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DAM BUSTERS 1943 ONWARDS (ALL MARKS AND MODELS) (OWNERS' WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Iain R. Murray.
Stock no. 1829825
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Insights into the wartime worlds of specialist bomb design and development, and their delivery by the RAF. A guide to the weapons technology used against the dams and the special targets of occupied Europe. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857330154. A lovely copy!

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THE HORNET STRIKES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON
Written by Frank M. Leeson.
Stock no. 1829824
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

The story of No.213 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0851302726. A lovely copy!

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SWIFT TO BATTLE: No. 72 SQUADRON RAF IN ACTION VOLUME 2: 1942-1947
Written by Tom Docherty.
Stock no. 1829823
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The aircraft flown, operational personnel and missions flown are fully described with first-hand accounts from pilots and both air and ground crew. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 246 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848840874. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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THE SEAFIRE
Written by David Brown.
Stock no. 1829822
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A profile of the 'Spitfire which went to sea'. Green cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0071103432. Boards clean. Light crinkling to prelims else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RAF GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SINCE 1918
Written by F.J. Adkin.
Stock no. 1829820
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the development of the many types of vehicles, machines, rigs and other types of device that have been developed and used by the Royal Air Force to maintain its varied fleet of aircraft. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 1853105627. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Else a lovely copy!

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249 AT WAR
Written by Brian Cull.
Stock no. 1829817
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The authorised history of the RAF's top-scoring fighter squadron of WWII. Navy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 1898697493. A lovely copy!

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WHIRLWIND: THE WESTLAND WHIRLWIND FIGHTER
Written by Victor F. Binham.
Stock no. 1829811
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

With its service and squadron history. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 157 pages including index. ISBN: 1853100048. Dustwrapper spine slightly faded else a lovely copy!

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WINGS OVER SUEZ
Written by Brian Cull; David Nicolle; Shlomo Aloni.
Stock no. 1829807
Published by Grub Street. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Amended paperback edition. The First Authoritative Account of Air Operations During the Sinai and Suez Wars of 1956. With Nicolle and Aloni. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xvi and 385 pages including index. ISBN: 1904943551. Light crease to top edge of rear cover, light scuffing to rear cover. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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STRIKE FROM THE SEA U.S. NAVY ATTACK AIRCRAFT FROM SKYRAIDER TO SUPER HORNET 1948-PRESENT
Written by Tommy H. Thomason.
Stock no. 1329556
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781580071321. A super copy, appears unread.

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DE HAVILLAND TWIN-BOOM FIGHTERS: VAMPIRE, VENOM AND SEA VIXEN (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1329553
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. A chronicle of the development and service. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861266812. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE FLEET AIR ARM AND THE WAR IN EUROPE 1939-1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829797
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of how naval air operations evolved into a vital element of the Royal Navy's ability to fight a three-dimensional war against both the Kreigsmarine and Luftwaffe. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. XII and 340 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526799791. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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FIREFLY (FROM THE COCKPIT 4)
Written by J.G.S. Norman.
Stock no. 1829792
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour photos & illustrations. 136 pages. ISBN: 9780946958597. A few minor marks to covers. Front joint starting to pull from tail end where glue has dried out. Contents clean.

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