William Green (author)
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William Green is one of the most internationally respected and published aviation
and military
author
s. Following service with Britain's Royal Air Force
, where he wrote for Air Training Corps Gazette (later to be become Air Pictorial
).
Green was Technical Director to the RAF Flying Review, then Editorial Director when it became Flying Review International. In 1971 he and Gordon Swanborough jointly created the monthly Air International
, of which he remained Managing Editor until late 1990.
Green edited numerous editions of Observers book of Aircraft
and spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. His work Warplanes of the Third Reich is seen as a classic aviation publication. Along with Gordon Swanborough, he wrote several books for Salamander Books including The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Worlds Commercial Aircraft, Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters and Flying Colours.
Aviation
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and military
Military
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author
Author
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s. Following service with Britain's Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, where he wrote for Air Training Corps Gazette (later to be become Air Pictorial
Air Pictorial
Air Pictorial was a British aviation magazine covering defence aerospace and civil aviation topics. By 2002 when the magazine was assimilated into Aviation News, Air Pictorial comprised 64 volumes containing 620 issues between them...
).
Green was Technical Director to the RAF Flying Review, then Editorial Director when it became Flying Review International. In 1971 he and Gordon Swanborough jointly created the monthly Air International
Air International
AIR International is a British aviation magazine covering current defence aerospace and civil aviation topics. It has been in publication since 1971 and is currently published by Key Publishing Ltd....
, of which he remained Managing Editor until late 1990.
Green edited numerous editions of Observers book of Aircraft
Observer's Books
The Observer's Books were a series of small, pocket-sized books, published by Frederick Warne & Co in the United Kingdom from 1937 to 2003. They covered a variety of topics including hobbies, art, history and wildlife. The aim of these books was to interest the observer and they have also been...
and spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. His work Warplanes of the Third Reich is seen as a classic aviation publication. Along with Gordon Swanborough, he wrote several books for Salamander Books including The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Worlds Commercial Aircraft, Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters and Flying Colours.