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  • AIR WAR VIETNAM
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    AIR WAR VIETNAM
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    "Showcasing specific aircraft and highlighting significant missions illuminates the skills and emotions of the men who flew the machines. Bowman does an excellent job recounting stories about battles in the air and decision-making on the ground." — The VVA Veteran Martin Bowman’s revealing narrative of the aerial conflict in South-East Asia, 1965-1972, which had its beginnings ...

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  • LEGION OF THE LANCASTERS
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    LEGION OF THE LANCASTERS
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    Söthe had already decided to use his nose armament against the 4-mot [four engined bomber]. He looked out and focused on a black shape of the Britisher. Small, bluish exhaust flames made it easier to keep the target in sight. Four engines, twin tail were recorded almost subconsciously. No sudden movement that might attract their attention. Calm now! Guns armed? Night sight swit...

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  • TORPEDO BOMBERS, 1900–1950
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    TORPEDO BOMBERS, 1900–1950
    JEAN-DENIS LEPAGE
    The torpedo-bomber was a very short-lived weapon system, operational for scarcely half a century from just prior WWI to the 1960s. Yet during its brief existence it transformed naval warfare, extending the ship-killing range of ships and coastal defences to hundreds of miles. The Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm led the way, recording the first sinking of a ship by aerial torpedo i...

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  • SEPECAT JAGUAR
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    SEPECAT JAGUAR
    DAVE WINDLE / MARTIN W BOWMAN
    This versatile single-seater aircraft was a joint development between the UK and France. It first flew in 1968, but its robust and flexible operational uses led to its long service life, only being retired from RAF service in 2008. It has seen front-line action in all major conflicts since introduced and has been exported to India, Ecuador, Nigeria and Oman. This book contains ...

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  • COBRA! THE ATTACK HELICOPTER
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    COBRA! THE ATTACK HELICOPTER
    MIKE VERIER
    The history of the Cobra helicopter is a long and varied one, characterised by extensive deployment in some of the most dynamic theatres of war. Designed in 1965, we are fast approaching the 50th Anniversary of the craft's inception into the world of combat flight, so it seems timely that we should be presented with this, a comprehensive historical account of the various landma...

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  • SNIPER OF THE SKIES
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    SNIPER OF THE SKIES
    NICK THOMAS
    When asked to conjure an impression of the 'typical fighter pilot', you may be inclined to think of the confident, extroverted, gregarious type, rallying his men and flying in the pursuit of victory. George Frederick 'Screwball' Beurling, DSO, DFC, and DFM, certainly achieved more victories than most typical fighter pilots dream of, but in temperament, personality and style, he...

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  • EARLY JET FIGHTERS
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    EARLY JET FIGHTERS
    LEO MARRIOTT
    In almost 200 archive photographs Leo Marriott traces the course of the development of British and American jet fighters during the first pioneering decade of their production. In many ways the period from 1944 to 1954 was one of the most exciting and innovative in the history of military aviation. Rare images show the first jet fighters flown by the RAF towards the end of the ...

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  • AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY AT WAR
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    AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY AT WAR
    STEPHEN WYNN
    This book looks at the invaluable work carried out by members of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the course of the Second World War. Comprised of both men and women, it was a civilian organization tasked with the collection and delivery of military aircraft from the factories to the RAF and Royal Navy stations. Men who undertook the role had to be exempt from having to under...

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  • D-DAY DAKOTAS
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    D-DAY DAKOTAS
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    On 18 December 1935 when the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 took place, few could have imagined that it would become one of the world’s most celebrated aircraft of all time, not just as a commercial airliner but also as the C-47 military transport. When production ceased in the summer of 1945, a total of 10,926 had been built. This wonderfully versatile aircraft played a sign...

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  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING
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    THE MEN WHO FLEW THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition. In Britain, jet engine technology led the world, while wartime developments into swept wing design in Germany and their transonic research program were used to give western design t...

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  • LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER
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    LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining history of this impressive interceptor aircraft and fighter bomber. Firsthand insights gathered from pilots who have flown the Starfighter in a variety of int...

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  • FLYING CATALINAS
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    FLYING CATALINAS
    ANDREW HENDRIE
    The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere. With a rema...

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  • ONE OF ‘THE FEW’
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    ONE OF ‘THE FEW’
    JOHN SHIPMAN
    Ted Shippy Shipman was one of The Few who flew with 41 Squadron in the Battle of Britain. He left his father's farm in 1930 and enlisted in the RAF as a driver ACII. He flew for thirteen years of his thirty years service, achieved the highest grade of flying instructor and retired as a Wing Commander. This book is based on the copious notes that Shippy wrote in the 1970s and br...

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  • RAF IN CAMERA: 1970S
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    RAF IN CAMERA: 1970S
    KEITH WILSON
    The 1970s were an event-filled and action packed decade for the Royal Air Force. Many events are worthy of note and all are recorded here, in words and images. Keith Wilson takes up from where he left off with RAF In Camera 1960s in order to take us on a journey through a particularly significant decade. The start of the 1970s saw the retirement of the Dakota from service, foll...

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  • SEPECAT JAGUAR
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    SEPECAT JAGUAR
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    This versatile, rugged aircraft was a joint Anglo/French project and first flew in September 1968, becoming operational with both the RAF and Armèe del'Air in 1972/3. The Jaguar's multi-role design made it easy to adapt for the ground-attack, reconnaissance, interceptor and maritime strike roles. It has a top speed of Mach 0 .9 and a combat radius of 875 miles and is powered b...

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  • THE BERLIN BLITZ BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE
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    THE BERLIN BLITZ BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    The Allied bombing of Berlin was the longest and most sustained bombing offensive against one target in the Second World War. The Berlin Blitz By Those Who Were There is a compelling, gripping and thought-provoking story of the Allied bombing forces and the ordinary people on the ground, told in their own tongue and with meticulous attention to detail. The result is a coherent,...

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  • GREAT WAR FIGHTER ACES, 1914–1916
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    GREAT WAR FIGHTER ACES, 1914–1916
    NORMAN FRANKS
    Here, Norman Franks tells the story, in words and images, of the emergence of some of the greatest fighter aces to see action during the first half of the First World War. He explores the manner in which the situation developed from late 1914 to the late summer of 1916, the point at which Oswald Boelcke helped form the German Jasta system that would prove so devastating to the ...

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  • THE AIR WAR AT SEA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    THE AIR WAR AT SEA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    Martin Bowman’s considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and the wars on terror. All these nar...

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  • BOMBER COMMAND: 1936-1968: AN OPERATIONAL
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    BOMBER COMMAND: 1936-1968: AN OPERATIONAL
    KEN DELVE
    This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Bomber Command from its formation on 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. It includes descriptions of many notable bombing raids, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and airfields. The five main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, opera...

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  • CATALINA OVER ARCTIC OCEANS: ANTI-SUBMARINE AND RESCUE FLYING IN WORLD WAR II
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    CATALINA OVER ARCTIC OCEANS: ANTI-SUBMARINE AND RESCUE FLYING IN WORLD WAR II
    JOHN FRENCH
    John French first took up flying in 1937 with the University of London Air Squadron and in 1938 joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. His early war years were spent instructing newly recruited RAF pilots on Airspeed Oxfords and Avro Ansons. When the end of this posting came through he was designated to 210 Squadron at Sullom Voe in the Shetlands to fly the Catalina flyi...

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  • DRESDEN AND THE HEAVY BOMBERS: AN RAF NAVIGATOR'S PERSPECTIVE
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    DRESDEN AND THE HEAVY BOMBERS: AN RAF NAVIGATOR'S PERSPECTIVE
    FRANK MUSGROVE
    This is the story of a young man's entry into the war in 1941 and culminates in his flying on the bombing raid to Dresden in February 1945. This is not a gung-ho account of flying with Bomber Command but neither is it a breast-beating avowal of guilt. These memoirs take the form of a basic narrative of the author's RAF career and pay particular attention to fear, morale and, as...

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  • CONTROL IN THE SKY: THE EVOLUTION
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    CONTROL IN THE SKY: THE EVOLUTION
    L.F.E. COOMBS
    In the first early years of aviation, the control systems and instruments found in a typical aircraft cockpit were few and simple, but did form the basic pattern of requirements still used today. Although pioneering aeroplanes seldom achieved speeds above 100 mph or reached altitudes above 10,000 feet, pilots still required reliable information on speed, altitude, attitude, eng...

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  • BOMBER COMMAND REFLECTIONS OF WAR: BATTLEGROUND BERLIN: JULY 1943 - MARCH 1944
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    BOMBER COMMAND REFLECTIONS OF WAR: BATTLEGROUND BERLIN: JULY 1943 - MARCH 1944
    MARTIN BOWMAN
    This massive work provides a comprehensive insight to the experiences of Bomber Command’s pilots and aircrew throughout World War Two. From the early wartime years when the RAF’s first attempts to avenge Germany’s onslaught were bedeviled by poor navigation and inaccurate bombing, to the final winning onslaught that finally tamed Hitler in his Berlin lair, these volumes trace t...

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  • DROPPING BRITAIN’S FIRST H-BOMB: STORY OF OPERATION GRAPPLE 1957
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    DROPPING BRITAIN’S FIRST H-BOMB: STORY OF OPERATION GRAPPLE 1957
    KENNETH HUBBARD / MICHAEL SIMMONS
    On 15 May 1957 Vickers Valiant V-Bomber X.D.818 under the command of Wg. Cdr. Kenneth Hubbard, O.C. 49 Squadron R.A.F., dropped Britain’s first live thermonuclear bomb. The success of Operation Grapple broadcast to the world that the UK had the resolve and the capability to protect her own democracy and that of her Commonwealth. It was a major breakthrough that ensured Britain ...

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  • THE HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR: THE HISTORY
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    THE HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR: THE HISTORY
    ROGER BROOKS
    The Handley Page Victor was the longest serving V-Bomber with the RAF. It was conceived in 1945 and after much research and development the Mk 1 entered service in the late 1950s to become part of the UK's nuclear deterrent force. It could fly faster, higher and further than any comparable aircraft of that era. It boasted a unique crescent wing shape and was the most handsome o...

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  • HISTORY OF AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING
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    HISTORY OF AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING
    RICHARD TANNER
    This is a unique account of the development and operational use of air-to-air flight refuelling since its early beginnings in the USA and the UK to the equipment that is in use today. The author draws upon his life-long career as senior design engineer with the successful British company In-Flight Refuelling who were responsible for the development of the hose and drogue techni...

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  • DAY FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
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    DAY FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
    JEREMY DIXON
    The German fighter pilots of the Second World War are among the undoubted heroes of the conflict, their reputation for flying skill, single-minded determination and solitary courage hasn’t diminished or been clouded by controversy over the years. Their daring and commitment, often displayed when, towards the end of the war, they were fighting against the odds, matches that of a...

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