One of Our Aircraft The Story of "R for Robert", the Loch Ness Wellington by Robin Holmes; Michael ISBN 13: 9781870948562

Paperback. Very Good.

Quiller Press, 1991. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/Very Good. This book is in a fine condtion with a very good jacket. Some creasing to the edges of the jacket and some light scratches to the reverse. Otherwise an excellent clean copy with fine pages, free from any signs of wear. We are very happy to provide additional photos. Please feel free to message us.

London: Quiller Press, 1991. Quiller Press for The Brooklands Museum. 1991 1st edition hardback. Very good/Very good. 255 x 185 mm, 190 pages. B/w photos, line drawings, maps. Book condition: Very good, clean blue boards, tight binding. Dust jacket condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, not price-clipped, protected in removable sleeving. The fascinating story of the the Vickers Wellington bomber N2980, 'R' for Robert, which went missing after engine failure on New Year's Eve, 1940 and crashing into Loch Ness. The book details the search and ultimately recovery of the downed WW2 bomber.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Quiller Press, 1991. Account of Wimpy a Wellington Bomber aircraft that went missing over Loch Ness in 1940. 190 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, a very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 10 ¼ x 7¼ Inches. Hardcover.

Quiller Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, no scuffs, no cracks. Complete with original dustjacket, not showing any tears or chips now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

London: Quiller Press, 1991. This is from the dustwrapper: "Loch Ness is the most avidly watched body of water anywhere in the world. During the 'season' bus loads of tourists alight at Urquhart Castle to stand and gaze out over the loch in the hope of catching sight ofthe monster. An old log or the wake from a passing boat can cause fingers to point and adrenalin to pump. Seventy metres below the surface on the soft peaty bottom lay the body of a monster that died many years ago. In places its skin had rotted away to reveal its shiny bones and its life blood has long since drained into the silt but - it was not Nessie. Its skin was fabric, its bones duralumin, its blood hydraulic fluid and its name was Wimpy. Today, long after that monster died and sank. gently to the bottom of the loch, the name Wimpy means little to a generation familiar with aircraft that fly faster than the speed of sound, instant television reporting and phrases like "I counted them all out, and I counted them… Read more