‎Squadron‎

‎Gaal, Julius; Newberry, Stephen G.; Trimble, Robert; Wolf, Stephen W.D.; Calvert, Denis J.; Schakelaar, H.J.; March, Peter; Sweatt, Dennis; Nixon, Harry‎

‎Air Combat Magazine, May 1978 - HMAS Melbourne‎

‎98 pages. Features: Italian Transport Aircraft During WWII; New Markings for VP-19 (USN Orion Squadron); Douglas Skyknight - military markings features a little-known USN fighter; Royal Army Air Day - Giant helicopter fly-in; HMAS Melbourne - a visit with Australia's only carrier; Low-Level Luftwaffe - the Fiats of LeKG-43; Fradu - this unusual unit provides military aircraft targets flown by civilians; XFV-12A - VTOL for the Navy?; Flying Tigers win RAF Competition - USAF A-7Ds take on the RAF's best; Six Decades of USAF Service - The history of Kelly AFB in Texas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound reference copy. Book‎

‎GIBSON Wing Commander Guy‎

‎Enemy Coast Ahead. With an Introduction by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris. IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece and photographic front endpapers; attractively bound in full navy blue crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, marker ribbon, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Gibson's own account of his exploits in Bomber Command and a WWII RAF classic, culminating in his account of the 'Dambusters' raid. It contains a ROH of the pilots and crews who flew with him in 83 Squadron, 106 Squadron and the immortal 617 Squadron. The frontispiece reproduces the well-known studio portrait of Gibson by Gordon Anthony; the front endpapers carry the famous 'before and after' aerial photographs of the Mohne dam. Enser, p.65; Mulholland & Jordan, G20.‎

‎Gould, Bartlett; Clarkson, John W. Jr.; Hess, William N.; Allen, Richard Sanders; Keller, Charles L.; Besecker, Roger F.; Dolim, Abel L.; Murphy, William B.‎

‎Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society [A.A.H.S.], Winter [4th Quarter] 1965, Volume 10, Number 4 - Pacific Internationa Air Races / The Lockheed Sirius / Hickam Field‎

‎Features: Pacific International Air Races; The Burgess Co. Story - Part 2 - 1911-1912; Bill Gary and the Hoople - William Pierce Gary; Checkertails - History of the 325th Fighter Group, May 1944-May 1945 (part 2); The Lockheed Sirius; The Hensley Affair - Col William N. Hensley; Reading Air Show; 601st Aircraft Repair Squadron; Beginnings of Hickham Field; Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine, in WWII; Bibliography Section; and more. Exceptionally well-illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Pages 231-302. Cover features photo of a Lockheed Sirius 8 Special, NR 211 c/n 140 flown across the Pacific and Atlantic by Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this very informative vintage issue. Book‎

‎HALL P.W..‎

‎Jim Crow. The Story of 91 (Nigeria) Squadron [1940-1947]. NEAR FINE COPY‎

‎8vo., First Edition,with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.‎

‎HALLAM Squadron Leader T. D‎

‎Spider Web: The Romance of a Flying-Boat Flight in the First World War‎

‎London:: Arms and Armour Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0853684529 . First edition. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper previous owner's blind-stamp on title page else very good in a very good price clipped dust jacket. . Arms and Armour Press, hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 75298 ISBN : 0853684529 9780853684527

‎Hallam, Squadron Leader TD. T. D.‎

‎The Spider Web: The Romance of a Flying-boat Flight in the First World War‎

‎Arms and Armour 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Arms and Armour hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : G0853684529I4N00 ISBN : 0853684529 9780853684527

‎HALLEY J.J.‎

‎Royal Air Force Unit Histories. Volume 1. Nos. 1 to 200 Squadrons. 1 April 1918 to 1 April 1968. IN NAVY CLOTH‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations throughout; strongly bound in full navy cloth, backstrip with gilt label, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a near fine copy.‎

‎HALLEY James J.‎

‎The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN'S COPY‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN AND BEARS HIS BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Summary squadron histories with bases and aircraft types.‎

‎HAMLIN John F.‎

‎Flat Out. The Story of 30 Squadron Royal Air Force. [Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER‎

‎Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. This outstanding history covers over eight decades of continuous service by one of the RAF's most famous squadrons. With numerous detailed appendices relating to actions, aircraft and personnel. SCARCE.‎

‎Handley" [149 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, BOMBING OF THE RUHR VALLEY, SECOND WORLD WAR]:‎

‎Bombing of Ruhr Valley. personal account Autograph Letter Signed 'Handley' to his mother about Bombing Raids on the Ruhr.‎

‎No date c.1940-1; Sgts. Mess Mildenhall Suffolk. 2 pages 8vo both with Royal Air Force letterhead bearing the motto 'PER ARDUA AD ASTRA'. Not in good condition - creased frayed torn and discoloured - but a marvellous and immediate piece of history regarding what one authority describes as the 'strategic bombing . principally against the Ruhr on which No.149 concentrated during the winter of 1940-1'. The letter begins 'Dear Mum Just a line to thank you for the photographs I think that one of you is very good. I have done two raids so far the last one was very good we bombed the dockyards on the Ruhr and started three lovely big fires I think that every bomber in the Air Force was over that night bombs were bursting everywhere and the A. A. fire was just like bonfire night. I think the German A. A. and their searchlights are rotten they never got anywhere near our machine. We are doing another raid tonight and I hope we give them another good plastering.' Two sentences of domestic comment conclude the letter. It is a question how the writer was able to give away so much information. No date [c.1940-1]; Sgts. Mess, Mildenhall, Suffolk. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 2587

‎Harker, Douglas E. (Signed)‎

‎The Dukes - The Story of the Men Who have Served in Peace and War with the British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) 1883-1973 - Signed By Author and Many Other Regimental Members‎

‎An extraordinary copy. Signed not only by author inside front board, but also by an additional 20 important figures associated with the Regiment. Signatures upon front free endpaper include: LCol David L. Vaughan, CD (World War II Veteran and CO 1961-1964), LCol Archie M. Steacy, CD, (CO 1974-1978), LCol Grant B. Larkin, CD (CO 1970-1973), Honorary Lt Col John W. Toogood, CD (World War II BC Regiment Veteran and CO 1945-1949), Major Ernest Bowmer, MC, RMO (World War II British Army Veteran), Captain Arthur Goodson (World War I and II, BC Regiment Veteran) Musketry Expert, and Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth A. Parr, CD, RSM. Signatures upon back free endpaper include: Captain Robert Elrick (attached to BC Regiment from the Royal Canadian Dragoons), Major Robert Stanley (Squadron Commander), Captain Jack D. Drake (Squadron 2 I/C), Lieutenant Eric B. Foster (Troop Officer), Major Donald E. Hein (Officer's Mess President), Lieutenant Robert J. Baylis (Troup Officer), Lieutenant Norman A. Brown (Troop Officer), Lieutenant Robert B. Gauthier (Troop Officer), Master Warrant Officer Roger W. Prouse (SSM), Lieutenant Ralph D. MacRae (Troop Officer), Major Jack Tipton (Squadron Commander), Captain Brent R. Gray (Squadron 2 I/C), and Officer Cadet Tom Baker (Troop Officer). Printed name of Lieutenant (Donald) Hilton on front free endpaper. 438 pages. "Tells the story of B.C.'s earliest militia units from one of which the British Columbia Regiment has its descent. Describes the Regiment's participation in the South African War and in both World Wars, and much more." - dust jacket. Includes black and white illustrations, index, bibliography, fatality and casualty lists, repatriated prisoners of war (WWII) list, and list of honour and award winners. Contents unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to book. Small faint coffee drop to bottom edge of text. Dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart, bears somewhat above-average wear. We are indebted to LCol Archie M. Steacy, CD, CO (1974 to 1978) for his generous assistance in identifying the signatures in this copy. [Cooke p.130, Hale 1360] Book‎

‎Hering PG. Squadron Leader P. G.‎

‎Customs & Traditions of the Royal Air Force Base by Hering P.G. Squadron Leader‎

‎Gale and Polden Ltd. Good. Text is clean and well bound. Dust jacket has general wear price-clipped corners and small tears but looks sharp in a new mylar cover. Gale and Polden, Ltd unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 021001

‎HOLLISS Barry R.‎

‎Knights of the Sky. Part 4: Units - Wings. [THIS VOLUME ONLY.]. The Link between the Heraldry and History of the Royal Air Force. Illustrated by Roland Symons. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY‎

‎Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.‎

‎HOME James‎

‎Their Last Tenko. [The Fate of Douglas Bader's 242 Squadron: Activity and Captivity in Java 1941-1945. Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with plates and rear endpaper map; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.‎

‎Humphries, Harry; Adjutant 617 Squadron 1943 - 1945.‎

‎Living With Heroes: The Story of the Dam Busters. Signed.‎

‎The Erskine Press 2003. First Edition. Signed by the Author by Ray Grayston and Tony Iveson all veterans of the Dambuster Raid. Photographs and related article laid in. Octavo red boards hardcover gilt letters xii 129 pp. Fine As New in a Fine As New mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: In March 1943 the 617 Squadron was formed at RAF Scampton Llincolnshire as a heavy bomber unit specifically for the operations planned against the Ruhr dams. Wing Commander Guy Gibson was chosen to lead the Squadron and was given freedom to pick his own crews. On the evening of 16th May 1943 the famous dam raids took place and though the operation was an outstanding success there was a heavy price to pay. Of the nineteen Lancasters that took off eight planes and fifty-five men did not return. Guy Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross and thirty-three other airmen were decorated. From January 1944 until the end of the war the 617 operated as a special duties squadron from RAF Woodhall Spa first under Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire and later with Wing Commanders Tait and Fauquier. Many stories have been written about the Dam Busters and the 617 Squadron but this is the only account written by one who was there throughout those turbulent days. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : vita9750

‎Hutchinson, Walter: Editor‎

‎Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 7, Number 4, August 28 - September 3, 1940‎

‎32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Illustration by C. Gibberd of a Hurricane attacking a German bomber about to attack a British merchant ship; Bombing crews meet their intelligence officer upon their return from Germany; Blenheim attack on Havre; Photos from Libya; Illustrated text of a broadcast by Mackenzie King of Canada entitled "Two Great Brotherhoods"; Vincent Massey greets first Royal Canadian Air Force squadron to reach England; Photos of children saved from boats attacked by U-Boats; Incredible full-page aerial photo of the Philidelphia Navy Yard which is full of dozens of veteran warships; Map of navla and air bases leased to American by Britain; A Dornier bomber burns on the beach in the southeast; Photo of a German dive-bomber brought down almost intact in Southern England; Balloons ablaze in coast battle; Wrecked German planes and the damage they caused; centerfold illustration by N. Clarke shows a Sunderland and its very successful attack on enemy planes, supply ships and fuel dumps at Tromso, Norway; two excellent photos of German POWs in Canada; A British flying boat is rescued by a British destroyer; Guardians of our island fortresses; Great photo of the loading of a 9.2" gun; Photos of the King and Queen; Photo-Illustrated Article on The First Year at Sea - an official summary of activities issued by the Ministry of Information; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of the Arab legion in Transjordania; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Hutchinson, Walter: Editor‎

‎Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 8, Number 3, October 16 - October 22, 1940‎

‎32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of Australian naval gunners practising; Image of John F. Kennedy inside front cover as promotion for his book "Why England Slept"; Nice photo of the legless pilot and his men - Squadron Leader D.R.S. Bader leads a famous Canadian fighter squadron and is pictured with some of his men; Illustration of Malta - our island stronghold in the Mediterranean; Article on Welfare Work for the Troops - social, educational and recreational facilities for Britain's fighting forces; Sunderland saves 21 shipwrecked sailors; War pictures from African battlefields; Message to the French Nation - broadcast by Winston Churchill; centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the H.M.S. Kimberley sinking an Italian destroyer in the Red Sea; superb photo of several gleaming torpedoes in a British warship; Photos of London destruction, including the famous photo of men perusing books in the ruins of the library at Holland House, Kensington; Soldiers of the allied armies; Article - how the Observer Corps aid the Fighter Pilots; Photo of train taking children from the danger of Berlin; A commentary on the war this week; In action with the Fleet Air Arm; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Hutchinson, Walter: Editor‎

‎Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 9, Number 7, January 8-14, 1941‎

‎32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Nice full-page photo of Harry Hopkins leaving the foreign office with Anthony Eden; With the fleet Italians - naval photos from the Mediterranean; King Haakon of Norway inspects Norwegian sailors now serving with the British fleet; Winston Churchill inspects members of the American motorised squadron of the Home Guard with Brigadier-General Wade H. Hayes; Illustrated article entitled "The Royal Navy in 1940" - through a year of disasters, calamities and perils to glorious achievements - with photos of the Thunderbolt, H.M.S. Rodney, and H.M.S. Terror; Illustration of a British M.T.B. in action off the Belgian coast; Photos of the trail of the Italian desert retreat; Map showing Catania - Germany's new air base in Sicily; Dramatic centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the H.M.S. Illustrious beating off a German attack; Photos of terrible bomb damage in London, Portsmouth and Liverpool; Photos of Abyssinian soldiers being inspected by Haile Selassie in the Sudan; "Civil Defense in Action' - illustrated text of broadcast by Lord Dudley, Regional Commissioner for the Midlands - includes photo and caption presenting Evelyn Marmar who, at age 16, won the O.B.E. for her devotion to duty as a switchboard operator during a daylight raid on Southampton; Gruesome photo of searchers looking for survivors in the ruins of a London working-men's hostel; Illustration by S. Drigin depicts the R.A.F. bombing a Sicillian air base; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of the Greeks - our allies in Albania - including photo of King George II review his troops on horseback; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Hutchinson, Walter: Editor‎

‎Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 10, Number 7, March 5 - 11, 1941 *LOFOTEN ISLANDS RAID*‎

‎32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Full-page photo of four aircraft of the Netherlands Indies Air Arm in flight over Java; R.A.F. Pilot flies captured Italian Caproni 133 to the Sudan from Eritrea; Grim photos of action in the Albanian mountains - women packing heavy crates over the steep, snowy passes; Photo-illustrated text of Official Statement on the National Scheme for Pre-entry Preparation for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm - The Air Training Corps; Illustration by Montague B. Black shows the last minutes of the Italian sea raider Ramb I which was sunk by H.M.S. Leander, a cruiser of the New Zealand squadron; British Navy Raid on the Lofoten Islands - 11 great photos; Centerfold illustration by William McDowell shows "What we did at Lofoten Islands"; War in the Western front - Bengazi welcomes Australians, drilling a water well, an abandoned Italian encampment, and several other photos; Photo-Illustrated article entitled "An Eastern Arsenal - Large-scale production of Munition Supplies Effected by the Delhi Conference"; Two photos of winter with the Royal Navy; Three photos of the King and Queen in Scotland; A commentary on the war this week; Europe under the Nazis - anti-aircraft gun guarding Rumanian oil tanks, Luftwaffe men marching in Italy, full-page photo of Hitler addressing 'his dupes' at the crowded Sportpalast on the anniversary of the Nazi party; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book‎

‎In December 1944, the 2nd Torpedo Squadron led by Masafuku Kimura, who had lost the Battle of Leyte Sea and was in a state of de‎

‎The second torpedo squadron rushes in.‎

‎Not Available 2003. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 2090502113716508

‎IVESON Squadron Leader Tony‎

‎Lancaster. The Biography. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER‎

‎Deutsch 2009. 8vo. First Edition with plates and double-page cutaway illustration; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Deutsch, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 33362

‎Iveson, Squadron Leader Tony & Milton, Brian‎

‎Lancaster The Biography‎

‎UK: Andre Deutsch 2009 Tony Iveson was among those Lanc pilots whose aircraft crossed the North Sea to sink the battleship "Tirpitz." The Lancaster though it did not enter operational service with the RAF until 1942 long after the official Battle of Britain was over has more than earned its place in the Battle of Britain iconography. The Lancaster has carved its place in history in its own unique way. During the Spitfire's lifetime more than 20000 were built while the Lancaster's total is less than half of that. Yet the Lancaster had a crew of seven with at least as many again in each Lanc's ground crew. More personnel therefore had a close association with the Lanc than with the world's most famous fighter plane. Tony Iveson has created a riveting biography of the aircraft focusing not just on its operational history but on the the crews who flew and maintained Lancs even talking to German fighter pilots who flew against them. The stories in Lancaster run from the time of its initial design right through the war to when variants such as the Lancastrian entered civilian service. A great addition to any personal library. 700g packed for post & 256pp. Andre Deutsch hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 010625

‎Iveson, Squadron Leader Tony‎

‎LANCASTER: THE BIOGRAPHY‎

‎London: Andre Deutsch. Bound in clean black cloth with bright silver titles to spine this dated 2009 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG jacketunclipped. Signed on title page by author Tony Iveson of 617 Sqadron in WW2. 256pp with Foreword by Sir Michael Beetham Prologue 23 Chapters Numerous Photos Bibliography and Index. Condition all VG. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2009. Andre Deutsch hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0021947 ISBN : 0233002707 9780233002705

‎Iveson, Tony (Squadron Leader, DFC, and Brian Milton‎

‎Lancaster: The Biography‎

‎Andre Deutsch Ltd 2011. Soft cover. as new unopened Squadron Leader Tony Iveson: Former Pilot 617 Squadron "The Dam Busters" Andre Deutsch Ltd paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 8529

‎J. D. McDonald, Squadron Leader (Ed. )‎

‎The Pitcher and the Well. A Selection of Letters by a New Zealand Airman Written in a German Prison Hospital During the Second World War. Edited by Squadron Leader J. D. Mcdonald‎

‎Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 308 pages; Description: 308 p. Subject: World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives New Zealand Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 160381