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Military History - Aviation - General Section
Aviation - General Section
Includes pictorial & technical studies of major & lesser known aircraft from the earliest types to present day Stealth technology plus accounts of major air campaigns from WWI to the present day

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ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND LOSSES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: VOLUME 2, 1942-1943

After the dark days of 1940/41 when the RAF managed to hold off the threat of the Luftwaffe, this volume sees the tide turning in the Allies' favour with more and more strikes into the Reich being undertaken with Fighter Command escorting medium bombers as well as finding targets of opportunity. This second volume by Norman Franks, reviews and tabulates the tactical situation and the RAF's available assets on a day-to-day basis

1998, Midland Counties, , 1857800753,< M-01>,158pp, 40 b/w photos, Orders of battle, New, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 26039-02..............................£12.95 

SEVENTY FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR II

70 full-page four view drawings of 70 famous fighter aircraft of WWII drawn by Kikuo Hashimoto. 15 full-page four-view tone drawings illustrating details of insignia, camouflage, squadron and individual markings of 15 major types. The 70 types are grouped by nationality with Japanese and English text. Over 70 photos are also included.

, Kantosha Tokyo, , ,< M-01>,152pp, photos, drawings, vg in chipped and rubbed dw, Eng/Jap.text,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 28615-01..............................£12.00 

SUFFOLK AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

An account by Graham Smith of Suffolk's airfields during the last war, the planes, the pilots who flew them and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Illustrated.

2001, Countryside Books, , 1853063428,< M-01>,288pp, numerous ills, New, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 31505-01..............................£12.95 

THE BATTLE AGAINST THE U-BOAT IN THE AMERICAN THEATER

December 1941 to September 1945. An account of the operations of the US Army Air Forces' Antisubmarine Command against U-boat intrusions into American waters in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and off Newfoundland.

1994, Centre for Air Force Hist, US, Center for Air Force History, ,< M-01>,29pp, 9 ills, 5 maps, vg in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 19908-01..............................£6.00 

THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD : AND OTHER STORIES

AKA HE Bates, Flying Officer X has written 9 short stories contemporary to the period based on the pilots he met.

1942, Jonathan Cape, , ,< M-01>,79pp, dustwrapper worn but complete. Good. Has notes from one of the pilots portrayed., 0,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 7922-01..............................£8.00 

THE GULF WAR AIR POWER SURVEY: VOLUME 2: OPERATIONS AND EFFECTIVENESS REPORTS

The operations conducted by the US Air Force in the first Gulf War. Includes the conduct of operations, the air war against the Iraqi ground forces, and the 100 Hour Ground War. Also covers the objectives, targets and execution, attacks on the Iraqi Army and Navy, and attacking moving or engaged Iraqi forces. A highly detailed account.

1993, US Govt Printing Office, , 0160429102,< M-01>,x + 364 & xiv + 414. 50 photos, 64 maps, 30 tables, 51 figures, Mint in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 19734-01..............................£30.00 

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GERMAN AIR FORCE (1933 TO 1945)

With an introduction by H A Probert. A facsimile reprint of the official classified study of the Luftwaffe by the Intelligence Branch of the RAF. It was published by the Air Ministry ("Restricted") for the Staff Colleges in 1948. Examines the reconstitution of the German Air Force, pre-war policy and preparations, operational history in WWII including the debacle in Italy, the final Russian offensive and the Anglo-American breakthrough in the west. The book details the Luftwaffe's aircraft, equipment, tactics and leadership.

1983, Arms & Armour Press, , 0853685606,< M-01>,425pp ills maps, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 27789-04..............................£18.00 

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN PICTURES

A pictorial record of the RAF at the time of its triumph over the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, August and September 1940.

1941, Country Life, , ,< M-01>,97 + 27pp of advertisements, 93 photos, 19 x 26 cms, boards marked, text g, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 181-01..............................£8.00 

THE V-22 OSPREY

This is PR material released by the Bell Boeing Tilt Rotor Team, consisting of one 3 page Press Release issued in Washington on August 12th 1988, one Farnborough Air Show release entitled 'V-22 Flight test programme defined', a large color photo with specs and drawings on the reverse, a 10 page briefing entitled 'The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft program' describing characterisics, technical details and procurement.

1988, Private Publication, , ,< M-01>,16pp 1 ill., Very Good, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 33948-01..............................£8.00 

TIALD THE GULF WAR

Published by GEC Ferranti Defence Systems this book records the events that led to the rapid deployment of the Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator pod for use by the Royal Air Force's Tornado GR1 aircraft in the Gulf War. The first series of offensive strikes involved sorties against hardened aircraft shelters in the H3 airbase complex in Western iraq, destroying several shelters. Other sorties were against bridges, ammunition dumps and fuel storage tanks.

1991, GEC Ferranti, , ,< M-01>,Lanscape format 56pp colour photos, diagrams., Tear on dw ow very good, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 35716-01..............................£24.00 

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