ROYAL AIR FORCE - THE AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE SINCE 1918. ALL PAINTINGS BY MICHAEL TURNER, TEXT BY CHAZ BOWYER. THIRD IMPRESSION 1983. PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ENGLAND. ALL PICTURES IN VIBRANT BEAURIFUL COLOR. $30.00
WINGS OF THE NAVY - FLYING ALLIED CARRIER AIRCRAFT OF WWII, BY CAPT. ERIC BROWN. 1ST EDITION 1980. A GREAT BOOK ON THE CARRIER AIRCRAFT USED BY THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY, THIS BOOK HAS GREAT WRITE-UPS AND PICTURES ON THE; FAIREY SWORDFISH, VOUGHT CHESAPEAKE, BLACKBURN SKUA AND ROC, GRUMMAN WILDCAT, DOUGLAS DAUNTLESS, FAIREY ALBACOR, FAIREY FULMAR, VOUGHT CORSAIR, CURTISS HELLDIVER, FAIREY BARRACUDA, HAWKER SEA HURRICANE, GRUMMAN AVENGER, SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE, FAIREY FIREFLY, BLACKBURN FIREBRAND & THE GRUMMAN HELLCAT. PLUS IS HAS VARIOUS ARTICLES & CUTAWAYS ON SOME OF THE SAME AIRCRAFT FROM VARIOUS 1970 MAGAZINES $55.00
BEAUFIGHTER AT WAR, BY CHAZ BOWYER. 1ST EDITION 1976. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST AND THOROUGH BOOKS ON THE BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER AND ALSO COMES WITH OTHER ARTICLES TAKEN OUT OF 1941 & 1943 "THE AIRPLANE" MAGAZINES PLUS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR PICTURE OF THE BEAUFIGHTER ON ONE SIDE AND THE REPUBLIC LANCER ON THE OTHER. $55.00
THE WOODEN WONDER ? THE STORY OF THE DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO, BY EDWARD BISHOP. 2ND EDITION 1959 PRINTED IN ENGLAND. THERE ARE 54 ILLUSTRATIONS. A GREAT STORY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOSQUITO AND EVEN BETTER STORIES OF EVENTFUL SORTIES BY MOSQUITOS ARE GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED. A DIFFICULT BOOK TO FIND. $55.00SOLD
HURRICANE, THE STORY OF A GREAT FIGHTER, BY F.H.M. LLOYD. 1ST ED DECEMBER 1945 NO DJ. LAID IN BP SIGNED BY HURRICANE POLISH ACE WITOLD URBANOWICZ. $65.00
HURRICANE COMBAT, THE NINE LIVES OF A FIGHTER PILOT, BY WING Cmdr. K.W. MacKENZIE. 1ST ED 1987. LAID IN BP SIGNED BY HURRICANE ACE JOHN F. BARRICK OF 17 SQD. $100.00
AT FIRST SIGHT, A FACTUAL AND ANECDOTAL ACCOUNT OF No.627 SQUADRON RAF, BY ALAN WEBB. 1ST ED 1991. LAID IN BP SIGNED BY 418 NIGHT INTRUDER SQUADRON ACE JAMES F. "LOU" LUMA, MOSQUITO ACE. $50.00SOLD
BROTHERS IN ARMS, THE STORY OF A BRITISH AND A GERMAN FIGHTER UNIT, AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1940, BY CHRIS GOSS. 1ST ED 1994. LAID IN FIRST DAY COVER LIMITED ED. #24 OF 24, SIGNED BY LUFTWAFFE ACE HERMANN NEUHOFF IN III/JG53 WITH 40 VIC's. ONE OF THE UNITS IN THE BOOK. $60.00
DOODLEBUGS AND ROCKETS, THE BATTLE OF THE FLYING BOMBS, BY BOB OGLEY. 4TH PRINTING MAY 1995 WRAPPERS. LAID IN CLIPPED PAGE HE SIGNED ON HIS PIC & BIO BY RAF PILOT Flt.Lt. DAVID FYFE IN 127 Sqd. FLYING SPITFIRES IX's ATTACKING V-1 FLYING BOMB SITES. $55.00SOLD
HURRICANE, BY EDWARD BISHOP. 1ST ED 1986. LAID IN & SIGNED BP's pg.56 BY ACES; MICHAEL GLADYCH POLISH 303 Sqd. & JOHN F. BARRICK 17 Sqd. BOTH FLYING HURRICANES. $80.00
HURRICANE AT WAR, BY CHAZ BOWYER. 2ND PRINTING 1976. LAID IN SIGNED BP pg.50 ACE MICHAL GLADYCH 303 POLISH SQUADRON. LAID IN BP PG.83 SIGNED BY ACES; WILLIAM R. DUNN, STEVE PISANOS & CARROLL W. "RED" McCOLPIN ALL 3 IN 71 EAGLE SQUADRON, ALSO SIGNED BY MICHAEL MILUCK A PILOT IN 71 Sqd. LAID IN BP pg.85 ACE DON BLAKESLEE WHO WAS IN BOTH 401 & 71 Sqds & 4TH FG. LAID IN SIGNATURE ON A BIO PAGE, ON pg.140/141 BY GROUP CAPTAIN BILLY DRAKE 19 VIC's (TOTAL VIC COUNT MAYBE 24.5). ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PAGE IT IS SIGNED BY DR. LILIAN STAPLE RAF/WAAF RADAR OPERATOR IN WWII. $170.00
SPITFIRE II THE CANADIANS, BY ROBERT BRACKEN. 1ST ED 1999. LAID IN SIGNED BP pg.59 ACE DON BLAKESLEE 401 & 133 Sqd's & 4TH FG. LAID IN BP pg.82 ACE VICTOR N. CABAS 403 Sqd & 52ND FG. LAID IN BP pg.109 BY ACE HOLLIS H. HILLS 414 Sqd & VF-32. $80.00
(2 WRAPPERS) 1ST WRAPPER, WIRRAWAY AND BOOMERANG MARKING, BY GEOFFREY PENTLAND. NO DATE. 2ND WRAPPER, WESTLAND WHIRLWIND DESCRIBED, BY BRUCE ROBERTSON. 2ND IMPRESSION 1966. $25.00
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"SO FEW", THE IMMORTAL RECORD OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, BY DAVID MASTERS. 5TH IMPRESSION 1942. $20.00
THE DAY OF THE TYPHOON, FLYING WITH THE RAF TANKBUSTERS IN NORMANDY, BY JOHN GOLLEY. 1ST ED 1986. $25.00
(2 COPIES) (1ST COPY) FIGHTER PILOT, PERSONAL RECORD OF THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE-SEPT. 8TH 1939 TO JUNE 18TH 1940, BY WING Cmdr PAUL RICHEY. REVISED & REPRINTED APRIL 1956 NO DJ. $20.00
(2ND COPY) 1ST EDITION SEPTEMBER 1941 NO DJ. $40.00
R.A.F., THE STORY OF A BRITISH PILOT, BY KEITH AYLING. 1ST ED 1941, LIBRARY COPY. $45.00
THE BIG SHOW, SOME EXPERIENCES OF A FRENCH FIGHTER PILOT IN THE R.A.F., BY PIERRE CLOSTERMANN. 1ST ED 1951 NO DJ. $25.00SOLD
FLAMES IN THE SKY, BY PIERRE CLOSTERMANN. 3RD IMPRESSION OCTOBER 1952. ACADEMIC LIBRARY USAF SHCS. $20.00
AIRMAN AT YALTA, BY LAURENCE KUTER. 1ST ED 1955 NO DJ. $25.00
REACH FOR THE SKY, THE TRUE STORY OF DOUGLAS BADER LEGENDARY FIGHTER PILOT OF WWII, BY PAUL BRICKHILL. BALLANTINE PAPERBACK 3RD PRINTING JUNE 1973. $5.00
SKY SPY, FROM SIX MILES HIGH TO HITLER'S BUNKER, BY RAY HOLMES1ST ED 1989. $30.00SOLD
CARRIER OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II, VOL I THE ROYAL NAVY, BY DAVID BROWN. REVISED 2ND ED 1974. $20.00
STRIKE HARD, A BOMBER AIRFIELD AT WAR- RAF DOWNHAM MARKET AND ITS SQUADRONS 1942-46, BY JOHN HILLING. 2ND ED 1997. $15.00
TANGMERE, A MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM PUBLICATION. 1990 WRAPPERS. $14.00
HURRICANE SQUADRON, No.87 SQUADRON AT WAR 1939-1941, BY PERRY ADAMS. 1ST ED 1988 WRAPPERS. $17.00
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ROYAL AIR FORCE THUNDERBOLTS, HISTORY,UNITS,COLOURS & MARKINGS OF THE REPUBLIC'S P-47 FIGHTER IN RAF SERVICE, BY GEOFF THOMAS. 1ST ED 1987 WRAPPERS. $17.00SOLD
