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In good condition - has marks on cover, has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Photographs and descriptions of Aircraft-Carriers.

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.An illustrated survey of the world's commercial aircraft, detailing those in use from the largest wide-bodied airliner to the small commuter planes, full of useful and interesting background information interwoven with the basic data on passenger and cargo airliners. This fascinating story of modern aircraft transportation has its roots in 1952, with the world's first turbojet-powered airliner, and is traced through the multiplicity of technological developments and passenger transport revolutions to the rolling out of the new Boeing 777.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Carrier-borne aircraft revolutionised naval warfare during the Second World War. In the Atlantic and Mediterranean their work ranged from convoy protection to such dramatic actions as Taranto and the Bismarck and Tirpitz strikes; but it was in the vast reaches of the Pacific they came into their own.With the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942 a new era dawned; for the first time a naval engagement was fought by aircraft alone, without the surface ships of either side coming within sight of each other. Moreover, as the sinking of the Repulse and Prince of Wales in 1941, and of the Yamato, pride of the Japanese navy, in 1945 demonstrated, the age of the battleship as king-pin of the fleet was over.In this book we cover the naval aircraft of the United States, Britain and Japan during the Second World War, as well as the carriers from which they operated. John Batchelor supplies the drawings,… Read More

Large book in good condition - markings and fading on front and back covers - spine faded - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout."RAAF Log", Christmas book for 1943, is in direct descent from "These Eagles", the first Christmas book of the R.A.A.F. to which it is a full brother. First cousins are "H.M.A.S. Mk II", the story of the Royal Australian Navy at war, and "Khaki and Green", which relates the story of the Australian Army's land fronts."RAAF Log" is unlike "These Eagles" in that it is a "combined operation". Within its covers will be found, not only the story of the air battle here and abroad, but also a number of literary and other contributions made by various blokes in the Service who have found the time and talent to write or draw. They have been our top cover.Like its Predecessor, "RAAF Log" does not pretend to be a complete tale of the deeds of the R.A.A.F. in 1943. There were many lacunae (blind spots to you) in our arc of fire.… Read More