Faded Glory: Airline Colour Schemes of the Past

By John Kennedy Morton

Book Overview

A dynamic collection of color photographs of commercial airliners from around the world, from 1970 through today. Many of the airliners featured have departed the aviation scene while those remaining have since adopted new color schemes.

Each photograph is accompanied by a descriptive account of the featured airline and its history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853100889
• ISBN13: 9781853100888
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Faded, but Not Forgotten

Faded Glory will appeal to aviation enthusiasts looking for pictures of airliners in schemes of the 1970s and 1980s. What makes this book worthwhile is that the author has included numerous pictures of small and obscure airlines, such as Simbair, Air Caribbean, and Arista International. Also noteworthy is that practically all of the airlines depicted have either folded or were merged with larger carriers. Had this book been published a few years later, I am sure Pan Am and Eastern would have been included as well.Most of the pictures are of decent quality, though a few do spread onto two pages. For each picture, Mr. Morton also includes an annotation of the history of the airline, though only basic information on the aircraft itself.All in all, as an airliner buff, I enjoy looking at the pictures and find the book to be highly worthwhile.