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AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS Vol. 3. 1942. Good.  £15.00

AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS Vol. 4. 1943.

Water damage to top front of hard cover and tops of pages., pages not stuck together and only a few marked in separation of pages, otherwise good. £12.50

AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS Vol. 5. 1944.  Good. £15.00

AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS Vol. 6. 1945

Water damage throughout, pages separated without tearing. Water mark top front corner of hard cover. Has dust jacket with some water damage top and bottom front corners. Otherwise in good condition.  £15.00

ABOVE THE LINES. N. Franks, F. Bailey, R. Guest. Pub; Grub Street. Pub; 1998 reprint.

A complete record of the fighter aces of the German air service, naval air service and Flanders marine corps. Hard back with jacket. Good. £20.00

AIRLINERS. Pub; Airline Publications  circa late 70's

   No. 18 Airspeed Ambassador.. Hugh Markham

   No. 21 Hawker Siddeley HS748. H. Holmes   

   No. 22 Fokker-VFW F28 Fellowship Part 1. G. Stieneke

   No. 23 Fokker-VFW  F28 Fellowship Part 2. G Stieneke

   No. 25 Convair 880. Jon Proctor

A5 booklets, 36 pages, colour side views, photos, production lists. Card covers all with some small damage. £3.00 each   

AMERICAN WARPLANES OF WORLD WAR II. Ed; David Donald. Pub; Aerospace 1995

Combat aircraft of the USAAF, US Navy, US Marine Corps 1941-1945. Complete guide, texts, specifications, illustrations, cutaways, side-views colour/b&w photos. Hard back with dust jacket, good.. £20.00

AIRLINES WORLDWIDE. B. I. Hengi. Pub MCP 1997

More than 300 airlines described and illustrated in colour. Soft cover, some damage. £7.00 

AIR PILOTS GUIDE TO SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEMS. Walter Blanchard. Pub; Airlife 1995

How they evolved, how they will develop and how they work. Soft cover, good. £7.50

AVIATION. Gordon Kinsey. Pub; Terence Dalton 1977

Flight over the Eastern counties. B&w photos throughout. Hard back with dust jacket, good. £10.00

AIR WAR 1939-1945. Janusz Piekalkiewicz. Pub; Blandford  1985

A chronological  account of the air conflict day by day from all perspectives. Over 400 photos, line drawings and maps.

Hard back with dust jacket, good. £10.00

AT THE EDGE OF SPACE. . Milton O. Thompson. Pub; Airlife  1992

The X-15 flight programme. Hard back without dust jacket, good.  £6.00

ACTION STATIONS series. Pub PSL Hard backs with dust jackets, good condition.  £16.00 each

No 9. Central South & South East.   Chris Ashworth.   Spine faded.

AIRLIFT. David Wragg. Pub; Airlife 1986

A history of military transport. B&w photos throughout. No dust cover. Good. £5.00

AIR COMBAT. Time Life Books New Face of War Series 1991

Colour photos and drawings throughout. Hard cover, good. £6.00

AIR DEFENCE. M. B. Elsam. Pub; Brassey's 1989

Vol 7. Air power, aircraft, weapons systems and technology series. Soft cover, good. £6.00

AIR POWER. R. A. Mason. Pub; Brassey's 1987

Vol 1. An overview of rolls. Same series as above. Soft cover, good £6.00

AIRCAM AVIATION SERIES. McDONNELL F-4 PHANTOM II. No. 30  Vol 1

Colour /b&w side views, b&w photos. Soft cover, good. £5.00

AIRLINER TECH Series.

Vol. 8. Lockheed L-1011 Tristar.  Jim Upton. Pub; Speciality 2001

Soft cover, good.  £7.00

AIRCRAFT. Fighters and Bombers in Action. Christopher Chant. Pub; Octopus 1975

Observation balloons, pioneer warplanes of WWI to the multi-role machines of the 1970's. Colour artwork, diagrams, maps, colour and b&w photos. Hard back with dust jacket, good £6.00

AIR ACES. Christopher Shores. Pub; Bison 1983.

Tables give statistics on all wars since 1914, biographies, 250 colour and b&w photos. Hard back with dust jacket, Good. £7.50

ARCHIVE SPECIAL. Air Britain. Complete Civil Aircraft Registers.

   No. 3   Netherlands since 1920

   No. 5   Finland since 1926

Soft covers with some damage.  £7.50 each

ALLIED BOMBER WAR 1939-1945. Maurice Harvey. Pub; BAC 1992

Strategy, offensive, aircraft, men, weapons. 160 plus b&w photos, 16 paintings by Bob Murray. H/back with jacket, good £12.50

AEROPLANE. An Historical Survey. Charles H. Gibbs-Smith. Pub; HMSO 1960

From Sir George Cayley to the supersonic age. Hard back with discoloured  and damaged dust jacket, otherwise good.  £25.00

AIRLIFE'S GENERAL AVIATION. R.W. Simpson. 1991 1st ed

A guide to post-war general aviation manufacturers and their aircraft. Illustrated throughout, soft cover slight damage.  £10.00

AIRLINE. The Inside Story of British Airways. Arthur Reed. Pub; BBC Books 1990

Largely concerned with the merger between BEA and BOAC, the move in 1987 from the public to the private sector and the coming together of BA and British Caledonian. Hard back with dust jacket. Ex library copy, pages yellowing.  Fair.   £5.00

AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR 2. Bill Gunston. Pub; St Michael 1983 3rd impression.

600 full-colour scale drawings showing typical camouflage and markings. Soft cover, good  £8.50

A HISTORY OF AERIAL WARFARE. John W. R. Taylor. Pub; Book Club Assoc; 1974

41 colour, 250 b&w illustrations. Hard back with dust jacket. Good  £8.50

AERIAL WARFARE AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. Ed; Anthony Robinson. Pub; Orbis 1982

In three sections;- Roles, Campaigns and Actions. Hard back with dust jacket.  Good   £10.00

AVIATION AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. C. Chant. Pub; Book Club Assoc; 1980 reprint

A comprehensive history of powered flight. Hard back with torn dust jacket, some spotting.  Good  £12.00

AIR POWER AT SEA 1939-45. John Winton. Pub; Book Club Assoc; 1977 reprint

Examines in detail the influence of the aircraft, its successes and failures at sea during WWII. Hard back with jacket. Good  £9.00

AIRCRAFT ANNUAL 1964. Ed; J. W. R. Taylor. Pub; Ian Allan

Hard back with torn dust jacket, some spotting otherwise good.  £5.00

AIRCRAFT ANNUAL 1972. Ed; J. W. R. Taylor. Pub; Ian Allan

Laminated hard cover, good. £5.00

AIRCRAFT ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL 1981. Ed; Martin Horseman. Pub; Ian Allan

Laminated hard cover, good. £5.00

AEROSPACE CHRONOLOGY. Michael J. H. Taylor. Pub; Tri-Service Press 1989

From ancient times to  January 1989. With over 500 photographs. Hard back with dust jacket, good.. £7.00

AIRCRAFT OF THE  U. S. A. F. Paul Ellis. Pub; Jane's 1980

Sixty years in pictures. Soft cover slight damage.  Good £10.00

AIRCRAFT OF THE RAF. Paul Ellis. Pub; Macdonald and Jane's 1978

A pictorial record 1918-1978.  Soft cover yellowing otherwise good. £10.50

AEROPLANE PICTORIAL REVIEW. Pub; Temple Press

Containing over 200 photographs.

No 2  1957 Creased and torn dust cover some yellowing, otherwise good £10.50

No 3. 1958  Poor condition no dust jacket, first page bottom corner torn off.  £9.50

No 4  1959  Dust jacket some yellowing.  Good  £10.50

No 5  1960  Dust jacket some yellowing.  Good  £10.50   

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AIRCRAFT MARKINGS. Barry C. Wheeler. Pub;  Salamander 1986

A detailed examination of the colours and codes worn by the warplanes of more than 100 air forces world-wide.

Hard laminated cover.  Good  £5.50

AMERICA IN VIETNAM.  Guenter Lewy. Pub; Oxford Univ; Press 1978

A fascinating and provocative further look at the Vietnam war. Hard back with dust jacket.  Good  £10.00

AGE OF THE AIRSHIP. Edward Horton. Pub; Sidgwick & Jackson 1973.

Tells the airship story from the end of the 18th century. Hard back with slight damage to jacket. Good £10.00

AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS' REFERENCE BOOK. Bruce Robertson. Pub; PSL 1989 2nd ed.

An essential companion for anyone with an interest in aviation. Hard back with dust jacket. Good £10.00

AVIATION RECORD BREAKERS. C. Chant. Pub; Quintet/Apple 1988

Includes, SR-71, F-15E, Mirage 2000, MiG-27, Harrier GR-Mk3, F-14 and many more. Design & Structure, Power plant, Electronics, Hardback with dust jacket. Good £12.50

AERIAL ESPIONAGE. Dick van der Aart. Pub; Airlife 1985

Secret Intelligence Flights by East and West. Hard back with dust jacket. Good  £9.00

AN ILLUSTRATED ANATOMY OF THE WORLD'S FIGHTERS. W. Green & G. Swanborough. Pub; Salamander 1981. Cutaways, 3 views, Specifications. Hard back with dust jacket. Good  £12.50

AIRCRAFT. (Visual Books) Kenneth Munson. Pub; Macdonald & Jane's 1971

Colour side views, black and white side views could be considered as a childs book. Hard back with damaged

dust jacket otherwise good.  £5.00

AEROSPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AIR WARFARE VOL 1. Ed; D. J. March & J. Heathcott. Pub; 1987

1911-1945. From wire braced biplanes to the first jet fighters. Hard back with dust jacket. Good.  £15.00

ALERT IN THE WEST. Willi Heilmann. Pub; William Kimber 1955

The reader is given a clear picture of the chaotic way in which Goering commanded the Luftwaffe in its last days.

The author rose from a junior officer to command first his squadron and finally an entire fighter wing. Ex library copy. Hard back with dust jacket covered in plastic and sticky tape. Poor condition. £6.00

AIR DEFENCE OF GREAT BRITAIN. John R. Bushby. Pub; Ian Allan 1973 Review copy

A unique history of a fascinating aspect of air operations vital to national survival. 16 half tone illustrations. Edges of pages water damaged. Hard back with dust jacket fair condition. £12.00

AMERICA'S ASTRONAUTS and their INDESTRUCTIBLE SPIRIT. Dr. Fred Kelly. Pub; TAB Aero 1986

The author was a former NASA Physician. This book is a fascinating insider's view of the Space Program, focusing not on the hardware of space but the people who fly into the cosmos. Hard back with some damage to dust jacket, good. £12.50

AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR 2 Bill Gunston. Pub; Octopus Books 1980 reprint.

Within the books 208 pages are 600 full-colour scale drawings showing aircraft in typical camouflage and markings. 5-view drawings, profiles of variants. 40 different aircraft types. Hard back with  good. £12.50

AIR FORCE. The RAF in the 1990's. Robert Jackson. Pub; Airlife 1990

Illustrated in colour throughout by Robbie Shaw, this book is an indispensable reference work for students of modern air warfare and the political decisions that have shaped today's Air Force. Hard back with dust jacket, some damage. £10.50

A SPECK IN THE SKY. Peter Moran, illustrated by John Batchelor. Pub; Blandford 1987

A story of parachuting and gliding. Hard back with marked dust jacket otherwise good. £6.00

AIRYMOUSE. Harald Penrose. Pub; Airlife 1982 reprint

This book describes flights in Airymouse. A diminutive single seater aeroplane of insignificant horse power. Hard back with dust jacket good condition. £8.00

AIR WAR VIETNAM. Introduction by Drew Middleton. Pub; Arms & Armour 1978

A detailed and fully illustrated history of U. S. aerial operations in Indo-China between 1964 and 1973, plus an account of the Mayaguez incident of May 1975.. Hard back with dust jacket. Spotting on edges of pages fair condition. £10.00

AEROPLANE DIRECTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1967 ed. Pub; Temple Press

Incorporating Who's Who in British Aviation. A complete guide to aviation throughout the British Commonwealth, including United Kingdom and Commonwealth Air Forces, Ministries, Organisations, Airlines, Industries, Flying Clubs and Aerodromes. Hard back with dust jacket fair condition. £4.00

AEROPLANE DIRECTORY 1968/69.

As above, pages yellowing. Fair.  £4.00

AIR FORCES OF THE WORLD. W. Green & J. Fricker. Pub; Macdonald 1958

Their history, Development and Present Strength. Full colour section devoted to international military insignia, maps and photos throughout. Hard back with poor dust jacket fair for age. £22.00

AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD. W. Green & G. Pollinger. Pub; Macdonalds 1965

Providing details and photos of more than fifteen hundred individual types and nearly eight hundred 3-view silhouettes. Hard back with slight damage to dust jacket good condition. £22.50

ARMY AND AVIATION. A Pictorial History. Bruce Robertson. Pub; Robert Hale 1981

Full of historic pictures and invaluable information. Hard back with dust jacket good condition. £10.00

AIR FORCES OF THE WORLD. M. Hewish, B. Sweetman, B. Wheeler, B. Gunston. Pub; Salamander 1979

Action photos, many in full colour, 2-views, authoritative text and data form a comprehensive, detailed and superbly illustrated work. Hard back with dust jacket good condition. £10.00

AUGSBURG EAGLE. William Green. Pub; Aston 1987 reprint.

The Messerschmitt Bf 109. A full and comprehensive story of one of the world's most famous aircraft. This authoritative text is complemented by 200 b&w photos and drawings, four cutaway drawings and 24 full colour drawings showing the Bf 109 in many guises. Hard back with dust jacket good condition. £20.00

AIR WAR HANOI. Robert F. Dorr. Pub; Blandford Press 1988.

This book covers the first, frustrating campaign against North Vietnam 1965-68, when the Americans kept trying to find a formula that would work and never quite did, the interval of 1967-71, and the final campaign when US military air power did prevail over the North Vietnamese 1972-73. 200 photos. Hard back with damaged dust jacket, otherwise good condition. £10.00

AIRLIFE'S COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND AIRLINERS. Rod Simpson. Pub; 1999. A quick and comprehensive source of key information on the manufacturers of post-war civil aircraft and the aircraft they have designed and built. Colour photos throughout. Soft cover good condition. £10.00

AEROSPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD AIR FORCES. Ed; David Willis. Pub; Aerospace 1999. The complete directory of all the world's air arms, including paramilitary organisations. Organisations and war fighting ability, orders of battle, maps, inventory lists, insignia, photographs, aircraft/country cross reference. Hard back with dust jacket, good condition. £25.00

AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Paul Ellis. Pub; Jane's 1982

The story of the RN's pioneering association with aircraft, from the Short Tandem of 1919 to the Sea Harrier, V/Stol strike fighter for the 1980's. Photos with concise  histories and basic details of the aircraft. Hard back with jacket good. £15.00

AEROPLANES IN COLOUR. Ed; E. L. Cornwell. Pub; Ian Allan 1976. A collection of colour pictures of aircraft representing over 60 years of development of the flying machine. Laminated cover, good condition. £5.00

AIR DISASTER Vol 1. Macarthur Job. Pub; Aerospace 1994.

This book covers the period from 1952-1977. The story of how international passenger jet flying developed through repeated failure and tragedy to become safer than walking down the street. Soft cover, some damage to lamination otherwise good . £9.00

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. Antony Preston. Pub; Bison Books 1979.

With over 300 photographs in colour and black and white, together with drawings, charts, and maps. Good. with  jacket. £8.00

ACE FACTOR. Mike Spick. Pub;  Airlife 1988.

The author analyses some of the combat situations which have created the great aces of the  two world wars. As well as those of the Korean, Middle East and South East Asian conflicts. Good condition with dust jacket. £5.00

ANOTHER ICARUS.  Philip Jarrett. Pub; Smithsonian 1987.

Percy Pilcher and the quest for flight. Many b/w photos and diagrams. Slight damage to jacket otherwise good cond. £12.50

A SPAN OF WINGS. Sir Archibald Russell. Pub; Airlife 1992.

An autobiography. Memoirs of a working life in aircraft design, encompassing a span from biplanes to Concorde-Bristol fashion. Good, with dust jacket. £9.00

AIR WAR SOUTH VIETNAM. Robert F. Dorr. Pub; Arms & Armour 1990.

The author traces the build up of US forces with advisors and equipment in 1961, through the Farm Gate training missions, to their first active involvement in limited counter-insurgency strikes, prior to the full-bloodied American war effort and the emergence of a South Vietnamese air capability. Many black and white photographs. Good condition with dust jacket. £7.50

AIRCRAFT ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL 1988. Ed; Peter R. March. Pub; Ian Allan. Many b/w photos, some colour. Laminated, good condition. £5.00

A HISTORY OF USAFE. Cees Steijger. Pub; Airlife 1991.

The author reviews the history of American military aviation in Europe and the Mediterranean from the days of the famous

volunteer Lafayette Squadron in the First World War to today's F-15 Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10 Thunderbolt. Full

of b & w and colour photographs. Good condition with dust jacket. £12.00

A HISTORY OF USAFE. As above but without dust jacket.  £8.00

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