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AIR SEA RESCUE DURING THE SIEGE OF MALTA
Written by Bill Jackson.
Stock no. 1327463
Published by Matador. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

An eyewitness account of life with HSL107 1941-1943. Cardwraps. 375 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848764729. Slight rubbing to corners. Grubby fingerprint mark to edge of prelims.

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GOLDEN WINGS
Written by Alison King.
Stock no. 1327454
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of some of the women ferry pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0856174483. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly dusty. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and torn with fading to spine and spine edges.

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THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL: A RECORD OF COURAGE 1918-1982
Written by I.T. Tavender.
Stock no. 1327452
Published by J.B. Hayward & Son. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition (published same year as first edition). Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 632 pages. ISBN: 0903754479. One page has a tiny piece of text highlighted in yellow, no other annotation marks. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and is slightly grubby to rear panel (with the remains of a sticky label).

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INTELLIGENT MACHINING OF COMPLEX AVIATION COMPONENTS
Written by Dinghua Zhang; Ming Luo; Baohai Wu; Ying Zhang.
Stock no. 1327425
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Research on Intelligent Manufacturing series. The basic theoretical model and implementation method of intelligent machining technology. Orange cardwraps. 198 pages. A physical print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source. ISBN: 9789811615887. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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SPITFIRES OVER SCOTLAND: 'FIRST BLOOD TO THE AUXILIARIES'
Written by Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1327399
Published by G C Books Ltd. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

The Life of Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford DFC, and the shooting down of the first German aircraft in British airspace during the Second World War. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781872350448. Bump to top of spine. Slight wear to corners. Contents fine.

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ML AVIATION LTD: A SECRET WORLD
Written by Graham Carter.
Stock no. 1327362
Published by Keyham Books. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

The story of how two ment took over a near bankrupt company in 1940 and transformed it into one of the most successful aviation research establishments in the UK. Cardwraps. 164 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 095277156X. SIGNED by the author to half title-page (inscribed to Don). Rubbing to cover edges.

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HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914
Written by R. Dallas Brett.
Stock no. 1827687
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

'Although there have been many publications dealing with various incidents of early aviation and individual experiences of early aviators, Mr Dallas Brett is the first author to review the whole tangled mass of data and to present a comprehensive picture of the whole exicitng early years of aviation. In this book is given a coherent story of Great Britain's part in the conquest of the air by the human race.' Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos. xxiv and 388 pages including index. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower corners lightly worn. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. Endpapers & text block browned. Contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and marked, Closed tear (no loss) to top front panel.

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SCIMITAR (FROM THE COCKPIT 2)
Written by Michael J. Doust.
Stock no. 1327278
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2006. Very good 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. Covers edge rubbed. Contents fine.

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THE SOURCE BOOK OF THE R.A.F.
Written by Ken Delve.
Stock no. 1327222
Published by Airlife. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dealing comprehensively with all abbreviations used in primary sources and giving an in-depth guide to the RAF Order of Battle. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 308 pages. ISBN: 1853104515. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers are very slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION P-51 MUSTANG A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE: PART 2 MERLIN POWERED
Written by Malcolm V. Lowe.
Stock no. 1327210
Published by Sam Publications. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

Invaluable information to historians, enthusiasts and modellers. Large format. Cardwraps. 224 pages. B/w photos throughout and some colour photos. B/w fold-out diagrams at the back of the book. ISBN: 9781906959043. Covers edge rubbed with a couple of small creases and a tiny nick to edge of rear cover. Top page corner tips are very slightly curled.

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CHIPMUNKS AROUND THE WORLD: A ROYAL AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY FLIGHT
Written by Tony Cowan; Ced Hughes; Bill Purchase.
Stock no. 1327137
Published by Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. The cicumnavigation of the northeren hemisphere across Russia, North America and the North Atlantic. Colour photos. Limited to 1000 numbered casebound copies. ISBN: 1899808310. SIGNED by Cowan, Hughes and Purchase on book plate to front free-endpaper. This is copy no. 94. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded.

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GAS TURBINE ENGINES FOR MODEL AIRCRAFT
Written by Kurt Schreckling.
Stock no. 1327132
Published by Traplet Publications. 1996. Very good condition.

The Modeller's World Series. Build your own 'Turbo-Jet'! The author describes how a 'gas-turbine' motor works, the basic theory behind it, the construction and operating sequence for construction of the FD3/64 motor. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0951058916. Slight grubbiness to cardwraps and slight wear to corners. Contents clean.

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