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Saga of the Superfortress - The Dramatic Story of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force.
Birdsall, Steve ., Sidgwick And Jackson, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0283987863. 346 pages. 1.14kg. FINE In V.G. d/w slightly chipped to top and bottom of spine and with repaired tear to bottom rear edge. Fully illustrated with over 220 b/w photographs. The dramatic story of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force.
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Saunders & Saro Aircraft Since 1917 (Putnam's British Aircraft).
Peter. London, Putnam , 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851778143. 350 pages, 675g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w in clear removable wrap . Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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£45.00
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Schneider Trophy Aircraft 1913-1931.
James, Derek N. , Putnams, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 305 pages, 645g. Blue cloth boards EX-Library copy with usual library stamps and inserts, GOOD only in a GOOD only edge worn and sun faded d/w in protective wrap. Illustrated with b/w pghotographs and line drawings for each aircraft shown
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£10.00
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Schweinfurt-regensburg Mission.
Martin Middlebrook, Allen Lane, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713915226. 363 pages, 600g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with sun darkened spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs. On August 17th, 1943, for the first time, the entire American bomber force based in Britain struck deep in Germany. They targeted the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg and the ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt...with disastrous results. One in six bombers failed to return and the U.S. Air Force suffered its worst defeat of World War Two.
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The Scottish international aviation meeting, Lanark, 6-13 August 1910: A philatelic monograph.
Malcolm, Donald., Published by the author, 1975. Limited Edition. ISBN: . 23 pages, 95g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with post marks and cards. A limited edition of 600 copies.
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Sea, Sky AND Stars - An Illustrated History of Grumman Aircraft..
Hardy, M. J., Arms & Armour, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085368832X. 160 pages, 625g. Maroon cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE price-clipped d/w with crease to top of spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£4.00
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seaplanes and flying boats.
Casey, S, Louis and John Batchelor, Phoebus Publishing., . 1st Edition. ISBN: . 64 pages. 245g. Soft card covers a little marked to covers, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colour drawings, some previously unpublished.
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The Seven Skies - A Study of B.O.A.C and its Forerunners Since 1919..
Pudnay, John., Putnams, 1959. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 320 pages, 560g. Blue cloth boards a little rubbed and marked, with internally some foxing to prelims only, Very Good, but No d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£5.00
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The Ship Busters - The Story of the RAF Torpedo-Bombers..
Barker, Ralph., Book Club Assiciates, 1957. Book Club. ISBN: . 272 pages, 405g. Cream cloth boards with some age toning to free end-papers only, Very Good in a GOOD only d/w rather worn and rubbed to all edges. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£4.00
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Shorts Aircraft Since 1900 (Putnam's British aircraft).
Barnes, C.H., Putnam Aeronautical, 1989. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0851778194. 560 pages, 1.0kg. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w in clear protective sleeve. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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£30.00
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Shot Down and on the Run - True Stories of Raf and Commonwealth Aircrews of WWII.
Pitchfork, Graham , The National Archives, 2007. 1st Paperback Edition. ISBN: 9781905615063. 288 pages, 350g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Shoulder the Sky - The Biography of a Fighter Pilot. .
Thomas, Gil., Arthur Barker Ltd, 1959. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 192 pages, 380g. Turquoise cloth boards a little marked and faded to spine with age browning to free end-papers, Very Good. No d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The Biography of a Fighter Pilot during World War Two.
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Shuttleworth The Historic Aeroplanes.
David Ogilvy, Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853100838. 144 pages, 525g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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Silvered Wings A Commemorative Brochure. Amy Johnson Festival.
, Kingston Upon Hull City Council, . 1st Edition. ISBN: . 28 pages, 105g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with sepia coloured photographs and line drawings. Published for the Amy Johnson Festival of 3rd - 24th May 1980.
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The sky masters.
Ian Ormes, Kimber, 1976. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0718302842. 224 pages, 500g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The story of 5 airmen, who between them covered the whole span of aviation in the 1st decade of the twentieth century.
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The Special Air Service.
Philip Warner, William Kimber, 1980. Reprint. ISBN: 0718301722. 285 pages, 610g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Written with the full co-operation of the regiment and undoubtedly bears out the adage that 'truth is stranger than fiction', Five per cent of those who apply for the regiment are eventually accepted and it is even harder to stay in, for performance is the sole arbiter.
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The Spitfire Log - A 50th Anniversary Tribute to the World's Most Famous Fighter Plane.
Peter H?eg, Souvenir Press, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0285627163. 144 pages, 560g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE in Near FINE d/w. Illustraetd with b/w photographs and drawings. Describes the development of the Spitfire fighter plane, shares the reminiscences of Spitfire pilots, and includes a chronology for the Battle of Britain.
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Spitfire Odyssey: My Life at Supermarines, 1936-57.
C.R Russell, Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946184186. 160 pages, 600g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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The Spitfire Story.
Alfred Price, Arms & Armour, 1995. 2nd Edition Revised.. ISBN: 1854093053. 256 pages. 1.2 Kg. Blue cloth boards with very slight foxing to prelims, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. An expanded and revised editionof the book first published in 1982 and now regargded as the standard reference work on the subject.
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£8.50
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The Spitfire Story.
March, Peter R, The History Press, 2008. Reprint. ISBN: 9780750944021. 114 pages, 295g. (12mo) Pictorial laminated boards As NEW. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. An attractive, picture-led account with a short but authoritative text supported by a comprehensive selection of 40 color and 40 black and white photographs showing the Spitfire at all stages of its life.
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Spitfire: The Illustrated Biography.
Glancey, Jonathan, Atlantic Book, 2007. Reprint. ISBN: 9781843545286. 260 pages, 305g. Paperback. FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A celebration of a great British invention, of the men and women who flew it and supported its development, and of the industry that manufactured both the aircraft and the Rolls Royce engines that powered it.
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Stealth Aircraft - Secrets of Future Airpower.
Bill Sweetman, Airlife Publishing Limited, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906393639. 96 pages, 445g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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Still Flying.
Cornwell, E L, Ian Allan LTD, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711009058. 80 pages. 380g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A brief history of some of the over 600 'Old' aircraft maintained in flying order.
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The Strangest Aircraft of All Time.
Keith Ray, The History Press, 2016. Reprint. ISBN: 0750960973. 168 pages, 355g. Small format (16mo) soft card covers MINT. Illustrated in b/w and colour photographs. A great read.
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Strategic Air Command: A Primer of Modern Strategic Air Power.
Bill Yenne, Arms & Armour, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853686882. 138 pages, 380g. Soft card covers with light creae to front corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs.
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Strike - US Naval Strike Warfare Center.
Joss, John., Arms And Armour Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085368975X. 134 pages, 380g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. How the US Navy and Marine Corps deal with every possible mission and threat.
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Sun 'n' Fun: Florida's Aviation Extravaganza.
Norman Pealing, Osprey Pub Co, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850459680. 128 pages, 425g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914 (Putnam's British aircraft).
Andrews, C.F.; Morgan, Eric B., Putnam Aeronautical, 1987. New Edition. ISBN: 0851778003. 400 pages, 755g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w in archival sleeve. Illustrated with some 300 photographs and with nearly 80 general arrangement drawings, which include some, hitherto unpublished projects. Appendices cover the dispersal of Spitfire aircraft production, a list of production types and a list of serial numbers by type.
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Swordfish Special.
Harrison. W. A., Ian Allan Ltd, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071100742X. 80 pages. 620g. Pictorial laminated boards with small tear to top of spine, and sunned to front edges, (See picture) but the contents tight and clean. Very Good. An illustrated history of the Fairey Swordfish and its service with the Royal Navy in World War 2. Illustrated with b/w photographs. .
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Sydney Camm and the Hurricane - Perspectives on the Master Fighter Designer and His Finest Achievement.
John W. Fozard (Editor), Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853102709. 258 pages. 1.02Kg. Dark blue cloth boards, NEAR MINT in FINE slightly sunned d/w. Illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Published to mark the 25th anniversery year of the death of Sir Sydney Camm.
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Tail End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War 1944-45.
John; Rennell, Tony Nichol, Viking, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0670914568. 470 pages, 890g. Gray cloth boards As New in an As New d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Testing Years.
Beamont,Roland., Book Club / Ian Allen Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711010722. 160 pages. 960g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The authors personal recollections of forty years during which he flew over 170 different types of aircraft.
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Thanks for the Memory: Unforgettable Characters in Air Warfare, 1939-45.
Laddie Lucas, Stanley Paul & Co., 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0091739462. 450 pages, 770g. Blue cloth boards with age toning tp page edges, Very good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A collection of reminiscences by a selection of airmen who flew in World War II, recalling the most memorable characters they met in the Air Force. The collection is arranged chronologically and by theatres of war, with an introduction describing the backgrounds of each author.
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Tiger Moth, De Havilland's Legendary Trainer.
Stuart McKay, Midland Publishing, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857800613. 304 pages, 1.52kg. Gray cloth boards with scaring to pages 190/291 o/w clean and tight. Very Good. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs, drawings and modification listings.
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Top Gun - The Navy's Fighter Weapons School..
George HALL, Arms & Armour P, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853688745. 126 pages, 410g. Soft card covers slighlty edge rubbed, NEar FINE. Ilustrated with colour photographs.
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TORNADO - Multirole Combat Aircraft..
Lake, Jon & Crutch, Mike , Midland Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857800966. 176 pages. 740g. Pictorial card covers with a Light vertical crease to covers, FINE with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings. A detailed history of the design and development of this combat aircraft.
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Torpedo Leader .
Patrick Gibbs, Grub Street, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0948817569. 206 pages, 590g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustarted with b/w photographs. Written during the war without benefit of hindsight, this is a remarkable and valuable account.
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The Traveller's Giude to British Airfields..
Coles, D. J. (Compiler), The Aviation Hobby Shop, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0907178030. 108 pages, 155g. Stapled soft card covers. FINE. Illustrated with maps.Directions and special features of some 357 different airfileds and gliders sites are covered.
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U. S. Army Aircraft (Heavier Than Air) 1908 - 1946.
Fahey, James, C., Ships and Aircraft, 1946. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 64 pages. 135g. Stapled soft card covers a little rubbed and marked, Very Good with the contents tight and clean with a small newspaper cutting of a letter from the author tipped in to page 34. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This publication catalogues the United States Army's Airplanes from the first there very beginnings to the present, compiled from official documents.
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U. S. Army Aircraft Since 1947.
Stephen Harding, Airlife Publishing, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853101028. 273 pages, 625g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w with light dents to fron cover. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A look at the 110 different types of helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the US Army since 1947.
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U.S. Navy West Coast Warriors (Wings 2).
George, Bayer, Dan, Slattery, Chad Hall, Windrow & Greene, 1992. 1st UK Edition. ISBN: 1872004326. 96 pages, 340g. soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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Uncommon Valour - A Personal Viewpoint of Bomber Command 1939-45..
A. G. Goulding, Hyperion Books, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0863032745. 183 pages, 435g. Blue boards FINE in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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United States Air Force 1990..
Blackbird Aviation Pulications, Blackbird Aviation Publications / Mach Three Plus, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 187069712X. 74 pages. 110g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs to inside of covers.
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United states Air Force Museum; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Jr. John Gillespie Magee, Air Force Museum Foundation, 1977. . ISBN: . 128 pages, 430g. Oblong format soft card covers Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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United States Air Force serials, 1946-1969.
Merseyside Aviation Society, Merseyside Aviation Society, 1969. 1st Thus. ISBN: . 70 pages, 140g. Stapled soft card covers sun darkened and creased to bottom corner, internally pages age toned to edges, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The United States Air National Guard - A Complete Reference Work to the ANG: History, Aircraft, Units and Insignia..
Francillon, Rene J., Aerospace Publishing Ltd., 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1874023271. 224 pages. 1.27kg. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs & drawings showing liverie details ideal for the modeller. A comprehensive study of one of the World's most powerful Airarms.
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£9.00
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United States Military Aircraft Since 1909.
Swanborough F. G., Putnams, 1963. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 596 pages, 1.15kg. Blue cloth boards Very Good in a Very Good d/w with sunned spine and area. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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£12.00
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Unsafe at Any Height.
John Godson, Blond, 1970. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0218515189. 176 pages, 410g. Light blue cloth boards with a little foxing to edges of page block, Very Good, in a Very Good d/w with orginial advertinsing sleeve.
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US Air Force Air Power Directory (World Air Power Journal).
David Donald, Aerospace Publishing Ltd., 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1874023255. 232 pages, 1.28 Kg. Blue cloth boards. FINE in FINE d/w. The complete reference work on the operational US Air Force today. Fully illustrated with colour photographs and coloured line drawings giving liverie detail for the modeller.
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£9.00
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US Air Force Colours Volume 2 - ETO & MTO 1942-1945.
Dana Bell, Arms & Armour Press, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085368247X. 96 pages, 550g. Turquoise cloth boards FINE in a Very Good with repaired tear top top of sun darkened d/w in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs and coloured insignia.
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