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William Buchan (editor):
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AT WAR
VG (original blue cloth with gilt eagle on front board, minimal wear) Large format, quarto. Fourth edtn revised. 64pp illustrated throughout. A nice piece of upbeat propaganda at the point during the war when the RAF was probably at its lowest
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Jeffery Page:
SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES
VG Softcover. No significant faults with the book. Octavo 207pp with B&W photographs. A personal account of one of "the few" in the Battle of Britain and the air war.
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Russell Braddon:
CHESHIRE VC
VG/VG FIRST EDITION (dj has slight isolated edgewear. Neat gift inscription on front endpaper) Octavo. 215pp illustrated. The story of Group-Captain Leonard Cheshire VC DSO DFC
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Martin W Bowman & Theo Boiten:
RAIDERS OF THE REICH Air Battle Western Europe 1942-45
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Octavo 224pp illustrated. Comprehensive work
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Anon:
HANDBOOK OF GREAT AIRCRAFT OF WWII
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Large octavo 256pp Profusely illustrated. The truly outstanding aircraft designs of the period...particularly The Supermarine Spitfire, the Avro Lancaster, Messerschmitt 109, P-51 Mustang and the B-17 Flying Fortress.
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John Terraine:
THE RIGHT OF THE LINE The Royal Airforce in the European War 1939-1945
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Substantial octavo 841pp illustrated. Definitive history
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Mike McKinney and Mike Ryan:
CHARIOTS OF THE DAMNED Helicopter Special Operations from Vietnam to Kosovo
Vg/Vg (clean undamaged unclipped dj,clean black cloth with bright silver titles on spine, a very good sound clean copy with no marks or inscriptions, hint of faint yellowing outside page edges and very slightly shelf-cocked) octavo 215pp. First edition first printing. Account by a serving officer in the US Air Force's elite Special Operations Group of incredible missions from the early days of helicopter rescue in Vietnam, the ill-fated attempt to rescue the hostages in Iran, and the successful rescue missions in Serbia and Kosovo. Colour illustrations, maps and photos.
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Herbert Molloy Mason:
THE RISE OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1918-1940
Vg/Vg (transparent protective wrapper to dj, ex library copy with usual library markings else no significant fault) octavo 402pp. With 56pp of b/w photographs and 3 maps.
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Robert Jackson:
MUSTANG The Operational Record.
Fine/near fine (fine copy in near fine unclipped dj with minimal shelf wear to top edge, small pencil numerals front free endpaper) large octavo 156pp. Development and combat career of the North American P-51 Mustang. B/w photographs throughout.
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Finis Farr:
RICKENBACKERS LUCK an American life
Fine/Poor (large tear to dj front cover, contents clean tight and bright without fault) octavo 366pp. The biography of an American hero - Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, "Ace of Aces" and the most decorated pilot of World War I. Also auto mechanic, racing car driver, car manutacturer, speedway owner and business tycoon. 8pp b/w photographs.
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James A Winnefeld & Dana J Johnson:
JOINT AIR OPERATIONS Pursuit of Unity in Command and Control 1942-1991
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Octavo 219pp illustrated. Examines six major air campaigns: Midway, The Solomon Islands, Korea, Vietnam, El Dorado Canyon (Libya) and Desert Storm
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T R Ward:
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF AERONAUTICAL DESIGN AND THE SCIENCE OF AERODYNAMICS The Executive Paper Aeroplane Making Kit including assembly plans and instructions for eight flying models
VG (printed green boards, gilt, no titles on spine) Large format, small folio. 42pp plus colour blanks with which to make aeroplanes. More than a toy...
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Scott O'Grady:
RETURN WITH HONOR
VG/VG First Edition. DJ is worn around the edges, with some adhesive marks. Front hinge is cracked, otherwise no significant faults. Octavo 206pp with a few photographic plates. Story of a US pilot shot down over Bosnia who survived in the wild until he could arrange for his own rescue.
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Anon:
WINGS OF BRITAIN
VG (original light blue and brown cloth binding, slightly 'soft' and a little marked, internally tight, bright and clean) 12mo unpaginated c 96pp illustrated throughout. A mixture of historic and up to date military and naval air power
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Graham Smith:
THE MIGHTY EIGHTH IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Vg (tight crisp paperback. internally fine, appears unread. the odd mark on the outside edge of the textblock, nothing internal - just shelf-life. no loss or staining. 12mo 300pp. The story of the Eighth U.S.Army Air Force during three years of bitter fighting above Germany and Occupied Europe in the second world war. B/w photographs, lists of airfields and other operational units.
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Barrett Tillman:
HELLCAT The F6F in WORLD WAR II
VG/VG (dj is a little scuffed) Octavo 265pp illustrated. Detailed history
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Harold E Baughman:
BAUGHMANS AVIATION DICTIONARY AND REFERENCE GUIDE - AERO-THESAURUS
VG (original pictorial green cloth, sealed, minimal wear) Octavo 906pp illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Second printing. Amazing record of pre-World War II flying
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kenneth hudson & julian pettifer:
DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
VG/VG First edition. (No significant damage to book or dj). Clean blue boards with gilt titling. All pages are present, and the binding is tight and solid. 240 pp including photographs. A detailed assessment of the social history of air travel starting in the 1920s. Many delightful images
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Engberding, Marine-Baurat.:
Luftschiff und Luftschiffahrt in Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft.
8vo, 20.5cm. Pp. xxiv,272, frontisp. portr of Zeppelin, 1 fold. pl. of drawings, 7 photogr. pls., 119 illus. (mostly photos) in text. Orig. cloth. Binding a bit thumbed, contsnts good.
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DOLLFUSS Charles - BOUCHE Henri
Histoire de l'A?ronautique.
Reliure ?diteur. 642 pages. 29x39 cm. 1913 illustrations. TBE.
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BERTEAUX. . .
Catastrophe au d?part de la course d'avions Paris-Madrid. Mort du ministre Berteaux. Article illustr? (6 pages, 20 photos) paru dans L'Illustration.
Num?ro complet. Couverture d?fra?chie.
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KESSEL Joseph
Mermoz. (Edition pour enfants) . Illustration de Roger Parry.
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 191 pages.
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CLAIR-GUYOT Jean
Le premier rallye a?rien (les 104 au 104e). Article (7 pages, 14 photos) dans L'illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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DUVAL Colette. . .
Les fianc?s du ciel. Colette Duval et Gil Delamare. Article de 4 pages dans Paris Match.
Num?ro complet.
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GUYNEMER
Le sergent pilote Guynemer (... ) vient d'abattre son cinqui?me a?roplane allemand. Portrait en couverture de l'hebdomadaire "J'ai Vu".
Num?ro complet.
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COMET...
Comet continue. Reportage de 4 pages sur l'usine de Havilland dans Paris-Match.
Num?ro complet. Un peu d?fra?chi.
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VEDRINES. . .
Portrait en couverture et article de 1 page et demie dans Les Hommes du Jour.
Num?ro complet. D?fra?chi.
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COSTES ET BELLONTE
Le tour d'amiti? de Costes et Bellonte. Bordeaux accueille triomphalement les h?ros de l'Atlantique. Article ? la "Une" de La Petite Gironde.
Num?ro complet.
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RUGE Willy
Le record f?minin du saut en parachute. Reportage illustr? de 3 pages sur le record de Lola Schr?ter, dans Le Miroir du Monde.
Num?ro complet. 27x37 cm.
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SOUGUENET L?on
Le premier courrier postal a?rien au Sahara. Article illustr? (2 pages) dans L'Illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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BLANC Edmond
Les incendies d'avions. (Icendies et moteurs). Article illustr? de 4 pages dans Sciences et Voyages.
Num?ro complet.
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BLANC Edmond
L'aviation de nuit a 20 ans. Article (6 pages) dans Sciences et Voyages.
Num?ro complet.
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H. B.
Le vol ? voile et l'emploi des planeurs en Europe. Article (6 pages) dans L'Illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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GROC Jean
La fus?e, moteur de l'avenir. Article de 3 pages dans Le Miroir du Monde.
Revue compl?te. 27x37 cm.
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LA CROIX Robert de
Et les hommes vol?rent... - La travers?e de l'Atlantique - L'aviation civile 1930-1940. Articles (27 pages) dans 3 num?ros d'Historia magazine.
3 revues compl?tes.
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LAUWICK Herv?
L'avion de 1931 est-il s?r ? Article (6 pages) dans la revue "Vu" .
Revue broch?e. Num?ro complet. 64 pages.
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AVIATION
Salon de L'aviation. Num?ro sp?cial de la revue France l'Illustration. Abondamment illustr?.
Num?ro complet.
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BOUCHE - SCHELCHER
Le vol ? voile en France. (2 pages, 5 photos) - Le moto-ballon (1 page, 3 photos). 2 articles dans L'Illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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HIRSCHAUER L.
L'aviation au long cours. Article (4 pages, 13 photos) dans L'illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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BOUCHE Henri
La liaison postale a?romaritime France- Am?rique du Sud. Article (5 pages, 10 photos) dans L'illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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COUPE GORDON-BENNETT
La 6e ?preuve de la coupe Gordon-Bennett. 2 pages de photos dans Le Monde Illustr?.
Fascicule broch?. (30x40 cm). Complet. 16 pages.+ publicit?s.
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AVIATION
Salon de L'aviation. Num?ro sp?cial de la revue France l'Illustration. Abondamment illustr?.
Num?ro complet.
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AVIATION...
Histoire de l'a?ronautique. Article de l'Illustration (4 page, 5 illustrations couleurs) pr?sentant l'ouvrage de Dollfus et Bouch?, ?dit? par L'Illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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CHAMOUX Beno?t
Le vertige de l'infini. Photos hors texte.
Broch?. 178 pages.
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PIONNIERS
Revue a?ronautique trimestrielle des Vieilles Tiges. Maquette du premier num?ro. Pr?sentation provisoire.
Broch? 31 pges.
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BONNY J.
Radio?lectricit? g?n?rale et appliqu?e. Cours ron?ot?.
451 pages.
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ALEXANDER Holmes
L'?ge de l'air commence. (L'avenir de l'a?ronautique) .
Broch?. 157 pages.
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ARMEE DE L'AIR
Compl?ment de connaissances techniques ? l'usage des techniciens ?lectroniciens de l'arm?e de l'air. Sources d'?nergie, d?pannage, organisation.
Broch?. 350 pages environ. Petit manque aux premi?res pages.
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THILLIEZ Henri
Les pionniers du cosmos. Abondamment illustr?. Photos hors texte.
Broch?. 303 pages. Cachets.
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LANGERON (Lieutenant-Colonel)
Mis?re et grandeur de notre aviation.
Broch?. 251 pages. Couverture d?fra?chie
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