Designed for young people, this attractively illustrated book contains more than 100 colour images of aircraft from the earliest balloons and flying machines, to the Concorde, Boeing 747, General Dynamics F-111 and many more. Interesting and collectible.

1968, IPC Magazines, , No ISBN,< M-01>,70pp, c120 colour illustrations, large format, good in rubbed illustrated boards , ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 7601-01..............................£10.00 

Series 1 No.3. Historic Aircraft Books. I page of narrative followed by 22 black and white captioned photographs.

, Kookaburra Tech. Pubs.Pty, , ,< M-01>,24pp Photographs, Slightly creased and marked cover. Good., , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 7596-01..............................£8.00 

The Smithsonian Museum (NASM) holds the world's finest collection of historic aircraft. In this book, two NASM photographers use creative lighting techniques and an extremely wide-angle lens mounted on an architectural camera to duplicate the sensation of actually being at the controls inside the cockpits of 45 legendary aircraft, including: Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer; Bleriot Type XI; Fokker D.VII; Spitfire VII; Spirit of St. Louis; Focke-Wulf 190; Messerschmitt Me262; P-51 Mustang; B-29 Enola Gay; Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1; F-16 Falcon; Airbus A320; Gemini VII; Apollo Lunar Module; and Space Shuttle Columbia.

2001, Smithsonian [Airlife], , 1840373466,< M-01>,Large Format 144pp 90 col illustrations, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 26932-01..............................£12.00 

Mass market paperback. Edges browning. Good. Dizzy Allen was a Spitfire pilot who joined No 66 Squadron in the Battle of Britain; 6 months later he was commanding it. Not yet 22 years old he had been with the squadron for just one year but he was the only officer who had not been killed or disabled in that time! Here he tells of his experiences & the role of the Squadron during his time in command.

1982, Granada Publishing, , 0583134165,< M-01>,206pp illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 31307-01..............................£3.00 

Written in the late 1960's with supersonic transport planes under construction expected to carry over 300 passengers at speeds of 1800 miles per hour safety in the air has become a matter of concern. The author well known for his books on aviation presents a comprehensive picture on the development of safety devices in the aircraft and on the ground.

1968, Abelard & Schuman, , 0200714848,< M-01>,175pp illustrations, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 15423-01..............................£5.00 

Very good, possibly unread. Flying B-24's this Bomber squadron suffered 50 per cent casualties during the conflict.

2002, Simon & Schuster, , 0743450620,< M-01>,299pp ills, vg in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 32686-01..............................£4.00 

Page edges browning. A comprehensive account of hijacking in the air, its causes and consequences. Between 1936 and 1972 there were 396 attempts of which 246 were successful. using first hand accounts, transcripts from radio logs and other reports contemporary to the time. He opens with Pan Am 93 hijacked in 1970 after it left Amsterdam which was eventually blown up in Cairo. Cuba and the Middle east have both been popular destinations for hijackers and the author cites many examples from the '60s and '70s.

1973, Ian Allan, , 0711004501,< M-01>,418pp illustrations, Good in dustjacket, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 24009-01..............................£5.00 

Signed by the author. The story of the Royal Air Force. From its birth in WWI - its record in the words of those who served, flew and fought in it. Includes contributions by four surviving VCs. The man who flew 127 missions with Bomber Command over enemy territory. The pilot who flew SOE agents into enemy occupied Europe and brought back a young Francois Mitterand. Laddie Lucas and the battle over Malta. Johnie Johnson flying with Bader. Combat over Korea, the Radfan and the Falklands. Published to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the RAF.

1993, Hodder & Stoughton, , 034058761X,< M-01>,xvi + 412pp, 20 ills, vg in edge-creased dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 17061-01..............................£16.00 

Mass market paperback. Slight fading on cover but very good. In the two years before he was shot down and killed over El Alamein aged only 22, Squadron Leader George Barclay had lived a lifetime of flying and fighting. One of only 4 officers in his squadron to survive the battle of Britain he was later shot down over France, eventually escaping through Spain with the help of the resistance. Largely constructed from his diaries and letters this is a vivid account of a World war II fighter pilot.

1977, Arrow Books, , 1199161303,< M-01>,224pp illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 38066-01..............................£4.00 

A collection of first-hand accounts who experienced the terror of near-death in the air including amongst many, the Royal Navy Search and Rescue helicopter which flew backwards towards cliffs during a blizzard rescuing trapped seamen and the parachutist whose canopy hooked over the tailplane of the Cessna jump plane.

1989, Guild Publishing, , ,< M-01>,223pp illustrations, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 1268-01..............................£6.00