Air Vanguard Books in Order
Air Vanguard contains 22 books, published between 1911 and 2016. The first book is Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (1911) and the newest is USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1911–2016
- Pages on record
- 64 in 1 of 22 books
Air Vanguard is a military aviation line, with military airplanes, the Second World War, German aerial operations and the Stuka dive bomber among its subjects. All 22 catalogued volumes carry a credit other than a listed series author: Peter E. Davies on 4, Paul F. Crickmore and Martyn Chorlton on 3 each, James F. Miller, Alexander Mladenov and James D'Angina on 2 each, and Richard Chasemore on 1. Each title names an aircraft type, among them Sopwith Camel, Curtiss P-40, Hawker Hurricane Mk I-V, Albatros D.I-D.II and Republic F-105 Thunderchief, all dated 2012 or 2013. USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (2016) is the most recent, and the median volume is 64 pages.
How many Air Vanguard books are there?
Air Vanguard has 22 books, released between 1911 and 2016.
Air Vanguard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Air Vanguard books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird1911 · confirmed 1/41911–1/4
- 2General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 3Republic F-105 Thunderchief2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 4Allison-Engined P-51 Mustang2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 5Sopwith Camel2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 6Hawker Hurricane Mk I–V2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 7USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 8Albatros D.I–D.II2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 9Curtiss P-402013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 10Martin B-26 Marauder2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 11Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 12Junkers Ju 87 Stuka2014 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42014641/4
- 13Lockheed A-122014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 14Albatros D.III2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 15Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-212014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 16Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 17Vought F4U Corsair2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 18Messerschmitt Bf 109 A–D series2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 19Mitsubishi A6M Zero2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 20Avro Lancaster2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 21Messerschmitt Bf 109 E–F series2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 22USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
Where to start with Air Vanguard
Start with Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (1911), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Air Vanguard book?
USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (2016) is the newest Air Vanguard book released so far.
Is there a new Air Vanguard book coming?
No next Air Vanguard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Air Vanguard at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Air Vanguard title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Air Vanguard books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 64 pages across the 1 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 64 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Air Vanguard books, 20 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 22 titles, 4 are credited to Peter E. Davies, 3 to Paul F. Crickmore, 3 to Martyn Chorlton and 2 to James F. Miller. A further 9 writers are credited.
What the Air Vanguard books are about
1 of the 22 Air Vanguard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Airplanes, military 1 of 1 books
- German Aerial operations 1 of 1 books
- History 1 of 1 books
- Stuka (bombers) 1 of 1 books
- Stuka (Dive bomber) 1 of 1 books
- World War, 1939-1945 1 of 1 books