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Air Ministry THE ROCKET RACKET - An A,B.C. of R.P. Firing AMP 187, Sept 1944; 20 x 15cm l'scape, 24pp, pictorial (diags); vg |
£6.00 | |
| Scarce official booklet. | ||
| BN: 31480 | ||
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Allen, Michael DFC** PURSUIT THROUGH DARKENED SKIES - an ace night-fighter crew in World War II. 2001 card-cover version of Airlife 1st, 1999; 347pp, photos & diags in text, biblio; fine. |
£13.50 | |
| The tactics and experiences of the team (the author with Harry White) in operations with 141 Squadron, under Bob Braham. | ||
| BN: 29180 | ||
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Armstrong A & R SORTIE NOT COMPLETED - our search for a lost bomber crew P3 pubs, 2003; card covers, 72pp, 11photos; biblio; fine |
£4.00 | |
| A Lancaster which was lost and the story of its crew members' lives. | ||
| BN: 31707 | ||
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Berger, Monty & B.J.Street INVASIONS WITHOUT TEARS - The story of Canada's top-scoring Spitfire wing in Europe in WW 2. Vintage Books (Canada) 1994; card covers, 240pp, 26 photos; glossary & biblio; fine. |
£10.00 | |
| BN: 28772 | ||
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Beurling, George & Leslie Roberts MALTA SPITFIRE the story of a fighter pilot. | Greenhill Books card-cover edn, 2002, from 1943 original); 240pp, 16 photos, drgs; fine. Graphic account by Spitfire pilot in the Malta Squadron of 1942.This edn with new intro by Christopher Shores. | £6.50 |
| BN: 25969 | ||
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Billings, Ray GET DOWN! - Personal recollections of a School Boy. Author published, 2000. card covers, 145pp, f.illus; fine. |
£4.50 | |
| Memories of an aviation enthusiast during WW 2 (Mainly in Croydon,) | ||
| BN: 31063 | ||
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Bishop, Patrick FIGHTER BOYS Harper card cxovers, 2004; 440pp, many photos; nr fine |
£7.50 | |
| BN: 31513 | ||
| Bond, Charles R. & Terry H.Anderson A FLYING TIGER'S DIARY - | £30.00 | |
| Texas University Press 1st, 1984; card covers, 248pp, 43 photos, Roster; fine, AUTHOR'S SIGNED DEDICATION. | ||
| BN: 30498 | ||
| Bowden, Tim CHANGI PHOTOGRAPHER - George Aspinall's Record of Captivity. | £10.00 | |
| Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1985; card covers, 22 x 21cm, 144pp, f.illus; fine. | ||
| BN: 30104 | ||
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Bowers, Peter M. 5OTH ANNIVERSARY, BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - 1935-1985. Museum of Flight, 1985; card covers, 28 x 22cm l'scape, 100pp, f.illus (photos, col paintings, 3-viewline drgs, diags); fine. |
£10.00 | |
| Celebration of the type's history, from progenitors to post-war civil uses. | ||
| BN: 29342 | ||
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Bowyer M.J.F. DUXFORD - it's first year of war. Undated; 21 x 15cm, 28pp, photos; fine. |
£4.00 | |
| Includes serials of aircraft known to have flown from Duxford during the period. | ||
| BN: 26101 | ||
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Bowyer, Chaz GUNS IN THE SKY - The air gunners of World War Two. Corgi card cover edn, 1981; (from 1979 Dent 1st); 24 x 19cms, 182pp, 120 photos; nr fine. |
£10.00 | |
| Personal recollections from the air gunners of the RAF and the USAAF, the unsung heroes of the war in the air. | ||
| BN: 22326 | ||
| Brathwaite, Errol "WE'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS . . ." | £15.00 | |
| Caxton Press NZ, 1994; card covers, 274pp, photos, cartoons; fine."The second world war as seen through the eyes of ordinary New Zealanders who served in the RNZAF" | ||
| BN: 29143 | ||
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C.A.F. THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE - the story of the Ghost Squadron. Undated, card covers, 28 x 21cm, 44pp, pictorial (all col); fine. |
£5.00 | |
| Photos with descriptive captions of the C.A.F. Airfraft types. | ||
| BN: 29138 | ||
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Caine, Philip D SPITFIRES, THUNDERBOLTS AND WARM BEER - an American fighter pilot over Europe. |
£7.50 | |
| Brassey's (USA) 1995 card-cover edn; 231pp, 31 photos; fine. The WW 2 story of LeRoy Grover, who served in the RAF in 1941, then transferred to the USAAF. | ||
| BN: 30810 | ||
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Caygill, Peter THE DARLINGTON SPITFIRE - A charmed life. Airlife 1999; card covers, 174pp, many photos in text, Log of operations & operator pilots, biblio; fine |
£7.50 | |
| Built from donations in Darlington, this Spitfire Vb was flown by an amazing number of pilots from 15 different bases. | ||
| BN: 31539 | ||
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Childs, Edgar M. ("Jumbo") KISMET - A Flight Engineer's Story. Author-published, 2001; card covers, 30pp; fine (AUTHOR-SIGNED) |
£7.50 | |
| 1942 ONWARDS WITH THE Pathfinder Force. | ||
| BN: 31477 | ||
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Chorley W.R. ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES - of the second world war. Vol 1, 1939-1940. to Vol 6 (1945) Set of the first 6 vols, Midland Counties 1992-1998; card covers, fine. |
£75.00 | |
| Alternatively will sell separately if not soon sold as a set; individual prices on request. | ||
| BN: 27642 | ||
| Cluett, Douglas, J.Bogle & B.Learnonth CROYDON AIRPORT AND THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, 1939-1940 | £6.00 | |
| Sutton Libraries, 1984; 166pp, f,illus; fine. Well-illustrated picture of British airline activities of early WW 2, at the fall of France etc. | ||
| BN: 25566 | ||
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Collyer, David BATTLE OF BRITAIN DIARY - East Kent, July-Sept 1940. Kent Aviation Historical Research Soc., 1980; card covers, 120pp, photos, diags; near fine. |
£7.50 | |
| BN: 26359 | ||
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Cox, Brian TOO YOUNG TO DIE - The story of a New Zealand fighter pilot in the Pacific War. Hutchinson, New Zealand, 1987; card covers, 290pp, f.illus (photos, maps, 3-view silhouettes; fine. |
£12.00 | |
| BN: 31660 | ||
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Deal, Lewis E. THE MANSTON SPITFIRE - TB752 - North Kent Books 1st, 1981; card covers, 66pp, f.illus; fine. |
£5.00 | |
| BN: 31673 | ||
| Dezarrois, Andre (Ed'r) LES CARNETS DE RENE MOUCHOTTE - Commandant du Groupe "Alcase". | £10.00 | |
| Flammarion 1st, 1949; soft covers, French lang; 259pp, photos, diags; vg.The original of the "Mouchotte Diaries". | ||
| BN: 30497 | ||
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Dickinson, Jack THE TIME OF MY LIFE - 1940-1945 - Life with 218 and 623 Squadrons, Bomber Command. Compaid, 1999; card covers, 261pp, 18 illus; fine. |
£6.50 | |
| BN: 31770 | ||
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Donnelly G.L. THE WHITLEY BOYS - Air Research, 1991 card covers; 222pp, 47 photos; fine; AUTHOR-SIGNED. |
£25.00 | |
| Author's war career, from training as wireless operator to Whitley flying, with notes of each raid. | ||
| BN: 27961 | ||
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Donovan, Rita AS FOR THE CANADIANS - The remarkable story of the RCAF's "Guinea Pigs" of WW 2. |
£12.00 | |
| BuschekBooks 1st, 2000; card covers, 303pp, many photos, lists; fine. Individual stories of some of the Canadian burns patients. | ||
| BN: 30262 | ||
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Dymott, Roderick FLEET AIR ARM - 1939-45 Portfolio. Ian Allan, 1981; card covers, 24 x 18cm, 96pp, pictorial; fine. |
£8.00 | |
| BN: 25794 |
