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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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£4.00
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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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£2.50
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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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£4.00
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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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£4.00
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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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£10.00
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£3.45
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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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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 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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£6.00
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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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£6.00
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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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£5.00
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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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£33.00
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Russian Airliners Outside Russia.
Komissarov, Dmitiry & Gordon, Yefim., Midland Publishing, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857802528. 160 pages. 660g. Card covers FINE. 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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£6.50
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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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£8.00
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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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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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Sepecat Jaguar - Endangered Species.
Foster, Peter, Tempus Publishing , 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 075243859X. 120 pages, 800g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs.
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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 Short Sunderland in World War II.
Andrew. Hendrie, Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853104299. 185 pages. 715g. Blue cloth boards with very slight browning to page edges, FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The history of the Short Sunderland, built by Short Brothers, to 'Air Ministry' specification of 1933. Includes appendices listing aircraft with brief histories.
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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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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 Sky Their Frontier..
Jackson, Robert., Book Club Assiciates, 1983. Book Club. ISBN: . 160 pages. 800g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. The story of the world's pioneer airlines and routes 1920 - 1940. Fully illus: with b/w photographs and maps to end-papers.
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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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Stirling Wings: The Short Stirling Goes to War.
J Falconer, Budding Books, 1997. Reprint. ISBN: 1840150041. 214 pages, 660g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in an FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and 3D cutaway drawing. Introduced into RAF squadron service in August 1940, a total of 2,371 Stirlings were built and flown by the RAF. This book is an account of its time in service.
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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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