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  • A TRENCHARD BRAT AT WAR
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    A TRENCHARD BRAT AT WAR
    THOMAS LANCASHIRE / STUART BURBRIDGE
    This is the story of Thomas Lancashire who joined the RAF in 1936 and became one of the famous 'Trenchard Brats' at RAF Halton to be educated and learn the trade of fitter. He was first posted to 7 Squadron in 1939, at that time flying Whitley bombers but decided to advance himself to become a flight engineer on the new Stirling heavy bomber. He was posted to 15 Squadron at Wyt...

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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, follo...

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  • AIR WAR OVER THE NORE
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    AIR WAR OVER THE NORE
    JON SUTHERLAND / DIANE CANWELL
    The Battle of Britain and the Atlantic and the Blitz are invariably the focus of books and perceptions of the air war over and around Britain during the Second World War. Yet, it was Britains more exposed eastern flank, from the South Foreland in the south to Bridlington in the north that faced nearly six years of unrelenting attacks by the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine and, amaz...

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  • STRATOFORTRESS
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    STRATOFORTRESS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    A compete history of the American bomber from its first flight in 1952 through the Cold War, Vietnam, and the War on Terror.   Boeing’s mighty B-52 Stratofortress has seen continuous operational service with the United States Air Force since the type was introduced in 1957. The aircraft has been upgraded several times and has assumed many different new roles since it was origin...

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  • BOMBERS OVER SAND AND SNOW
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    BOMBERS OVER SAND AND SNOW
    ALUN GRANFIELD
    205 Group RAF provided the only mobile force of heavy night bombers in the Mediterranean theater in the Second World War. It operated mainly from bases in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Italy, with occasional excursions to Malta, Greece and Iraq, attacking tactical and strategic targets according to the demands of the wider war in the theater. The force was relatively small when com...

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  • AN EMOTIONAL GAUNTLET
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    AN EMOTIONAL GAUNTLET
    STUART J. WRIGHT
    A moving account of the lives of one diverse WWII American aircrew, “filled with humor, chaos, horror, and tragedy” (The Freeport Journal-Standard).   In this book, Stuart J Wright tells the gripping story of a World War II American aircrew flying missions from Old Buckenham, England in a B-24 Liberator bomber they nicknamed Corky, based on years of research and correspondence ...

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  • VALKYRIE: THE NORTH AMERICAN XB-70
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    VALKYRIE: THE NORTH AMERICAN XB-70
    GRAHAM M. SIMONS
    “A fascinating insight into one of the Cold War’s most interesting concept aircraft . . . [with] new information, photographs and first-hand accounts.” —Flypast During the 1950s, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General Curtis LeMay’s desire for a heavy bomber ...

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  • PIONEERS OF AERIAL COMBAT
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    PIONEERS OF AERIAL COMBAT
    MICHAEL FOLEY
    When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and around the world. In Britain, however, the spark wasn't strong enough to light a fire and it was in other parts of Europe, notably France, where flight began to develop seriously.Early pioneers of flight fa...

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  • BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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    BATTLE OF BRITAIN
    RICHARD HOUGH / DENIS RICHARDS
    The Battle of Britain was one of the crucial conflicts in the history of civilisation. It started officially on 10 July 1940 and ended on 31 October 1940. Hitlers plans for the invasion of England were thwarted by two types of fighter aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, and a relative handful of young pilots, The Few.This fine book tells the momentous story of this unequal st...

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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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  • TWIN MUSTANG
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    TWIN MUSTANG
    ALAN C. CAREY
    “A comprehensive look at the 272-plane F-82 fleet . . . This is a fine addition to Carey’s body of work and to anyone’s aviation library.”—HistoryNet   One of the most unusual and remarkable American fighter aircraft, the F-82 Twin Mustang was the last mass production propeller-driven fighter acquired by the U.S. Air Force. Originally intended as a very long-range fighter escor...

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  • RAF ESCAPERS AND EVADERS IN WWII
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    RAF ESCAPERS AND EVADERS IN WWII
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    During the Second World War, 156 RAF men successfully escaped from German PoW camps in Western Europe. A further 1,975 men evaded capture after having been shot down over this same territory. Martin Bowman has drawn together tales of just a handful of these men, illustrating the bravery and resourcefulness that characterised their experiences. British, American, and Canadian pi...

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  • EAGER EAGLES 1941–SUMMER 1943
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    EAGER EAGLES 1941–SUMMER 1943
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Using narrative accounts and new insights this book catalogues the dramatic and first-hand oral testimonies of the US Army Air Corps' bomber crews of the newly created Eighth Air Force that became stationed in East Anglia in 1942. It begins with shock of the unannounced Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and how it affected the young men who were destined to fly and fight in Europ...

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  • NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
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    NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
    VICTOR MILLER
    Battle is the severest test a man can be called upon to undergo; it can bring out the best in a man and the worst...The author of this book, Victor Miller, joined the Queen's Royal Regiment, at Guildford, upon the outbreak of the Second World War. He volunteered for the elite Glider Pilot Regiment upon its formation and passed, with above average marks, the RAF pilot training p...

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  • AIR BATTLE FOR ARNHEM
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    AIR BATTLE FOR ARNHEM
    ALAN W. COOPER
    Over sixty years ago a battle took place that, if it had succeeded, could have shortened the Second World war by six months. The operation to take the bridges at Arnhem was given the code name 'Operation Market Garden', Market being the air side of the operation and Garden the subsequent ground operation. The main problem was communications between the ground forces and the re-...

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  • BOMB AIMER OVER BERLIN
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    BOMB AIMER OVER BERLIN
    LES BARTLETT / PETER JACOBS
    Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew his tour, including 27 raids over Germany and France between November 1943 and May 1944. On his second ope...

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  • BATTLEFIELD BOMBERS
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    BATTLEFIELD BOMBERS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Featuring a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War Two, this new release details the deep sea bombing raids that occurred within this time-frame. The enduring bravery and fortitude of these bomber pilots is communicated through a series of first-hand recollections, as is their humour and occasional cynici...

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  • CATALINA OVER ARCTIC OCEANS
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    CATALINA OVER ARCTIC OCEANS
    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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  • BOMBER COMMAND, 1936–1968
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    BOMBER COMMAND, 1936–1968
    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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  • AIRMEN BEHIND THE MEDALS
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    AIRMEN BEHIND THE MEDALS
    GRAHAM PITCHFORK
    Of the many human characteristics, few evoke greater admiration and respect than gallantry in the service of one's country. Here, Graham Pitchfork describes the outstanding bravery of twenty-one air men who served in the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. These accounts encompass most theaters of operation as well as a host of aircraft types and ...

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  • DRESDEN AND THE HEAVY BOMBERS
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    DRESDEN AND THE HEAVY BOMBERS
    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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  • A BOMBER CREW MYSTERY
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    A BOMBER CREW MYSTERY
    DAVID PRICE
    An antique trophy inspires a quest to uncover the history of an outstanding crew of WWII airmen who first flew into combat on D-Day.   After discovering a discarded trophy in an Edinburgh antique shop, author David Price endeavored to tell the stories of the men whose names had been engraved upon it. Praised as ‘Outstanding Crew of the Month’, the members of 388th Bombardment G...

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  • FROM POLE TO POLE
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    FROM POLE TO POLE
    GARTH JAMES CAMERON
    Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was the most successful polar explorer of his era using sledges, dogs, ski and ships. He is mainly remembered for being the first man to reach the South Pole on 14 December 1911. What is less often remembered is that he was also the first man to reach the North Pole on 12 May 1926 as the leader of the Amundsen- Ellsworth-Nobile expedition in the airsh...

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  • COMET!
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    COMET!
    GRAHAM M. SIMONS
    “A masterpiece of the most diligent research and extraordinary detail and surely represents the definitive study of the Comet . . . a terrific book.”—Royal Aeronautical Society   This volume from the respected and well-regarded aviation historian and author Graham Simons is “a solid book of such scope that you’ll probably consult it for a lot more than just Comet material” (Spe...

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  • BOEING 747: A HISTORY
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    BOEING 747: A HISTORY
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    A comprehensive history of the aircraft that transformed commercial aviation. Includes photos.   A presence in our skies for over half a century, the iconic Boeing 747 has transported hundreds of thousands of passengers across the world. From its introduction with Pan American Airlines in 1970, it has persevered as one of the forerunners of commercial flight. Often labeled the ...

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  • SUKHOI SU-15
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    SUKHOI SU-15
    YEFIM GORDON / DMITRIY KOMISSAROV
    A history of this supersonic Soviet interceptor, including useful information for model makers.   In the late 1950s, the Sukhoi Design Bureau, already an established fighter maker, started work on a successor to its Su-9 and Su-11 single-engined interceptors for the national Air Defense Force. Similar to its predecessors, the new aircraft, designated Su-15, had delta wings; unl...

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  • THE HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR: THE HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT OF A CLASSIC JET
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    THE HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR: THE HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT OF A CLASSIC JET
    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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  • SWIFT JUSTICE
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    SWIFT JUSTICE
    NIGEL WALPOLE
    The Supermarine Swift was rushed into service with the RAF during 1954 to become Britain's first second-generation jet fighter. In this role it was not deemed a success and has been burdened with a bad reputation since that time. It was eventually replaced by the famous Hawker Hunter that had been extensively delayed because of teething troubles. This book covers the developmen...

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  • FAR EAST AIR OPERATIONS, 1942–1945
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    FAR EAST AIR OPERATIONS, 1942–1945
    JOHN GREHAN / MARTIN MACE
    Despatches in this volume include Air Operations in Burma and Bay of Bengal 1 January to 22 May 1942 by General Wavell, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia November 1943 to May 1944, by Air Chief Marshal Sir R.E.C. Peirse, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia from June 1944 to May 1945, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, and the despatch on air oper...

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  • BILL LANCASTER: THE FINAL VERDICT
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    BILL LANCASTER: THE FINAL VERDICT
    RALPH BARKER
    Captain William Lancaster was the subject of public attention and controversy during his life as a record-breaking flyer, because of his love affair with Jessie Chubbie Miller (dubbed the Australian Aviatrix) and as the defendant in one of the most sensational murder trials of the twentieth century. His disappearance, which occurred during an attempt to break the London to Cape...

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