Duke Hawkins

We are currently working on the 40th book in our Duke Hawkins series. Considering that we started just a few years ago, this 40th book represents how passionate we are about aviation history. It has been an adventure so far and one that we hope will continue for a long time! With this new book, we have totalled over 5,200 pages of reference material for the aircraft enthusiast and scale modeler !

DH-040 is a 140 page book on the English Electric Lightning, the last British-built supersonic interceptor. A jet flown by only the 1% best fighter pilots at its time, the Lightning is an icon. It was the only aircraft that was able to intercept Concorde during a test flight in April of 1985. Considering that the passenger jet flew at a speed of Mach 2.2 and an altitude of 57,000 feet, it was quite an accomplishment. Even more so when you know that many other jets tried the same and failed: legendary aircraft such as the F-104 Starfighter, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, Mirage III and F-16 Fighting Falcon.

This book is filled with action ànd detail, from fuselage, cockpit, landing gear, wings and tail section. An extensive maintenance section is included, of course. This book will be available as of May 15 2025. Order it now from your prefered book- or hobby shop.

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