Cheshire, Group Captain Leonard, VC, OM, DSO, DFC,

BOMBER PILOT.

Goodall, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the experiences of a young bomber pilot, from his first tentative operations in Whitleys and the awesome responsibilities of captaincy, conversion to Halifaxes and a trip to Canada and USA, coming to terms with the loss of colleagues and further operations to Germany, first published in 1943 before his later fame which involved the award of the Victoria Cross, promotion to Group Captain and becoming a household name to the British public, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to upper wrapper, small area surface loss, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 44475

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf whitley halifax squadron 102 driffield 35 linton-on-ouse 76 middleton st george vf44

Cheshire, Group Captain Leonard, VC, DSO, DFC,

BOMBER PILOT.

Arrow, London, ND, 358th thousand, paperback, 191pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of '...the experiences of a young bomber pilot, from his first tentative operations to the awesome responsibilities of captaincy...' first published in 1943, before his later fame which involved taking command of 617 Dambuster Squadron and the development of target marking which led to the award of the Victoria Cross, promotion to Group Captain and becoming a household name to the British public, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, old sello repair to tail of spine, good plus,

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Book number: 45098

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf whitley halifax squadron 102 driffield 35 linton-on-ouse 76 middleton st george vf44

Chisholm, Roderick, CBE, DSO, DFC,

COVER OF DARKNESS.

Chatto and Windus, London, 1953, 1st edn., 222pp, frontis and 18pp photo ills., deep turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, the author began operations with RAF night fighters in 1940 and saw the development of night flying techniques under 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham, later commanding an operational night fighter development unit and being involved with radio counter-measures for bomber crews against German night fighters, slightly cocked, a little rubbed at tips, faint creasing to cloth upper bd., edges tanned and sl. foxed, endpapers partially lightly browned, dustwrapper: well rubbed at extrems. with chipping to spine ends (affecting title) and sl loss at cnrs., light soiling, internally repaired, good plus in a poor dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32739

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf night fighter

Chisholm, Roderick, CBE, DSO, DFC,

COVER OF DARKNESS.

Chatto and Windus, London, 1953, 1st edn., 222pp, frontis and 18pp half tone photo ills., deep turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, the author began operations with RAF night fighters in 1940 and saw the development of night flying techniques under 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham, later commanding an operational night fighter development unit and being involved with radio counter-measures for bomber crews against German night fighters, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges and endpapers tanned, four line ink inscr. front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, very good,

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Book number: 41221

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf night fighter

Clifton, Paul, et al,

THE SKY THEIR BATTLEGROUND - True Adventure Stories from the "R.A.F. Flying Review".

Herbert Jenkins, London, 1962, 1st thus, 143pp, 17 in text half tone ills., light blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, the first book publication of a collection of twelve WW2 RAF stories by a variety of authors: Paul Clifton, Pat Gregory, Peter Pound, Geoffrey Norris, Leonard Trent, Leslie Hunt and D. H. Clarke with half tone drawings and photos, lightly rubbed and bumped at tips, spine and edges of boards a little sunned, crease and erasure top cnr. front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, very good,

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Book number: 36789

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf amiens hague stirling stanford tuck anson daba prang

Coldbeck, Sqdn. Ldr.,

THE MALTESE SPITFIRE - One Pilot, One Plane - Find Enemy Forces On Land And Sea.

Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1997, 1st edn., 176pp, 20pp half tone photo ills., 3 in text maps, light blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, the WW2 experiences of a New Zealand pilot with the Royal Air Force, his early flying days in New Zealnand, operational training in Canada before posting in 1941 to RAF 66 Squadron, flying Spitfires from Perranporth and then Portreath before he volunteered for photo-reconnaisance and was posted to Malta in 1942, flying unarmed at high altitude seeking the Italian fleet and other enemy shipping before baling out over the sea, capture and serving the remainder of the war as a POW in Italy and Germany, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 39895

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf malta siege spitfire 66 squadron photo reconnaisance mediterranean

Cole, Gerald,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - The Siege That Failed.

Firefly, Berkhamsted, ND (copyright 1990), paperback, xii, 116pp, half tone photo ills., line drawings, maps and diagrams in text, coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper, an anniversary account of the first defensive air battle, when Britain fought off the threat of immediate invasion by Germany in 1940, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 39498

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf bob

Collier, Basil,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Fontana, London, 1974, 5th imp., paperback, 188pp, diagrams in text, [iv] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), a phase by phase account of the Battle of Britain, the supposed preliminary to an invasion by Germany but a decisive battle in itself, sl. spine slant, lightly rubbed at extrems., old ownership label inside upper wrapper, lacks the illustrations between pp 96-97, text complete, very good reading copy,

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Book number: 27066

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf luftwaffe fighter bomber battle bob history dowding

Collier, Basil,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Fontana, London, 1974, 5th imp., paperback, 188pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., diagrams in text, [iv] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), a phase by phase account of the Battle of Britain, the supposed preliminary to an invasion by Germany but a decisive battle in itself, wrappers lightly rubbed and creased, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45557

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Collier, Richard,

EAGLE DAY - The Battle of Britain August 6 - September 15 1940.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1966, 2nd imp., 316pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., maps at endpapers, dark blue cloth lettered in white and gilt at spine, decorated in white upper board, pictorial dustwrapper by Peter Calcott, Eagle Day ('Adler Tag') was Göring's designated date on which the RAF would finally crumble and signal readiness for invasion; to this account of the Battle of Britain is added the orders of battle for both Fighter Command and the Luftwaffe for Eagle Day (13th August 1940), based on hundreds of interviews with those who took part, lightly bumped at upper tips, edges tanned and a little foxed, sello staining to pastedowns, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, creasing to upper hinge, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32745

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf luftwaffe fighter bob history

Collier, Richard,

EAGLE DAY - The Battle of Britain August 6 to September 15 1940.

Pan Books, London, 1968, 2nd imp., paperback, 332pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, pictorial wrappers by 'Ettridge', with dustwrapper by Glenn Steward in the format of the publishers 'Battle of Britain' series, Eagle Day ('Adler Tag') was Göring's designated date on which the RAF would finally crumble and signal readiness for invasion; to this account of the Battle of Britain is added the orders of battle for both Fighter Command and the Luftwaffe for Eagle Day (13th August 1940), based on hundreds of interviews with those who took part, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., nick upper edge, fine in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32747

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 air raf luftwaffe bob fighter

Comer, John,

COMBAT CREW.

Warner Books, London, 1994, reprint, trade paperback, 268pp, half tone photo ills., map and diagrams in text, [iii] ads., wraparound photo pictorial wrappers, the author arrived in the UK in time for the build-up to the height of the allied daylight bomber offensive against Germany and from July 1943 to January 1944 he flew as a flight engineer/upper turret gunner in B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 533rd Squadron, part of the 381st Bombardment Group based at Ridgewell, Essex, being one of the relatively few men of that squadron to complete 25 missions each one of which he relates in detail in his account, faint vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, diagonal crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 42559

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf bomber fortress b17 combat

Cooksley, Peter G.,

WELLINGTON - Mainstay of Bomber Command.

Patrick Stephens, Wellingborough, ND (copyright 1987), 176pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., 3 maps and 1 diagram in text, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a collection of the experiences of the men who flew the Vickers Wellington 'Wimpy', the Barnes Wallis designed RAF bomber of geodetic construction which was able to withstand greater punishment than other aircraft and which saw service in a number of roles, with appendices of example workloads and details of squadrons equipped with Wellingtons and their bases and code letters, dustwrapper: faintly rubbed at tips, fine in a near fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 39896

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf vickers wellington wimpy bomber command

Cooper, Alan,

BEYOND THE DAMS TO THE TIRPITZ - The Later Operations of 617 Squadron.

Goodall, London, 1991, 1st in imprint, paperback, 198pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper from an oil painting by Peter Coombs, Bomber Command's 617 squadron comprised hand-picked crews for the raid on the Dams and the author relates the history of the squadron after the Dams raid when they were chosen for further special targets, developing the use of the Barnes Wallis designed Blockbuster, Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs, appendices include lists of 617 squadron targets, the names of the 189 members of 617 killed, the decorations won by 617 members, the types, serial numbers and dates of every 617 aircraft, etc., lightly rubbed at tips, chips to lower cnrs. of lower wrapper and final leaf, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 42660

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf 617 squadron barnes wallis tirpitz blockbuster tallboy grand slam

Cooper, Alan W.,

IN ACTION WITH THE ENEMY - The Holders of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying).

William Kimber, London, 1986, 1st edn., 205pp, half tone photo ills. in text, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, instituted in November 1942 the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) filled a gap between the DFM and the VC for non-commissioned air-crew. Only 110 were awarded all but one during WW2, the final award being for action in Vietnam. The author describes the incredible feats of courage that resulyted in these awards, faaint foxing to upper edge, small ownership label front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lighttly sunned at spine, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 45527

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf air force aviation gallantry