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THE 8TH AIR FORCE ALBUM
Written by John H. Woolnough.
Stock no. 1325148
Published by The 8th Af News. 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Textured blue boards, embossed title to spine.The story of the mighty Eighth Air Force in WWII. B/w photos. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some writing in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page browning.

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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 1325115
Published by Putnam. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0851778119. Spine and corners bumped. Light vertical crease to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE SHARP END: SEA HARRIER FRONT LINE
Written by Neil Mercer.
Stock no. 1825445
Published by Airlife. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

A pictorial essay on the Sea Harrier in the Front Line. Card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1853105449. Light fading to spine. Tip of top corners of contents lightly creased. Contents otherwise fine.

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THEY GAVE ME A SEAFIRE
Written by R.M. Crosley.
Stock no. 1825429
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st thus 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Reissued, first published in 1986 by Airlife. The Fleet Air Arm operations during the Second World War and beyond. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473821910. A lovey copy.

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FLAK DODGER: A STORY OF THE 457TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP 1943-1945 8TH AAF
Written by Roland Byers.
Stock no. 1825379
Published by Pawpaw Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 260 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0961456302. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Covers lightly browned, spine slightly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT
Written by David Baker.
Stock no. 1324877
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the design, development and operational life of the F-14 and of the political gamplay that surrounded its beginnings. Large format. B/w & colour photos. Crowood Aviation Series. ISBN: 1861260946. Spine and corners bumped. Gold address label to front pastedown. Pale page edge browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a small tear to top of spine.

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TSR2 WITH HINDSIGHT
Written by A.F.C. Hunter.
Stock no. 1824641
Published by Royal Air Force Historical Society. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is the result of a very ambitious seminar held at Filton in April 1997 to consider the history and lessons of the TSR2 project which so dominated the military aviation scene of the mid-50s and 60s. Blue covers with gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951982486. Boards clean and bright, top of spine bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, edge-creased, previous seller's label to rear panel.

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BRITISH AVIATION WIDENING HORIZONS 1930-1934
Written by Harald Penrose.
Stock no. 1824578
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Fourth volume of history of British aviation. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112902979. A nice, clean copy, blue pictorial dustwrapper clean.

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WINGS OF FAME VOLUME 6
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824547
Published by Aerospace. 1997. Very good condition.

The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft. Large format. Beige spine with gold title, red illustrated boards. Contents include: Mirage and Dagger in the Falklands; Saab J 21; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress; Air Commandos in Vietnam; No. 617 Squadron; Northrop F-89 variants; Welkin and Type 432. ISBN: 1874023948. Base of spine lightly bumped. Boards lightly scuffed. Faint damp spots to title page (minor). Being glossy paper and at some point damp, some pages may be stuck together and may be prised apart... Title page and contents page stuck together at top corner.

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WINGS OF FAME VOLUME 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824541
Published by Aerospace. Nearly fine condition.

The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft. Large format. Beige spine with gold title, red illustrated boards. Contents include: Air War over Korea Part 2; Northrop Flying Wings; Lockheed F-104 Starfighter; VF-31 'Tomcatters'; Sud-Est Baroudeur; Hawker Hurricane variants; Royal Canadian Air Force 1950-1959. Unread, still in original shrinkwrapwhich is wrinkled, has a few small holes, and is scuffed.

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WINGS OF FAME VOLUME 3
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824537
Published by Aerospace. Nearly fine condition.

The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft. Large format. Beige spine with gold title, red illustrated boards. Contents include: F-100 Super Sabre in Southeast Asia; Republic XF-12 Rainbow; Avro Vulcan; Air War over Korea Part 3; Focke-Wulf Fw 187; North American B-25 Mitchell variants; Royal Canadian Air Force 1950-1959 Part 2. Unread, still in original shrinkwrap which has a few holes and is scuffed.

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WINGS OF FAME VOLUME 8
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824531
Published by Aerospace. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft. Large format. Beige spine with gold title, red illustrated boards. Contents include: 'Blue Angels'; Super Etendard in the Falklands; Lockheed A-12/YF-12/SR-71; Boeing F8B; MiG-17 over Vietnam; Handley Page Halifax variant briefing; Fleet Air Arm 1950-1959. ISBN: 1861840098. Corners of boards lightly bumped.

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