Paperback.Slightly creased edges. Includes ticket to the Anniversary Open Day on May 31 1986 and also a sticker. History of a great airport which is now - in 2019- being prepared for use as a Lorry Park! Manston was first brought in to existence as a Royal naval Station in 1916. It's first action was during the Gotha Raids of 1917. The book covers it's history throught the Second World war and post war when it was equipped with Runway foaming equipment and later Rotary Hydraulic Arrester gear. The book was revised for the 70th Anniversary in 1986.

1986, Private Publication, , ,< M-01>,128pp illustrations, Good in card covers, 0, CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 13623-01..............................£5.00 

The story of the military use of the airplane over land and sea, from Libya in 1911 to the Falklands in 1982. The emphasis is on WWI and WWII but all the major conflicts are covered including the Spanish Civil War, Korea, and Vietnam.

1986, William Morrow Publishing, , 0688050611,< M-01>,313pp, index, vg in edge-worn dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 30046-01..............................£12.00 

Card covers rubbed. previous owner name and 'NY May/69' on endpaper. Comprehensive directory of aircraft available for sale in the United States from the DIY self assembly kit to modern business jets of the 1960s. Descriptions include prices, specifications, photographs and drawings.

1968, Aero Publishers Inc., , ,< M-01>,80pp. profusely illustrated., , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 19886-01..............................£28.00 

The selection and training of the RAF Fighter Pilot. How the fast jet pilot is selected, their diversity of backgrounds, and three years of hard work with the ever present threat of failure.

1981, BBC Publications, , 0563179716,< M-01>,167pp, 18 col illustrations, 60 b/w photos, dw rubbed with a small tear, ow vg, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 23171-01..............................£10.00 

The history of the training organisations and aircraft from before the First World War to the 1980s. There is a type by type profile of twenty two mainstream training aircraft from the Avro 504 to the Shorts Tucano, each of which is introduced by a cockpit illustration. Each type profile contains a concise development and production history with first hand information contributed by instructors and students. Appendices include details of contract specifications for all training aircraft and production serial numbers for all types built.

1987, G. T. Foulis, , 0854295798,< M-01>,256pp photos, illustrations, Good in torn d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 18361-01..............................£10.00 

Dustjacket torn with small piece missing back l/h corner. previous owner name on endpaper, also light foxing on endpapers but text seems unmarked. Volume 4 in the authors series surveying aircraft of the world. All the major transport aircraft in service, production or development at the time of publication are included. Seventeen nations are represented with 79 different types of aircraft ranging from strategic freighters such as the Short Belfast and Lockheed Starlifter to trainers such as the Hawker Sidley Gnat.

1965, Temple Press, , ,< M-01>,120pp illustrations, , ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37257-01..............................£6.00 

Ever since the Wright Brothers showed that it was possible to fly in a heavier-than-air machine, the search for velocity has been the driving force in the evolution of the airplane. Bill Sweetman describes the key technical developments that have allowed aircraft to fly ever faster and he recalls the pioneering designs, racing aircraft, innovative military types and pure research machines, that have pushed the air speed record from the few miles an hour of the Wright Flyer to the hypersonics of the Space Shuttle Orbiter.

1983, Jane's Publishing, , 0867206616,< M-01>,Large format, 144pp, 150 + b/w photos, v/good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37204-01..............................£10.00 

“A Titanic Blow Against Enemy Industry”. These were the headlines when Lancasters from 617 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command, demolished two enormous German dams during the night of 16/17 May 1943, using Barnes Wallis’s revolutionary 'bouncing bombs'. Since then, the operation has been dismissed as a 'publicity stunt’ which had a 'negligible effect on the German war effort'. This is an authoritative account of the raid, conceived out of necessity, prepared for against the tightest of deadlines and carried out in the face of unimaginable danger.

2003, Time Warner, , 0316726184,< M-01>,192pp, numerous colour & b/w ills, index, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 31500-02..............................£10.00 

Previous owner name on title page. Good in slightly marked covers. Chronology of the development of rotating wing flight. Features 78 basic types with brief specifications and remarks,

1955, Ian Allan, , ,< M-01>,60pp photograpsh, drawings and contemporary adverts., , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37314-01..............................£5.00 

The story of flying from Leonardo da Vinnci's designs for a flapping wing craft, through a succession of bizarre machines and how they took shape. More than 200 illustrations convey the thrills and excitement of the early aviators. They include rare photographs, engravings and other illustrations including Gusmao's Passarola, the Montgolfiers' balloons, Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage and the Wright Brothers in action.

1969, Hamlyn, , ,< M-01>,140pp. photographs and illustrations, Light Foxing throughout. Dustjacket torn. Fair. Reference copy only., ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 34889-01..............................£4.00