Military History - Aviation - General Section
Aviation - General Section
Includes pictorial & technical studies of major &
lesser known aircraft from the earliest types to present day Stealth
technology plus accounts of major air campaigns from WWI to the present
day
Listed by Author & Title - 10 Titles per page |
RAF AIR POWER TODAY by Michael J Gething and Lindsay T Peacock Warbirds Illustrated No 25 - a full colour special on the RAF in the mid 1980s.1984, Arms & Armour Press, , 0853686343,< M-01>,64pp, 121 col photos, shelf wear, , CARDSubject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 14494-01..............................£5.00 |
THE AEROPLANE: AN HISTORICAL SURVEY OF ITS ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT by Charles H Gibbs-Smith Ex school library, some stamps on endpaper and title page. From the early work of Sir George Cayley at the end of the 18th century onwards. 1960, HM Stationary Office , , ,< M-01>,375pp plates, bibliography, chronology, Good in faded red boards, , Subject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 37670-01..............................£5.00 |
ENEMY COAST AHEAD by Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC.DSO.DFC Mass market paperback. Creasing on spine and cover. The personal account of one of the authentic heroes of WWII. He led many raids over the Third Reich but is best remembered for commanding the successful 'Dam Busters' raid on the night of May 16/17, 1943. Using Barnes-Wallis' revolutionary 'Bouncing Bomb', 17 Lancaster Bombers from RAF Scampton attacked the Mohne, Eder & Sorpe Dams & wreaked huge destruction on German industry in the Ruhr Valley. Gibson was killed in action on September 19, 1944, on a mission over Rheydt. He was acting as Master Bomber - the most dangerous task in the bomber stream.1975, Pan Books, , 0330024523,< M-01>,317pp illustrations, , , CARDSubject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 13161-04..............................£3.00 |
THE GREAT PLANES by James Gilbert Twenty six planes chosen by the author including SPAD, Sopwith's Scouts. The Spitfire, Staggerwing, Gruman's Cats, the Lear and F-86 Sabre jet. The narrative is from the authors extensive research and knowledge and the expansion of articles originally from 'Flying' Magazine1970, Ridge Press, , ,< M-01>,large Format. 251pp illustrations, Very good in d/w, , Subject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 7340-01..............................£8.00 |
SPITFIRE THE BIOGRAPHY by Jonathan Glancey A celebration of British invention, of the men and women who flew it and supported it's development, and of the industry that manufactured both the aircraft and the Rolls Royce engines that powered it.2007, Atlantic Books London, , 9781843545286,< M-01>,260pp. photographs, Good in card covers, , CARDSubject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 16342-01..............................£4.00 |
TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS by Lieutenant-Colonel James A Goodson Paperback. Slight rubbed at edges and page edges browning. Good.The author was an American volunteer who served in the RAF in the Eagle Squadron & later transferred to the US 4th Fighter Group. With 32 victories, he was one of the most renowned squadron COs of the USAAF's 8th Air Force. 1983, Arrow Books, , 0099368706,< M-01>,238pp illustrations, , , CARDSubject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 8385-02..............................£3.00 |
WINGED SENTRIES: SENTINELLES DE L'AIR by John Gordon and Claude Rousseau The types of aircraft used by the Canadian Armed Forces from the two-seat single engined bi-plane R.E.8 of WWI to the CS2F-1 "Tracker" built in Canada by de Havilland in the 1950s and '60s. Each aircraft has a line drawing accompanied by a descriptive text in English and French. The inside front cover has facsimile signatures of over 70 pilots including Raymond Collishaw, G E Nash and Joe Macbrien. Good in torn pictorial dw1963, Private Publication, , ,< M-01>,103pp, numerous line drawings, index, landscape format 10.5" x 13.5", vg in rather ragged pictorial dw, , Subject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 28567-01..............................£12.00 |
INTERCEPTOR by James Goulding This interesting volume published in 1986 contains much new material on the development of both RAF interceptors and armament. Amongst the numerous topics covered are 'The Search for a Multi-Gun Fighter', 'The Hurricane and Spitfire', 'The 2,000HP Engine Becomes Available', 'The Early Jet Fighters' and 'The aden Gun Fighters'.1986, Ian Allan, , 071101583X,< M-01>,large format, 192pp, numerous b/w photos, 3 and 4-view plans, fair in partially faded d/w, , Subject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 7338-01..............................£8.00 |
THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AIR BATTLES by Burton Graham The planes, the men and the battles which revolutionized the concept of warfare. From the Zeppelin raids of 1916 to the Israeli jet strike of the 1967 war including the Battle of Britain, the Dambusters raid, Kamikaze attacks and the Korean War. All with technical diagrams, maps and informative narrative.1977, Marshall Cavendish Books, , 0856850659,< M-01>,Large format 128pp illustrations, Good in dustjacket., , Subject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 20200-02..............................£5.00 |
FAMOUS BOMBERS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR by William Green Aircraft featured are the Heinkel HE III, Savoia-Marchetti Sparviero, Boeing B-17 Fortress, Junkers JU87 and JU88, Dornier Do17, Vickers Wellington, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell, Martin B-26 Marauder, De Havilland Mosquito and Avro Lancaster. Each chapter includes design history, service history, dimensions and variants.1959, Macdonald, , ,< M-01>,134pp ills, D/w torn. previous owner name on endpaper. Good., , Subject...Aviation - GeneralWeb No. 32831-01..............................£6.00 |
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