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197948 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMCS Iroquois and other Nato vessels in the Atlantic; Nice photo of HMS Antrim (D18); Full-page pre-war photo of the Finnish four-masted schooner Yxpila; On The Waterfront; Lifeboatmen Awarded for Bravery at Sea - Brian Bevan receives the 'life-boatman's VC'; ; Under Sail; Where to see the Big Ships; European Commentary; The Fishery Protection Squadron - a review of its history and a description of the duties of the Royal Navy's oldest squadron; Vintage Thames Views (2) - photos from the past; Guide to Ships of the Canadian Navy - missile destroyers, conventional frigates, Mine warfare vessels; submarines; Fleet replenishment ships, Fleet Tenders and tugs; New frigates for the Nigerian Navy; The "Lord Warden' - John F. Hendy describes the career of a notable cross-Channel vessel still in steam; Perama Bay Panorama; Ship Sales; Where to See the Big Ships; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Mariner' in 1945. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1952rif. 299414Atlanta.: Albert Love Enterprises. Circa 1952. Black leatherette. Very good gift inscription to ffep no dust jacket as issued. 27x19.5 cm. Uncommon. weight: 1.4 lb. Numerous photo illustrations. Albert Love Enterprises. hardcover
1994rif. 436742PN. New. 1994. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1944rif. 488Canada: 97X Squadron Royal Air Force 1944. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Woolley P.W. Blue stapled pamphlet 35 pages a souvenir from the 97th air navigation training on Prince Edward Island. The condition is a bit rough with corners bent and curling some pencil marks to the front cover and a note one page indicating the previous owner's relation to one of the airmen. Soil and a pencilled notation to the tan rear cover. This book seems to have been written and produced by the members of Squadron 97X during the time of their stay on PEI for training. Flight Lieutenant E.F. Dobie and Flying Officer W.J. Birrell are listed as "Men Responsible" so they may have taken and editing hand to this pamphlet. Full page bio and pictures of 21 airmen along with a cartoon soccer match photo and description of a concert. Represented squadron members are Dobie Birrell Adams Allan Chapman Donelly Finnis Gowers Habgood Higgins Lee Lovell McCracken Owen Paris Reinstadtler Richardson Smart Spencer Stevenson Turner Williams and Woolley. This is an odd and unique piece of World War II squad history from the Royal Air Force. 97X Squadron Royal Air Force paperback
rif. 3733452Paris: Devambez Graveur. 1918. “Passed by Censor.” Six leaves i.e. 7 pages of text. 5½ x 7½ inches. Oblong. String-tied in red white and blue stiff wrappers; a group portrait taken from an original photograph mounted to the front cover. Overall very good. Rare. This item served as a commemorative booklet a program for an evening of squadron entertainment and contains a 1-page regimental history of the United States 464th Aero Squadron. The unit was first formed as the 52nd Aero Squadron. Under the leadership of James U. Sockman they arrived in France in late October 1917 and became—according to this publication—“one of the best and most notorious bands of warriors in the American Expeditionary Forces.” Privately printed in Paris only a small number of copies would have been produced. OCLC: Bangor Public Library only. “Constituted in the United States Army Air Corps as Air Park No. 4 and assigned to the 2d Bombardment Group Kelly Field Texas on 26 June 1922; Concurrently organized with personnel and equipment from the 464th Aero Squadron; Re-designated as the 59th Service Squadron on 25 January 1923. Demobilized on 1 September 1936.” Wikipedia unknown
1931rif. 310149London: The Signal Press 1931. 1st edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Elevated motif to front board. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 207 p. front. plates; : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes: Preface by E.G.Johnstone foreword by Sir C.L.Lambe. Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. No. 208 Squadron. World War 1914-1918. Regimental histories. Great Britain. World War. Other names: Johnstone E. G. Genre: History. Illustrated. London: The Signal Press hardcover
193896 pages. Features: Blood Money - A Swedish Mercinary in R.F.C. Uniform and the most merciless killer on the Western Front; Murder in the Mess - A modern R.A.F. Bomber Squadron is the setting of Murder in an Officer's Mess; Smoking Prohibited - Misadventure in the Fleet Air Arm; True Story - Continuing the Personal Narrative of a Young Airman who fought in Spanish War Skies; A Spot of Snooping - A Bristol Fighter and its mission where success meant a German Gaol and failure the annihilation of fifty thousand men; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
19188vo., Third Impression, with full-page illustrations in the text; blue cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. This privately printed collection of RFC songs was first published in July 1917 with a second impression in April 1918. This third (and we believe final) impression was issued in October 1918 shortly before the Armistice. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Noffsinger 278 (recording only the second impression).
1992rif. 251448PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1996rif. 290877PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1998rif. 1309001PN. New. 1998. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1992rif. 253116PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1999rif. 1314417PN. New. 1999. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1945rif. 5-1431Albert Love 1945 1945. 1st ed. About 150p. photos. Short histories of each ship. Rosters. Padded Blue cloth with gilt LST. Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Albert Love, 1945 Hardcover
2001rif. 1330654PN. New. 2001. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1996rif. 285624PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1994rif. 436990PN. New. 1994. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1999rif. 052601NP: 39th FighterSquadron Association 1999. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Signed. A Very Good copy of this tall-format photo-illustrated plastic-ring-bound paperback. Signed by members Nicholas J. Fallier and Roy Seher. 39th FighterSquadron Association paperback
2004Signed by author upon title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Many black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos and maps. "This book is part of the story of the Eighth Air Force, the Second Air Division, the 446th Bomb Group, and the 706th Squadron through the words of Captain Paul E. Armentrout. In his story, readers will find a microcosm of the air war over Europe (in WWII)" - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
194132 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
193996 pages. Features: Squadron of the High Born - Revenge on the Far-famed Squadron of the Highborn Horsemen; Phantom of the Parachute - a clue to the mysterious Banshee of Arbrithie; Half-Day Excursion - Alone in a Storm-filled World; True Story - Airmen at War - an enthralling personal narrative of the Great War in the Air from First to Last; Power Dive - a story from the South American Skies; The Come-Back Trail - A warbird rises again on new-won Wings as a Pilot of the Canadian North; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
1986Pages 75-103. Features: Carrier 'Ops' Recalled; Seagoing Guppies and Shark Mouthed Turkeys - The TBM Avenger; The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve Air Group; RDF (Radar) and Flying in the RCAF and RAF (part 2) - J.O. (Jim) Camden, MBE, F/L RCAF, Ret'd; Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
197554 pages. Features: P-Boat - Part I of the Consolidated PBY Catalina Story -development and production -article with many excellent illustrations and photos; Colour centerfold illustration of the Consolidated PBY-2 (Patrol Wing Four/Patrol Squadron 17); The Macchi Castoldi Fighters - excellent photo-illustrated article; Daredevil - Ormer Locklear - article with excellent photos. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Book
2001rif. 1330644PN. New. 2001. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
2001rif. 1330655PN. New. 2001. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback