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FLYING MEMORIES
Written by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 1609232
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth. B/w illustrations. Covers unevenly darkened. Possibly has frontis missing. Endpapers foxed; scattered foxspots to contents. Book has tobacco smell.

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BOMBING COLOURS BRITISH BOMBER CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1914-1937
Written by Bruce Robertson.
Stock no. 1813952
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1972. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The development of the bomber as a weapon of war during the First World War and as an instrument for keeping the peace in the years that followed. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0850590930. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to edges and red title to spine has faded to yellow.

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WINGS OVER INDIA
Written by Eric Wood.
Stock no. 2123127
Published by The Ace Publishing Company. Very good condition.

The story of a rebellion by various tribes in Waziristan, and of the parts played in the settlement of the revolt by two officers of the Royal Air Force. A novel. Green cloth boards, black title to spine. 4 b/w plates. A few marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Foxing to outer page edges and page margins. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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STURGEON: TARGET-TUG EXTRAORDINAIRE
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1813446
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

A monograph of the Short Sturgeon. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos plus Colours & markings to rear. 84 pages. ISBN: 9780946958771.

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA AND MARTIN B-57
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 2122907
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the Canberra, starting with the design and covering its legendary Farnborough airshow appearances, record breaking flights and incredible service life that now sees some Canberras that are almost twice as old as their pilots. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Crowood Aviation Series. ISBN: 1861262558. Wrapper is edge-creased with small tear to one corner.

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BUCCANEER: THE STORY OF THE LAST ALL-BRITISH STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tim Laming.
Stock no. 1813248
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The full story of the development of this important all-British design, its naval and air force careers and its export success with the south African Air Force. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. ISBN: 1852604786.

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THE HAWKER HURRICANE
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 2122811
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 256 pages. ISBN: 0946627096. Previous Ex-lib. (The Owen Thetford Aviation Library). This has some additional 'plates' pasted in onto blank pages, including newspaper photos. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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THE ALLIED BOMBER WAR 1939-45
Written by Maurice Harvey.
Stock no. 1608950
Published by Book Club Associates. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 207 pages. Corners bumped, with creasing.

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SQUADRON CODES 1937-56
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer; John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 2122689
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The work of 40 years research, listing and identifying the highly secret identity code letters allocated to British Commonwealth and many English-based USAAF units during the period of their currency from 1937 to 1956. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages. ISBN: 0850593646. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with some browning.

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THE GERMAN AIR FORCE
Written by Asher Lee.
Stock no. 1812871
Published by Duckworth. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Luftwaffe from its secret beginning to the fall of Germany. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and fold-out map to rear. Boards mottled, gilt title to spine hidden by a stain. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, grubby to rear panel, faded to spine with mark to top end mirroring the stain to the title.

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SAGITTARIUS SURVIVING
Written by Cecil Lewis.
Stock no. 2122641
Published by Leo Cooper. 1992. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 150 pages. Autobiography of an RAF commander. ISBN: 0850524482. Wrapper is faded to spine with a little creasing.

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PHOENIX TRIUMPHANT THE RISE AND RISE OF THE LUFTWAFFE
Written by E.R. Hooton.
Stock no. 2122619
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854091816. Light browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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