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Piston-powered Propliners.
Bowman. Martin, Airlife Publishing Limited, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1840371617. 112pp. 565g. Pictorial Soft Covers with light crease to top corner of first few pages, Very Good. Illustrated in colour throughout.
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Playground in the sky - The Art and Joys of Gliding..
Gotch, A. F., Hutchinson and Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1955. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 151 pages, 440g. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, marked and a little discoloured to edges, Very Good with the contents tight and clean, NO Dustwrapper. Illustrated with b/w photographs and instructional drawings.
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Presentation Aircraft of the Two World Wars..
Duval, G. R., Blandford Press Ltd, 1976. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851532330. 96 pages, 535g. Orange cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Covers the presentation aircraft of both World Wars and those between.
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PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS OF THE LUFTWAFFE.
James Wilson, Pen and Sword, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1844154912. 224 pages, 740g. Black cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. focuses on the efforts of the powerful Nazi propaganda machine to promote the technical achievements and might of the then newly created German air force.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. Eight..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851775527. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers with light bump to top corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Eight of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. five..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851775349. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Five of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. Four..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851775268. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers with light bump to top corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Four of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. One..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085177525X. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue One of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. Seven..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851775519. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Seven of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. Six..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851885500. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Six of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. Three..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851775268. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Three of the series.
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The Putnam Aeronautical Review - Issue No. Two..
J. Motum (Editor), Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851775276. 64 pages, 310g. 4TO. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Issue Two of the series.
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Racing Ace - The Fights and Flights of Samuel 'Kink' Kinkead, DSO, DSC* & DFC*..
Lewis, Julian., Pen & Sword, 2011. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1848842163. 269 pages, 695g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A brilliant pilot, postwar he was a long range aviation pioneer and leading racing ace selected for the international Schneider Trophy in Venice in 1927. Tragically, he was killed in 1928.
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RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-1945.
Nesbit, Roy Conyers; Hoare, Oliver, Budding Books, 2000. . ISBN: 1840151129. 182 pages. 750g. 4to. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a Near FINE slightly edge-worn d/w. Illustrated with over 180 b/w archive photographs from the public records office.
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RAF Fighter Command, 1936-1968.
Franks, Norman, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1852603445. 253 pages. 800g. 8vo. The stories of the pilots and aircrew who served with this famous RAF Command during its thirty year plus history. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Blue cloth boards. FINE in a V.G. d/w with a small scar to top of spine.
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RAF Fighter Squadrons In the Battle of Britain..
Robinson, Anthony, Brockhampton Press , 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1860199070. 287 pages. 680g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates. Squadrons are listed in a seperate appendix.
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RAF Germany. [Warbirds Photofax ].
Michael G Burns, Arms And Armour Press., 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853689180. Not paginated. Pictorial soft covers a little marked to rear, Near FINE. 160g. Illustrated with 84 b/w photographs, plus detail drawings and specifications of aircraft.
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The RAF in 1983.
Dave Maloney (Editor), West London Aviation Group, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 42 pages, 60g. (8vo) Stapled soft covers Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Lists command structure, Units and Sqaudrons, Serial allocations etc.
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RAF Records in the PRO (Public Record Office Readers Guide).
Simon; Nesbit, Roy Conyers.; Christina Goulter Fowler, PRO Publications, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1873162146. 137 pages. 620g. soft card covers with some creasing to front corners, Very GOOD. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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Raiders of the Reich - Air Battle Western Europe: 1942-45.
Martin W.; Boiten, Theo Bowman, Airlife, 1997. Reprint. ISBN: 1853107468. 224 pages, 650g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with slight crease to rear top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Many unique experiences are recounted from both the night and day bombing raids.
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Reaching for the Skies - Based on the 12 Part T.V. Series..
Rendall, Ivan, Orion Books, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0517573148. 288 pages. 980g. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout. A history of aviation from its earliest beginnings up to modern times.
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A Restless Spirit.
Robertson, Don, Cross Publishing, 1994. First edition. ISBN: 1873295405. 159 pages. 510g. Gray Cloth boards, FINE in a FINE d/w with small nick to top of rear. This book covers the inspiration that made the Hovercraft what it is today, including the Island and Solent companies involved.
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Return to Rhinebeck - Flying Vintage Aeroplanes.
Mike Vines, Airlife Publishing, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853109754. 128 pages. 970g. Red cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Fully illustrated with colour photographs.
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Revolution in the Sky - the Lockheeds of Aviation's Golden Age.
Allen, Richard, Sanders., Orion Books, 1988. Revised. ISBN: 0517566788. 255 pages 1.08kg. Gray boards with blue cloth spine, Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings, plus route map of famous flights by early Lockheed airplanes to end-papers. Tells the story of the design and construction of the Lockheed Vega and the men and women that flew it.
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The Role of the Fighter in Air Warfare.
Halley, James J., Barrie and Jenkins, 1979. . ISBN: 0214206017. 152 pages. 650g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with 150 b/w photographs and 16 pages of colour drawings. Deals with the evolution and fighters and their equipment.
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Royal Air Force - A Defnitive Guide to the World's Oldest Independent Air Force..
Igloo Books Ltd, Igloo Books Ltd, 2013. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781781979235. 176 pages, 855g. Pictorial glazed boards As NEW. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs.
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Royal Air Force -The Aircraft In Service Since 1918..
Bowyer. Chaz Ilustrated by Michael Turner., Hamlyn Publishing, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0600349330. 208 pages. 1.17Kg. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w with slightly sunned spine, in clear removable wrap. Fully illustrated in colour and b/w with the paintings of Michael Turner, with an accompaying text by Chaz Bowyer. Artist has written name in capital letters to title page, dated Setp ,81.
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Royal Air Force at War..
Foxley-Norris, Christopher (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013284. 144 pages, 850g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good slightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A look at the experiences of airmen through both World Wars and the development of ariel Warfare.
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Royal Air Force Handbook 1939-1945.
Chaz Bowyer, Ian Allan, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013187. 128pp. 540g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The author examins every aspect of the RAF organisation during the period of WWII.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1975 .
William Green , Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 72 pages, 205g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1978: Diamond Jubilee 1918 - 1978 .
William Green , Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 96 pages, 235g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1979.
William Green (Editor), Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 66 pages, 185g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings, with 3d cut-aways and aircraft liveries.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1980.
William Green (Editor), Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 72 pages, 185g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings, with 3d cut-aways and aircraft liveries.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1981.
William Green (Editor), Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 72 pages, 185g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings, with 3d cut-aways and aircraft liveries.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1982 .
William Green (Editor), Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 72 pages, 185g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings, with 3d cut-aways and aircraft liveries.
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Royal Air Force Yearbook 1985 .
William Green & Gordon Swanborough (Editors), Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 72 pages, 175g. Stapled paper covers in magazine format. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and drawings, with 3d cut-aways and aircraft liveries.
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The Royal Aircraft Factory (Putnam's British aircraft).
Paul R. Hare, Putnam Aeronautical, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851778437. 318 pages, 690g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w with very slightly sunned spine, now in protective wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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Russian Airliners Outside Russia.
Komissarov, Dmitiry & Gordon, Yefim., Midland Publishing, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857802527. 160 pages. 660g. Pictorial card covers MINT. Illustrated with some 400 colour photographs, this is a comprehensive guide to the changing usage of these Russian airliners in the post-Soviet era.
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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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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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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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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 Search for Amelia Earhart.
Goerner. Fred., The Bodley Head., 1966. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 286 pages. 520g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good edge rubbed d/w in clear removeable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The author presents the case for believing that the famous flier was not `lost at sea' but on a spying mission for the U.S. Government and captured by the Japanese.
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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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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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A Short History of Air Power.
Stokesbury, James L., Robert Hale, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0709028164. 313 pages. 670g. 8vo. A complete account of the use of the aeroplane in warfare from the Italian conquest of Libya in 1911 to the Falklands campaign. A review copy with a compliment slip to that effect loosely inserted. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w.
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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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