| Forrester,Larry SKYMEN - heroes of fifty years of flying. | £4.00 | |
| Collins 1st, 1961; 256pp, 26 illus; vg."A book about pilots", covering pioneer period, WW 1, Cobham, Earhart, WW 2 etc. | ||
| BN: 21755 | ||
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Fozard, Dr John W. SYDNEY CAMM AND THE HURRICANE - Airlife 1st, 1991; 28 x 22cm, 258pp, f.illus (photos, 3-view drgs, diags); fine inc d/w |
£17.50 | |
| "Perspectives on the Master Fighter Designer and his finest achievement" - as much a Hawker history as a biography. | ||
| BN: 26187 | ||
| Francis, Devon MR. PIPER AND HIS CUBS - | £20.00 | |
| Iowa State Univ. Press 5th printing, 1978 of 1973 1st; 256pp, many photos; vg.Story of the US lightplane movement and the Piper company. | ||
| BN: 30188 | ||
| Franks, Norman AIRCRAFT VERSUS AIRCRAFT - The illustrated story of fighter pilot combat since 1914. | £12.00 | |
| "Bantam Press, 1986; 27 x 21cm, 192pp, f.illus (photos, drgs, large tactics diags); near fine inc d/w.Interestingly illustrated description of the evolution of air fighting tactics from WW 1 to the present. " | ||
| BN: 26188 | ||
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Fuller, John G. THE AIRMEN WHO WOULD NOT DIE - |
£15.00 | |
| Souvenir 1st,1979; 351pp, 13 illus; fine, near fine d/w. Compelling account of psychic phenomena concerning lost airmen - e.g. Hinchliffe, (who disappeared over the Atlantic) and the crew members of the R101 - compulsory reading for the curious and open-minded!. | ||
| BN: 23316 | ||
| Futrell, Robert F. THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN KOREA, 1950-1953 - | £25.00 | |
| Office of Air Force History, 1st edn, 1961; 25 x 18cm, 773pp, f.illus; extensive notes, biblio; fine int, cloth sl damp-stained, , ragged d/w.Typically detailed official history in great detail. | ||
| BN: 29757 | ||
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Fyfe, George. FROM BOX-KITES TO BOMBERS - |
£18.00 | |
| Long 1st, 1936; 282pp, 20 illus; nr fine int, cloth sl stained; rather scarce. Highlights of aviation history, mainly British.. | ||
| BN: 22526 |
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Gann. E.K ERNEST K. GANN'S FLYING CIRCUS - |
£19.50 |
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H&S 1st, 1974; 224pp, 17 colour illus by Robert Parks; fine inc d/w. Famous author's account of the development of civil aviation in the USA and the world ; anecdotes from famous flyers and a dossier of some of the aircraft types featured; includes 17 col reproductions of paintings by Robert Parks. |
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| BN: 24566 | ||
| Gardner, James HOW THEY FLY - | £8.00 | |
| Country Life, 1939; 25 x 19cm, 32pp, drgs in text; vg.Attractive elementary introduction to flying, inc some delightful sketches of the pioneer balloons, gliders & aeroplanes. | ||
| BN: 28406 | ||
| Gardner,Charles (Ed'r) FIFTY YEARS OF BROOKLANDS. Heinemann 1st, 1956; 23 x 17cm, 160pp, f.illus; fine, nr fine d/w; rather scarce. | £38.00 | |
| Almost two thirds devoted to aviation and the industry at Brooklands; many good photos of both flying and motor racing; still one of the best books to combine the aviation and motor aspects of the famous place. | ||
| BN: 21238 | ||
| Gardner,Charles BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION - a history. | £8.00 | |
| Batsford 1st,1981; 304pp, 38 photos; period 1960-77; near fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 22528 | ||
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Gardner, Jean AVIATION LANDMARKS - After the Battle, 1990; 21 x 21cm, 144pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w. |
£12.00 | |
| World-wide survey of aviation memorial stones, statues, plaques & windows. | ||
| BN: 26980 | ||
| Gee,Jack MIRAGE - warplane for the world. | £8.00 | |
| Macdonald 1st, 1971; 198pp, 31 photos; fine, vg d/w.Some Dassault history with interesting photos & the development of the Mirage series & its marketing. | ||
| BN: 21472 | ||
| Gero, David FLIGHTS OF TERROR - aerial hijack & sabotage since 1930. | £15.00 | |
| PSL 1st, 1997; 25 x 19cm, 172pp, f.illus (photos & maps); nr fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 30221 | ||
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Gibbs-Smith, C.H THE NEW BOOK OF FLIGHT - |
£11.50 | |
| OUP 1st, 1948; 25x19cm, 288pp, f.illus; vg. Contains excellent articles on current and past aviation (e.g Smith on "Rocketry", Lord Ventry on Airships), early jets, etc; also useful chronology of aeronautics. | ||
| BN: 22529 | ||
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Gibbs-Smith,Charles H. AVIATION - an historical survey from its origins to the end of WW 2. |
£25 | |
| HMSO (science Museum) 1st, 1970; 316pp, 128 figs, good biblio, glossary, appendices; fine inc d/w.. First half on the pre-WW 1 period but with short chapters on later aviation up to and including WW 2. Full of well researched detail, bibliography, glossary & chronology. Also - 2003 version of 2nd; now 25 x 18cm, 304pp, picture boards; fine - £15 | ||
| BN: 22531 | ||
| Gibbs-Smith C.H. PIONEERS OF THE AEROPLANE - | £7.50 | |
| Usborne Pub. (UK) 1975; 29 x 22cm, 48pp, photos, col drgs; fine, vg d/w. Childrens' picture book on aviation through the ages. | ||
| BN: 23927 | ||
| Gibbs-Smith C.H.,Lacey, Tuck & O'Dea AERONAUTICS - | £7.50 | |
| HMSO (Science Museum), 1966; 16 x 16cm, 165pp, colour illus; fine, vg d/w.80 col. plates (of models, engines, ephemera & posters) with commentary on each - an original way of illustrating the history of aviation. Small but nice! | ||
| BN: 25223 | ||
| Gibson, Michael AVIATION IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - an illustrated history. | £40.00 | |
| Northants Library, 1982; 28 x 22cm, 360pp, f.illus (photos of aircraft, airfields etc); fine , near fine d/w.An excellent production, now hard to find.Also - with author's signature - near fine, vg d/w - £50 | ||
| BN: 21072 |