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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.
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THORNING Arthur G.
The Dambuster who cracked the Dam. The Story of Melvin 'Dinghy' Young. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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RAF 25 SQUADRON.
Seventy Five Glorious Years. A History of 25 Squadron Royal Air Force Leeming. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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CAMERON Dugald
Glasgow's Own. A Visual Record of the Men and Machines of 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Auxiliary Air Force 1925 to 1957. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With the separately printed errata slip loosely inserted.
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FIEDLER Arkady
Squadron 303. The Story of the Polish Fighter Squadron with the RAF. [Third Impression.] THE POLISH FIGHTER SQUADRON WITH THE RAF
8vo., Third Impression, with frontispiece, title-vignette and plates, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, boards moderately age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper, the latter rubbed at edges and wanting majority of backstrip. ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. Published a month after the first edition. Enser, p.156.
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FRY Garry L
Eagles of Duxford. The 78th Fighter Group in Word War II. Aircraft Illustrations by Bob Boyd. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pale blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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OLMSTED Merle C
The Yoxford Boys. The 357th Fighter Group on Escort over Europe and Russia. Drawings by John Preston. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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POLAK Tomas
No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron 1940-1945. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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MERSKY Peter
The Grim Reapers. Fighting Squadron Ten in WWII NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers,a near fine copy.
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IVIE Thomas G.
Aerial Reconnaissance. The 10th Photo Recon Group in World War II. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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MILLER Kent D.
Escort. The 356th Fighter Group on Operations over Europe 1943-1945. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly tanned at edges else a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE.
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359th FIGHTER GROUP.
359th Fighter Group 1943-1945. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., with numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Includes personnel, ROH. Reissue of the original edition of 1945. NOW VERY SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
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PARSONSON Major Jack
A Time to Remember. Edited by Tom Frisque. Cover by Steve Ferguson. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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BEALE Nick
Ghost Bombers. The Moonlight War of NSG9. Luftwaffe Night Attack Operations from Anzio to the Alps. Colour artwork Tom Tullis. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with fine coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WOOLNOUGH Lt. Col. John H
The 8th Air Force Album. The Story of the Mighty 8th Air Force in World War II. [Fifth Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY
Folio, Fifth Impression, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked in colours, backstrip lettered in yellow, a near fine copy.
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ROBERTSON, ed. Bruce
Air Aces of the 1914-1918 War. Edited by Bruce Robertson. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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FORD-JONES Martyn
Oxford's Own. Men and Machines of No. 15/XV Squadron Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS
Folio, First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; olive cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, marbled endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHORS WITH THEIR SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
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MONEY Barry
The Warlords Vol. 1: 4th, 20th and 55th Fighter Groups. US Eighth Air Force Fighter Colours of World War II. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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EIGHTH AIR FORCE.
Second Air Division Memorial. 8th USAAF. In the Central Library, Norwich. Edited by Roger A.Freeman. [Revised Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. WITH TWO ITEMS OF RELEVANT EPHEMERA LOOSELY INSERTED.
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BLUE Allan G.
The Fortunes of War. Liberators in the ETO. The 492nd Bomb Group on Daylight Operations. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine set.
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EIGHTH AIR FORCE.
Second Air Division Memorial. 8th USAAF. In the Central Library, Norwich. [Foreword by Lt.-Gen. W.E. Kepner.] THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH THREE ITEMS OF RELEVANT EPHEMERA LOOSELY INSERTED. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE.
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OTTER Patrick
Maximum Effort. One Group at War. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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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.
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RUST Kenn C
Seventh Air Force Story in World War II. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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RUST Kenn C
Fourteenth Air Force Story in World War II. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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RUST Kenn C
Fifth Air Force Story in World War II. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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RUST Kenn C
Thirteenth Air Force Story in World War II. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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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.
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HALLEY James J.
Famous Fighter Squadrons of the RAF. Volume 1. Illustrations by Thomas Brittain, Terence Hadler, Michael Trim, Derek Johnson. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, ALL PUBLISHED, with photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a near fine copy. The first of a projected two volumes, this is the only volume published.
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RADOSTA Petr
V Uniforme RAF. Aircraft Illustrations by John C. Valo. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, text in Czech, with frontispiece, title in blue and black, and plates; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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BIRKBY Carel
Close to the Sun. The Story of the Sudan Squadron, Royal Air Force. [Foreword by Maj.-Gen. Sir Hubert Huddleston.] RAF IN THE MIDDLE EAST: A RARE SURVIVAL
8vo., First Edition, with map as frontispiece, and illustrations and maps in the text, leaves tanning lightly; original blue limp cloth wrappers, upper cover with printed paper label, a near fine copy. RARE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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SCOTT A.J.L.
Sixty Squadron RAF. A History of the Squadron 1916-1919. With a Preface by Lord Hugh Cecil. With additional Material for this Edition by Sqn. Ldr. D.W. Warne. [Revised Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with plates; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Updated version of the original edition of 1920. Noffsinger 1305 (recording the original edition).
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SAMBITO Major William J.
A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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PARKER Lieutenant Colonel Gary W.
A History of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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JONES Flt. Lt. Brett A.
A History of Marine Attack Squadron 223. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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DAVIS Larry
56th Fighter Group. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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LOUCKY Frantisek
Mnozi Nedoleteli. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, text in Czech, with numerous photographs, portraits and maps throughout, and coloured endpapers depicting Czech RAF squadron badges; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in green and black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, two small erasures on front paste-down, top and fore-edge lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities, chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, and with long closed tear across rear panel. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
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RANSOM Derek
Battle Axe. A History of 105 Squadron Royal Air Force. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
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PITT Barrie
Special Boat Squadron. The Story of the SBS in the Mediterranean. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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HOLLISS Barry R.
Knights of the Sky. Unit 1: Bands to Groups. [THIS VOLUME ONLY.]. The Link between the Heraldry and History of the Royal Air Force. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY WITH T.L.S
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH T.L.s FROM THE AUTHOR. In this copy a number of the illustrations have been replced by printed coloured stickers mounted as appropriate. A few sheets of unused stickers are loosely inserted. SCARCE.
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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.
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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.
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PALMER Derek
[No. 19] Fighter Squadron. [Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Laurence Jones]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (many full-page) throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. [Twelfth Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., Twelfth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1951. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (all recording the first edition).
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. [Fifth Impression.] SIGNED BY DAMBUSTERS VETERANS
8vo., Fifth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities. SIGNED IN PENCIL ON TITLE BY DAM BUSTERS VETERANS JOHNNY JOHNSON (T-Tommy) AND LES MUNRO (W-Willie), AND ADDITIONALLY BY MARY STOPES-ROE (daughter of Barnes-Wallis). A photograph with printed signature of Richard Todd (Wing Commander Guy Gibson in Michael Anderson's well-known film) is mounted on front free endpaper. Published a year after the first edition. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
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NICHOL John
After the Flood. What the Dambusters did next. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates and monochrome photographs in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in black, black endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The operations of 617 Squadron following the dams raid.
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CHAIR Admiral Sir Dudley de
The Sea is Strong. With a Preface and Epilogue by Somerset de Chair. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 10 plates on 6, and 3 facsimiles and 2 maps (one double-page) in the text; navy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Even by the rip-roaring standards of the time Admiral Dudley de Chair's career was packed with incident. His autobiography begins with his service as a midshipman with the Mediterranean Fleet, his imprisonment by Arabi Pasha (during which Queen Victoria led a national outcry), his uneasy relationship with Churchill and his final command of the renowned Tenth Cruiser Squadron in WWI.
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435 SQUADRON RCAF
Chinthe. [A History of 435 Squadron RCAF in Burma 1944-1945.] NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL MAILING CASE
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout and endpaper maps on yellow stock; navy cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and colours, gilt back, a near fine copy in the printer's original mailing case complete with stamps and frankings. This copy was formerly in the library of 622257 Sgt. P. J. Doswell, Nursing Orderly RAF, and carries on the front free endpaper his service record in MS: India 1943, Ceylon and Burma 1944, Ceylon and Singapore (including relief of Changi) 1945. Arguably the finest of all RCAF squadron histories, considerably detailed and profusely illustrated. Includes ROH, and full personnel listings for BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maritime Provinces and those from Outside Canada. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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McCAIRNS James Atterby
Lysander Pilot. Secret Operations with 161 Squadron. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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