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It had to happen one day but I’ve run out of new items to add to the aviation adverts database – I expect to find some more in due course. Still 92,500 items isn`t too shabby. I’m still working on … Continue reading →

As advertised I’ve just uploaded the latest database update for years 1954 to 1968.  There were 460 new entries which takes the total 92,057. This is quite pleasing as it’s becoming increasingly difficult to source ‘new’ examples. For some reason … Continue reading →

Short ands sweet this time… the last four weeks have been spent almost exclusively  catching up with some of the long outstanding compilations, namely BAC, Sopwith Hawker, English Electric and Hunting/Percival. For details visit Lulu publishers Next in the queue … Continue reading →

For once I’ve stuck to my planned schedule and work on the Hawker / Hawker Siddeley compilation is progressing well and due for publication by the end of the month. In fact I took the opportunity to complete both Percival … Continue reading →

November can best be described as a consolidation period… I’ve emptied a multitude of ‘year’ folders of yet to be added adverts. About 700 I think, mainly from the 1960s to the 1980s, and updated a number of pages in … Continue reading →

Simply as a matter of interest I should mention that I have added the 90,000th item to the database today. The next update will be around the 7th November when I’ve added the remaining outstanding items from the current list. … Continue reading →

The last of the 1917-1919 ads have been uploaded and this major ‘all years’ update is now complete. By 1919 the industry was coming to terms with the loss of production as war contracts were terminated. Furthermore the economy was … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago I acquired 3 large boxes of aviation magazines from a friend who was looking to ‘clear some space.’ I’ve finally found the time to look at them and put them into some semblance of order … Continue reading →

The July effort is best summarised as hard work for meagre returns.  In fact it’s a task I’ve been putting off for too long as the source material rarely yields anything new and what there is can only be scanned … Continue reading →

June 2020 update I’ve just updated the database with around 250 new items from 1915. As well as correcting a number of typos I’m progressively adding location information to company fields. It’s unfortunate that UK Post Codes as we now … Continue reading →