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TERROR IN THE STARBOARD SEAT
Written by Dave McIntosh; David L. Bashow.
Stock no. 1825993
Published by Stoddart Publishing Co Ltd.. 2nd 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second edition. 41 trips aboard a Mosquito: a true story of 418 Squadron. Informative, scene-setting foreword by David L. Bashow. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0773730893. A lovely copy.

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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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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1825980
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Tail of spine lightly worn. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing present. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little edge-rubbed and has a small, minor mark 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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TORPEDO AIRMEN: MISSIONS WITH BRISTOL BEAUFORTS 1940-42
Written by Roy Conyers Nesbit.
Stock no. 1825975
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The vivid stories of a suicidal attack on the Schamorst, a night-time torpedo attack on Cherbourg, the winning of a Victoria Cross, a dramatic episode in the 'Channel Dash', the strange events that followed the death of a Commanding Officer, the sinking of an Italian Cruiser, the sky-jacking of an enemy aircraft and a forced landing in the middle of a battle in North Africa. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718303695. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear to lower edge of front flap fold and is scuffed to rear panel.

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FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow.
Stock no. 1825955
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302327. Boards lightly scuffed, spine faded from dark blue to light blue (not obvious as fading). Text block browned, contents clean.

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SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE CRASH LOG (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David J. Smith.
Stock no. 1825906
Very good condition.

Volume 1: 1938-1942; Volume 2: 1943-1947. Large format. White cardwraps with blue titles. Stapled binding. Covers are a little grubby, small stain to rear cover of volume 1. Contents clean.

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MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 1825900
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2012. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd / Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, South Marston & Doncaster, and Miles Aircraft (Northern Ireland) Ltd. Continuing the story with the trials and tribulations of Miles Aircraft during the war. Contains a fully comprehensive history of each individual aircraft built during the period. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Includes The Appendices in cardwraps. ISBN: 9780851304304. DVD is MISSING. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE HAWKER TYPHOON AND TEMPEST
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1825898
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Foreword by Wing Commander R.P. Beamont. ISBN: 0946627193. Tiny nick in cloth to lower edge of boards. Text block browned, foxing to top edge. A little foxing to page margins. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, worn to top front corner, and lightly faded to spine.

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RISE FROM THE EAST: THE STORY OF No. 247 (CHINA-BRITISH) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by David John Marchant.
Stock no. 1825893
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302440. Boards clean. 2" brown mark to vertical text block which impedes a few margins (minor).

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THE GREATEST SQUADRON OF THEM ALL (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David Ross; Bruce Blanche; Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1825886
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAUXAF. Volume One covers Formation to the end of 1940. Volume Two Covers 1941 to date. B/w photos. A lovely set.

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MOSQUITO THUNDER: No. 105 SQUADRON RAF AT WAR 1942-5
Written by Stuart R. Scott.
Stock no. 1825881
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

True account of the heroic exploits of this famous bomber squadron between 1942 and 1945. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 212 pages. B/w photos. Foreword by Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom. ISBN: 0750918004. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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