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MAN IS NOT LOST: THE LOG OF A PIONEER RAF PILOT/NAVIGATOR 1933-1946
Written by Dickie Richardson.
Stock no. 1826789
Published by Airlife. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Autobiography of FC Richardson, who made an outstanding contribution to the history of the RAF. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853108685. Text block is slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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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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GOOSEPOOL: THE HISTORY OF RAF AND RCAF MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE AND TEESSIDE AIRPORT
Written by Stanley D. Howes.
Stock no. 1826584
Published by Stanley Books. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. 365 pages. ISBN: 0954542703. Covers just a little scuffed and rubbed at edges. Fairly minor bump with creasing to front cover and prelims vertically from lower edge. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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AVRO ANSON MKS I, II, IV & X
Written by Alan W. Hall; Eric Taylor.
Stock no. 1826571
Published by Almark Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A detailed and profusely illustrated record of one of the longest-lived and best known of Royal Air Force aircraft; this book deals with the early Marks of the Anson and includes civil variants, early operational types, and training and transport machines; foreign and Commonwealth service is included. Blue boards. B/w photos and three colour pages. 64 pages. ISBN: 0855240644. Spine browned. Text block ligthly browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily browned to spine, top of spine is worn and torn, a little grubby.

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HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX: FROM HELL TO VICTORY AND BEYOND
Written by K.A. Merrick.
Stock no. 1826000
Published by Classic; Ian Allan. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and definitive work on the Handley Page Halifax, cementing its place in aviation history as a uniquely successful and versatile aircraft which was also a great favourite with its crews. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906537067. Faint fading to lower edge of front board else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and a little scuffed to rear panel. Overall, still a very nice copy.

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OCEAN BRIDGE: THE HISTORY OF THE RAF FERRY COMMAND
Written by Carl A. Christie; Fred Hatch.
Stock no. 1325572
Published by Midland Publishing Limited. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Chronicling an often overlooked contribution to Allied victory and aviation history. Grey cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185780029X. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit edge creased.

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249 AT WAR
Written by Brian Cull.
Stock no. 1825981
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Navy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The authorised history of the RAF's top-scoring fighter squadron of WWII. 292 pages. ISBN: 1898697493. Top & tail of spine slightly shelf worn. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing present. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, and is scuffed to rear panel.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND LOSSES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOLUME 2
Written by Norman L.R. Franks.
Stock no. 1825979
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Operational Losses: Aircraft and Crews 1942-1943. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1857800753. Very light foxing to text block. Spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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ACES HIGH VOLUME 2
Written by Christopher Shores.
Stock no. 1825977
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A further tribute to the most notable fighter pilots of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in WWII. B/w photos. ISBN: 1902304039. Base of spine shelf worn. Text block grubby. Dustwrapper is scuffed.

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NO.501 (COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER) SQUADRON 1939-1945
Written by David Watkins; Phil Listemann.
Stock no. 1825976
1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Hurrican, Spitfire, Tempest. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9782952638135.

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DE HAVILLAND TWIN-BOOM FIGHTERS: VAMPIRE, VENOM AND SEA VIXEN (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1325548
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good 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. Spine of book and wrapper bumped (wrapper slightly creased because of this).

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FLEET AIR ARM FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT SINCE 1946
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow; Lee Howard.
Stock no. 1825961
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Detailed individual histories of all FAA aircraft flown from the beginning of 1946 until early 2000. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Colour photos. ISBN: 0851302831. Boards clean. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, slightly faded to spine, slightly scuffed.

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