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SCIMITAR (FROM THE COCKPIT 2)
Written by Michael J. Doust.
Stock no. 1825516
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The Supermarine Scimitar naval fighter and strike aircraft entered Royal Navy service in August 1957 and was in existence for approximately nine months. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0946958548. A nice, clean copy.

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OKB SUKHOI: A HISTORY OF THE DESIGN BUREAU AND ITS AIRCRAFT
Written by Vladimir Antonov; Yefim Gordon; et al.
Stock no. 1825496
Published by Midland Publishing; Aerofax. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of the world's most famous aircraft design bureaux. Each individual Sukhoi aircraft type is reviewed in exceptional detail. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. A few colour photos. ISBN: 1857800125. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine and top edge. Front panel is a little scuffed. Otherwise a nice copy.

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THE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE MODELLER PART 1: MERLIN POWERED
Written by Robert Humphreys.
Stock no. 1825494
Published by Sam Publications. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos and diagrams. Modellers Datafile No. 3. ISBN: 0953346528. Text block slightly grubby, rear cover lightly scuffed. A nice copy.

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ON THE WINGS OF A GULL: PERCIVAL AND HUNTING AIRCRAFT
Written by David W. Gearing; et al.
Stock no. 1825490
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A tribute to one of Britain's iconic aircraft designers, Edgar W. Percival. Large format. Green pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780851304489. A lovely copy.

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AUSTER: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AUSTER AIRCRAFT IN BRITISH MILITARY SERVICE
Written by Barry Ketley.
Stock no. 1825484
Published by Flight Recorder Publications Ltf. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0954560566. Some light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

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GERMAN AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (INCLUDING HELICOPTERS AND MISSILES)
Written by Antony L. Kay; J.R. Smith. Illustrated by E.J. Creek.
Stock no. 1825481
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised Edition incorporating new information and illustrations. Tracing the development of the German aircraft industry from the restrictions imposed by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles through to the rebirth of German military aviation in 1935, when the Nazi government renounced its treaty obligations. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0851779204. Very light bumping to top & tail of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SABRE (FROM THE COCKPIT 15)
Written by Charles Keil.
Stock no. 1825480
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, colour illustrations, and a few colour photos. 120 pages. ISBN: 9780946958764. A lovely copy.

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DORNIER POST SPECIAL EDITION 1984
Written by Rolf F. Christ.
Stock no. 1825474
Published by Dornier Gmbh. 1984. Very good condition.

A periodical journal for the friends of the Dornier Group. Edited by Rolf F. Christ. Claude Dornier - an aviation pioneer. Large format. White pictorial paperwraps. B/w photos. Staple binding. 114 numbered pages. Spine a little worn and split from base upwards. Covers lightly yellowed. Light crease to top corners of contents. Folded poster is MISSING.

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BEWARE THE THUNDEBOLT! THE 56TH FIGHTER GROUP IN WORLD WAR II
Written by David R. McLaren.
Stock no. 1825470
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the 56th Fighter Group in a chronological narrative of their combat missions, coupled with their post-war history of innovative Mustang missions to Alaska, and the first trans-Atlantic jet fighter missions in the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. Navy blue cloth boards, light blue titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0887406602. Picotrial dustwrapper is faded to spine else a very nice copy.

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OCEAN SENTINEL: THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by John F. Hamlin.
Stock no. 1325199
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of World War II's iconic aircraft and famed as the flying-boat which defended Britain's waters and supply routes like no other, the Short Sunderland was modified and developed post-war into a civil airliner serving Empire and trans-ocean routes around the world... Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780851304007. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Some slight creasing to top of spine of wrapper.

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UNDER B-CONDITIONS
Written by Doug Revell; P.H. Butler; Rod Simpson.
Stock no. 1325188
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

British experimental and production aircraft test flown under B-Conditions of the Air Navigation Order since 1929. Filling a major gap in British aviation history. Large format. Burgundy boards, silver title to spine. 208 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780851305349. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine. A super copy.

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HIGHWAYS TO THE EMPIRE
Written by Colin Cruddas.
Stock no. 1325186
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Long-Distance Flying Between the Wars. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. 256 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851303765. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased to top of spine.

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