BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival has been thrilling the summer crowds for five years.

To mark the occasion, the Daily Echo is publishing a book filled with stunning pictures of the action.

Bournemouth Air Festival: A Photographic Celebration of the First Five Years is a 178-page hardback featuring shots by our award-winning photographers.

It covers the festival from 2008 to 2012 and includes shots of all the aircraft in the annual event.

The book, which retails at £15.95, will be published on August 19, and you can pre-order it in any of three ways:

  • Visit bournemouthecho.co.uk/books and follow the links from there.
  • Call the subscriptions department on 01305 830924 to order by credit or debit card.
  • Complete the form appearing regularly in the paper and send a cheque for £21.80 (including £5.85 postage).

It will make the perfect companion to the festival’s memorable fifth year.