| Brickhill,Paul REACH FOR THE SKY - the story of Douglas Bader. | £12.00 | |
| Collins 1st, 1954, 384pp, 21 photos; vg, good d/w | ||
| BN: 21712 | ||
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Briggs, Homer & James L Bass FAIT ACCOMPLI - a historical account of the 457th Bomb Group (H). Published by authors, 1995; 408pp, a few photos in text, Glatton airfield map, attached addemdum listing burial locations for some of the aircrew; colourful picture boards; fine; signed by both authors & dedicated to B. Bains, who was the enthusiastic local historian in Peterborough for the Group and is mentioned in the book as a contributor to the history and a "Friend of the 8th". ALSO - "Fait Accompli II" (Signed by author James L Bass & dedicated to Bernie Bains as above; fine - £25 (both vols £65. |
£50.00 | |
| Largely a "mission-by-mission" account of the actions of the Group | ||
| BN: 31496 | ||
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Brown, Sqn Ldr A.J. GROUND STAFF - (a personal record). E & S 1st, 1943; 183pp; fine inc d/w; AUTHOR SIGNED & INSCRIBED. |
£25.00 | |
| Account, by a Bomber Command Intelligence Officer, of pre-war Austria & Poland and life in Ops Rooms, Messes etc. | ||
| bn: 23466 | ||
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Brown, David CARRIER OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II - Vol II - the Pacific Navies Dec 1941 - Feb 1943. Ian Allan 1st, 1974; 152pp, 91 photos; fine (Owen Thetford bookplate), sl faded d/w. |
£15.00 | |
| Although this covers the opposing navies some of the carrier aircraft are also portrayed. | ||
| BN: 31653 | ||
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Brown, Capt Eric M. DUELS IN THE SKY - WW 2 naval aircraft in combat. Airlife 1989 from USA 1st of l988; 26 x 18cm, 222pp, f.illus (photos & maps); fine inc d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| Valuable comments by renowned test pilot on what the various WW 2 naval aircraft were like to fly; illustrations still well reproduced in this reprint. | ||
| BN: 23751 | ||
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Brown, George & Michael Lavigne CANADIAN WING COMMANDERS - Battleline Books 1st, 1984; 336pp, 45 photos, combat records; fine inc d/w. |
£20.00 | |
| BN: 30487 | ||
| Brown, Joseph E. YESTERDAY'S WINGS - The great aircraft of WW 2 and the C.A.F. pilots who fly them today. | £15.00 | |
| W.H.Allen 1st (UK), 1983; 29 x 22cm, 202pp, f.illus (some col); fine inc d/w. Photos by Dan Guravich - some vg colour. | ||
| BN: 22083 | ||
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Brown, Malcolm SPITFIRE SUMMER - when Britain stood alone. Carlton Books 2000 (limited edn); 207pp, 16 photos plus 14 col illus (posters etc), maps, biblio; fine inc d/w. |
£15.00 | |
| Life on the ground and in the air, 1940. | ||
| BN: 30308 | ||
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Bryan, Lt Cdr J. & Philip Reed MISSION BEYOND DARKNESS - Duell, Sloan & Pearce USA, 1945; 133pp, ep maps, 33 photos; vg. |
£20.00 | |
| The carrier battle of the Philippines, 1944 featuring Hellcats, Avengers & Dauntlesses. | ||
| BN: 31322 | ||
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Bryant,Arthur & Edward Shanks THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - AND - THE FEW - Hard-bound, 32pp; reprinted from "The Daily Sketch of Sept 25, 27 & 28th 1944; fine; No 20 of special edn of 300; signed by Bryant |
£25.00 | |
| "The Few" comprises 4 poems by Shanks. | ||
| BN: 21810 | ||
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Buchan, William (Ed'r) - Pilot Press 5th, 1941; 28 x 22cm, 72pp; f.illu THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AT WARs; vg inc d/w. |
£10.00 | |
| Good period photos of production, aerodromes, ground crews & aircraft. Rarely found with vg d/w. | ||
| BN; 21661 | ||
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Buckland, S/Ldr Jiohn RAAF - ADRIATIC ADVENTURE - Italian barbed wire and beyond. Robertson & Mullens, Australia 1945; 87pp, 9 photos; nr fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Prison experiences after capture in the Mediterranean. | ||
| BN: 31655 | ||
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Burke, Edmund GUY GIBSON VC - Arco 1st, 1961; 19 x 13cm, 128pp; vg inc d/w except pages sl browned. |
£18.00 | |
| war career biography. | ||
| BN: 31652 | ||
| Burns, Michael G. BADER - THE MAN AND HIS MEN - | £15.00 | |
| A & A.P. 1st, 1990 ; 322pp, 22 photos, diags, maps; fine inc d/w. Searching analysis of Bader's successes & character. | ||
| BN: 27108 | ||
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Bushby, John GUNNER'S MOON - A memoir of the night assault on Germany. Ian Allan 1st, 1972; 189pp, 25 photos; fine inc d/w; AUTHOR-SIGNED (on small plate stuck to title page; other cuttings stuck in at front - squadron crest & note re author's death; stamped Chaz Bowyer collection. |
£25.00 | |
| Ground crew with 601 Sqdn pre-war & through the Battle of Britain - then as an air gunner in Manchesters & Lancasters; rather scarce. | ||
| BN: 24008 |
| Campbell, J.M & D.Campbell. WAR PAINT - Fighter nose art from WW2 & Korea. | £16.00 |
| Airlife 1st, 1990 (from USA 1st 1990); 27 x 31cms, f.illus (some col.); fine, vg d/w. One of the world's largest nose art collections. | |
| BN: 24327 | |
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Capka, Jo RED SKY AT NIGHT - Blond 1st,1958; 192pp, 34 photos; fine, torn d/w (ex my collection) |
£18.00 |
| Story of Czech Air Force/RAF pilot. | |
| BN: 23808 | |
| Carty, Pat SECRET SQUADRONS OF THE EIGHTH - | £15.00 |
| Ian Allan 1st, 1990; 30 x 22cm, 112pp, f.illus (photos, drgs, maps) summaries in appendices; nr fine inc d/w. The USAF squadrons (422nd, 858th & 803rd) which specialised in psychological & electronic warfare in WW 2. | |
| BN: 26691 | |
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Casey, Robert J. TORPEDO JUNCTION - with the Pacific Fleet from Pearl Harbour to Midway.Halcyon House USA, 1944 (from 1942 1st); 435pp, 17 photos; vg int, cloth faded |
£12.00 |
| Record of the naval war in the Pacific Region - with, of course, many references to aviation.. | |
| BN: 31944 | |
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Caygill, Peter SPITFIRE MARK V IN ACTION - RAF Operations in Northern Europe Airlife 2001; 262pp, many illus in text; near fine inc d/w (ink inscription on fep) |
£15.00 |
| Story of the most numerous mark of Spitfire, the squadrons within 10, 11 & 12 Groups in WW 2. | |
| BN: 31434 | |
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Celis, Peter ONE WHO ALMOST MADE IT BACK - Story of Sqn Ldr Edward Blenkinsop DFC Grub St, 2008; 260pp, 59 photos; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 |
| Shot down in Belgium in 1944 died in Gergen-Belsen concentration camp; research uncovered his story -a testament to all his comrades. | |
| BN: 31139 | |
| Chappell F.R. WELLINGTON WINGS - An RAF Intelligence Officer in the Western Desert. | £13.50 |
| Kimber 1st, 1980; 282pp, many photos, maps in text; fine inc d/w. Based on detailed day-to-day diaries written at the time. | |
| BN 26667 | |
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Charlton, A.Comm. L.E.O. THE ROYAL AIR FORCE - Vol 1 From Sept 1939 to Dec 1940 Hutchinsons "Britain at War" 19 x 25cms, 288pp, f.illus; vg. |
£12.00 |
| First vol of a really well illustrated record of the RAF in WW 2; becoming scarce. (The volume numbers are shown by the number of stars on spine). | |
| BN: 21772 | |
| Chennault, Claire Lee, Maj-Gen, US Army (ret'd) WAY OF A FIGHTER - Memoirs Putnams, New York, 1949;375pp, 18photos, 2 maps, ep maps; vg int, cloth sl worn | £15.00 |
| BN: 35688 | |
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Cheshire, Leonard VC THE FACE OF VICTORY - Hutchinson 1st, 1961; 180pp; ex-library but with minimal marks, good inc vg d/w.
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£7.50 |
| Cheshire describes the change of life and thinking that caused him to seek ways to serve suffering humanity. | |
| BN: 24587 | |
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Chichester, Francis PINPOINT THE BOMBER - The Great Air Game. A & U 1st, 1942; hard covers, 33 x 18cm, 46pp plus large (110 x 32cm) fold-out map of Northern Europe. Excellent copy of this scarce navigation exercise game with full instrctions for locating the bomber on the map.Near-fine with vg d/w. |
£40.00 |
| Much poorer examples of this game have appeared on book websites at higher prices. | |
| BN: 31584 | |
| Childers,James S.(Col, USAAF) WAR EAGLES - the story of the Eagle Squadron. | £12.50 |
| Heinemann 1st 1943; 20 x 14cm, 261pp, 47 photos, roster, diags in text, ep maps; vg. The first book on the American participation in the RAF. Also - 1st (Appleton-Century, USA), 1943; ex-library with few stamps etc; only fair - £12 | |
| BN: 21521 | |
| Chisholm, Roderick COVER OF DARKNESS - | £10.00 |
| Chatto 1st ,1953; 222pp, unillus; good-vg, torn d/w. Personal memoirs of night fighting in Blenheims, Beaufighters & Mosquitos, followed by Intruder Ops. | |
| BN: 22333 | |
| Cheshire, Sqn Ldr Leonard BOMBER PILOT - Hutchinson 1st nd (c1943); 136pp, 21 plates; vg. | £14.00 |
| "A Squadron Leader's chronicle of bombing offensive 1939 - 42". | |
| BN: 22332 | |
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Christie, Carl A. OCEAN BRIDGE - the history of RAF Ferry Command. Midland 1st, 1995; 458pp, 50 photos, map, extensive notes & list of losses; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 |
| During WW 2 the Command flew almost 10,000 aircraft, mainly from the USA, to squadrons overseas. | |
| BN: 27712 | |
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Clark, Blake PEARL HARBOUR - an eye-witness account. J Lane (London) 1st, 1942; 19 x 12cm, 75pp, 4 photos; vg, ragged d/w. (ex my collection) |
£16.00 |
| (this was sold in the USA as "Remember Pearl Harbour") | |
| BN: 31630 | |
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Cleveland, Reginald M. AIR TRANSPORT AT WAR - Harper 1st,(New York) 1946; 324pp, 49 photos; vg inc d/w (except front endpaper cut) |
£15.00 |
| An account of the work of the U.S. Air Transport Command and Naval Air Transport Service in WW 2. | |
| BN: 31453 | |
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Clostermann, Pierre FLAMES IN THE SKY - Chatto 1st, 1952 (2nd Imp); 200pp, 16 photos; near fine, vg d/w. |
£16.00 |
| Well & lesser-known stories, Europe & the Far East. | |
| BN: 21261 | |
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Coffey, Thomas M. DECISION OVER SCHWEINFURT - The 8th Air Force Battle for Daylight Bombing. Hale 1st UK, 1978 (from 1977 1st); 373pp, 14 illus; near fine, vg d/w. |
£15.00 |
| Detailed description of two Schweinfurt raids, Aug & Oct 1943 - lots of personal anecdotes. | |
| BN: 23960 | |
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Collier, Basil THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - Macmillan USA edn, (from Batsford 1st), 1962; 183pp, 47 photos; nr fine inc d/w. |
£17.50 |
| Mainly a day-by-Day account. | |
| BN: 23188 | |
| Collier, Basil JAPANESE AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR 2 - | £13.50 |
| S & J 1st, 1979; 25 x 19cm, 144pp, f.illus (some col); fine inc d/w. | |
| BN: 21393 |