A website and publishing company dedicated to accurate and informed histories on Canada’s military aircraft.
Drawing upon official and archival information, aircraft operation and technical manuals and extensive personal collections, these publications provides accurate and comprehensive coverage for Canadian military aircraft, so often ignored in other materials. Before you go, also please check out our resource pages where you will find further detailed and accurate information on Canada’s military aircraft. Also please visit and like us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=kestrel%20publications
Courtesy of the Royal Canadian Air Force - Download for free our latest book in PDF format:
Aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force - A Centennial History 1924 - 2024
Download a PDF format version of our 2026 catalogue here:
Kestrel Publications 2026 Catalogue
Happy Holidays from Kestrel Publications! Please Note - We'll be taking an extended holiday this season from 20 December to 20 January. Stock levels for printed books will "temporarily" go to zero for this period to avoid processing delays. Sales of digital books will continue unaffected. Stock levels for printed books will return to normal after 20 January 2026. We wish you all a Merry Christmas filled with peace and a healthy and prosperous New Year!
A NOTE FOR CUSTOMERS FROM THE UNITED STATES & OVERSEAS - For customers in the United States, unfortunately, due to tariffs applied by the USA, we have been forced to suspend all hard copy sales from our website to the United States. Canada Post has advised that its current Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) shipping services to the US (Tracked PacketTM USA, Expedited ParcelTM USA, or XpresspostTM USA) are not compliant with these latest changes. E-copy versions of our books remain unaffected. We do ship hard copy books to other countries overseas. The website is however set up for postal rates within Canada. Therefore, please contact us directly for other shipping rates & further details before ordering. Thank you.
Image Credits - Unless noted otherwise, all images on this website are courtesy of the Royal Canadian Air Force and / or the Canadian Forces
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