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STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1322194
Published by Egon Publishers. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A remarkable story of courage and dedicaton, with many individual combat reports, the stories of escape and evasion also show the courage of Resistance fighters who helped downed airmen. A fascinating social documentary on the impact of war on a handful of tiny rural viallages, their inhabitants and of a lifestyle which has now almost vanished. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Fold out site plan of Steeple Morden at rear. ISBN: 0905858913. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top and tail of wrapper.

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HISTORY OF BENTWATERS & WOODBRIDGE: TWIN BASES REMEMBERED
Written by Norman Rose.
Stock no. 2136210
Published by Mr. Norman Rose. Circa 2004. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. Memories of the author's life, from his schooling days, continuing through to his working life at the Twin Bases spanning 40 years. The United States Air Force operated out of the Twin Bases from 1951 to 1993. SIGNED by author to title page. Some fading to spine.

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BATTLE OVER BAVARIA: THE B-26 MARAUDER VERSUS THE GERMAN JETS - APRIL 1945
Written by Robert Forsyth; Jerry Scutts.
Stock no. 2136203
Published by Classic Publications. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Martin B-26 Maruader, a much-maligned yet capable aircraft and its performance against one of the most controversial, mysterious and enigmatic units of the Luftwaffe. A story which aims to set the record straight about the Marauder's combat performance as well as the desperate efforts of young German airmen to shoot it down in the final days of the war. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. 200 pages. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0952686740. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing with a few small nicks to corners.

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THE GERMAN FIGHTER SINCE 1915
Written by Rudiger Kosin.
Stock no. 1322052
Published by Putnam. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A unique, inside view of the German aircraft industry, its struggles & triumphs in this most innovative area of aircraft design. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778224. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper spine sunned.

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THE AEROPLANES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY WING)
Written by J.M. Bruce.
Stock no. 1322022
Published by Putnam. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The aircraft which took part in the military trials held August 1912 and every type of aircraft used by or designed for the RFC. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 642 pages. ISBN: 037030084X. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper has minimal creasing at top and tail of spine and a couple of tiny marks.

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GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 2135799
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

The Old Photographs series. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 075240038X. Some wear to cover edges; a little creasing and scuffing.

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WINGS OF FAME VOLUME 5
No author listed.
Stock no. 2135117
Published by Aerospace. Circa 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft. Large format. Beige spine with gold title, red illustrated boards. Contents include: Skoshi Tiger; On Ice - Antarctic Operations; Vought F-8 Crusader; Spitfire Spyplanes; German Jet VTOL; FMA I.Ae.30 Namcu; A-4 Skyhawk variants Part 2; RAF Fighters 1920-1929. ISBN: 1874023913.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1822077
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Emphasis on unbuilt designs that competed with those that flew, and the aircraft influenced by World War Two - projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s in the knowledge that war was coming through to some which appeared after the war was over. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Mainly b/w photos & illustrations with a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1857801792. Spine & corners bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased across the lower edge of front panel.

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MASTER AIRMAN
Written by Alan Bramson.
Stock no. 1320219
Published by Airlife. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A biography of Air Vice-Marshal Donald Bennett. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 166 pages. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 0906393450. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight evidence of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper has a light crease to front panel and is faded to spine with light creasing at top and tail.

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US ARMY AIR FORCE FIGHTERS PART 2
Written by William Green; Gordon Swanborough.
Stock no. 1320153
Published by Macdonald and Jane's. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

WW2 Aircraft Fact Files. B/w photos. 84 pages. ISBN: 0354010719. Minimal bumping to spine. Small biro doodle to title-page (possibly initials!?), foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and lightly marked to rear panel.

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US ARMY AIR FORCE FIGHTERS PART 1
Written by William Green; Gordon Swanborough.
Stock no. 1320152
Published by Macdonald and Jane's. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

WW2 Aircraft Fact Files. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 76 pages. ISBN: 0356082172. Spine bumped. Small biro doodle to title-page (possibly initials!?), foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly browned, a couple of tiny patches of surface paper damage to rear panel.

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BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS SINCE 1908
Written by Gunter G. Endres.
Stock no. 2134095
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An outline history of the many aircraft manufacturers of both civil and military aircraft. B/w photos. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. ISBN: 071102409X.

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