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David Goodland & A Vaughan - ANZACS OVER ENGLAND(Alan Sutton , 1992)
pp.141 Pages
The Australian Flying Corps in Gloucestershire 1918-1919. Photographs and appendix. 14.5x18.5cms World War I Aerial Combat - Australian Military History.
Pictorial paper covers. Mint.
Price: $17.60

Brickhill, Paul - ESCAPE OR DIE Authentic Stories of The R.A.F. Escaping Society(Evans Brothers, London , 1952 repr)
223 Pages
Illustrations. By the author of `The Dam Busters`. 14x22 cms
Cloth brds, very good, some chips and marks, remains of orig d/w
Price: $19.80

Chambers, George W - KEITH ARGRAVES, PARATROOPER(Southern Publishing Association , 1946)
157 Pages
`An Account of the Service of a Christian Medical Corpsman in the US Army Paratroops during WW II, with Thrilling Stories of ...` Seventh Day Adventist with 509th Division, captured in N Africa campaign. Illustrations
VG++ card cloth covers
Price: $13.20

Garbett, Mike and Brian Goulding - LANCASTER AT WAR : 5 Fifty Years on(Ian Allan , )
160 Pages
SIGNED by both authors. Large format, splendidly illustrated. Condition reflected in price.
Cloth brds in substantially edgeworn d/w/ 0.5 x 1 cm chip to both at bottom of spine.
Price: $22.00

Hawkins, Des - NO FUTURE(Newton , 1992)
viii, 204 Pages
Based on the author`s real experiences as one of Sir Arthur Harris` `Old Lags`, flying with Lancaster heavy bomber squadrons 44 (Rhodesia), 630 and 625. Foreword by Sqn Ldr R C B Ashworth R.A.F. 2 illusts. Fictional tale based on experiences.
Very Fine cloth brds in Very Fine d/w
Price: $19.80

O`Brien, Terence - OUT OF THE BLUE : A Pilot with the Chindits(Collins, London , 1984)
272 Pages
Australian RAF pilot ex-Coastal Command who flew missions for the Chindit operation in Burma. Very critical of Wingate`s and Stillwell`s style of `newspaper headline` command.
Fir cloth brds in d/w
Price: $24.20

Johnson, Frank (ed.) - R.A.A.F. OVER EUROPE(Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1946)
ix, pp.189 +54 pages of full page p/w photographs Pages
Introductions by Winston Churchill and Air Vice-Marshal H N Wrigley, Air Officer Commanding RAAF Overseas Headquarters, 1942-1946
VG. Sound hardcover blue cloth; d/w front cut and glued to front; various minor marks of age; tight copy
Price: $19.80

Bowyer, Chaz (ed.) - ROYAL FLYING CORPS COMMUNIQUES 1917-1918(Grub Street, London , 1998)
pp.258 Pages
RFC weekyly squadron communiques during the last two years of WWI, when aerial combat was at its height. Illustrated with contemporary photographs.
Hardcover in d/w. Very Fine/Fine
Price: $19.80

Gething, Michael J - SKY GUARDIANS GB Air Defence 1918-93(Arms & Armour, London , 1993)
224 Pages
Analyses UK air defences at ten-yearly intervals detailing how each threat was perceived and what the response to it was. Well illustrated. 19x25 cms (View image)
Very fine. Cloth in unmarked pictorial d/w
Price: $19.80

Dibbs, John & Tony Holmes - SPITFIRE : FLYING LEGEND(Osprey , 1997 repr)
192 Pages
60th Anniversary 1936 - 96. Lavishly illustrated.
Fine cloth brds in Fine pict d/w with very light edgewear
Price: $41.80

Turner, John Frayn - THE BADER WING(Wrens Park , 1999 repr)
pp.153+index Pages
Crucial contribution of the five squadrons of the Bader Wing to the Batlle of Britain. Illustrations.14x22cms (See also `Wing Leader`) View image.
Mint. Brds in pict d/w
Price: $24.20

Armitage, Michael - THE ROYAL AIR FORCE(Cassell , 1922 2nd ed.)
304 Pages
The Royal Air Force was founded on 1st April 1918, born of the First World War achievements of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps. This illustrated history, now in a revised and extended second edition, traces the development of the Royal Air Force from the early days through to the effects of the Strategic Defence Review, 1998. 19 x25 cm. Unread copy profusely illustrated in b/w.
Black cloth brds with gilt letter to spine near mint. D/w near mint
Price: $41.80

Anthony Richardson - WINGLESS VICTORY(Odhams, London , n.d., c.1950)
256 Pages
The Story of Sir Basil Embry`s Escape from Occupied France in the Summer of 1940. Frontispiece and 8 pages of half-tone illustrations.14x21.5cms
Fine. Cloth brds in VG+ pict d/w
Price: $22.00

Bishop, Edgar - WOODEN WONDER, THE(Max Parrish, London , 1959)
pp 168 incl appends Pages
The Story of the de Havilland Mosquito. The famous unarmed wooden bombers that bombed Berlin a daylight attack in 1943 and were a legend during the war for their daring exploits.13x20 cms
Very good. Cloth brds; stamp and ink mark on front papers. No d/w
Price: $19.80