Military - Aviation

(The Hangar Bookshelf, [Belleville, Ontario], 1985).. 113 pp, oblong 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Profusely illus with b&w photos and cutaways, color plates. "The Squadrons wartime accomplishments at Arnhem in the Battle of the Ardennes and during the 1945 airborne assault across the. Rhine, are a source of immeasurable pride and reflect the true tradition of the Royal Canadian Airforce. Today, our roles of transport and air refuelling operations place new demands on our personnel, and although, by wartime standards, thes. e r o l e s are comparatively less dangerous, they are no less difficult or demanding..." Errata slip glued at bottom of half-title page, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket h as light browning at edges, tiny indentations a. t b ot to m front corners. Great wraparound cover art by Steve Snider. VG/VG. more information

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Macmillan, [Toronto], (1995).. 276 pp, folio, HC. "The central theme is the courage of thousands of men - most of them from ordinary backgrounds in Britain and the Empire, but including important groups from countries overrun by Germany - who survived one of the most severe and . prolonged periods of physical danger and mental strain any group of people has ever been asked to bear. Over 55,500 of them were killed. The principal content allocates ten pages to each of 25 aircrew, who, often straight from school, served as pi. lots, navigators, bomb-aimers, signallers, flight engineers and air gunners in Bomber Command in World War 2. Each has a biography, a photograph of his memorabilia, a handwritten reminiscence and a painted silhouette showing him as he is in 1. 9 9 4 . Thus he will make his mark in history, and you, the reader, will be able to judge what manner of man he was. You will also be able to decide how much you owe to men like him for the fact that today Europe is entirely free, and not enslaved. u nd er a single master-race." Ribbon marker. Very minor edgewear. NF/NF. more information

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Squadron/Signal, (Carrollton,Texas, 1989).. 50 pp, oblong 8vo, stapled in wraps. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos, technical drawings/profiles, color plates. Contents: Introduction; TBD-1; TBD-1A; Into Service; Combat; The Battle of the Coral Sea; Midway. Interior - clean and tight wi. th no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear. VG+. more information

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Aero Publishers, Fallbrook, CA, (1965).. Unpaginated [36 pp], small 4to, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Aero series 1. A useful guide for the hobbyist, model builder, collector and historian, giving accurate information about the ME109 with color pictures, close-up photos and detailed dra. wings. Price sticker ghost mark on front cover, minor soiling and edgewear to spine. VG. more information

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Clarke, Irwin, Toronto, 1966, first edition.. 170 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. Written for young readers, this book traces the life of famed Canadian pilot Wilfred 'Wop' May from his childhood, through the First World War, and on to his experiences with co. mmercial airlines, bush piloting in the North and with the Commonwealth Air Training scheme. Exciting chapters on his assistance to the Mounties in tracking down Albert Johnson, the 'Mad Trapper'. Slight wrinkling to top corner area of pages 39. t o 54, light wrinkling on last text page and on rear free endpaper, minor soiling and browning on edges of textblock, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight curl to front board, slight bump to one corner, very light soiling to boards. Du. s t ja cket has light edge wear/wrinkling, a few very small chips and tears, light browning - mainly on spine and flap-folds, crease down spine, light soiling on rear panel. Very Good-/Good+. more information

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Arthur Barker, London, 1974.. 196 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0213164892 "Was the aerial campaign of 1940 really worthy of the praise and glorification which has been lavished on it? In this controversial book, Wing Commander H.R. Allen, himself a vete. ran of the Battle of Britain and therefore excellently qualified as a critic, makes a detailed analysis of every aspect of the campaign and attempts to place it and the talents of those who conducted it in sharp perspective." Contents: Part I. T. h e Preliminaries - The Strategy of the Offensive; The Indivisibility of Air Power; Dowding; The Discovery of Radar; The Birth of Fighter Command. Part II. The Deficiencies in Fighter Command - Armament; Squadron Tactics; The Inflexibility of Figh. te r C ommand; Command; Battle Plans; Air Defence Stratagems. Part III. The Battle of Britain - Prefatory; The Battle of Britain; Perspectives; Operation Sealion. Epilogue; References; Other Sources. Small closed tear archivally taped at bottom o. f p ag es 19/20, foxing to top of textblock, tiny bump at top of front hinge and at bottom corners of boards, slight bump at bottom edge of frint board, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket light to moderate edge wear/wrinkling. (sm all ar ea of surface paper loss at top of rear hinge), a few very small ships, chip at top of front hinge, several small to large tears closed tears - some with creases and all are archivally taped, light rubbing, minor soiling, very light bro. wning on rear panel, minor foxing at top of front flap. VG/Fair. more information

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Ian Allan, Shepperton, Surrey, 1999, reprint.. 112 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0711013233 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings/diagrams. "The Javelin - an all-weather fighter built between 1949 and 1959 - equipped 12 RAF squadrons in an operationa. l career that ended in 1968. During that period, its most strenuous role outside air defence of the UK and service in West Germany was its use by the RAF in Malaya during the so-called 'confrontation' with Indonesia. Equipped with Aden cannon an. d the Firestreak air-to-air missile, No 60 Squadron's Javelins at one time numbered 33 - making it the largest RAF squadron of that period. The end of the 'Confrontation' saw the end of the Javelin and after a short final rundown the supersonic Li. gh t ning took over. (This book) details the complete history of this significant fighter with over 150 splendid photographs. (It) was first published in 1983 and statements made then were current. Many of these may well have been overtaken by su. bse qu ent events." Dust jacket has fading to the spine colour - lettering still bright. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Rand McNally, Chicago, (1980).. 318 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with drawings, profiles, insignia. Contents: Introduction; United States; Great Britain; USSR; France; Italy; Sweden; Canada; Australia; Finland, Spain, Czechoslovaki. a; Holland; Japan; Poland; Switzerland; The Insignia of the World's Air Forces in the 1960s; The World's Major Combat Aircraft; Engines. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor browning to edges of covers a. n d textblock, very light wear at bottom of spine, book slightly cocked. VG. more information

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Military Press, New York, (1987).. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0517641763 Profusely illustrated with full and double page 3-view drawings, b&w photographs. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Avia B.534; PZL P-24; Polikarpov I-16; T. upolev TB-3; Tupolev SB-2; Latecoere 298; Amiot 143; Fairey Swordfish; Hawker Hurricane Mk.I; Bloch 210; Vickers Wellesley; Gloster Gladiator; Junkers Ju.86; Henschel Hs.123; Mitsubishi A5M; SIAI Marchetti SM.81; Breda Ba.65; Boeing P-26; SIAI Mar. c h etti SM.79; Seversky P-35; Northrop A-17; Cant Z.506. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning on spine and on rear cover, minor soiling. Very Good. more information

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Military Press, New York, (1988).. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with full and double page 3-view drawings, b&w photographs. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Nakajima Ki-44; Kawasaki Ki-61; Kawanishi N1K; Martin B-2. 6; Grumman TBF; North American P-51B; Martin Baltimore; Republic P-47; Yakovlev Yak-9; Tupolev Tu-2; IAR 80; Focke Wulf Fw.190 F; Heinkel He.219; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XII; Supermarine Seafire; Messerschmitt Me.410; Fairey Firefly; Hawker Hurri. c a n e Mk.IV; Junkers Ju.188; Reggiane Re.2002; Fiat G.55; Macchi MC 205; Reggiane RE.2005. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock, minor edge wear. VG+. more information

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Military Press, New York, (1987).. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with full and double page 3-view drawings, b&w photographs. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Bloch MB-152; Potez 631; Morane-Saulnier M.S.406; Liore e. t Olivier LeO 451; Junkers Ju.87 B-2; Messerschmitt Bf.109 E; Heinkel He.111; PZL P-23; PZL P-37; Dornier Do.17; Fokker G.1; Rogozarsky IK-3; Fiat B.R.20; Fiat C.R.42; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I; Vickers Wellington; Fairey Battle; Bristol Blenheim. ; A rmstrong Whitworth Whitley; Curtiss P-36; Douglas TBD-1; Mitsubishi G3M. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very small faint mark on front cover, very light rubbing on rear cover, very light browning to ed. ge s o f textblock, 1 1/2" scuff on rear edge of spine. VG. more information

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Military Press, New York, (1988).. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with full and double page 3-view drawings, b&w photographs. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Lockheed P-38G; Douglas SBD; Doulgas A-20; Consolidated B. -24D; Petlyakov Pe-2; Yakovlev Yak-4; Mitsubishi G4M; Nakajima A6M2-N; Kawasaki Ki-48; Nakajima Ki-49; Nakajima Ki-43; De Havilland Mosquito; Avro Lancaster Mk.I; Hawker Typhoon; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX; Dornier Do.217; Messerschmitt Bf.110 G;. J u nkers Ju.87 G; Heinkel He-177; Messerschmitt Bf.109 G; Commonwealth CA 13; Piaggio P.108. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock. VG+. more information

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Military Press, New York, (1988).. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0517665794 Profusely illustrated with full and double page 3-view drawings, b&w photographs. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Nakajima Ki-84; Yokosuka D4Y; Mitsubishi. J2M; Mitsubishi Ki-67; Nakajima B6N; Grumman F6F; Douglas A-26; Vought F4U-1D; Curtiss SB2C; North American B-25; Bell P-63; Lavochkin La-5; Northrop P-61; Ilyushin Il-2M3; Focke Wulf Fw.190 D-9; Junkers Ju.88 G-7a; Messerschmitt Me.163; Supermar. i n e Spitfire Mk.XIV ; Avro Lancaster Mk.II; Hawker Tempest; Fairey Barracuda; Bristol Beaufighter Mk.X. Interior - small bump at top corner of pages up to page 22, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor ed. ge wear. Very Good+. more information

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Military Press, New York, (1988).. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0517641798 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, full and double page 3-view colour drawings. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Lavochkin LaGG-3; Mikoyan-Gurevic. h MiG-3; Sukhoi Su-2; Petlyakov Pe-8; Aichi D3A; Nakajima B5N; Handley Page Halifax; Kawasaki Ki-45; Mitsubishi Ki-51; Short Sterling; Bristol Beaufort; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V; North American B-25B; Bell P-39; Vultee A-35; Boeing B-17; Curtiss P . - 40; Focke Wulf Fw.190 A; Dornier Do.217 E; Macchi M.C.202; Reggiane Re.2001; Siai Marchetti SM.84. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear. Very Good+. more information

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Arms and Armour, (London, 1995).. 171 pp, oblong large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w maps, 40 color reproductions of paintings. "Forty superb full-colour paintings, accompanied by detailed background narratives, show the RAF in action, from the dogfights of the First World W. ar to missions in the Gulf War...represent work of some of the very finest aviation artists working today...Sir Michael Armitage has assembled a first-class team of RAF veterans, historians and aviation experts with the brief to write the backgr. o u n d history of the action depicted in each painting...arranged chronologically within the decades of RAF service..." Dust jacket has a tiny closed tear and wrinkle at bottom edge of front panel, light wrinkling at bottom of front flap-fold. F. in e/ VG +. more information

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Bloomsbury, London, 1990.. 184 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0747506264 B&w photographs. "In 1939, at the age of nineteen, Jim Bailey was conscripted into the RAF to train as a fighter pilot. What happened over the next five years to Jim and t. he men who fought alongside him - those who died and those who survived - is related here with candour and quiet modesty. This is a story of youthful heroism, and of the suspense-filled drama of combat in the air. It is also the story of a survi. v o r. Jim Bailey remained a pilot throughout the war - flying first Defiants and then Beaufighters - from the Battle of Britain through Gibraltar and the Anzio beach-head to the landing in the South of France. But as well as action and survival, . Ji m Bailey captures precisely the atmosphere of everyday life on the ground in wartime Britain. (This) is a unique memoir both of the war in the air and of life on the home front." Light cigarette odor, minor browning to edges of textblock. Dust. ja ck et has very minor edge wear/wrinkling, minor browning at inside edges. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Outline Press, London, (1990). 127pp., lg 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 1871547075 Story of Canada's top scoring fighter pilot of World War I. In the ranks of allied air aces, Billy Bishop officially stands third, behind Frenchman Rene Fonck (75 victories), and Irishman Mic. k Mannock (73 victories). As it is, he was the highest scoring Canadian and with 79 "unofficial" victories to his credit, may have been second only to the war's leading ace, Manfred von Richthofen. Interior - small area of water staining on insid. e fore-edge of front cover, tiny crease at bottom edge of two pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small area of water staining on fore-edge of front cover, very minor edge wear, book is lightly cocked, minor . ru b bing. Very Good-. more information

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Crecy, n.p., (1994), revised and updated edition.. 224 pp, lg. 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "This is the outstanding story of a Royal Air Force Volunteer Reservist who flew in the Battle of Britian and kept an exciting day-to-day diary of his experiences. Later, shot dow. n over Northern France, he evaded capture and made his way home through Spain and Gibraltar with the help of the French Resistance Workers and the Allied escape organization. Again he wrote a vivid account of his exploits, but was unable to comp. l e t e it because after a few months in the UK on fighter operations he was sent off to the Middle East in command of a squadron. There, after only af few weeks he was shot down and killed over El Alamein when leading his pilots on an operation on. t he e vening of 17th July 19 42. He was 22." Small area of glue residue at top of front hinge. Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinkling, light rubbing, This is a new, unread book. NF/VG+. more information

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Ballantine, New York, 1971, first printing.. 160 pp, 8 3/16" H, soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings. " 'If we are resolute and are prepared to sacrifice twenty million Japanese lives in a Kamikaze effort victory will be ours!' For what followed from this harrowi. ng conviction history has no parallel." Contents: Prologue; Suicide and bushido; Banzai: 10,000 years for the Emperor; The human torpedoes; Divine Wind; Kamikaze in the Philippines; More death from the skies; Samurai under the sea; Suicidal cli. m a x ; Cataclysmic finale; The balance sheet; Bibliography. Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, light rubbing and soiling - mainly . on r ea r cover. Very Good. more information

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Pan, London, 1978, 4th printing.. 271 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0330202057 B&w photographs, maps. "The night of 30th/31st May 1942....The Thousand Plan. The story of the first 1,000 bomber raid....the brilliant scheme to drop 1,400 tons of bombs on Cologne in ninety minute. s....to destroy a major industrial target in a single blow...." Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, browning to edges of text block. Very Good. more information

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Chatto & Windus, London, 1955, 1st Edition.. 253 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, maps. "To crash or be shot down into the sea is a terrible experience. To escape to tell the tale is a rare and remarkable achievement. This is precisely what qualified air crews fo. r membership of the 'Goldfish' Club: they had come down 'in the drink' and - miraculously survived. Flight Lieutenant Barker here tells eight of their most dramatic and moving stories - stories which for heroism, endurance, and sheer excitement a. r e second to none that the last war provided....stories of men from all corners of the British Commonwealth fighting for survival against unimaginable odds." Light cigarette odor, very light browning to pages, moderate browning to edges of textb. lo ck , very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light edge wear to boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light edge wear, tiny chips/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one small closed tear and a few tiny tears, moderate. br own ing on spine and flap-folds - light elsewhere, minor soiling, two tiny scuffs on spine, small water stain on spine. Very Good-/Very Good-. more information

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Thomas Allen, Toronto, (1992), reprint.. 358 pp, 8vo, Hardcover in dust jacket (9 1/4" H). ISBN 0887622127 B&w photos, map endpapers. "When war broke out in September 1939, the Allied air forces had few combat aircraft and even fewer military pilots ready to fight. It was clear that ai. r superiority would determine the outcome of the war, so in December 1939, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada created the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Most of the aircrew training took place in Canada..." Minor bump at bottom . o f front hinge, tiny light stain on fore-edge of text block. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, 1994, revised edition.. 159 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850523184 B&w photographs, diagram, map. "Philip Bartlett's account is a unique and fascinating record of a pilot's life in the dawn of aerial warfare and, as a history, of the first . use of the bomber in war, strangely, by the Navy's aircraft. Flying by day and night alone, without navigational aids, the author moves from attacks on the U-boat bases to bombing the German Gothas as they prepared to raid London, and then to the s. upport of Haig's drive to the coast which ended in the mud of Passchendaele. The climax in March, 1918, is reached when the author's squadron finds itself directly in the path of Ludendorff's massive thrust, which broke the British Vth Army and . n e a rly decided the War. Attacked by Richthofen's aces, No 5 Squadron RNAS flew continuous desperate missions against the advancing troops from aerodromes which were over-run time after time. At a time when the life of a pilot was reckoned in we. ek s, t he author flew 101 missions, enduring the rigours of flying without heat or oxygen, with hesitant engines, no parachutes and the attention of German fighters. Yet there is continual evidence of the pure joy of flying and wonder at the shee. r b eau ty of the sky." Light browning to top edge of textblock, slight waviness to top/bottom edges of textblock. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling at top edge. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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Ballantine, New York, 1967.. 270 pp, mass market paperback. B&w photographs. "(This) is the story of Germany's bomber forces in World War II....Designated General of the Bombers - the highest post in the Luftwaffe bomber command - Werner Baumbach saw combat as a dive bomber p. ilot at Narvik and Dunkirk. Later he commanded the Luftwaffe forces in Norway, attacking Allied convoys on the Murmansk run, and led Germany's bomber fleets on the Russian front and in the Mediterranean. An outspoken critic of the Luftwaffe blund. e rs committed by Goring and Hitler, Baumbach was saved from dismissal only by his extraordinary record of leadership and courage. In (this book), he presents a rare inside view of German decisions and strategy, based on personal combat experience . an d official Luftwaffe files - from the blitzkrieg in Poland and the fall of France to the Battle of Britain, the siege of Stalingrad, and the collapse of German air power under the torrent of American bombing at the end of World War II." Interior. - light browning to inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a few wrinkles and light browning on spine, minor edge wear. Very Good. more information

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ARCO, New York, (1981), Ist ed.. 144 pp, small 4to, HC. A sequel to 'World War II Aircraft in Combat', it captures all the drama and excitementof the savage plane-to-plane, man-to-man combats that raged over Europe and the Pacific during the 1939-45 war years. 36 scenes containin. g a variety of aircraft are rendered in startlingly realistic color detail. Very small stain on ffep. Dj is price clipped, has one 1/2" closed tear and minor wrinkling at top of spine. VG/VG. more information

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Pan, London, 1982.. 219 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0330266691 B&w photographs. "Autumn 1943: Target - the vital ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt deep in southern Germany. The US Eighth Air Force despatched three hundred B-17 Flying Fortresses to cripple t. he Nazi war machine. But the moment they crossed the enemy coast, the Messerschmitt squadrons were waiting. The Forts and their crews flew into hundreds of miles of dogfight. More than a hundred bombers and almost fifteen hundred men were lost i. n two daylight raids that barely dented the armouries of the Reich...." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, a small area of tiny stains on front hinge. Very Good. more information

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(MacDonald, London, 1971).. 160 pp, Trade paperback. Purnell's Illustrated History of World War II - Weapons Book, No. 17. "To bomb Japan, '...a bold but entirely feasible project.' - Roosevelt to Churchill, November/1943. The first appearance of the huge, glittering bomber. sent a shiver of apprehension through the Islands. The 'tremendous bull' went on to extract a terrible vengeance for Japanese aggression" Profusely illus. in b&w with photos, maps and drawings. Interior - pages browned, book lightly cracked a. t i nside edges. Exterior - very light edge wear - mainly on rear cover, a few small soft creases on rear cover, small tear at bottom of rear hinge, old price label on front cover, very faint crease on spine. VG-. more information

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Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1988, first edition.. 277 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0340263792 B&w photographs. "...the story of air operations during the First World War, 1914-1918, mainly on the Western Front. It was only eleven years after the Wright Brothers' fir. st flight that the Royal Flying Corps set off for France and every aspect of air-fighting had to be discovered for the first time. Richard Townshend Bickers gives a fresh and challenging view of the men involved, their aircraft and the condition. s o f war. The pilots and observers of all the combatant nations tended to be young courageous individuals, filled with a love of flying and of adventure. Their aircraft were fragile and unreliable and casualties were appallingly heavy. It was a. p e ri od of great technical advances when aerial warfare and tactical teamwork were transformed....(The author gives an account of) Lieutenant General Sir David Henderson's leading role in the formation and development of the Royal Flying Corps.... (an d whi le not neglecting the 'aces', he) also gives due recognition to the less famous pilots, to the usually overlooked air observers and gunners who flew in two-seater fighters, and to the crews who carried out the less glamorous but equally im. port an t re connaissance and bombing sorties...." Very light browning to edges of textblock, tiny speck on top of textblock, minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very minor wrinkling at top of spine, very minor rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Doubleday, New York, (1968). 289pp., 8vo (8 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos and drawings. "A genuine classic of air combat reportage - the exciting battle memoirs of an American ace in World War I! In this...true adventure story, one of (America's) earliest fl. ying aces recreates the spectacle and drama of his flights with the French Air Service, the famed Lafayette Escadrille, and the U.S. Air Service...." Minor soiling on top of textblock, remainder spray on bottom of book, light wrinkling at bottom . o f spine, minor wear at corners. Dust jacket is price clipped, has moderate edge wear/wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom spine and flap-folds, a few small closed tears - some taped on inside, very light browning, two tiny foxing marks on spine, thr. ee s mall closed tears on front hinge, a few tiny scuffs. Very Good/Good. more information

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Prospero / Key Porter, Toronto, 2004.. 307 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 1552678679 B&w photographs. "....offers a significant contribution to understanding our nation's role in the great wars through the very Canadians who, from all walks of life, served with distinction and won i. nternational respect for their bravery and sacrifice. With an exciting and compelling journalistic style, Arthur Bishop brings to life the stories of those who fought in the air in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. The drama, the ch. i v alry, the honour of warfare in the air, as well as the danger and horror of battle, are captured in these pages. A worthy tribute to Canada's best and bravest air force veterans." Interior - large corner crease on last page, otherwise clean an. d ti ght with no other ownership marks. Exterior - tiny scuff and minor soiling on top of textblock, small light bump at top and bottom of last few pages, minor soiling on bottom of textblock. Very Good-. more information

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Sutton, Stroud, 1998, reprint.. 189 pp, large 8vo (9 1/8" H), soft cover. ISBN 0750920548 B&w photographs. "....a fascinating 'factional' insight into the lifes of Luftwaffe figher pilots during the Second World War. Gunther Bloemertz was one of the legendary 'Abbeville Boys' . of Jagdgeschwader 26, who flew Focke Wulf FW190 day fighters from their base in northern France. In this vivid personal story, Bloemertz describes life and death on the squadron, his fellow pilots and their almost daily duels with RAF Spitfires and. USAAF Flying Fortresses, fought at both ground level and in the stratosphere over the Pas de Calais. Following the D-Day landings his Geschwader was eventually forced to retreat into Germany in August 1944 from where they fought an increasingly . d e sperate battle against the Allied massed bomber streams. On New Year's Day 1945 he took part in the massive Luftwaffe dawn attack on Allied airfields in Belgium and Holland, Operation 'Bodenplatte', which claimed the lives of many Allied airmen. a nd destroyed dozens of aircraft of the ground. Bloemertz concludes his story by relating the part he played as a fighter pilot defending the crumbling Third Reich in its final death throes, when he and fellow pilot Werner were all that remained. of th e original 'Abbeville Boys'. In the last hours of the war both Gunther and Werner were shot down in dogfights with Allied fighers. Werner was killed and Gunther baled out of his aircraft, his face and body horrifically burned. (This book). emp hasi zes that apart from the small number of Nazi fanatics in their ranks, there was little to distinguish the average Luftwaffe pilot from his opposite numbers in the RAF or USAAF." Interior - very faint label mark on first page, othewisw cle. an an d tig ht with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light spine crease, one small soft corner crease. Very Good+. more information

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Air Research, (Surrey, 1995), Ist edition.. 320 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "Developed from the famous 'Britain First' in 1935 as a revolutionary fast medium bomber, the Blenheim was overtaken by aircraft development in the late 1930's...Yet, the Blenheim crews were thrown. into the breach time and again - there was no alternative with Britian fighting with her back against the wall in the desperate days of 1940-41...This book is the story of these early wartime Blenheim operations, vividly and grippingly illust. r a t e d by the personal accounts of the aircrew who survived these raids." Appendices: I. Blenheims lost during operations to and over the Netherlands 1940-42; II. German fighter pilots who gained Blenheim victories over Holland and their fates;. I II . Ma in feats of arms by RAF Blenheims over the Netherlands 1940-42; IV. Luftwaffe ranks, units and their RAF equivalents. This is a new, unread book. NF/NF. more information

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Arms and Armour Press, London, (1984).. 72 pp, large 8vo (9 11/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 0853686203 Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very light browning to edges of covers. VG. more information

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Crecy, (Manchester, 1998).. 216 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w and color photographs. "In September 1990 Richard Boswell was a newly qualified helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy, fresh out of flight school and flying one of the most potent fighting . helicopters in the world - the Westland Lynx. The world was at his feet in every sense. Then, on the day he and his girlfriend decided to buy a house together, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. With less than 24 hours notice, Richard Boswell was onb. oard HMS Manchester and en-route to the Gulf and impending war. Once in the Gulf, HMS Manchester prepared for the seaborne invasion that most thought was inevitalbe. Boswell saw action against Iraqi forces, protecting Allied ships and sinking a. n u mber of Iraqi gunboats. After the liberation of Kuwait, he flew extensively around the devastated country, when his duties included a spell as pilot for Sir Peter de la Billiere. But his story does not end there. After returning to the UK, B. o sw el l became an instructor and also indulged his passion for flying home-built aircraft, a passion that led to the accident that nearly killed him and ended his days as a Navy pilot. The portrayal of the battle to rebuilt his shattered life is . ev ery bi t as grapic as his wartime experiences in the Gulf." Minor wrinkling at top of spine - very light at bottom. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at bottom of spine. VG+/VG+. more information

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Epic Press, Belleville, Ontario, 2002.. 64 pp, 8 1/8" H, soft cover. B&w photographs, map. INSCRIBED ON HALF TITLE PAGE: TO MABEL ENJOY DAVE BOWMAN. ISBN 1553063996 "It was bad enough that Royal Canadian Air Force warrant officer David S.J. Bowman was fighting in a war, but then on Ap. ril 23, 1945, David encountered an unexpected and terrible twist of events that changed his life forever. After a fairly routine enemy target attack on a munitions dump near Rangoon, Burma, his Liberator aircraft was making its way back across th. e Bay of Bengal, bringing David and his comrades back to home base for a debriefing and a beer. Ten miles from the shores of Burma, David suddenly heard his skipper say these chilling words: 'Dinghy! Dinghy! Prepare for ditching.' David Bowman,. i n his easy, humourous style, shares his true life story experiences of that fateful day in 1945 and the days following. He invites his readers to join him in reliving the ups and downs of the experience in the Bay, 'welcoming you all to the Bay. of B engal'." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - book lightly cocked, very light edge wear. Very Good. more information

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Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1998, reprint.. 168 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), soft cover. ISBN 1840370068 B&w photographs. "Overshadowed in history by the Lancaster and Flying Fortress, the twin-engined Vickers Wellington was in fact one of the true war-winning aeroplanes. Its geodetic constr. uction, designed by Barnes Wallis, conferred immense strength coupled with light weight, and it could haul a 4,000lb 'cookie' to targets in the heart of Nazi territory. The aircraft was well liked by its crews, whose individual stories form the co. r e of this book. It did not have a high ceiling or an exceptional range, but it could be dived at speeds well beyond its design specification without losing a wing, as more than one crew found in the endeavour to evade a prowling night fighter! T. he 'Wimpy', as it was affectionately known, served as a tactical and strategic bomber by day and night; as a maritime reconnaissance machine; as an anti-submarine aircraft; as a minelayer, as a torpedo-bomber, and as an aerial truck, dropping suppl. ies to partisan groups in occupied Europe. Drawing extensively on first-hand accounts from men who flew, or flew in, 'Wimpys', Martin Bowman here gives an unparalleled view of what the aeroplane was like - whether dropping a torpedo at fifty feet . or e vading the searchlights and the flak over the Ruhr; whether minelaying by moonlight down the Danube or chasing a U-boat with searchlight and depth charges. Also included are exciting tales of escape and evasion, when aircraft were shot down and. some of their crew survived to tell their stories afterwards. Above all, this is the story of the Vickers Wellington as seen by the men who flew it operationally over the deserts, oceans and mountains in virtually evey theatre of war, often with . failed engines or unserviceable electrics and navigation equipment. Without its rugged and inspired construction, many of those men would not have lived to tell their tales." Interior - small Christmas gift inscription on half-title page, otherwi. se clea n and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very light rubbing. Very Good. more information

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Hamlyn, London, (1983), 7th impression.. 224 pp, 4to (12" H), hardcover in dust jacket. A history of the RAF along with the technical qualities of British warplanes from World War I to the present day. Over 300 illus. Slight waviness to fore edge of textblock. Dust jacket is price clip. ped, has very light rubbing, crease at top edge of rear panel near spine. VG+/VG. more information

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Sphere, London, 1981.. 242 pp, mass market paperback. B&w photographs. "RAF Fighter Command was created in 1936 and merged with the present RAF Strike Command in 1968. Between these years its fighter squadrons became the saviours of Britain and created a legend for the. mselves as 'The Few'. In this compelling history, Chaz Bowyer examines the struggle of Air-Vice Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding to bring his command to a war footing. He analyses the efforts made to equip the RAF with the new Hurricane and Spitfire fi. g h ters and to train sufficient pilots; and he discusses how these men, from the ex-Royal Flying Corps veterans to the student-flyers, became fighter pilots skilled in combat. The planes they flew were just as important as the men who flew them - . an d Chaz Bowyer describes the development of the fighter and fighter tactics...." Interior - very light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, soft crease on front cover, ve. ry li ght browning to edges of textblock, minor crease on spine. Very Good. more information

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Grub Street, London, (1992), reprint.. 548 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. Of the 1,350 Victoria Crosses awarded since 1856, only 51 have been conferred on airmen. "Here, for the first time, are the complete and accurate biographies of each of those 51 men. Thou. gh primarily regarded as a British honour, of those 51 airmen, 16 were not British-born; coming from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Eire willingly to pledge their lives in Britain's cause during the two major world wars of this. c e n tury...Resulting from several decades of private research on an international scale, and profusely illustrated, this book has undoubtedly become the standard reference work on the subject of air VCs. It also provides a lasting record of thei. r l iv es and astonishing courage - a permanent tribute to every airman ever awarded a Victoria Cross." Very minor wrinkle at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light rubbing. This is a new unread book. NF/NF. more information

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Hamlyn, London, 1981.. 208 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0600349330 Profusely illustrated with Michael Turner's superb colour paintings and b&w drawings. "The aircraft used by the RAF since its foundation in 1918 have been as varied in their popu. larity as in their design and function. Some planes have been regarded as deathtraps by their crews; others could sustain incredible damage and still return safely home. Each new design soon developed its own personality, and might be loved or h. a t ed; indeed, some of the best inspired such affection that societies have been formed to keep their memory alive. Many of these planes no longer exist, and many more were never photographed in colour; but through the paintings of Michael Turner . th e reader can see them as they appeared in their heyday. (This book) combines these paintings with a large number of comments and assessments by the men who actually flew the planes, to give the reader a highly personal impression of what they we. re ac tually like to fly...." Small dint at bottom edge of rear board, light old tape residue at top/bottom of free endpapers. Minor edge wrinkling, two 2" creases at bottom edge of front panel, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Crecy, [Somerton, Somerset], (1992).. 532 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2' H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "No. 2 Group was formed in Bomber Command to support the Army. After equipping with Blenheims it specialized in daylight operations. It engaged in the first raid of the w. ar. After taking part in the Norweigan campaign, it was thrown into the struggle to save France. Heavy losses ensued during operations demanding great courage. A hazardous anti-shipping campaign took the Group to Malta. Night intruder operati. o n s were made against airfields, and fighter-escorted attacks on Occupied Territory continued until the 1944 Allied landings in France, where support to the invasion was subsequently given and an effective night interdictor campaign carried out. . T he G roup mounted many spectacular operations, particularly when using Mosquitoes. This is indeed a story of immense courage. Based upon records maintained by Royal Air Force Commands, Groups and Squadrons together with personal accounts by th. ose wh o f lew with the Group, the book gives a detailed day-by-day picture of operations, their planning and execution, illustrated with detailed maps...Appendices give plentiful details of the aircraft, the squadrons and the Group's wartime effor. t." Thr ee s mall dints on rear board, light rubbing. Dust jacket has three small dints on rear panel, large crease at top corner of rear flap/panel, light edge wrinkling, one tiny closed tear, light rubbing. VG/G+. more information

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Pulications International, (Lincolnwood, Illinois, 1992), Ist printing.. 96 pp, 4to, HC in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos, drawings, reproductions. Contents: Wright Flyers, Bleriot XI, Sopwith Camel, Gotha G Series, Fokker Eindeicker, Lockheed Vega, Curtiss Racers, Douglas DC-3, Polika. rpov I-16, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Short Sutherland, North American F-86 Sabre, The Beechcraft Classics, Bell Model 47-G Helicopter, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Pioneering Jet Airliners, Lockheed F-117A Stealth Fig. h t e r . Previous owner's name on free front endpaper, minor edgewear to boards. Dust jacket has light edgewear/wrinkling/rubbing, tiny chips at bottom of spine, creases down front flap. VG/G+. more information

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Boston Mills Press, (Erin, Ontario, 1999).. 137 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1550462679 Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs, color plates by Ron Lowry. "Canadian pilots flew spitfires in over a dozen RCAF fighter squadrons and in RAF squadrons in ev. ery theatre of war, including the Far East, Middle East, Malta and Italy. More than fifty years later, their memories of these battles remain among the most vivid of their lives. Robert Bracken has been collecting material for this series for th. e past fifteen years, from military archives, from personal logbooks, scrapbooks and photo albums, and from in-depth interviews with the men who were there. These are the first-person accounts of Canadians who saw wartime action firsthand. Some m. ou r n friends lost in a few bloody seconds of battle, some express anguish over actions they might have taken, and still others recount hard-fought battles and critical victories. All express deep admiration for the famous Spitfire." Dust jacket . has v ery light wrinkling along top edge. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Airlife, (Shrewsbury, 1985), Ist edition.. 166 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. "...As a young man of only 26, Imperial Airways made him a Captain on the largest civil aircraft flying at the time. In 1938 he broke the world long distance record for seaplanes which stan. ds to this day and when Britain went to war against Germany it was the still young Donald Bennett who organised ferrying across the Atlantic of urgently needed American aircraft that had been purchased for the R.A.F. The 'experts' said it coul. d n o t be done in winter; Bennett proved them wrong. He was only 32 when 'Bomber' Harris made him an Air Vice-Marshal and put him in charge of the Pathfinder Force which undoubtedly turned the hit-or-miss performance of Bomber Command into one of. t h e mo st decisive factors in the defeat of the mighty and highly professional German war machine..." Concludes with Bennett's post-war career in the fields of aviation, politcs, etc. Very light small bookstore stamp at bottom of title-page, fi. ve ti ny fa int specs on fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has slight fading to color on spine. VG+/VG+. more information

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Book Guild, Lewes, Sussex, 1997, first edition.. 243 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE: " _____ & ______ WITH FOND REGARDS ATHOLL" ISBN 1857761901 B&w photographs, maps, drawings. "The men who were to become 177 Squadron RAF assembled in In. dia in early 1943, not knowing their destination - or their fates. Soon after, they were flying repeatedly by day and by night over Burma and Siam, frequently in abominable weather, destroying Japanese transportation and infrastructure, and playin. g an important role in the eventual Allied victory. 'Silently into the midst of things' was an appropriate motto for 177 Squadron. Equipped with twin-engined, cannon and rocket-firing Bristol Beaufighters, the pilots flew above the jungle or the . pl ains - too low to be detected by radar - and were often unseen and unheard until the moment of attack. No wonder the Japanese called them the 'Whispering Death'....Using the squadron's Operations Record Book, his own memories and those of his co. lle agues, Atholl Sutherland Brown here meticulously recreates the triumphs and disasters of a group of unknown heroes - the air and groundcrew of 177 Squadron." Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, very light rubbing - mainly on rear pa. nel. Near fine/Very Good. more information

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Ian Allan, London, 1989 reprint.. 208 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0870219898 B&w photographs, map. "When the Supermarine Seafire entered Royal Navy service in November, 1942, it was the fastest medium-level fighter afloat. But there is more to a Fle. et fighter than high performance and this book describes the difficulties experienced as well as the successes achieved. Based on contemporary reports and interviews with individuals who flew and serviced Seafires from 1942 to 1954, the book deals. with the aircraft in depth, from its inception as a 'Spitfire with a hook' to the last Mark, examining it in its context as a general-purpose naval fighter - a role never envisaged by the late Reginald Mitchell. The text is enhanced with over 140. photographs." Previous owner's embossed stamp on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, light browning on spine and flap-folds. Near Fine/Very Good. more information

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Crecy, n.p., (1994).. 304 pp, large 8vo (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. drawings. "...a magnificent tribute to the men and machines of 112 recording their history from the First World War to the mid-Seventies when the Squadron was disbanded. Incl. uded in the book are appendices that list the squadron's 'victory' claims, its aircrew losses in the air, known serial numbers and aircraft destroyed or damaged as a result of enemy action. The book is complemented by over 150 photographs most o. f w hich were taken from private albums and will, no doubt, provide an invaluable source for researcher, historian and enthusiast alike...The Squadron was probably the most publicised RAF unit of the war not only because of its distinctive 'sharks . mo u th ' markings bu t a lso for its remarkable combat record." Dust jacket has minor rubbing, light wrinkling at top of front flap-fold and flap. This is a new, unread book. Fine/VG+. more information

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Arms and Armour, (London, 1985).. 64 pp, 8vo, soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Part of the Vintage Warbirds series. "Each volume offers a personal selection of rare or unusual photographs highlighting fascinating technical details, operational and 'in-actio. n' views, the equipment, the personnel, the drama and even the lighter side of operational activity. Never before has such a wealth of photographic material been presented in a handy reference format." Interior - clean and tight with no previo. u s o wnership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very small sticker removal scuff on rear cover. VG. more information

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Arco, New York, c1969.. (48 pp), small 4to (10"H) soft cover, Arco-Aircam Aviation Series No.9. "Each publication illustrates one type or major sub-types of a famous aircraft in the colour schemes and markings of the Air Forces of the world. Each issue...(contains) eight. pages of colour side view illustrations, supporting black and white plan view drawings showing where necessary both upper and under surfaces, one hundred and twenty-five half-tone photographs, each issue will also contain one full colour plate i. l l u strating t w enty examples of Unit insignia..." Errata sheet and color unit insignia sheet laid in. Interior - very light cigarette odor, light browning to inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteri. or - v ery light rubbing, very light browning to rear cover, minor wear at top of spine. Very Good. more information

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Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1969), 2nd impression.. 742 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover (teal blue boards with gold lettering and decoration of spine) - no dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings and specification tables. "This book attempts to record the British aeropl. anes that flew or were designed during the war years. It therefore includes notes on several types which were designed before the war and others which did not fly until after the Armistice...Aircraft types are listed in chronological sequence (a. s f ar as that can be determined) under each manufacturer's name. The only exceptions to this arrangement are the designs of the Royal Aircraft Factory: the main classes are arranged alphabetically, and the sub-types are arranged numerically in ea. ch cl ass..." Indexed by: Aeroplanes; Engines; Manufacturers (Part I - Aircraft Manufacturers, Part II - Engine Manufacturers). Gift inscription and previous owners info. on front free endpaper, minor soiling on rear endpapers. Light edge wear t. o b o ard s, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, tiny tear at top of spine, boards are rubbed/faintly scratched and have a few small areas of discoloration/soiling. VG-. more information

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