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GOLLEY John
John 'Cats's Eyes' Cunningham. The Aviation Legend. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Airlife Shrewsbury 1999. 8vo. First Edition with photographs and maps in the text; blue cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Group Captain John ""Cat's Eyes"" Cunningham was arguably the greatest RAF night-fighter pilot of WWII. Serving principally with 604 and 85 Squadrons he is credited with 20 kills of which 19 were claimed at night. After the war he was appointed chief test pilot for De Havilland proving both Comet and Trident airliners. Airlife, [Shrewsbury], hardcover
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COBHAM Alan J.
My Flight to the Cape and Back. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY
A&C Black 1926. 8vo. First Edition with portrait frontispiece toned in sepia and 45 sepia-toned photographs many full-page full-page plan and full-page map in the text front free endpapers lightly spotted; original pictorial boards very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down a very good bright clean copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. A&C Black, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20910
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LARKIN, ed. David
The Aviation Art of Frank Wootton. Edited by David Larkin. Introduction by John Blake. First US Edition.
Peacock Press/Bantam New York NY 1976. Oblong 4to. First Edition with numerous full-page coloured illustrations and smaller line illustrations in monochrome; original pictorial wrappers covers lightly age-soiled else a very good clean copy. Peacock Press/Bantam, New York NY, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20936
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CLUETT, Douglas
Croydon Airport and the Battle for Britain. NEAR FINE COPY
London Borough of Sutton Libraries and Arts Services Sutton 1984. 8vo. First Edition with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and plans in the text; original pictorial wrappers a near fine copy. London Borough of Sutton Libraries and Arts Services, [Sutton, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20923
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SULLIVAN J.
Aircraft No. 29. F4U Corsair in Action. Illustrated by Don Greer. NEAR FINE COPY
Squadron/Signal Publications Warren MI 1977. Oblong 4to. First Edition with 2 full-page coloured plates and numerous monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued a near fine copy. [Squadron/Signal Publications, Warren MI, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20912
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DICKSON Charles
Croydon Airport Remembered.
London Borough of Sutton Libraries and Arts Services Sutton 1985. 8vo. First Edition with photographs and facsimiles in the text; original pictorial wrappers wrappers unevenly sunned else a near fine copy. London Borough of Sutton Libraries and Arts Services, [Sutton, unknown
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AIR MINISTRY
Pilot's Notes General. Prepared by Direction of the Minister of Supply. Promulgated by Order of the Air Council. RESTRICTED. Third Edition. REMARKABLY BRIGHT WELL-PRESERVED COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Air Ministry 1946. 8vo. Third Edition with diagrams in the text; original printed wrappers wire-stitched as issued covers very lightly dust-soiled else a very good bright clean copy. Publication Code: AP 2095. With Amendment List mounted on rear wrapper and several printed pasted at relevant positions in text. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Air Ministry, unknown
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BRUCE (intro.)] [JM. J. M.
Silhouettes d'Avions classes par analogie. Facsimile reissue.
RAF Museum Hendon n.d c.1970. Oblong 4to. with very numerous multi-view illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued a near fine copy. High quality facsimile reissue of the scarce original edition of 1917. Introduction by J.M. Bruce Assistant Keeper at the RAF Museum. Very scarce in its own right. [RAF Museum, Hendon], unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20953
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UNDERWOOD JG. J. G.
The World's Famous Racing Aircraft.
Floyd Clymer Los Angeles CA 1955. Oblong 4to. with numerous photographs and line illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued a very good clean copy. Floyd Clymer, Los Angeles CA, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20940
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MILTON Brian
Hurricane. The Last Witnesses. Hurricane Pilots tell the Story of the Fighter that won the Battle of Britain. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Andre Deutsch 2010. 8vo. First Edition with numerous coloured and monochrome plates; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Andre Deutsch, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20897
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Seaplane Skiplane and Float/Ski-Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook 2024: FAA-H-8083-23 ASA FAA Handbook Series
Aviation Supplies & Academics 2004-01-01. paperback. Used: Good. 8.50x0.22x11.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Aviation Supplies & Academics paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : SONG1560275766 ISBN : 1560275766 9781560275763
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Restricted. Air Ministry Pamphlet No. 248. The Rise and Fall of the German Air Force 1933-1945. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Public Record Office Richmond 2001. 8vo. First Edition thus with numerous photographs and maps in the text; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. High quality facsimile reissue of the scarce original edition published by the Air Ministry in 1948. With a new and extended index. Public Record Office, [Richmond], hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 19837
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HUMPHREYS (ed.) RS. R. S.
Wings over Kent. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY IN WRAPPERS
Meresborough Books for Kent Aviation Historical & Research Society Rainham 1983. 8vo. First Edition with numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued a very good clean copy. Collects fifteen illustrated papers. Meresborough Books [for] Kent Aviation Historical & Research Society, Rainham, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 19348
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Federal Aviation Administration
Airplane Flying Handbook FAA Handbooks
Brand: Aviation Supplies n Academics Inc 1999-11-01. Rev. 1999. paperback. Used: Good. 10.86x8.26x0.52. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Aviation Supplies n Academics, Inc paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : SONG1560273763 ISBN : 1560273763 9781560273769
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HOSEK Timothy
Grumman JF Duck. Mini in Action. Color by Don Greer. Illustrated by Joe Sewell. Mini Number 7. NEAR FINE COPY
Squadron/Signal Publications Carrollton TX 1996. Sm. 8vo. First Edition with numerous photographs and illustrations in the text and 2pp of colour plates; original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued a near fine copy. Mini Number 7. Squadron/Signal Publications, [Carrollton TX, unknown
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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
Air-Britain Historians Tunbridge Wells 2002. 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. Air-Britain [(Historians), Tunbridge Wells], hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 18755
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AMBROSE Stephen E.
The Wild Blue. The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany. FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Simon & Schuster New York NY 2001. 8vo. First Edition with 16 plates on 8; white boards blue cloth back lettered in gilt a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Simon & Schuster, New York NY, hardcover
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DRUMMOND-HAY Peggy
The Driving Force. Memoirs of Wartime WAAF Drivers 1665 HCU and 81 OTU. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Book Guild Lewes 1994. 8vo. First Edition with 14 plates on 8 and numerous illustrations a number full-page in the text inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth gilt back a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Book Guild, [Lewes], hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 18237
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SPICK Mike
Luftwaffe Bomber Aces. Men Machines Methods. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Greenhill 2001. 8vo. First Edition with 35 plates on 16 and illustrations in the text; black cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Greenhill, hardcover
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PRICE Alfred
The Luftwaffe in Camera 1939-1942 with The Luftwaffe in Camera 1942-1945. COMPLETE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
Sutton Stroud 1997-98. 2 vols. 8vo. First Edition with very numerous photographs many full-page throughout; original black cloth gilt backs a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Superb assembly of photographs collected from German official and personal archives. The majority appear here for the first time. Sutton, [Stroud, hardcover
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DEAL] [LE. L. E.
The Manston Spitfire. TB752. Second Revised Edition. NEAR FINE COPY
North Kent Books Rochester 1986. 8vo. Second Edition with numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers lower wrapper lightly age-marked else a very good clean copy. First published in 1981 [North Kent Books, Rochester, unknown
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OVERY Richard
Bomber Command 1939-1945. Foreword by Sir Michael Beetham. Interviews conducted by Alex Beetham and Sally Lindsay. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
HarperCollins Harper Collins for Silverdale Books 2000. Sm. folio with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs throughout; laminated photographic boards blue endpapers a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. [HarperCollins, Harper Collins for Silverdale Books, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 17442
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MCKEE Alexander
Dresden 1945. The Devil's Tinderbox.
Souvenir Press 1982. 8vo. First Edition with 59 plates on 24 and front and rear endpaper maps; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver backstrip lightly sunned else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The controversial Bomber Command raid on the historic German city of Dresden. Enser p. 69. Souvenir Press, hardcover
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FRANKS, ed. Norman
The War Diaries of Neville Duke. The Journals of Squadron Leader N F Duke 1941-44. Edited by Norman Franks. Second Impression. SIGNED BY NEVILLE DUKE
Grub Street 2006. 8vo. Second Impression with 84 plates on 16 and full-page map in the text; black cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY DUKE ON SMALL BOOKPLATE MOUNTED ON TITLE. First published in 1995. Grub Street, hardcover
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ARMSTRONG A.
Plonk's Party of ATC. Illustrated by RAFF. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Methuen 1942. 8vo. First Edition with title-vignette and very numerous illustrations in the text; original pictorial blue cloth upper board blocked in black backstrip lettered in orange a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Delightful wartime satire dedicated 'to the young men of the Air Training Corps whose enthusiasm is no less overwhelming than their knowledge and in whose hands to-day rests the skill and reputation of the Air Force of tomorrow'. Very scarce in anything like this condition. Methuen, hardcover
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. IN FULL MOROCCO WITH THEME TOOLING
Evans Brothers 1951. 8vo. First Edition with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands ruled in gilt second and third compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif hand-made endpapers a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and Operation CHASTISE arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. This book formed the basis of Michael Anderson's classic feature film 1954 of the same name starring Michael Redgrave Richard Todd and Nigel Stock. 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 Evans Brothers, hardcover
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GARNETT David
War in the Air. September 1939 to May 1941. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Chatto & Windus 1941. 8vo. First Edition with 8 plates and a full-page diagram in the text neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; cloth gilt back red top backstrip lettering faded but entirely legible a very good clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter wanting two-thirds of backstrip and frayed at edges. Scarce early account and elusive in the dustwrapper. Enser p.376. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
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SAWARD Dudley
Victory Denied. The Rise of Air Power and the Defeat of Germany 1920-45. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Buchan & Enright 1985. 8vo. First Edition with 36 plates on 16; black cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Buchan & Enright, hardcover
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HAMLIN Paul
Coolham Airfield Remembered. Memories and Anecdotes of a Sussex D-Day Fighter Station and Village. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY
Privately Printed Sussex 1996. 4to. First Edition with numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers a very good clean copy. Includes operations diary and list of personnel [Privately Printed], Sussex, unknown
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SCOTT SR. S. R.
Mosquito Thunder. No. 105 Squadron RAF at War 1942-5 Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Sutton Stroud 1999. 8vo. First Edition with photographs in the text red underline on title; black cloth gilt back a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Includes COs aircraft ROH line shoots and bibliography. Sutton, [Stroud, hardcover
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NESBIT Roy Conyers
Eyes of the RAF. A History of Photo-Reconnaissance. Assisted by Jack Eggleston. Foreword by Air Chief Marshall Sir Neil Wheeler. Second Edition. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Bramley Books Godalming 1997. Roy. 8vo. Second Edition with very numerous photographs a number full-page in the text; laminated pictorial boards a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The best single-volume history to day covering aircraft equipment techniques and theatres. First published by Sutton in the previous year. Bramley Books, [Godalming], hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13962
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PALMER Warren James
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The Inside Story of the Royal Air Force Memorial Flight. Foreword by Rick Groombridge. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Ripping Publishing Epsom 1996. Sm. folio First Edition with a coloured frontispiece very numerous coloured and sepia-toned photographs in the text; cloth gilt back a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Ripping [Publishing, Epsom, hardcover
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RADELL Rick
Lancaster. A Bombing Legend Second Edition. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Chancellor Press 1997. Sm. 4to. Second Edition with a coloured frontispiece and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial boards a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A photographic celebration of the two remaining airworthy Lancasters - the B MkI and MkX. First published in 1993 Chancellor Press, hardcover
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CUBITT Duncan
Vulcan. Last of the V-Bombers Second Edition. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Chancellor Press 1996. Sm. 4to. Second Edition with a coloured frontispiece and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial boards a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1993 Chancellor Press, hardcover
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BARKER Ralph
The Schneider Trophy Races. Second Edition. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Airlife Shrewsbury 1981. 8vo. Second Edition with portrait frontispiece 66 plates on 28 and 11 full-page maps in the text; blue cloth gilt back a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. First published by Chatto & Windus in 1971. Well-researched and vividly-written history of the legendary seaplane races from the first Monaco 1913 to the last Calshot 1931. Britain's success in the 1929 event at Calshot was due largely to a new Supermarine design powered by an equally innovative Rolls-Royce engine. A few years later this combination gave birth to a fighter aircraft named the Spitfire. Airlife, [Shrewsbury], hardcover
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KERSHAW, ed. Andrew
The First War Planes Purnell's History of the World Wars. Special. NEAR FINE COPY
Phoebus Publishing Co. 1972. 4to. First Edition with numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers a near fine copy. Phoebus Publishing Co., unknown
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NESBIT RC. R. C.
The Flight of Rudolf Hess. Myths and Reality. Foreword by the Duke of Hamilton.
Sutton Stroud 1999. 8vo. First Edition with very numerous photographs and drawings in the text and endpaper maps; cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'The most objective assessment of the Hess story yet to be published' publisher's blurb. Sutton, [Stroud, hardcover
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GLEED Wing-Commander I.
Arise to Conquer. With a Foreword by Flight Lieutenant John Strachey. Second Impression. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Gollancz 1942. 8vo. Second Impression with a portrait frontispiece and 14 plates small neat signature on front free endpaper; original cloth backstrip lettered in blue a very good clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter lightly age-soiled with small label scar on front panel and small nick at backstrip. Second impression before publication. Scarce especially in the dustwrapper. Enser p. 157 recording the first edition. Gollancz, hardcover
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MITCHELL Alan W.
New Zealanders in the Air War. With Forewords by Sir Archibald Sinclair and W. Jordan. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Harrap 1945. 8vo. First Edition with 32 plates on 16 small neat signature on front paste-down; blue cloth badge blocked in gilt on upper board gilt back backstrip sunned but all lettering entirely legible a very good clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter mildly age-soiled and lightly rubbed at joints and fold-ins. With the trade ticket of Underhills of Plymouth on front paste-down. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Enser p.288. Harrap, hardcover
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ROSS, David
'The Greatest Squadron of them All'. The Definitive History of 603 City of Edinburgh Squadron RAuxAF. Foreword by Lord Selkirk of Douglas. Preface by Alasdair J. Beaton. Complete set. FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
Grub Street 2003. 2 vols. 8vo. First Edition with many hundreds of photographs in the text and pictorial endpapers; cloth gilt backs a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: Formation to the end of 1940; Vol. II: 1941 to date. Already uncommon as a set in this condition. Grub Street, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 12769
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EULER Helmuth
The Dams Raid through the Lens. Revised Edition. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
After the Battle 2014. Oblong 4to. Revised Edition with very numerous photographs maps and diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; laminated boards a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of the original edition of 2001. The first and immensely detailed photographic treatment from the German viewpoint. After the Battle, hardcover
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[Aviation]
The National Geographic Magazine. Volume LVI No.4 - October 1929 to No.6 - December 1929
Washington DC: National Geographic Society 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Washington DC National Geographic Society 1929. Octavo 379-774 pages with plates. Brown binder's cloth a little rubbed; a very good copy. Not least J. Wilson on aviation in Canada pp 597-642. Contents also include Manchuria Sudan. National Geographic Society hardcover
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TUCK Robert Roland Stanford
Pilot's Flying Log. Facsimile Edition. 2500 COPIES WERE PRINTED
After the Battle Magazine 1996. 8vo. First Edition thus text in red blue and black; brown cloth upper board lettered in gilt gilt a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 2500 NUMBERED COPIES THIS COPY NO. 152 WITH PRINTED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND LIMITATION MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Robert Roland Stanford Tuck needs no introduction here; as one of the of the leading fighter aces of the Battle of Britain he achieved 29 confirmed victories. This high quality facsimile covers the period October 1935 initial training in Avro Tutors to 1954 as Chief Test Pilot on the EEC Canberra. [After the Battle Magazine], hardcover
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NEWBY Leroy W.
Target Ploesti. View from a Bombsight 1944. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Arms & Armour 1983. 8vo. First Edition with plates and maps; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly written account by a navigator of 460th Bomb Group Fifteenth Air Force. Enser pp.33 198 230. Arms & Armour, hardcover
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PRICE Alfred
Targeting the Reich. Allied Photographic Reconnaissance over Europe 1939-1945. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Greenhill 2003. 8vo. First Edition with frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Greenhill, hardcover
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TAYLOR Eric
Operation Millennium. 'Bomber' Harris's Raid on Cologne May 1942. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Hale 1987. 8vo. First Edition with frontispiece 57 plates on 24 and several full-page facsimiles in the text; black cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Surprisingly detached meticulously researched account of the first thousand bomber raid - effectively the prototype of Harris's controversial 'saturation bombing' strategy. Moving and graphically illustrated. Already elusive in this condition. Enser p.55. Hale, hardcover
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STURTIVANT Ray
Royal Air Force Flying Training and Support Units. FINE COPY
Air-Britain Historians Tunbridge Wells 1997. Sm. folio First Edition with very numerous photographs in the text; original laminated pictorial boards a fine copy. The standard reference giving exhaustive detail on all units extensive glossary of terms and index of place-names. EXTREMELY SCARCE. [Air-Britain (Historians), Tunbridge Wells, hardcover
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MASON Tim
The Secret Years. Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939-1945. Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Hikoki Publications Aldershot 998. Sm. folio First Edition with photographic title 16 fine full-page coloured plates of aircraft profiles and many hundreds of monochrome photographs in the text; maroon cloth gilt back a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hikoki Publications, [Aldershot], hardcover
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
Brace by Wire to Fly by Wire. 75 Years of the Royal Air Force. Compiled to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises Fairford 1993. Oblong 4to. First Edition with 76 fine full-page coloured illustrations in the text; cloth gilt back a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper the whole housed in publisher's board slip-case. Arranged in chronological sequence the seventy-six illustrations include work from virtually every leading aviation artist. [Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises, Fairford], hardcover
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CREASEY John
Heroes of the Air. A Tribute to the Courage Sacrifice and Skill of the Men of the RAF. Foreword by the Earl of Shaftesbury. SCARCE WARTIME JOHN CREASEY
Dorset Wings for Victory Campaign Committee Dorchester 1943. 8vo. First and Sole Edition with numerous photographs in the text small signature on front wrapper; original photographic wrappers wire-stitched as issued covers very lightly age-soiled and with one short teat at margin of front wrapper else a very good clean copy. In 1942 the National Savings Committees for Dorset united in a drive to replace by war savings the cruiser 'Dorsetshire'; £3000000 was raised in just over six months. Subsequently the Dorset Wings for Victory campaign set out to achieve a similar success for the RAF. Creasey was nominated co-Hon. Publicity Secretary from his address at 'Cattistock' Fernlea Avenue Ferndown Wimborne Dorset together with T.F.E. Jakeman of Weymouth. The pamphlet is sub-titled 'Vivid true Stories of epic Flights by the RAF'. A fragile item and a rare survival. Dorset Wings for Victory Campaign Committee, [Dorchester, unknown
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