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WILDCATS OVER CASABLANCA
Written by John W. Lambert. Illustrated by John C. Valo.
Stock no. 1829764
Published by Phalanx Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1995. Nearly fine condition.

November 1942 - Operation Torch. Blue pictorial cardwraps, staple-binding. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. 37 pages plus appendix. ISBN: 0962586048. A lovely copy.

SPECIAL OPS LIBERATORS: 223 (BOMBER SUPPORT) SQUADRON, 100 GROUP, AND THE ELECTRONIC WAR
Written by Steve Bond; Richard Forder.
Stock no. 1329485
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete, detailed and valuable picture of the secret and vital activities of the special operatives, and their effect on German defences. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages (including index). ISBN: 9781908117144. Minimal shelf bumping to spine else a fine copy which looks unread.

806 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON: THE FAA'S TOP-SCORING FIGHTER SQUADRON OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Brian Cull; Frederick Galea.
Stock no. 1329475
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2019. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781557501. A super copy, looks unread.

GRUMMAN TBF/TBM AVENGER
Written by Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1829745
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition.

An insight into the world in which this sturdy torpedo-bomber found itself, and the impression upon that world which it made. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 0752420070. A lovely copy!

GLOSTER JAVELIN: AN OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Written by Michael Napier.
Stock no. 1829742
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The RAF's only delta-winged fighter - the Gloster Javelin was also Britain's first true all-weather fighter. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 264 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473848818. Thin vertical strip of glue can be seen through pastedowns as part of binding process. Else a lovely copy!

SCIMITAR
Written by David Gibbings; J.A. Gorman.
Stock no. 1829740
Published by Society Of Friends Of The Fleet Air Arm Museum. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Monograph of the Scimitar aircraft. Cardwrap booklet. B/w photos. 53 pages. ISBN: 0948251395. Label to rear cover hiding old price-label. Minor crease to tip of lower front corner. Contents clean.

HURRICANES OVER TOBRUK
Written by Brian Cull; Don Minterne.
Stock no. 1829739
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Pivotal Role of the Hurricane In The Defence of Tobruk, January-June 1941. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 190230411X. A lovely copy!

EARLY AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT: THE AEROPLANE AND THE GUN UP TO 1918
Written by Harry Woodman.
Stock no. 1329461
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1989. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0853689903. A super copy, looks unread.

THE HARRIER STORY
Written by Peter E. Davies; Anthony M. Thornborough.
Stock no. 1829707
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st USA 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive account of the design, development and operational history of the Harrier and its derivatives, incorporating many hours of interviews with those involved with the aircraft from the outset. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 1557503575. Some very light scuffing to dustwrapper else a lovely copy!

SEAPLANES - FELIXSTOWE
Written by Gordon Kinsey.
Stock no. 1329454
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st thus 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Air Station 1913-19636. Revised edition (originally published in 1978). White boards, gilt title to spine. 228 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0861380398. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Text to front panel and front flap of wrapper has 'bled' behind the laminate.

DOUGLAS HAVOC AND BOSTON: THE DB-7 / A-20 SERIES (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Scott Thompson.
Stock no. 1329452
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of the type from the mid-1930s efforts of Jack Northrop and Ed Heinemann that produced the Northrop Model 7B, through the redesign that created the Douglas DB-7, and on to the wartime mass production of the A-20. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 1861266707. A super copy, looks unread.

CONVAIR B-36: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S "BIG STICK"
Written by Meyers K. Jacobsen.
Stock no. 1329449
Published by Schiffer Military History; Schiffer Aviation History. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collaborative effort edited and co-authored by Meyers Jacobsen exploring the history of one of SAC's air giants, the six-engine Convair B-36. Large format. Beige cloth boards, black titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos throughout. 400 pages. ISBN: 0764305301. Spine and corners slightly bumped else a fine copy.