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A VISION OF FLIGHT: THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALFRED G. BUCKHAM
Written by Celia Ferguson. Illustrated by Alfred G. Buckham.
Stock no. 1826695
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. Buckham's previously untold story. ISBN: 9780752444307. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Lower rear cover edge is lightly rubbed and creased, corresponding minor crease to lower margin of contents. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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MCDONNELL F-101 VOODOO (OSPREY AIR COMBAT)
Written by Robert F. Dorr.
Stock no. 1826690
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was designed to escort American bombers into the Soviet Union, yet its most numerous variant became an interceptor guarding North America from other bombers. As a reconnaissance aircraft, the Voodoo went to war in Southeast Asia, flying the fastest combat missions ever flown. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0850457521. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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SLINGSBY SAILPLANES: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ALL DESIGNS
Written by Martin Simons.
Stock no. 1826680
Published by Airlife. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book describes Slingsby sailplanes and gliders from the British Falcon of 1931 to the last motorless aircraft produced, the Vega. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1853107328. A nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and has a mark caused by a label removal to front panel.

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AIRSHIP TECHNOLOGY
Written by G.A. Khoury; J.D. Gillett.
Stock no. 1826661
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2004. Very good condition.

Providing a unique and indispensable guide to modern airship design and operation. Cambridge Aerospace Series 10. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. A physical copy of a print on demand item, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 0521607531. Covers lightly bowed, lightly rubbed at corners, a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Otherwise contents clean.

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FIGHTERS OVER TUNISIA
Written by Christopher F. Shores; Ring Hans; S. William.
Stock no. 1826655
Published by Neville Spearman. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story, in diary form, of the first great Anglo-American venture of the Second World War. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854352104. Minor shelf wear to lower edge of front board and spine. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers faintly browned. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, tiny closed tear to lower front edge, slight scuffing to rear panel.

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WINGS ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
Written by Alex Henshaw.
Stock no. 1826644
Published by Cirrus Associates. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Postwar flying in Africa in the 1940s. A fascinating glimpse of the last days of relative freedom in the air overseas, before stricter regulations and universal air traffic control virtually closed the doors to the intrepid long-distance non-radio pilot. Sequel to 'The Flight of the Mew Gull' and 'Sigh for a Merlin'. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 1902807197. Boards lightly scuffed, a few minor knocks to board edges. Front pastedown creased (caused during binding process). Contents clean.

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DRUIDS' CIRCLE: AIRCRAFT FLIGHT-TESTING AND ARMAMENT IN WORLD WAR II
Written by H.W. Dean.
Stock no. 1826643
Published by Per Ardua Books. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

A very personal and behind-the-scenes look at aircraft weapons development during World War II. The author takes the reader into the secret world of weapons test sites, laboratories, arsenals, battle sites, and the Druids' circle of Stonehenge, which he made a key part of the RAF testing program. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952302330. Cover corners rubbed. First few lower corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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AIRCRAFT INTERIOR COMFORT AND DESIGN
Written by Peter Vink; Klaus Brauer.
Stock no. 1826640
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ergonomics and Human Factors. Includes everything that scientists and manufacturers should know about airliner interior comfort. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781138401310. Boards lightly scuffed, corners lightly bumped. Contents clean.

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GOLDEN WINGS
Written by Alison King.
Stock no. 1826632
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. Contents lightly browned with age. Musty odour present. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, faded to spine and heavily rubbed, scuffed to rear panel.

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BRITISH AIRBORNE HEADDRESS: FROM WORLD WAR TWO TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Daniel Fisher.
Stock no. 1826628
Published by Military Mode Publishing. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

A comprehensive coverage of British Airborne headdress. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781628475937. Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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HOLDING TO THE HEAVENS: THE HISTORY OF SIXTY SQUADRON RAF 1916-2016
Written by Paul Hickley.
Stock no. 1826597
Published by Aviation History Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Varied and interesting history of RAF Sixty Squadron. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781526201645. SIGNED and dated by the author to half-title page. Includes a letter from the author to Geoff Moores, also signed by the author. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faintly scuffed to rear panel.

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING: BRITAIN'S FIRST AND LAST SUPERSONIC INTERCEPTOR
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1826588
Published by Ian Allan Publishing; Classic. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Design, development and operational history. 224 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781906537036. Lower edge of front board and top edge of rear board bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and is scuffed to rear panel.

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