A contemporary look at Military Aviation and its roles as seen in the early part of WWII. Published after the fall of Crete and the Battle of Britain but prior to the Japanese entry into WWII.

1941, , , ,< M-01>,238pp, Good, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 20900-01..............................£14.00 

The story of the Hurricane & Spitfire. Includes contributions by many Battle of Britain heroes including Al Deere, Johhnny Johnson and Laddie Lucas.

1973, Sidgwick and Jackson, , 0283979844,< M-01>,192pp, 27 col & 100 b/w photos., Good in dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 8589-01..............................£8.00 

Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War. Both were to have a major influence on the development of the RAF in the 1920s and 1930s, in particular Geoffrey who became one of the original pioneers of high speed flight. Extraordinarily, both brothers rose to become Chiefs of the Air Staff in the 1930s. Without Sir Geoffrey Salmond's vision the RAF would almost certainly not have had the Spitfire, and the result of the Battle of Britain could have been very different.

2003, Pen & Sword, , 0850529808,< M-01>,236pp, 35 b/w photos, maps, biblio, index, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 33138-01..............................£9.00 

A review of the contemporary role of the RAF in the late 1980s. The result of discussions with RAF members in the Falklands, Hong Kong, Cyprus, West Germany and the UK, the book highlights and illustrates the use of modern technology and sophisticated weapons systems.

1989, Viking, , 0670819018,< M-01>,384pp, 30 photos., vg in dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 2912-01..............................£10.00 

The name of Handley Page became one to conjure with in 1917 when strategic bombing of German armament factories began. After the war an O/400 and a V/1500 were the first aircraft to fly from England to India, and soon Handley Page were pioneering commercial air transport services across the English Channel and in China, India and South Africa. A new generation of monoplane bombers, the Hampden and Halifax, emerged in 1935 to challenge Hitler, and the gave rise to the Hastings and Hermes transports of the 1950's. Finally the nuclear age heralded the radical Victor V-bomber, which went on to see extended service as a strategic tanker.

1976, Putnam, , 0370000307,< M-01>,664pp, 600 + b/w photos & three-view ills, Vg/fine in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 10213-01..............................£66.00 

An American publication in four sections covering the years of the first world war from 1914. Contents include famous WWI aces, early aerial combat, scouting planes, Lafayette Escadrille and American squadrons.

1964, Fawcett Books Conn., , ,< M-01>,112pp ills., Pages browning. paint splashes on back covers. Wear on spine., , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 24581-01..............................£5.00 

Re-issue of a classic WWII memoir first published in Britain in 1960. The author held the Ritterkreuz with Oakleaves and Swords, and was the Luftwaffe's outstanding bomber pilot. Based on official Luftwaffe records, this is his account of the Luftwaffe from its rebirth after the Versailles ban, Germany's air war, and its destruction in WWII.

1986, Robert Hale Ltd, [re-issue], 0709028083,< M-01>,224pp, 13 photos., vg in vg dw. Storage wear only, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 1605-01..............................£10.00 

During WWII an average of five aircraft crashed every day in the British Isles and many others crashed on operational duties abroad. Their remains provide a fascinating opportunity for archaeological and historical study and this book, with numerous illustrations, is a wide-ranging introduction to the aircraft, the airfields, the documentary record and the memorials to the men and women who gave their lives in the air war.

2001, Shire Publications, , 0747804907,< M-01>,64pp, 54 b/w ills, New, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 31670-01..............................£4.99 

A history of the "Fighting Cocks" from their formation in 1916. From its RFC days pioneering 'ground attack' tactics with Sopwith One and A Half Strutters, through WWII with Spitfires and Hurricanes to the 1960s flying Hunters in the Middle East

1966, Beaumont Aviation Lit., , ,< M-01>,336pp, ills, maps, appendices, vg in rubbed and a little chipped dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 71-01..............................£15.00 

Based on official Luftwaffe records, combat journals, the personal papers of many of the leading commanders and also interviews with numerous former members of the Luftwaffe

1968, Macdonald, , ,< M-01>,399pp, ills, maps, Good. Red boards. slight fading on spine, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 22256-01..............................£8.00