William Green (1927 – 2 January 2010) was an

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and

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. During service with the

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, he wrote for the '' Air Training Corps Gazette'', later to become ''

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''. Green was technical director to the ''

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'', then editorial director when it became ''Flying Review International''. In 1971 he and

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jointly created the monthly '' Air International'', of which he remained managing editor until late 1990.''Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters'' By Mike Spick, William Green, Gordon Swanborough, 2001 Green edited numerous editions of '' Observer's 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, including ''The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Worlds Commercial Aircraft'', ''Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters'', ''The Complete Book of Fighters'' and ''Flying Colours''.

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List of books and magazine articles by William Green
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, William 1927 births Aviation writers British military writers Royal Air Force personnel of World War II 2010 deaths