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Through the Eyes of Blue: Personal Memories of the RAF-1918-2001
by A E Ross  Publisher Comments First-hand accounts from memories of the Royal Air Force. Contributors paint a vivid picture of some of the most remarkable events in the RAF's history, including the development of navigation, communications, and -- of course -- flying. Author Tony Ross...
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Bristol Blenheim a Complete History 2ND Edition
by Graham Warner Publisher Comments First published in 2002 to enormous critical acclaim The Bristol Blenheim draws on Graham Warner's unparalleled knowledge of this remarkable aircraft. A former Blenheim owner, Graham has fully updated and revised over 700 entries with recently unearthed...
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Supermarine Spitfire Owner's Manual: 1936 to 2007, All Marks
by Alfred Price Publisher Comments The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorization of the Royal Air Force. This is a unique guide for anyone wishing to own and operate a Spitfire, as well as a wonderful insight...
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Knights of the Skies: Armour Protection for British Fighting Aeroplanes
by Michael C. Fox Publisher Comments In June 1940 Billy Drake was shot down in his Hurricane over France. A German cannon shell exploded behind his head, but he survived thanks to a sheet of armor. Had he been shot down a few weeks earlier he would have been killed, because armor was...
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Aircraft of the Aces #16: Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45
by Alfred Price Synopsis As the first Spitfire variant to see extensive service outside of Britain, the Mk V fought the Axis alliance over the deserts of North Africa, the waters of the Mediterranean and the vast expanses of the Indian Ocean off the northern coast of Australia...
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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
by Richard Winslade Publisher Comments The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is one of the most important collections of air-worthy historic aircraft in existence. The Flight showcases classic, well-loved aircraft of the Second World War, including an Avro Lancaster, seven Supermarine...
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Daily Telegraph Airmen's Obituaries Book 2 (Daily Telegraph Obituaries)
by Jay Iliff Publisher Comments Consolidating the success of the first volume, the paperback of which is still in print Daily Telegraph obituary writer Jay Iliff has compiled and edited one hundred additional mini-biographies of outstanding aviators of the last century. Numerous...
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The History of Air Intercept (AI) Radar and the British Night-Fighter 1935-1959
by Ian White Publisher Comments This is the history of Air Intercept (AI) radar and its use in night-fighter aircraft in defense of the UK and in the protection of RAF bomber forces. It is set against the political, military, economic and technological background of world events...
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The Tiger Moth Story
by Alan E Bramson Publisher Comments The Tiger Moth is one of the major aviation success stories. Developed by Geoffrey de Havilland during the early 1930s and flown for the first time on October 26th, 1931, the biplane became the most important elementary trainer used by Commonwealth...
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Avro Vulcan (Crowood Aviation)
by Kev Darling Publisher Comments The Avro Vulcan is probably the most famous and best loved of the three V-Bombers that constituted the Royal Air Force's nuclear strike force during the 1960s. Immediately recognizable thanks to its huge delta wing, it was at the forefront of Britain's...
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Strike Command: the Inside Story of the Raf's Warfare Heroes
by John Parker Synopsis By the 1960s the roles of fighters and bombers had evolved into a single force known in the RAF as Strike Command. Colloquially, their pilots were known as Top Guns, and this study is full of personal tales of airborne derring-do in just about every...
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Sigh for a Merlin Testing the Spitfire
by Alex Henshaw Publisher Comments The Spitfire airplane will be forever linked with the Battle of Britain, although its active service life spanned the Second World War. When the Supermarine Spitfire factory in Southampton was bombed in September 1940, it was imperative that the enormous...
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Majuba 1881: The Hill of Destiny
by Ian Castle Publisher Comments Britain entered the First Boer War against the Afrikaaner settlers in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal with complete confidence; yet within a matter of weeks the Boers had inflicted several reverses on the British Army, culminating in the...
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Blackburn Buccaneer (Crowood Aviation)
by Kev Darling Publisher Comments Conceived in the 1950s as a replacement for the Supermarine Scimitar, the Blackburn Buccaneer went into service with the Royal Navy as its main carrier-borne nuclear strike aircraft. But with a diminishing role to play in world affairs, and a reduction...
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Pure Luck: The Authorised Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith
by Alan Bramson Publisher Comments Sir Thomas Sopwith's 101-year life spanned aviation history. A contemporary of the Wright Brothers, he went on to become a highly successful airplane manufacturer in his own right: his Camel and Pup revolutionized aerial combat in the First World War...
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Military Airfields of Britain: Northern England (Military Airfields of Britain)
by Ken Delve Publisher Comments This series of books provides a fresh user-friendly look at the military airfields of the British Isles. The series is split geographically, each book including a number of counties on a regional basis. Entries cover every military airfield within the...
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The Hurricane Story
by Peter R. March Publisher Comments The Battle of Britain was the Hawker Hurricane’s finest hour. The design, development and production of this versatile and deadly combat aircraft are described in detail, together with its widely varied operational roles during the Second World War...
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To Live Among Heroes: A Medical Officer's Dramatic Insight Into the Life of 609 (WR) Squadron in NW Europe 1944-45
by George Bell Publisher Comments Doc Bell was part of the 609 (West Riding) Squadron and became intertwined in the lives of the young pilots and groundcrew who tended to confide in him. Dr. Bell traces the experiences of the squad up to and after D-Day, during the fight for and eventual...
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Bomber Command 1939 - 1945
by Ken Delve Synopsis 1st in a new series. The format for each will be the same, and will comprise: I) Introduction - outline of the Command and its predecessors in the period up to 1939, 2) Command history 1939-1945. This will be divided into sections either by role or...
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The Vulcan Story: Returning Xh558 to the Skies
by Peter R March Publisher Comments The RAF's huge delta-wing Vulcan jet nuclear bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. One of the cornerstones of Britain's nuclear deterrent, in later years it was adapted for conventional bombing and saw active service in the Falklands War. Avro...
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