COPIES of the new Bournemouth Air Festival book and the festival brochure are set to fly off the shelves in the lead-up to this year’s event.

With just five days to go until the action descends on to Bournemouth Seafront, from August 29 to September 1, the Daily Echo’s Bournemouth Air Festival: A Photographic Celebration of the First Five Years is sure to be a hit.

The 176-page hardback book, which can be purchased for £15.95 per copy, sponsored by Castle Cameras, features a year-by-year account of what many residents see as a highlight in the Bournemouth calendar.

Meanwhile the 72-page colour brochure, also produced by the Daily Echo, in conjunction with Bournemouth Tourism, offers a superb account of each of the four days of events for 2013.

You will also find an in-depth guide into each of the aircraft set to fly, with technical specifications and fact files, for air enthusiasts, and special Meet the Pilot profiles.

Plus, there is a fantastic table of family-fun events for in-between flying times, from live music and Punch and Judy shows, to fun fairs and action-packed displays.

Bournemouth Air Festival: A Photographic Celebration of the First Five Years can be purchased from a range of stockists including the Daily Echo offices, and a number of booksellers.

Alternatively, go to bournemouthecho.co.uk/book or call 01305 8309245 to place an order by phone, costing £15.95 per book (plus £5.85 postage).

The official Bournemouth Air Festival souvenir brochure is priced at £6, including a wristband, and the chance to win some money-can’t-buy prizes, with our special golden ticket giveaway.

It can be bought from the Daily Echo offices and the Tourist Information Centre, on Westover Road, among a number of other stockists.

For all the Bournemouth Air Festival coverage, go to bournemouthecho.co.uk