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London: William Heinemann, 1920. First Edition. HB. Blue cloth, silver lettering on front cover and spine, silver bi-plane on front cover with red and blue markings. 8vo, xx, 145 pp. Illustrated with frontis drawing and 20 illustrations and photographs within text. Two large color fold-out maps, each with a small (1") tear at edge and first map with a 2" tear at the fold. Important account of the progression of aerial warfare during World War I. Formed in April, 1916, Sixty Squadron suffered severe losses at the Somme. Originally flying Morane-Saulnier N's, it was later equipped with Nieuport Scouts and S.E.5 fighters. Among the pilots that flew for Sixty Squadron, 26 were aces, including Billy Bishop and Albert Ball. Book includes an appendix at rear listing officers that had served in 60 Squadron. No marks in book, binding tight. Occasional foxing in text, endpapers show offsetting. Covers show minor edge wear, moisture stain bottom corner of rear cover (2"), corners bumped. Book…
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Sixty Squadron R.A.F. A History Of The Squadron From Its Formation
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London: William Heinemann, 1920. First Edition. HB. Blue cloth, silver lettering on front cover and spine, silver bi-plane on front cover with red and blue markings. 8vo, xx, 145 pp. Illustrated with frontis drawing and 20 illustrations and photographs within text. Two large color fold-out maps, each with a small (1") tear at edge and first map with a 2" tear at the fold. Important account of the progression of aerial warfare during World War I. Formed in April, 1916, Sixty Squadron suffered severe losses at the Somme. Originally flying Morane-Saulnier N's, it was later equipped with Nieuport Scouts and S.E.5 fighters. Among the pilots that flew for Sixty Squadron, 26 were aces, including Billy Bishop and Albert Ball. Book includes an appendix at rear listing officers that had served in 60 Squadron. No marks in book, binding tight. Occasional foxing in text, endpapers show offsetting. Covers show minor edge wear, moisture stain bottom corner of rear cover (2"), corners bumped. Book condition VG-.
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Sixty Squadron R.A.F. A History Of The Squadron From Its Formation
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Sixty Squadron R.A.F. A History of the Squadron from its Formation
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London: Heinemann, 1920. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. orig. cloth xx + 145pp., frontis., b/w pls., map, appends., index, With a Preface by The Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P. Sixty Squadron, RFC, was formed on May I, 1916 and served on the Somme, Arras, Ypres, and the March Offensive (1918). Includes a nominal roll of officers and casualty list. Members of the Squadron included three Victoria Cross winners: Lieut-Col. W.A. Bishop, Capt. Ball and Major McCudden. Memorial bookplate on front paste-down. Rather a battered copy with browning & soiling to some pages. The folding colour map has a closed tear not affecting map or legend o/w is in excellent order. A very good reading/reference copy of a very scarce Squadron history
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SIXTY SQUADRON R.A.F. A History of the Squadron From its Formation (1st ed)
by Scott, A.J.L. (Hugh preface) f2a
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London: Heinemann. VG book, no DJ. Silver lettered blue green cloth. 8vo, 145pp.. 1920. 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG book, no DJ. Bright cover. Touch of red on front cover's WWI biplane. Noffsinger "WWI AVIATION", 2416, says "very scarce". . FLAWS: cover extrems w minor wear. FINE text, maps & plates. BUT: 1st & last two pages foxed, as are text block edges which are deckled & free of soiling. 20 b/w photos and an in text drawing of a biplane with its various sections named. Of the two fold out maps one is FINE, other has a few incorrect fold lines & a 1" fold line tear. Forward by Lord Hugh Cecil. An important book. Noffsinger 2416: "A valuble record of an active squadron beginning with the early stages of scouting to the final concepts of offensive aerial warfare during WWI", "The squadron participated in the Somme Campaign, Arras, Passchendale and the Mar '18 offensive.", "it scored 274 victories". Pilots included;…
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