Baker, E. C. R.,

THE FIGHTER ACES OF THE R.A.F. - 1939-1945.

Kimber, London, 1965, new edn., slim trade paperback, 208pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured lettered wrappers, only a very few RAF fighter pilots of WW2 became household names but the feats of many exceeded those who were better known. The author has collected the personal life stories and combat details of the nearly fifty RAF pilots who each shot down more than 20 hostile aircraft, from the early battles in France before Dunkirk through the Battle of Britain to the Western Desert, Greece and Burma, and the nightfighters who took on the German bombers, a little rubbed at extrems., wrinkled at spine, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45479

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Barker, Ralph,

DOWN IN THE DRINK - True Stories of the Goldfish Club.

Pan Books, London, 1958, 1st in imprint, paperback, 206pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [ii] ads., pictorial wrappers (by RexA), a collection of accounts of the experiences of those allied aircrews of WW2 who either ditched or baled out into the sea, thus becoming eligible for membership of 'The Goldfish Club', rubbed at extrems., chip at tail of lightly rolled spine, spine relined, edges tanned, flaking at spine edges, light overall creasing, good,

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Book number: 44396

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Barker, Ralph,

STRIKE HARD, STRIKE SURE - Epics of the Bombers.

Pen and Sword, Barnsley, 2003, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 208pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, accounts of the men who flew Britain's bombers during WW2, included are a number of the more memorable raids including the bridges at Maastricht (1940 - Fairey Battles of 12 Squadron), daylight raids at Augsburg (1942 - the first Lancasters, 44 and 97 Squadrons), submarine yards at Bremen (1941 - Blenheims of 105 and 107 Squadrons) and the Amiens prison attack to release captured Resistance workers, (1944 - Mosquitoes of 21, 464 and 487 Squadrons), edges tanned, near fine,

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Book number: 45480

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Keywords: war ww2 raf air maastricht augsburg bremen amiens

Barker, Lt-Col. A. J.,

STUKA Ju-87.

Bison Books / Arms and Armour Press, London, 1980, 1st edn., 64pp, numerous col'd and half tone photo ills., diagrams and appendices in text, coloured endpapers, large format about 11 x 9 inches, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, No. 5 in 'War Planes in Colour' series, account of the Junkers 87 'Stuka', the dive bomber proved during the Spanish Civil War and in the 'blitzkrieg' of the early days of WW2 in ground support, but which was less successful as an independent bomber during the Battle of Britain, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: price clipped, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32713

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Bekker, Cajus,

THE LUFTWAFFE WAR DIARIES (trans. and ed. by Frank Ziegler).

Corgi, London, 1974, reprint, paperback, 509pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., many maps and diagarams in text, [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the complete story of the Nazi Air Force at war, from the Luftwaffe War Diaries, official archives, personal papers and interviews with hundreds of former German airmen, lightly rubbed at tips, spine a little sunned and creased, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45481

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation luftwaffe usaaf raf bomber fighter history

Bendiner, Elmer,

THE FALL OF FORTRESSES - A Personal Account of one of the Most Daring - and Deadly - Air Battles of the Second World War.

Souvenir Press, London, 1981, 1st edn. UK, 258pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, the author, who enlisted a few days before Pearl Harbor, served as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses and in August 1913, as part of the 379th Bombardment Group, was part of the first daylight raid on the ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt, he uses his experiences and those of colleagues and post-war research of archive material from German and US sources to relate the raid, edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 40948

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf b-17 flying fortresse 379th bombardment group kimbolton germany schweinfurt

Bennett, Air Vice-Marshal D. C. T., C.B., C.B.E, D.S.O.,,

PATHFINDER - A War Autobiography.

Sphere, London, 1972 1st in imprint, paperback, 287pp, 8pp half tone photo illls., wraparound photo pictorial cover-art, the story of the Pathfinder squadrons of RAF Bomber Command, the brainchild of the author who realised the shortcomings of the main force in their bombing accuracy and introduced the Pathfinder force to mark their targets, slight slant and roll to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 44301

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 air raf pathfinder halifax stirling lancaster wellington mosquito

Bennett, Air Vice-Marshal D. C. T. CB, CBE, DSO,

PATHFINDER - A War Autobiography.

Goodall Publications, London, undated, paperback, 285pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., wraparound photo pictorial wrappers, the story of the Pathfinder squadrons of RAF Bomber Command, the brainchild of the author who realised the shortcomings of the main force in their bombing accuracy and introduced the Pathfinder force to mark their targets, rubbed at extrems., wrappers laminated, ex public library, ink stamps at prelims., fair,

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Book number: 44471

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 air raf pathfinder halifax stirling lancaster wellington mosquito

Bergel, Hugh,

FLY AND DELIVER - A Ferry Pilot's Log Book.

Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1982, 1st edn., 126pp, 20pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial montage dustwrapper, the experiences of the author who, at the ourtbreak of WW2, was an amateur pilot too old for operational flying with the armed forces and with too few hours solo to meet the entry requirements for the Air Transport Auxilliary, the organisation which ferried operational aircraft wherever they were needed. After the Battle of Britain pilots were so badly needed the entry qualifications were reduced, his application was accepted and after some basic training he spent the next four and a half year flying every type of operational aircraft (except flying boats), from Hurricanes and Harvards to Lancasters and Liberators, to wherever they were needed by the Royal Air Force, slighly cocked, a little rubbed at extrms., page edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at extrems., spine sunned, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 41435

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf ferry pilot ata air transport auxiliary

Berger, Carl,

B29 : THE SUPERFORTRESS.

Ballantine, New York, 1976 3rd US edn., trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, maps/diagrams, numerous half tone and line ills. in text, half tone photo pictorial wrappers, the development of the B29 Superfortress and a history of its air operations against Japan in WW2, contents identical with Purnell's 'History of the Second World War, Weapons Book No. 17' and the Pan / Ballantine series 'History of World War II', lightly rubbed and creased at tips, very good,

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Book number: 43726

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 pacific air force history usaaf japan

'Betty',

FROM BETTY WITH LOVE - A Love Story Of The Second World War.

Webb and Bower, Exeter, 1985, 1st edn., 144pp, coloured endpapers, facsimiles in text, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, a chronological collection of letters sent from a WAAF to her fiancée in the RAF during 1943/44, a little bumped at lower cnrs., edges tanned and foxed, ink name/date on half title, dustwrapper: price clipped, a little rubbed at extrems., two repaired tears upper edge upper panel, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 36314

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf waaf north africa annan scotland

Bishop, Edward,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

George Allen and Unwin, London, 1960, 2nd imp., 235pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, top edge col'd, col'd pictorial dustwrapper by 'M•M', not so much a diary of the battle but an examination of the actual and perceived strengths of the RAF and Luftwaffe, the pre-1940 political neglect of defence, the contemporary perceptions of battle progress by both sides, with anecdotes from those involved in the air and on the ground, lightly rubbed lower edges, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing along top edge, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32720

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Bishop, Edward,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

George Allen and Unwin, London, 1960, 2nd imp., 235pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by 'M•M', not so much a diary of the battle but an examination of the actual and perceived strengths of the RAF and Luftwaffe, the pre-1940 political neglect of defence, the contemporary perceptions of battle progress by both sides, with anecdotes from those involved in the air and on the ground, slightly cocked, rubbed and buimped at extrems., edges tanned, endpapers tanned and foxed, hinges cracked at endpapers, ink dewey number handwritten on copyright page and ink date on final free endpaper, dustwrapper: well rubbed and creased at extrems. with loss at spine ends and cnrs., dewey number in ink at spine, repaired to reverse, fair in a fair dustwrapper,

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Book number: 42497

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Bishop, Patrick,

BOMBER BOYS - Fighting Back 1940-1945.

Harper Perennial, London, ND (circa2009, reprint, trade paperback, xli inc. maps and half tone photo ill. in text, 429pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., half tone ills. in text, [xvi] p.s., photo pictorial upperwrapper, an account of the experiences of the young men who joined the Royal Air Force and served as aircrew in Bomber Command, mainly civilians who were quickly trained in several parts of the world before returning to fight on a front where the life expectancy was less than it had been on the Western Front during WW1, of a total strength of 125,000 some 55,000 were killed, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, lower cnrs. slightly inclined to curl, very good,

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Book number: 41008

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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,

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Book number: 32719

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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