britain, 1995 By Ray Sturtivant with Mick Burrow.

Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946, Air-Britain 2004 By Ray Sturtivant with Mick Burrow and Lee Howard

Royal Navy Aircraft, Serials and Units, 1911-1919, Air Britain, 1992 by Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page.

Royal Navy Shipboard Aircraft Developments 1912-31, Air Britain, 1990 By Dick Cronin.
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Flying Marines: A Record of Royal Marine aviators who flew fixed-wing aircraft for the Royal Navy Air Service and Fleet Air Arm, self published, 1980 by A.E. Marsh.

Britain’s Fleet Air Arm in World War II, Schiffer publishing, 2005 By Ron, Mackay.

Pictorial History of the Fleet Air Arm, Ian Allan, 1973 by John Rawlings.

Find, Fix and Strike: The Fleet Air Arm at War 1939-1945, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1980 by John Winton.


Carrier Air Groups: HMS Eagle, Hylton Lacy Publications, 1972 By David Brown.
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Escort Carrier 1941-45, Ian Allan 1972 By Kenneth Poolman.
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Escort Carrier: HMS Vindex at War, Leo Cooper, 1983 By Kenneth Poolman.

British Naval Aviation 1917-1990, Arms and Armour, 1982 By Ray Sturtivant
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The Hermes Adventure by Rex Morgan
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Books Produced by Neil McCart under Fan Publications

HMS Albion 1944-1973 The Old Grey Ghost by Neil McCart
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Three Ark Royals 1938-1999 by Neil McCart
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HMS Centaur 1943-1972 by Neil McCart
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The Colossus-Class Aircraft Carriers 1944-1972 by Neil McCart
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HMS Eagle 1942-1978 by Neil McCart
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HMS Glory 1945-1961 by Neil McCart
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HMS Hermes 1923 & 1959 by Neil McCart
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The Illustrious & Implacable Classes of Aircraft Carrier 1940-1969 by Neil McCart
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HMS Victorious 1937-1969 by Neil McCart
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Harrier Carriers Vol1 HMS Invincible by Neil McCart
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Books Produced by Conway under their Anatomy of the Ship Seires

The Aircraft Carrier Victorious by Ross Watton
http://www.widdo.net/laurence/b35.JPG
The Escort Carrier Gambier Bay by Al Ross
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(I know this is USN but it will help anyone to make a RN version of a Casablanca Escort Carrier also)

Profiles and Miscellaneous

Warship Profile 10 HMS Illustrious 1939-1956 Technical History
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Warship Profile 11 HMS Illustrious 1939-1956 Operational History
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Warship Profile 23 : HMS Furious/Aircraft Carrier 1917-1948 Part 1: the First Eight Years by Commander C.A. Jenkins, OBE, RN.
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Warship Profile 24 : HMS Furious/Aircraft Carrier 1917-1948 Part 2: 1925-1948 by Commander C.A. Jenkins, OBE, RN.
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Warship Profile 35 : HMS Eagle by David Brown
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Naval Aircraft 1914-1939 Purnell's Special
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Naval Aircraft 1939-1945 Purnell's Special
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Morskaya Kolektsia 4/2001 HMS Ark Royal
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Morza Statki I Okrety, Biblioteka Magazynu Illustrious Class
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Morza Statki I Okrety, Biblioteka Magazynu 2 : Biate Stonie HMS Courageous, Glorious, Furious. Magnum X
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The Fleet Air Arm A concise History publication for the FAA Museum
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War Machine Magazine Issue 57 : British Aircraft Carriers
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I'll keep adding more as I find time to hunt through the library.....


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DE-STRO-YERS! DE-STRO-YERS! DE-STRO-YERS1 please


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All in good time dear fellow! :cool_2:

Cruisers and Destroyers will be the next 2 lists.

I wanted to do RN Carriers first as I said I would and I thought there wasnt that much then I found more than I had bargained for on RN carriers on the shelves!!! :lol_1: :lol_1: :lol_1:


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Laurence

I have a Harback book "Allied Escort Carriers of World War Two in Action" by Kenneth Poolman. It was published by the Blanford Press in 1988 ISBN 0-7137-1221-X.

Do I actually have a book on my shelf that Lozza does'nt have :lol_3:

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Nice one Lozza :thumbs_up_1:

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Terryn wrote:
Laurence

I have a Harback book "Allied Escort Carriers of World War Two in Action" by Kenneth Poolman. It was published by the Blanford Press in 1988 ISBN 0-7137-1221-X.

Do I actually have a book on my shelf that Lozza does'nt have :lol_3:

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Yes Terry you do, though I'm familar with the Poolman book.

A picture please and I'll add it to the list.

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A few more added above


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Laurence,

Here's a few more for your list:

Brown, Eric, Wings of the Navy, Pilot Press 1980
Winton, John, The Carrier Glorious, Leo Cooper, 1986.
Russell, Herbert, Ark Royal, Bodley Head, 1942.
Moore, John, Escort Carrier, Hutchinson, n/d (1940s)
Jameson, William, Ark Royal, Rupert Hart–Davis, 1957.
Apps, Michael, Send her Victorious, William Kimber, 1971.
Winton, John, The Forgotten Fleet, Michael Joseph, 1969.
Poolman, Kenneth, Illustrious, William Kimber, 1955.
Barrett, Peter, H.M.S. Glory, Parapress Ltd, 1996.
Smith, Peter, Task Force 57, William Kimber, 1969.
Eadon, Stuart, Sakishima and back, Charity books, 1988.
‘Wardroom Officers’ A Formidable Commission, Seeley Service, n/d (1950s).
Till, Geoffrey, Air Power and the Royal Navy 1914-45, Jane’s Publishing, 1979.
Ark Royal: The Admiralty account of her achievement, HMSO, 1942.
Fleet Air Arm: The Admiralty account of naval air operations, HMSO, 1943.
Lansdown, John, With the Carriers in Korea, Crecy Publishing, 1997
Sturtivant, Ray and Balance, Theo, The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm, Air Britain, 1984
Sturtivant, Ray with Cronin, Dick, The Fleet Air Arm Aircraft, Units and Ships 1920-1939, Air Britain, 1988
Sturtivant, Ray with Mick Burrow, Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939-45, Air Britain, 1995
Sturtivant, Ray with Mick Burrow and Lee Howard, Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946, Air-Britain 2004
Sturtivant, Ray and Gordon Page, Royal Navy Aircraft, Serials and Units, 1911-1919, Air Britain, 1992
Cronin, Dick, Royal Navy Shipboard Aircraft Developments 1912-31, Air Britain, 1990
Marsh, A.E., Flying Marines: A Record of Royal Marine aviators who flew fixed-wing aircraft for the Royal Navy Air Service and Fleet Air Arm, self published, 1980
Mackay, Ron, Britain’s Fleet Air Arm in World War II, Schiffer publishing, 2005
Rawlings, John, Pictorial History of the Fleet Air Arm, Ian Allan, 1973
Winton, John, Find, Fix and Strike: The Fleet Air Arm at War 1939-1945, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1980


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Bloomin Hell Ian, finally someone actually bothers to help me add some more!

You have jogged my memory on a few that I have but forgot to scan in and add.

Can you provide some pictures for these please? To ....

I can then add them into the list.

You obviously have a lot more RN carrier books than me, then again I'm more a CL, DD and BB/BC man, with carrier stuff coming after those. :thumbs_up_1:

What annoys me so much is there is no definative book on RN carriers with plans in the Burt, Raven & Roberts mould.

Oh well perhaps one area I may have to remedy in the years ahead :surfer:


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Laurence,

On WW2 I forgot:

Brown, David Carrier Air Groups: HMS Eagle, Hylton Lacy Publications, 1972
Poolman, Kenneth, Escort Carrier 1941-45, Ian Allan 1972
Poolman, Kenneth, Escort Carrier: HMS Vindex at War, Leo Cooper, 1983
Sturtivant, Ray British Naval Aviation, Arms and Armour, 1982
Morgan, Rex, The Hermes Adventure, Runciman press, 1985

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Thanks again Ian, any chance of photos?


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A few more photo's added, this list is turning almost into the size of the RN Battleship/Battlecruiser one! :cool_1:


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