| Thomas, Capt Rowan T. BORN IN BATTLE - Round the world adventures of the 513th Bombardment Sqdn. | £20.00 |
| Winston USA 1st, 1944; 367pp, many photos, ep maps; vg (fine int).Scarce unit history. | |
| BN: 25424 | |
| Thomas, Gordon & M.M.Witts RUIN FROM THE AIR - the atomic mission to Hiroshima. | £12.00 |
| H.Hamilton 1st, 1977; 386pp, 28 photos, 4 maps, biblio; vg inc d/w.The developments & decisions leading to the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan. | |
| BN: 23354 | |
| Thomas,Gil SHOULDER THE SKY - the biography of a fighter pilot. | £12.00 |
| Barker 1st, 1959; 182pp, 6 photos; nr vg.Biog. of Wg Cdr M.L.Ffrench Beytagh DFC, C.O. of 602 Sqdn 1942/3. | |
| BN: 22438 | |
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Thorburn, Gordon NO NEED TO DIE - American flyers in RAF Bomber Command. Haynes 1st, 2009; 246pp, 37 photos; fine inc d/w |
£15.00 |
| Volunteers for the war, even itto Bombers. Many died, some were prisoners, a few reached decorated leadership rank. | |
| BN: 31722 | |
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Thruelsen, Major Richard & Lt E Arnold MEDITERRANEAN SWEEP - Air Stories from El Alamein to Rome. Duell, Sloan & Pearce USA, 1944; 278pp, 16 attractive col paintings by Major J Lavalle, ep maps; near fine, sl chipped but clean d/w |
£30.00 |
| Over 50 authentic stories of the U.S. Air Forces in the area. Scarce in UK. | |
| BN: 31319 | |
| Tillman, Barrett HELLCAT - The F6F in World War 2. | £12.00 |
| PSL 1st UK, from USA 1st 1979; 264pp, photos, maps, biblio & notes; vg except several relevant photos stuck in front & rear endpapers by previous owner (the author, Owen Thetford).Illustrated operational history of the type.Also - Airlife 1988 edn; fine inc d/w - £16 | |
| BN: 22439 | |
| Tillman, Barrett THE DAUNTLESS DIVE BOMBER OF WORLD WAR TWO - | £10.00 |
| Naval Inst. Press, USA, 1976; 232pp, f.illus, biblio, ep maps; vg except additions by previous owner Owen Thetford.Also - Airlife edn, 1993; fine inc d/w - £15. | |
| BN: 24160 | |
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Tilsley,Sqdn Ldr Frank THE BOYS OF COASTAL - Cassell 1st, 1944; 19 x 13cm, 144pp, 9 photos; near fine, vg d/w. |
£16.00 |
| BN: 21824 | |
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Tripp, Miles THE EIGHTH PASSENGER - A flight of recollection & discovery. Heinemann 1st, 1969; fine inc d/w. |
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| Experiences of bomb-aimer in WW 2 Lancaster (the 8th passenger is FEAR); also describes the search for other crew members 23 years after. | £15.00 |
| BN: 25717 | |
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Turner J.F. V.C.s of the AIR - Harrap 1st, 1960; 20 x 14cm, 187pp, 32 photos; vg inc d/w; heavily annotated by an unidentified previous owner; including a list of operations, marks identifying pilots or aircraft types, (In this case the annotations might be considered a "plus". |
£18.00 |
| Graphic accounts of actions leading to VC awards. | |
| BN: 31854 | |
| Turner J.F. THE BADER WING - | £13.50 |
| Midas Books 1st, 1981; 156pp, 30 photos; fine inc d/w.Turner supports the theory of the effectiveness of the big wing. | |
| BN: 26706 | |
| Turner, John Frayn BRITISH AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II - | £6.50 |
| BCA 1976, from 1975 1st; 25 x 19cm, 143pp, f.illus (some col), intro by Bader; fine, sl ragged d/w. | |
| BN: 23372 | |
| Turner, John Frayn THE BADER TAPES - | £13.50 |
| Kensal Press, 1986; 221pp; fine inc d/w.Based on taped conversations the author had with Bader and many of his friends. | |
| BN: 24947 | |
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Turner, John Frayn THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - |
£7.50 |
| BCA 1999; (from Airlife 1st of 1998); 25 x 19cm, 176pp, f.illus; nr fine inc d/w. | |
| BN: 30801 | |
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Turner, John Frayn FIGHT FOR THE AIR - Air Battles of World War 2. Airlife 2000; 248pp, f.illus (photos in text); fine inc d/w. |
£13.50 |
| BN: 30900 |
| USAAF THE STORY OF THE 390th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) - Privately printed for the men and officers of the Group, USA, 1947; 34 x 27cm, 472pp, pictorial (photos, maps, portrait drgs; much col); Fine. (A really fine copy of the rare original). | £195.00 |
| One of the most beautifully produced of the many USAF unit histories, it includes a history of all the Group's raids, portrait & group photos of personnel, photos of the villages near the Framlinggham base (some in contemporary colour), accounts of the supporting units and base facilities, an "In Memoriam" list of casualties; loosely enclosed is a poem sheet from the US Military Cemetary at Madingly dated September 1947. Printed on slightly tinted paper with gold-embossed titling on leather-like cloth. | |
| BN: 30674 |
| Van der Kop, Hans THE FLYING DUTCHMAN - an exiting true story of war in the air. PSL 1st, 1985; 248pp, 47 photos; fine inc d/w. | £15.00 |
| Flying in the B-25 Mitchells of the 220 (Dutch) Squadron in Europe, c1944. | |
| BN: 21867 | |
| Various authors WINGED WORDS - our airmen speak for themselves. | £7.50 |
| Heinemann 1st, 1941; 261pp, 25 illus; vg. Stories selected from broadcasts, Dec 1939 to Feb 1941 about early WW 2 flying operations. | |
| BN: 22051 | |
| Veale,Sydney E. WARFARE IN THE AIR - the RAF at war since the Battle of Britain. | £8.00 |
| Pilot Press 1st, 1942 (2nd Imp); 27 x 22cm, 48pp, many good photos, Clarke cut-away drgs of Halifax & Stirling; vg (rear cloth soiled).Good typical publication of the period. | |
| BN: 21533 | |
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Vigors, Tim LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO CRY - the compelling memoir of a Battle of Britain ace. Grub St 1st, 2006 (2007 reprint); 265pp, 21 photos; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 |
| The author served in 222 Sqdn over Dunkirk & in the B of B; then in the far east with 243 Sqdn; transferred to 453 RAAF flying Buffaloes. | |
| BN: 31407 |
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Waddington, Prof. C.H. O.R. IN WORLD WAR 2 - Operational Research against the U-Boat. Elek1st, 1973; 253pp, diags; picture boards; vg. |
£15.00 |
| BN: 28838 | |
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Watts, Anthony J. THE U-BOAT HUNTERS - M & J 1st, 1976; 25 x 18cm, 192pp, f.illus, tables, biblio; vg. |
£8.00 |
| Largely naval but also air operations. | |
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BN: 31522 |
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Watts, Perry THE 467th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) IN WORLD WAR II - |
£30.00 |
| in combat with the B-24 Liberator over Europe. Schiffer, 2005; 29 x 22cm, 424pp, f.illus; large appendix giving summary of combat missions flown; fine inc d/w. | |
| Super art-paper Schiffer presentation. | |
| BN: 31270 | |
| Webster, Sir Charles & Noble Frankland THE STRATEGIC AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY 1939-1945 - | £280.00 |
| Set of 4 vols; fine, near fine d/ws. Also - separate Vols;- 3 (HMSO 1st, 1961); 332pp, 29 photos, 14 maps; vg inc d/w except some ink underlining by previous (well-known author) owner. £40.00 Vols 2 & 4 near fine inc d/ws £50 ea; Vol 1 (ex-lib, only fair) £15; another Vol 3 (ex-lib but vg) £30; One of the official histories of the second world war. | |
| BN: 26958 | |
| Weeks, John ASSAULT FROM THE SKY - a history of airborne warfare. | £12.00 |
| Westbridge Books 1st, 1978; 30 x 22cm, 192pp, f.illus (some col), glossary, biblio; near fine, good d/w.Mainly WW 2, covering German, British & American forces. | |
| BN: 26962 |