Bishop, Edward

Hurricane.

Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with a name & number on the front endpapers, and annotations on pages 109 & 110, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Previous owner was a pilot in 42 squadron & the annotations may be of interest. viii + 156 pages, illustrations in the text, appendices, bibliography, index. Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Aucott & ThomasProfessional seller

Book number: 59645

Catalogue: Military:: WW2 Air

Keywords: Second World War Battle of Britain Royal Air Force

Bishop, Edward,

HURRICANE.

Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1986, 1st edn., 155pp, numerous half tone pohoto and line drawings in text, large format (9.5 x 7 inches), dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the operational use of the Hawker Hurricane in all theatres of WW2. Although the Spitfire gained the publicity during the Battle of Britian, more enemy 'planes were shot down by the Hurricane than by all other combined air and ground defences, and it was in use earlier in many parts of the world, including Norway, Russia, Malta and the Western Desert, includes appendices of technical data of the various marques and production and service allocation details, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

A Book for all ReasonsProfessional seller

Book number: 32719

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 air force raf bob hawker sea hurricane hurricats sidney camm