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 | Second To None.
A pictorial history of Hornchurch Aerodrome through two World Wars and beyond, from 1915 to 1962. A must for the collector, historian and veteran of the times and also of great local interest.Author: Richard C. Smith. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 160pp. 20cm by 26cm. ISBN 1904010784. Original Price £20.00.
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Russian Airpower.
An in depth review at the current state of the Russian Air Force, its structure and order of battle in the light of recent reorganisation, supported by many full colour photographs.Author: Yefim Gordon & Alan Dawes. Publisher: Airlife. Hardback. 224pp. 20cm by 25cm. ISBN 1840372400. Original Price £29.99.
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 | Flying Through Fire.
The Second World War story of FIDO, the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation, which was set up to enable the RAF bomber crews to safely land at their home bases.Author: Geoffrey Williams. Publisher: Grange. Hardback. 228pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1856279006. Original Price £16.99.
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Flying Guns: World War I.
This volume describes the history of aircraft guns, their ammunition and their installations in aircraft, from the beginning of World War I to 1932. Author: Anthony G. Williams & Emmanuel Gustin. Publisher: Airlife. HARDBACK. 192pp. 25 x 18cm. 840g. ISBN 1840373962. Original GBP £30.00.
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 | Panavia Tornado.
The variable geometry Panavia Tornado is the result of a tri-national development programme between Britain, Germany and Italy and has seen service during the Gulf war and over the Balkans, complete with over 180 photographs.Author: Andy Evans. Publisher: Crowood. Hardback. 175pp. 23cm by 29cm. ISBN 1861262019. Original GBP £29.95.
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Sepecat Jaguar.
The full story of the first bi-national military aircraft programme, through the design and development, to its successes in the Gulf and over Bosnia, complete with over 180 black and white photographs.Author: Andy Evans. Publisher: Crowood. Hardback. 175pp. 23cm by 29cm. ISBN 1861261446. Original GBP £29.95.
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 | Douglas Havoc and Boston: The DB-7/ A-20 Series.
The Douglas DB-7 was an advanced attack bomber developed in the late 1930s. First built for the French government it later flew as the Boston for the RAF and later as the A-20 Havoc for the US Army Air Corps. When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour came, the A-20 was among the most capable aircraft in the US inventory. Author: Scott Thompson. Publisher: Crowood. HARDBACK. 176pp. 29 x 23cm. 994g. ISBN 1861266707. Original GBP £29.95.
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De Havilland Twin-Boom Fighters: Vampire, Venom and Sea Vixen.
Aviation historian Barry Jones has chronicled the development and service of the De Havilland Vampire, Venom, its Sea Venom derivative and the Sea Vixen. The book covers the types' service with air forces throughout the world and is illustrated with many archive photographs. Author: Barry Jones. Publisher: Crowood. HARDBACK. 192pp. 28 x 22cm. 1026g. ISBN 1861266811. Original GBP £25.00.
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 | Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle.
The full history of this light attack bomber that has seen service in many air forces. This ultimate reference is packed with technical details and archive photographs.Author: Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov. Publisher: Airlife. Hardback. 144pp. 20cm by 25cm. ISBN 1840373512. Original GBP £29.99.
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Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum.
The full history of this multi-role fighter that was developed for air combat and a ground-attack capability. This ultimate reference is packed with technical details and archive photographs.Author: Yefim Gordon. Publisher: Airlife. Hardback. 228pp. 20cm by 25cm. ISBN 1840370289. Original GBP £24.95.
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 | Antonov AN-12
Illustrated by some 300 photographs, many previously unpublished, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of Soviet/Russian air historians and transport aviaition in general.Author: Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov. Publisher: Crowood. HARDBACK. 228pp. 24 x 18cm, 1080g. ISBN 1840373509 Original GBP £29.95.
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Red Star Airacobra.
The memoirs of a Soviet Fighter Ace from 1941-1945, it highlights this unskilled novice arriving at his regiment through to becoming an ace fighter pilot.Author: Evgeniy Mariinskiy. Publisher: Helion. Hardback. 182pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 1874622787. Original price £25.00.
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 | War in the Air.
A stunning collection of over 50 of Mark Postlethwaite's World War II aviation paintings, unlike most, this book sets out the history shown in each of the paintings, with the help of numerous first-hand accounts and rare archive photographs.Author: Chris Goss & Mark Postlethwaite. Publisher: Crowood. Hardback. 128pp. 29cm by 28cm. ISBN 1861267207. Original Price £29.95.
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Sledgehammers for Tintacks.
The story of how Bomber Command combated the menace of the infamous German V1 or 'flying bomb' by launching a massive bombing force to destroy the sites of their manufacture.Author: Steve Darlow. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 212pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1902304969. Original Price £17.99.
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 | USAAF Fighter Stories.
A collection of first-hand stories of of the technical hazards and the danger of flying in the congested skies of wartime Britain which confronted the young American pilots before they even reached the coasts of Occupied Europe.Author: Ian McLachlan. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 212pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 0750933615. Original Price £19.99.
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Under The Guns Of The Kaiser's Aces.
The complete record of World War I flying Aces Erwin Bohme, Max Muller, Adolf von Tutschek and Kurt Wolf, these profiles also include the Royal Flying Corps Aces that they brought down.Author: Norman Franks & Hal Giblin. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 192pp. 22cm by 26cm. ISBN 1904010024. Original price £20.00.
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 | Life At Full Throttle.
The life of Admiral Sir John Treacher who saw action as a naval aviator in World War Two then his susequent career in the Royal Navy and as Chairman of Playboy Clubs International.Author: Sir John Treacher. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 260pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844151344. Original Price £19.99.
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An Emotional Gauntlet.
The gripping story of an American World War II aircrew flying missions from England in a B-24 Liberator bomber they nicknamed 'Corky'.Author: Stuart J.Wright. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 334pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844151204. Original Price £19.99.
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 | Bomber Commander.
A biography of Wing Commander Donald Teale Saville, affectionately known as 'The Mad Aussie' who was reputed to have flown 10,000 flying hours and when he was lost was on his third tour of operations.Author: Francis Roy Chappell. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 194pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844150925. Original Price £19.99.
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From Fury to Phantom.
The colourful career of Richard 'Dickie' Haine covers his life in the RAF from 1935 when he joined as a direct entry Sergeant Pilot and his leaving in 1970 as a Group Captain OBE, DFC.Author: Richard 'Dickie' Haine. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 234pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844152022. Original Price £19.99.
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 | Up In Harm's Way.
The author's flying career from the end of World War II to the Naval Test Squadron covers his life flying with the Fleet Air Arm and especially Britain's first carrier-borne jet aircraft.Author: Commander R.M. 'Mike' Crosley. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Paperback. 256pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 1844153215. Original Price £12.99.
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Eyes For The Phoenix.
The story of the aerial photo-reconnaissance over South-East Asia 1941-1945. Flying through appalling weather conditions and inhospitable terrain in aircraft unarmed and not suited to the task, the crews were the 'Forgotten Army'.Author: Geoffrey J. Thomas. Publisher: Hikoki. Hardback. 272pp. 22cm by 30cm. ISBN 0951989944. Original Price £29.95.
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 | Three's Company.
A highly illustrated history of No. 3 Squadron's operations throughout its history. The rare photographs have been collected by the author over many years and the text includes first-hand accounts from the Squadrons archives.Author: Jack T.C.Long. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 224pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1844151581. Original Price £25.00.
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Return from Berlin.
The memoir of a B-17 navigator and his crewmates, men who faced extraordinary danger with a maturity well beyond their years, far from their homeland and based in the Northamptonshire countryside.Author: Robert Grilley. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 182pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844152146. Original Price £19.99.
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 | One-Armed Mac.
The story of Squadron Leader James Maclachlan, who after losing his arm in combat over Malta, continued the fight and inspired other amputees who wanted to get back into the war.Author: Brian Cull & Roland Symons. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 192pp. 14cm by 22cm. ISBN 1904010466. Original Price £16.99.
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Greatest Squadron Of Them All: Volume I.
The definitive history of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAUXAF that later became known as 'The Queen's Squadron'. Volume I covers its formation through to the end of 1940.Author: David Ross, Bruce Blanche & William Simpson. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 384pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1904010490. Original Price £30.00.
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 | Greatest Squadron Of Them All: Volume II.
The definitive history of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAUXAF that later became known as 'The Queen's Squadron'. Volume II covers 1941 through to the present.Author: David Ross, Bruce Blanche & William Simpson. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 416pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1904010512. Original Price £30.00.
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Military Air Transport Service.
A superb collection of over 370 colour and black and white photographs of the service that supported the United States military wherever they operated in the world, from the Berlin Airlift to Vietnam.Author: Nicholas M. Williams. Publisher: Midland. Hardback. 192pp. 22cm by 29cm. ISBN 1857800877. Original Price £24.95.
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 | Aircraft versus Submarine.
The only comprehensive development and history, from the first faltering steps of aircraft hunting machines around 1912 to the sophisticated and deadly aerial submarine hunters that were operational at the end of World War II.Author: Dr.Alfred Price. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 242pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844150917. Original Price £19.99.
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From Coastal Command to Captivity.
These war memoirs of the author are in two parts. Here is the account of his flying career in RAF Coastal Command, culminating in an extraordinarily brave attack by him and his Beaufighter on the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst. Shot down, he became a POW and the second half tells of his experiences in Stalag Luft 3.Author: W.J.Hunter. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 152pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0850529913. Original Price £19.95.
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 | No Place For Chivalry.
A look at the action of night fighter squadrons operating from RAF Wittering and Digby and their satellite airfields defending the east of England against the German Air Force in two World Wars.Author: Alastair Goodrum. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 192pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1904943225. Original Price £18.00.
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Typhoon Attack.
The fortunes of the pilots and aircrew who flew the Hawker Typhoon or 'Tiffie' in the heated battles over the Normandy beach-head, Falaise, Holland, the Ardennes and finally into Germany itself.Author: Norman Franks. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 256pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1904010334. Original Price £19.99
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 | Jet Age Photographer.
A stunningly illustrated album that showcases the work of Russell Adams and his dramatic air-to-air photographs of Britain's early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor and Javelin. Many previously unpublished photos included.Author: Tim Kershaw. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 198pp. 24cm by 29cm. ISBN 0750940093. Original Price £25.00.
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Richard Hillary.
Born in Australia in 1919, brought up in England, this Battle of Britain Ace Fighter Pilot's life story is one of courage and spirit through his mere 23 years.Author: David Ross. Publisher: Grub Street. Paperback. 401pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 1904010032. Original Price £12.99.
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 | Al Deere.
The biography of one of the RAF's and New Zealand's greatest wartime fighter pilots and peacetime Commander, with an outstanding selection of photographs, a must for all aviation historians.Author: Richard C. Smith. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 224pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1904010482. Original Price £18.99.
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Thunderbolt.
A superbly illustrated history of the P-47 Thunderbolt, probably best remembered for the toughness that kept it flying even when it was battered by flak and small arms fire.Author: Paul Perkins. Publisher: Howell Press. Paperback. 66pp. 23cm by 30cm. ISBN 1574270532.
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 | Attack Aircraft and Bombers of the World.
One of the new edition, updated and revised, Greenhill Military Manuals that features aircraft from the leading manufacturers around the world, complete with detailed specifications and photographs.Author: Anil R. Pustam. Publisher: Greenhill. Hardback. 128pp. 22cm by 15cm. ISBN 1853675814. Original Price £15.99.
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Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle.
The history and development of the safest tactical and best all-round combat aircraft ever produced by the US Air Force. Full of many colour and black and white photographs.Author: Steve Davies. Publisher: Airlife. Hardback. 208pp. 20cm by 25cm. ISBN 1840373784. Original price £29.99.
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 | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.
Volume 9 in the Warbird Tech Series that is a definitive guide to this combat fighter, it is full of exploded views and cutaways and excerpts from technical manuals. Also full of photographs with some in colour.Author: Dennis R. Jenkins. Publisher: Speciality Press. Paperback. 100pp. 21cm by 28cm. ISBN 0933424728.
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With The Yanks In Korea.
The first definitive account of British and Commonwealth participation in the air war over Korea from June 1950 to December 1951. Complete with many rare black and white photographs.Author: Brian Cull & Dennis Newton. Publisher: Grub Street. Hardback. 346pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1902304497. Original Price £25.00
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 | Think Like a Bird.
In this fascinating story about flying at its most challenging, we follow a young British Army officer who takes the difficult decision to leave the family of his regiment and embark upon a career as an Army pilot.Author: Alex Kimbell. Publisher: Airlife. Hardback. 261pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1840371757. Original Price £19.95.
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