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A STEEP TURN TO THE STARS
Written by Jim Hughes.
Stock no. 1322190
Published by Benevenagh Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

A history of aviation in the Moray Firth. Cardwraps. 156 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951831305. SIGNED by the author to title-page, also includes a letter from the author. Light creases to corners. Spine slightly worn and faded. Contents clean.

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RAF WOODVALE: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS
Written by Aldon P. Ferguson.
Stock no. 1823195
Published by Airfield Publications. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

1941-1991. RAF Woodvale was built as a Temporary Royal Air Force Station in 1941 for the defence of Merseyside during WWII. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951111329. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Spine faded. Text block lightly browned, contents clean.

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HISTORY OF BENTWATERS & WOODBRIDGE: TWIN BASES REMEMBERED
Written by Norman Rose.
Stock no. 2136210
Published by Mr. Norman Rose. Circa 2004. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. Memories of the author's life, from his schooling days, continuing through to his working life at the Twin Bases spanning 40 years. The United States Air Force operated out of the Twin Bases from 1951 to 1993. SIGNED by author to title page. Some fading to spine.

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THE STORY OF R.A.F. EDGEHILL
Written by Eric G. Kaye.
Stock no. 2136118
Published by The Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Locally Known as Shenington Aerodrome, North Oxfordshire. Looks mostly at period from 1942-45. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1854210793. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Bumping and knocks to some corners and cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE STRADISHALL 1938-1970
Written by Spencer Adams; Jock Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2136117
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872017940. SIGNED by authors to title page. Light knocks to spine and a couple of cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small edge-nicks; some scuffing to front panel.

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IT STARTED WITH A MAP: THE STORY OF THE BOGNOR REGIS ADVANCED LANDING GROUND 1943-1944
Written by Sylvia Endacott.
Stock no. 1823049
Published by S. Endacott. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The story of a forgotten World War II Advanced Landing Ground in Bognor Regis, long since returned to agriculture. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1933570997. Uneven fading to spine edges and rear cover. Base of spine bumped with closed tear. Otherwise contents fine.

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THE BRITISH BOMBER SINCE 1914
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1322047
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A type by type survey of more than 350 types of bomber. B/w photos. 416 pages. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778615. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly sunned to spine and a little creased at edges.

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WINGS OVER LINTON: THE HISTORY OF RAF LINTON ON OUSE (1937 TO 1994)
Written by Peter D. Mason.
Stock no. 1823031
Published by Fenton Enterprises. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

The story of Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse, in peace and war, which has the rare distinction of having participated in four separate divisions of the Royal Air Force. Pictorial cardwarps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951364529. Covers lightly browned and lightly rubbed at corners. Light browning to text block and page edges else contents clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE STRADISHALL 1938-1970
Written by Spencer Adams; Jock Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1823006
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872017940. SIGNED by the authors to title page (no dedication). Light scuffing to boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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COMBAT READY!
Written by Alastair Goodrum.
Stock no. 1823003
Published by GMS Enterprises. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Much has been written about battles in the air, airmen who fought them, and the aeroplanes and airfields involved. Little is known about how those airmen learned their deadly trade and the organisations that tried to make them ready for combat. This book redresses that balance. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870384601. Spine lightly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: PORTRAITS OF THE FEW
Written by Christopher Yeoman; David Pritchard.
Stock no. 1822908
Published by Fighting High Ltd. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A tribute to the small group of legendary pilots that served with the Royal Air Force through one of the most critical periods of the Second World War. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour portraits. ISBN: 9780956269645. SIGNED by the authors (no dedication) to title page. Previous owner's name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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WINGS IN THE SUN: A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1945-1986
Written by David Lee.
Stock no. 1822863
Published by HMSO. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wings in the Sun was the motto of the men and women of the RAF in the Mediterranean theatre. This is their story... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps & b/w photos. ISBN: 0117726206. Text block dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a very large price sticker stuck to the verso of the front flap (not visible unless the dustwrapper is turned over).

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