‎Squadron‎

‎EDWARDS, GRON‎

‎Norwegian Patrol‎

‎Shrewsbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1985. (ISBN: 0906393531) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ Tall. Hardback with dust jacket, 176 pages, illustrated. A clean copy in a sound binding, the page between the title page and the foreword has been neatly removed & previous owner has placed brackets in the margins on some pages otherwise the interior appears to be generally clean. The DJ is clean with minor shelf wear & one tiny tear to top corner. Packed well, prompt reliable dispatch. Acceptable/Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 018167 ISBN : 0906393531

‎EDWARDS, JAMES F. (STOCKY) & J.P.A. MICHEL LAVIGNE.‎

‎Kittyhawk Pilot: Wing Commander Jf Edwards.‎

‎Canada: Turner-Warwick, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919899102 308 pages plus xxiv pages of reproductions of black and white photos. Map endpapers. Signed and inscribed by both author's upon title page. Recollections of this Canadian WWII pilot. Prior owner's name atop title page otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Minor lean to spine. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy.. Good .‎

Bookseller reference : 761C9369 ISBN : 0919899102

‎Betty Squadron Leader T.V‎

‎Cross and Controversy the True Story Malta 1942‎

‎Valletta Malta: Valletta Publishing. Card Covers. ix 78pp. No date. Circa 1993. A very good plus clean tight copy of this scarce publication on the Maltese air war in World War II. The text supported by numerous photographic illustrations of the battle in Malta. No inscriptions. Light or slight shelf wear to the card covers. A very good plus copy. . Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Valletta Publishing unknown‎

‎ELLIS, KEN, ED. (KEN RIMELL, ROGER SOUPART, PETER R ARNOLD, RON CRAFER, HOWARD KANY.)‎

‎Flypast. No. 63. October 1986. (Fly Past. )‎

‎Key, Stamford, Lincs. 1986.. 72 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format - stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Contents: Ejection Underwater!; Lossiemouth Shackletons Part Two (8 Squadron and their venerable 'four-engined fighters'); KLM Air Force: Dutch national airline KLM uses former military airframes for apprentice training; Year of the Spitfire (world's surviving Spitfires); ABC at 101 (early electronic countermeasures with 101 Squadron); Vintage Gliding; The Last Starline rs (Lockheed L-1649 Starliner); My Chinese MiG-tale!; Collectair (including Schneider Trophy memorabilia); Aviation Archaeology: Digging up the Battle of Britain; Airfield, Annan; Preservation Project (Swedish restorations); Engines (BMW T u r b o j e t s ) ; Type Report (Dakotas and Chipmunks), etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very light wear at top/bottom of spine, very light rubbing on rear cover, tiny tear with crease o n re ar c ov er , mi no r browning to edges of textblock. VG.‎

Bookseller reference : 17255

‎JOHNS, W E‎

‎BIGGLES IN BORNEO: A ""BIGGLES SQUADRON"" STORY OF THE SECOND GREAT WAR" ", LONDON" PUBLISHED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ", 1943‎

‎illustrated by Stuart Tresilian ", 185 pages with black & white illustrations throughout, also a colour frontispiece" First Edition ", covers lightly soiled, edges rubbed, neat owner's name on half title page, internally clean, in good condition" ", green‎

‎Jones (I), Wing-Commander ('Taffy'):‎

‎Tiger Squadron. The Story of 74 Squadron RAF in Two World Wars‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 20 plates, neat inscription on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, backstrip moderately faded (but all lettering entirely legible), a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter age-soiled and faded with minor loss at extremities. Detailed account of one of the RAF's greatest fighter squadrons, which served with distinction at both Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. Appendices include WWI aces, and fighter pilots with more than twelve confirmed victories (to June 1941). Enser, p.377.‎

‎EULER (H)‎

‎The Dams Raid through the Lens‎

‎After the Battle, [2001] Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first photographic treatment from the German viewpoint‎

Bookseller reference : 12539

‎Kennedy (L):‎

‎Menace. The Life and Death of the Tirpitz‎

‎4to., with illustrated title and very numerous illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first account to make full use of the all-important ULTRA revelations. Law, 1677 (recording the first edition published earlier in the same year)‎

‎F.G. NANCARROW:‎

‎Glasgow's Fighter Squadron‎

‎London, Collins. 1942, First Edition. Cloth with dust jacket, 12mo. Some tears to top of spine on dustjacket and some puncture marks to cloth at the same place on spine. Foreword by Sir Patrick J. Dollan .Illustrated. An account of the activities of No 602 City of Glasgow Squadron, preceding the Battle of Britain. 96pp. Owner's name on free front endpaper, slight musty smell. Good/Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 59661

‎FARRAR-HOCKLEY, ANTHONY, GENERAL SIR. FOREWORD BY HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES.‎

‎The Army in the Air: The History of the Army Air Corps.‎

‎Alan Sutton / Army Air Corps, Stroud, 1994, first edition.. 268 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0750906170 Pictorial endpapers, b&w photographs, maps. "From military ballooning in the Sudan in the nineteenth century to helicopter assignments in the Gulf in the late twentieth, Arm y aviation has been at the forefront of Britain's military operations. Here, for the first time, the remarkable story of the Army Air Corps is compellingly told..The British Army was first involved in airborne operations as early as the 1 8 8 0 s , w h en it established a Balloon Section in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Subsequently, it was among the first armies in the world to recognize the military implications of the invention of the aeroplane and, following the success of t h e Ai r Ba tt al i on , which replaced the Balloon Section in 1911, a handful of enthusiasts emerged to form the Royal Flying Corps. The Army returned to the air once more with the outbreak of the Second World War, making a unique contribution to gr ou nd op era tio ns th rou gh aerial observation for artillery and by providing glider pilots for British airborne forces. Soldier pilots were retained after the war for target spotting and liaison work, and when helicopters arrived, the Army i nsi ste d o n o pera ting th ose eng age d in the warp and weft of land battle, reviving its own Army Air Corps to this end. 'The Army in the Air' tells the fascinating story of those spirited and skilled individuals who lie behind the distinguis hed hist ory of t he Ar my Ai r Co rps, from the early military balloonists of the Victorian age to the efficient fighting force of today - and tomorrow." Very light cigarette odor, three tiny corner bumps, minor rubbing on botom edge of boards. Du st ja cket has very l ight w rinkl ing a t top/ botto m of spine and flsp-folds, very light rubbing, minor wear at bottom of spine. Very Good/Very Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 18728

‎FERRIS, J.H.‎

‎The Long Hard Beat. A History of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron.‎

‎First Edition; 8vo; pp. 239; illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations, appendices, original cloth, dustjacket, a fine copy. Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, 1990.‎

Bookseller reference : 40489

‎FLIGHT LIEUTENANT T.W JONES‎

‎Aim Sure‎

‎Privately Published By T WJones. 1990. 8vo. 75 years of XV bomber squadron. Minor wear to dustjacket extremities, closed tear to the front top of spine. 101pp. Good/Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 050298

‎FOSTER, RONALD H., DFC, CDG,‎

‎FOCUS ON EUROPE : a Photo Reconnaisance Mosquito pilot at war, 1943-45.‎

‎Crowood Press, Marlborough, 2004, 1st edn., 207pp, half tone frontis port.., 16pp half tone photo ills., in text line drawings and facsimile ills. of documents, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo montage dustwrapper, the experiences of the New Zealand pilot with the RAF Photo Reconnaisance Unit based at Benson with 544 Squadron, flying sixty-nine operational sorties in Mosquitoes, fine in a fine dustwrapper,‎

Bookseller reference : 32951

‎FRANCIS L HAWKS‎

‎Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan: Narrative of the Expedition Squadron to the China Seas and Japannd‎

‎London, Nonsuch. 2005, 2nd. Soft Back, 8vo. The official report of the expedition to Japan. 512 pp. Very Good/Very Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 048106

‎FRANKS, NORMAN.‎

‎Buck Mcnair: Canadian Spitfire Ace. The Story of Group Captain R W Mcnair Dso, Dfc & 2 Bars, Ld'h, Cdg, Rcaf.‎

‎Grub Street, London, 2001.. 179 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1902304748 B&w photographs, profiles. "Robert 'Buck' McNair came from Nova Scotia, the second of three sons born of a mix of Scottish and German parents. As a young man he became int erested in flight, and was lucky enough to be able to fly floatplanes off the Canadian lakes. When war came, he went through flight training in Canada, sailed to England, and in the summer of 1941 found himself in the newly formed 411 Squ a r d r o n R C A F. Eventually this unit began flying sweeps over Northern France and he saw his first combat actions during that autumn. An aggressive fighter pilot, he was chosen by his Canadian CO to accompany him to the besieged island of Ma lt a in t he s p ri ng o f 1942, to coincide with the arrival on that island of the first Spitfires.." McNair went on to win three DFCs and a DSO among other awards and although he was twice wounded, his score of victories reached 16, "with ot her s pro bab ly des tr oye d a nd damaged. This is a remarkable story of courage and heroism by one of the Second World War's top-scoring fighter pilots who inspired his men and fellow pilots in actions above the skies of France and Malta, and who , de sp ite bein g a lmos t b lind in one eye, continued to lead and spur his men onto greater actions." One very tiny corner bump to front board. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear/wrinkling, minor rubbing. NF/NF.‎

Bookseller reference : 17370

‎FREDERICK E. SMITH‎

‎633 Squadron‎

‎London England, Corgi, 1976. Reprint, Binding: Softcover, Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾ tall 0552081698 Paperback Vesuvius. This was the mission on which the success of Operation Overlord - the invasion of Europe - depended. The chosen squadron was No 633 whose pilots flew with skill and daring. Their target was a fjord in Norway, where the Germans were known to be developing something so secret, that not even the crews of the Mosquitoes which were to fly on the mission could be told about it. They knew it was a dangerous mission, but they could not know just how dangerous it would turn out to be.Some foxing to end pages.‎

Bookseller reference : 016008

‎Bolitho Hector Squadron Leader R.A.F.V.R.‎

‎Command Performance: The Authentic Story of the Last Battle of Coastal Command R.A.F‎

‎New York: Howell Soskin Publishers. Very Good. 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. No dustjacket. Tight binding clean pages. A touch of very light shelf wear otherwise an excellent copy. No previous owner's inscriptions. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 262 pages . Howell Soskin Publishers hardcover‎

‎FREDETTE, RAYMOND H. INTRODUCTION BY TOM D. CROUCH. FOREWORD BY HANSON W. BALDWIN. AFTERWORD BY MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE SIR JOHN SLESSOR.‎

‎The Sky on Fire: The First Battle of Britain 1917-1918 and the Birth of the Royal Air Force.‎

‎Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. 1991, reprint.. 289 pp, 9" H, soft cover. ISBN 1560980168 B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "World War I in the air is popularly recalled as a romance of dawn patrols and chivalrous duels between Spads and Fokkers over the Western Front. All but forgotten a re the day and night raids German airmen carried out against England with large bombers during 1917-1918. Based on firsthand accounts from British and German sources, (this book) explores all aspects of the first systematic strategic air cam p a i g n i n history, including the impact it had on the strategy and conduct of World War II. The daring airmen who pioneered this new mode of warfare flew twin-engined Gotha and Giant bombers. Their raids on London spurred the British to creat e th e Ro ya l A ir Force, the world's first independent air service, and the London Air Defense Area. Except for some technological refinements, notably radar, it was essentially the same air defense system that was to serve Britain so well in Wo rl dWa r II. " In ter ior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, very light rubbing with a few tiny scuffs, soft corner creases on front cover, minor soiling. Very Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 23934

‎FREEMAN, ROGER A. SERIES EDITOR: TONY HOLMES.‎

‎56th Fighter Group. Osprey Aviation Elite 2.‎

‎Osprey, Oxford, 2000, first edition.. 128 pp, 9 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 1841760471 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and 16 pages of colour profiles/unit heraldry. "One of the first Thunderbolt groups to see action in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO) with the US Arm y Air Forces, the 56th Fighter Group (FG) was also the only fighter unit within the Eighth Air Force to remain equipped with the mighty P-47 until war's end. Led by the inspirational 'Hub' Zemke, this group was responsible for devising many o f t h e bomber escort tactics employed by VIII Fighter Command between 1943-45. By VE-Day the 56th FG had shot down 100 more enemy aircraft than any other group in the Eighth Air Force, its pilots being credited with 677 kills during 447 missions . Th e gr o up produced the ETO's two leading aces in Francis Gabreski and Robert Johnson. The exploits of these men, and numerous others, are featured in this volume." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean a nd br igh t. Fine.‎

Bookseller reference : 24421

‎LEWIS (P).:‎

‎Squadron Histories. RFC., RNAS and RAF 1912-1959‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with 8 coloured plates of fighter squadron markings; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. This valuable reference includes aircraft specifications, squadron titles, Cranwell sword list and squadron code lettering.‎

‎LIX‎

‎FRANCE GRAVURE ACIER IMPRIMEE SUR PAPIER REPRESENTANT EXPOSITION HIPPIQUE DU PALAIS DE L'INDUSTRIE, MANœUVRES DE L'ESCADRON DES CENT-GARDES EN PRESENCE DE L'EMPEREUR 1870‎

‎COULEUR 115x325 bon etat‎

‎GANN, ERNEST K.‎

‎The Black Watch: The Men Who Fly America's Secret Spy Planes‎

‎New York, Random House. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0394575075) Hardcover, Large Octavo, approx. 9½" (240mm) tall. Hard Cover, in a very good-fine condition, in very good-fine dust jacket. Very clean and tight copy with some foxing on top edge. Dust jacket is very solid with light general edgewear, no tears. Very Good - Fine/Very Good - Fine.‎

Bookseller reference : 117381 ISBN : 0394575075

‎GARDINER, JOHN EDWIN. EDITED BY DAVID E. SMITH.‎

‎Letters Home: The Wartime Correspondence and Diary of John Edwin Gardiner Rcaf (1919-1942).‎

‎University of Regina / Canadian Plains Research Center, Regina, Saskatchewan, 2004.. 197 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 088977157X B&w photographs. "John Edwin Gardiner was the eldest son of James 'Jimmy' Gardiner, the most prominent Liberal politician of his day in western Canada. Edwin was called up by the RCAF in November 1 940, received his Wings in October 1941, and travelled to England in early November 1941. On August 18, 1942, on the eve of the Dieppe Raid, Edwin wrote to his father: 'At long last we're going to take part in something big which you will r e a d a l l about in the papers long before you get this letter'. Edwin Gardiner was killed when his plane went down on the following day. James Gardiner, who had lost two brothers in the First World War, had now lost his son to war. His wife , Vi ol et , f ou nd the grief unbearable and took her own life in October 1944, yet another casualty of war. Gardiner kept all of Edwin's letters to the family. He investigated the circumstances of his son's death, visiting the graveyard at St. A ubi n L e C au f o n s eve r al occasions and writing a thorough record of his findings. To the end of his life, he maintained contact with the family of the Canadian pilot who died at the same time as Edwin and with the French family who cared for the ir g rave s. Joh n Ed win Ga rdiner's voice in 'Letters Home' is engaging, humorous, and intelligent. Like so many others of his generation, he exudes confidence and optimism despite the dangers of his situation. Perhaps most striking, a nd m ost t ouchi ng, h owe ver, is th e ge nui ne family affection that pervades these letters." Fine.‎

Bookseller reference : 20847

‎GAWRYCH, WOJCIECH J.‎

‎Sherman IC Firefly. Armor PhotoGallery #21.‎

‎Model Centrum Progres, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. NEW. Only the second book soley dedicated to this rare variant of the Sherman M4 converted to carry the British 17 pound anti-tank gun.. New with no dust jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 12709

‎GIBBS, PATRICK, WING COMMANDER.‎

‎Not Peace But a Sword.‎

‎Grub Street, London, (1993), revised edition.. 256 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0948817682 B&w photos. "..After a short spell in a light bomber squadron flying Hawker Harts, (Gibbs) was transferred to the Fleet Air Arm, serving on the aircraft carriers 'Furious' and 'Courageous' , mastering the Shark and Swordfish. Another move took Gibbs to Gosport as a flying instructor, before he eventually joined a torpedo squadron. His readable and entertaining narrative describes a rapid and eventful progr e s s i o n f r om cadet to Flight Commander of a Beaufort squadron, whilst also giving a clear impression of the society he lived in and the RAF itself, struggling to come to terms with the dramatic changes war wrought upon a once peaceful country .a ls o il lu s tr at es Gibbs' increasing dedication to the airborne torpedo as a means for attacking coastal shipping. His articulate account - the vivid impression of a young airman at war - conveys a clear picture of the evolving tactics of Bea ufo rt sq uad ron s as the y adapted swiftly to changing circumstances and demands.." Soft crease at top corner of free rear endpaper. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, very light rubbing to glos sy s urfa ces . Gre at c ov er art. Near Fine/Very Good+.‎

Bookseller reference : 20735