Bill Gunston
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Bill Gunston Salamander Books.
Early life
Born William Tudor Gunston in London on 1 March 1927,[3] Gunston was educated at Pinner County Grammar School.[2] In his spare time, he was Flight Sergeant in the school Air Training Corps squadron and, for several months, the London Philharmonic Orchestra's librarian.[citation needed]
Royal Air Force
Gunston joined the Royal Air Force in 1945 and went to
North American Harvard.[4] He later flew the de Havilland Vampire F3 a single-seat jet fighter before he left the RAF in 1948.[4]
Author and editor
Gunston attended the Northampton Engineering College until 1951Jane's All the World's Aircraft, editing the 2015/16 edition.[5] He was editor of Jane's Aero-Engines from 1995 to 2007.[6]
Family life and death
Gunston married Margaret who had been his secretary and they had two daughters. [4] He died on 1 June 2013.[4]
Honours and awards
- 1 January 1996, Bill Gunston was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to aviation journalism.[7]
Books
- Plane Speaking, Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1991 ISBN 1-85260-166-3
- Mikoyan MiG-21, Osprey, 1986 ISBN 0-85045-652-5
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Modern Military Aircraft ISBN 978-0-86101-010-3
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Rockets and Missiles ISBN 0-8317-7415-0
- Modern Air Combat, 1988 ISBN 978-0517412657
- Soviet Air Power
- The US War Machine
- Submarines in Colour, Blandford Colour Series. Blandford, 1976 ISBN 0-7137-0780-1
- Hitler's Luftwaffe: A Pictorial history and technical encyclopedia of Hitler's air power in World War II, London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1977. ISBN 978-0517224779
- Modern Fighting Aircraft ISBN 0-86101-158-9
- The Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II ISBN 0-7603-0722-9
- Fighter! A Pictorial History of International Fighter Aircraft, Bristol: Parragon, 1997. ISBN 0-75252-608-1.
- Fighters of the Fifties, Specialty Press, 1981 ISBN 0-933424-32-9
- Early Supersonic Fighters of the West London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1973. ISBN 0-7110-0636-9.
- Bombers of the West. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1973. ISBN 0-7110-0456-0.
- The Encyclopedia of the World's Combat Aircraft. New York: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1976. ISBN 0-89009-054-8.
- The Encyclopedia of the World's Airpower. Consultant Editor. New York, New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. ISBN 0-517-53754-0
- Faster Than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight. London: Haynes, 1992. ISBN 1-85260-317-8.
- Attack Aircraft of the West London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1974. ISBN 0-7110-0523-0.
- An Illustrated Guide to Allied Fighters of World War II. London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1981. ISBN 0-668-05228-7.
- An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters, London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1981. ISBN 0-86101-110-4.
- An Illustrated Guide to the Israeli Air Force, London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1982. ISBN 0-86101-140-6.
- An Illustrated Guide to Future Fighters and Combat Aircraft, London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1984. ISBN 0-86101-163-5.
- An Illustrated Guide to Modern Fighters and Attack Aircraft, Prentice Hall Direct, 1987. ISBN 013451162X.
- An Illustrated Guide to Modern Bombers, London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1988. ISBN 0134532686.
- Stealth Warplanes, Osprey Combat Aircraft Series, 1988. ISBN 0-85045-830-7.
- Grumman Sixty Years Of Excellence Crown; 1st USA edition, 1988. ISBN 0517567962.
- —— (1986). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0-85059-717-X.
- —— (1993). World Encyclopaedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-55750-939-5.
- —— (1995). The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-618-3.
- —— (1998). Fedden – the life of ISBN 1-872922-13-9. Historical Series, Nº26.
- Development of Piston Aero Engines, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1993, ISBN 978-1-85260-619-0
See also
Notes
- ^ "Bill Gunston, Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ a b Gething, Michael (9 June 2013). "Obituary: Bill Gunston OBE, FRAeS". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Biography in Context. Web. 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gething, Michael J (August 2013). "Obituaries - William Tudor Gunston". Aero Space. Vol. 40, no. 8. Royal Aeronautical Society.
- ISBN 978-0-7106-3135-0.
- ^ Editorial Team Janes Aero-Engines Archived 17 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 54255". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1995. p. 11.
References
External links
- "The Supersonic Turbojet" a 1956 Flight article by Bill Gunston
- Search OBE at London Gazette
- OBE History
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