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London: Arms & Armour , 1992. Paperback. Fine. A difinitive illustrated reference to the range of bombs, missiles, rockets and self-defence pods used by Western air forces. Includes details of Sidewinder, AMRAAM and Maverick missiles, Rockeye, Paveway and nuclear bombs, and the Gatling family of aircraft cannon - all lavishly illustrated in close up and in action with detailed text tracing individual weapons' history, development and future refinement. Authorative yet immensely readable and informative, this is the book for all aviation enthusiasts who seek the facts and figures for current Western aviation firepower. Contains 128 pages, 245 x 19cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos and line drawings. Pictorial card covers showing faint crease in front bottom/right corner, otherwise in very good condition. Fine internally: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Airborne Weapons of the West
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Aircraft Weaponry of Today
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Sparkford: Haynes, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 900g. Comprehensive international survey of aircraft weapon systems: guns, missiles, rockets, bombs, mines, depth charges and torpedoes. History, development and capability of each system explained. Includes at-a-glance comparison charts of each weapons group. Contains 166 pages, 25.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with photographs (including 16 pages in colour), line drawings and graphics. Laminated pictorial boards in identical Very Good dust jacket, internally Very Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Airlift a history of military air Transport
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Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Contains 159 pages, 29.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos. A history of military air logistics and transport, from the pioneering efforts of the RAF in the Middle East in the 1920s, through World War II, to Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Falklands. Covers transport units from most major air arms worldwide, looking at the use of fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and gliders. Accompanied by numerous clear black & white photographs. A fascinating read for transport or aviation fans. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing two small holes and some crinkling at top edge, otherwise in good condition, internally very good: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Combat Aircraft F-16
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London: London, Salamandar, 1992., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good +. Detailed and large format volume on the General Dynamics/Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon. Covers the design, construction, powerplants, weapons systems and avionics of this outstanding warplane, as well as its performance and handling. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of colour photos, special profile artwork, charts and diagrams. A wealth of detail for the aviation enthusiast and/or modeller. Contains 64 pages, 33.5 x 26cm. Pictorial laminated boards in very good condition. No jacket. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Courage in the Skies Great Air Battles from the Somme to Desert Storm
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London: Stanley Paul , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. From two of WWII's greatest fighter pilots - Johnnie Johnson and Laddie Lucas - comes this concise analysis of aerial conflict, from WWI to the Gulf. Packed with detail and expert opinion on how/why the greatest air battles were fought. Size 265 x 20cm, 208 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos and some colour, plus several 2-colour campaign maps and diagrams. Blue cloth boards in Fair illustrated dust jacket, showing crinkled edges top and bottom. Internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Eagles High: The Battle of Britain - 50th Anniversary
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London: Leo Cooper, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Contains 125 pages, 235 x 18.5cm, and illustrated throughout with colour drawings. A concise history of the Battle of Britain, specially commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of this conflict. A beautifully illustrated book which uses spectacular colour graphics to illustrate the battle, the aircraft, and the people who fought in it. As well as maps and charts, there are cut-aways of the main fighter types, and a useful glossary. Ex-library, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in Very Good illustrated dust jacket. Internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Eclat: The Red Arrows Thirty Years of Brilliance
by Bonello, Michael
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London: Eclat Initiatives, 1994. Paperback. Near Fine. Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the formation of The Red Arrows, the RAF's aerobatic display team. The scarlet aircraft of the team have become instantly recognizable the world over and 'the Arrows' have earned a reputation as second-to-none in the field of formation aerobatics. This lavishly illustrated volume, crammed full of breathtaking glossy photographs, traces the history of the team and some of their predecessors. It takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal what goes into the running of the team, both in the air and on the ground, with chapters devoted to the selection and training of pilot newcomers, the Hawk aircraft, and the Central Flying School, etc. A beautiful souvenir album that any 'Arrows' fan will treasure. Contains 200 pages, 29.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with colour photos. Pictorial card covers in Fine condition, internally Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and…
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Fighter Operations Tactics & Techniques of Air Combat WWI to the Gulf
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Yeovil: Patrick Stephens , 1992. Hardcover. Good/good. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens , 1992. Hardcover. Good/good. 1st edition. Hardback. Good/Good. Size, 24.5 x 17.5cm, 176 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos. The technology, tactics and techniques of fighter operations. Includes WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Gulf. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, blue cloth boards in Good pictorial dust jacket Internally, Good: generally clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.
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Final Assault on the Rising Sun Combat diaries of B-29 aircrews over Japan
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Shrewsbury: Airlife , 1995. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Intimate accounts of combat operations by B-29 bomber crews against Japan in the last year of WWII. The author flew thirty missions as a B-29 pilot with the 73rd Wing based on Saipan, including the first ever B-29 raid on Japan on 24 November 1944. Contains 224 pages, 26 x 185cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos, plus 16 pages of colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in Good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.
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Fly For Their Lives
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Shrewsbury: Airlife , 1988. Hardcover. Good/good. The remarkable story of British air rescue operations over the last 70-years Numerous eye-witness accounts of survivors and rescuers plus fascinating details of aircraft and equipment used. Contains 144 pages, 24 x 18cm, and highly illustrated with b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in Good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good: clean and unmarked in sound bindings.
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The Illustrated Directory of the United States Air Force
by Roberts, Michael
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London: Brian Trodd, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Comprehensive reference guide to the US Air Force (regular & reserve) as it existed in 1989, covering organization, bases, aircraft and weapons systems. Every major Command of the USAF is detailed, with tables of organization and breakdowns of individual bases and units. Here you will find information on every type of aircraft in the inventory at that time, both fixed-wing and rotary, plus missiles and space vehicles. There is even exhaustive coverage of budgets for various procurements: everything from jet fighters to pickup trucks. An informative text is complimented by stunning colour photos from the USAF's own archives, many never published before. Contains 256 pages, 31 x 255cm, and illustrated throughout with colour photos, drawings and charts. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket, one or two minor nicks in jacket, some crinkling to edges, otherwise in Good condition. Internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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An Illustrated Guide to Spy Planes and Electronic Warfare Aircraft
by Gunston, Bill
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London: Salamandar, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. A magnificent full-colour directory of the world's modern spyplanes and electronic intelligence and jamming aircraft. Details over 80 different fixed- and rotary-wing types and Remotely Piloted Vehicles. An essential guide for all aviation and/or intelligence enthusiasts. Contains 160 pages, 22 x 12cm, with 150+ colour photos and illustrations. Illustrated, laminated boards in Very Good condition, no dust jacket (as published). Internally, Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Jet Warplanes: The Twenty-First Century
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London: Bison, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Fine/Very Good Jacket. Contains 128 pages, 31 x 255cm, and illustrated throughout with colour photos and artists' renditions. A large format look at warplane technology for the 21st Century by one of aviation's most respected writers. Details of future trends in avionics; weapons; navigation & targeting systems; aerodynamics; countermeasures, and of course, stealth technology. Informative text accompanied by over 140 colour illustrations, including artists' renditions of aircraft not yet off the drawing board. A wealth of detail for military aircraft enthusiasts. Red cloth boards in Very Good illustrated dust jacket, internally Fine with excellent bindings.
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The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41
by Price, Alfred
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Madrid: Delprado , 1999. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Reprint of a title first published by Osprey in 1996 as part of their Aircraft of the Aces series. Examines the early career of the Spitfire, especially the Battle of Britain period, up to the first fighter sweeps over occupied France in 1941. Covers design and development of the aircraft as well as tactics, with special section on some of the Spitfire 'aces' of the period. 12-page colour section of Spitfire profiles and pilots. A wealth of detail for modellers and aviation buffs. Contains 64 pages, 25 x 18cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos, colour plates, and b&w drawings. Illustrated card covers in Near Fine condition. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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NATO Air Power
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London: BCA , 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Essential guide to NATO's air capability in the late 1980s from an established authority on the subject. Examines strengths, organisation and distribution of front-line NATO squadrons, as well as their transport and supply back-up organisation, in all major fronts: Northern Flank; Central Front; and the Southern Flank. Masses of detailed information on aircraft performance and operational capability, accompanied by numerous colour and b&w photographs. Probably required reading for every Soviet Air Force intelligence officer during the Cold War. Contains 146 pages, 30 x 215cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos plus maps. Blue cloth boards in Very Good pictorial dust jacket, internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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One Day in a Long War: May 10, 1972, Air War, North Vietnam
by Ethell, Jeffrey & Price, Alfred
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Guild, 1990. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A stunningly researched, minute-by-minute illustrated narrative of the most intense dawn-to-dark aerial action in the Vietnam War. On May 10th, 1972, airmen of the US Air Force and Navy flew more than 330 sorties against major transportation targets around Hanoi and Haiphong. They were met by 40 North Vietnamese MiG fighters and 93 groung-to-air missiles. How these raids were planned and executed, and their outcomes, are told by the authors in exhaustive detail, based on official documents and personal testimonies from hundreds of those involved, on both sides. Much, much, more than a dry historical collection of facts, here, indeed, is a definitive reconstruction of the white heat of battle in the sky. Contains 217 pages, 24 x 16cm, illlustrated throughout with 70+ b&w photos plus maps and diagrams. Blue cloth boards in Fine illustrated dust-jacket. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and…
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Phantom: A Legend in Its Own Time
by Mason, Francis K
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Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. The extraordinary Phantom has not only amassed an impressive clutch of world records during the last three decades, but also proved itself one of the world's most potent combat aircraft and has served with more air forces than almost any otner aeroplane in history. Here, the author reviews every stage of the Phantom's evolution and service career, and illustrates his authoritative text with many unpublished photographs. Essential reading for 'Fantom Fans' everywhere. Contains 184 pages, 24.5 x 17cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos, plus profile illustrations and line drawings. Blue cloth boards in Very Good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Pilot Officer Prune's Picture Parade
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A look back at the 'career' (and multiple mishaps) of Pilot Officer Prune during WWII. Anyone who flew with the RAF in the 1940s would have heard of Prune, as he was used to illustrate the various ways in which things could 'go wrong', if care wasn't taken. In this volume his creator, Bill Hooper, revues Prune's wartime gaffs, using mannikins of Prune which he made himself. Contains 55-pages, 27.5 x 22cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w cartoons and photographs.
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RAF Fighter Pilot
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London: W.H. Allen , 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. What does it take to become a jet fighter pilot with the RAF? A behind-the-scenes look at selection, training, operations, weapons, tactics, etc. Packed with facts and information that puts the reader firmly 'in the cockpit'. Contains 202 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, 8 pages of b&w photos plus several line drawings. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing slight crinkling to top edge, otherwise in Good condition. Internally, shows large gift inscription on front endpaper, otherwise Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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Royal Air Force at War
by Foxley-Norris, Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher \(Editor\)
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London: BCA, 1984. Book Club. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Large format and highly illustrated collection of eighteen 'essays', giving insight into RAF operations during two World Wars. Contributors include some of the most distinguished airmen of WWII. Contains 144 pages, 29 x 22cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Blue-grey cloth boards bearing small gilt crest of RAF Benevolent Fund in Very Good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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