''Janes All the World's Aircraft'' (formerly Jane's) is an
aviation
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annual publication
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founded by
John Frederick Thomas Jane 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 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, 1916–1936
* C. G. Grey with Leonard Bridgman, 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
Janes Information Services