''Jane's All the World's Aircraft'' (now stylized Janes) is an
aviation
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annual publication
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founded by
John Frederick Thomas Jane
John Fredrick Thomas Jane (6 August 1865 – 8 March 1916) was the founding editor of reference books on warships ('' All the World's Fighting Ships'') and aircraft ('' All the World's Airships'') and the namesake of what would become Jane's Inf ...
in 1909. Long issued by Sampson Low, Marston in Britain (with various publishers in the U.S.), it has been published by
Janes Information Services
Jane's Information Group, now styled Janes, is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military, national security, aerospace and transport topics, whose name derives from British author Fred T. Jane.
History
Jane's Informat ...
since 1989/90.
The first volume's title referred to "airships" while all since have referenced "aircraft". After World War I, the format of the book shifted from an oblong ("landscape") format to the present "portrait" orientation. With the 1993/94 edition, the book was divided into two volumes that continue to appear annually. The main volume focuses on aircraft in production while the second book describes older aircraft and upgrades, both military and civil. While 2009 was the centennial year of ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft'', 2013 marked the 100th edition—the disparity due to disruptions (chiefly with volumes covering two years) during the two World Wars. Starting in 1969, Arco (New York) issued the following six volumes in facsimile editions: 1909, 1913, 1919, 1938, 1944-45, and 1950-51.
Editors
* Fred T. Jane (founding editor), 1909–1915
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C. G. Grey
Charles Grey Grey, or C G as he was known (13 November 1875 – 9 December 1953), was the founding editor of the British weekly ''The Aeroplane'' and the second editor of ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft''. Among many honors, he became an honora ...
, 1916–1936
* C. G. Grey with Leonard Bridgeman, 1937
* Leonard Bridgman, 1938–1958
* John W. R. Taylor, 1959–1990
* Mark Lambert, 1991–1994
* Paul Jackson, 1995–2019
* John Sneller, 2020–present
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References
* Brooks, Richard. '' Fred T. Jane: An Eccentric Visionary.'' Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group, 1997.
External links
*{{Cite news, first=Nick, last=Ravo, date=December 26, 1999, title=John Taylor, 77, Top Editor for 'Jane's All the World's Aircraft', url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/26/world/john-taylor-77-top-editor-for-jane-s-all-the-world-s-aircraft.html, department=Obituaries, work=
The New York Times
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Aviation books
Publications established in 1909