Aircraft of World War 2

The definitive visual history of key World War Two aircraft

A visually stunning, accessible, and fascinating account of 50 key aircraft from World War Two, illustrated by the outstanding photograph archive of the Imperial War Museum.

Kieran Whitworth has been the Book Buyer at Imperial War Museums for over 20 years, during which time he has developed his passion for military history. His first book, The Ultimate World War Two Quiz book, was published in September 2017 and his second, The Churchill Quiz Book, was published in April 2020.

Since its foundation in 1917 IWM has been building its collections in order to illustrate and record all aspects of conflict in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. IWM’s collection covers all aspects of conflict involving Britain, its former Empire and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It also includes a range of media, from art, film and photographs to printed materials, documents and sound.