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Chronology of the Second World War.
1st Ed., orig. wraps., 374pp. Royal Institute of International Affairs.
1947
#69382
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Excellent daily record of events in all theatres of war, plus summaries of operations &c. & an index of principal events. Little rubbed & worn, generally VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Military Training Pamphlet No. 13 (India). Navigation by the Stars.
Orig. printed wraps., 16pp., several sketches, chart. Manager of Publications, Delhi.
1942
#69148
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Orig. buff printed wraps., little spotted o/w VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of F/Sgt. R.P. Chadwick, 353 Sqdrn. RAF. See illustration on our website.
£25
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My Airman Over There.
By His Wife. 1st Ed., [v]+288pp. NY: Moffat, Yard & Co.
1918
#69563
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The supposed letters of an English scout pilot (who had previously served in an infantry regiment at Gallipoli & in France, winning the MC), describing aerial combats &c. with apparent authenticity. By the end he is missing in action having been shot down, while the author, his wife, holds out hope of his survival. Orig. wheat cloth with illustrative onlay to front, VG.
£25
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Representative Enemy & Allied Aircraft: Comparative Performance & Characteristics. TAIC [Technical Air Intelligence Center] Manual No. 2.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., [iii]+47pp., silhouettes of aircraft throughout. Anacostia, DC: Issued by the Division of Naval Intelligence by Combined Personnel of United States & British Services for the Use of Allied Forces. Oct.
1944
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CONFIDENTIAL (& next to this ink stamped RESTRICTED) contemp. intelligence report contains technical spec. of around 120 types of British, German, American & Japanese aircraft, i.e. presumably just about all then in service (from fighters such as the Spitfire to heaviest bombers like the Superfortress), with details such as Speed-Climb-Ceiling, Range, Take-Off, Engines, Dimensions, Armament, Protection (armour), Fuel, &c, plus front, side & top silhouettes of each aircraft. Staples somewhat rusted o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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Royal Air Force Escaping Society: Report on Activities in 1959 & Catalogue of 'Escape' Books.
Orig. dec. wraps., 32pp., several photos. For the Society.
1959
#64831
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Details of the Society's events, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Royal Air Force Pocket Book. 1937.
Orig. brown wraparound canvas covers, titled in black. 320pp., various diagrams & sketches, several fldg., several col. Air Ministry.
1939
#70071
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Air Publication 1081, 3rd Ed., June 1937. Reprinted February 1939 Incorporating A.L.1. The RAF officers' vade mecum. VG with ink ownership inscrip. of "P/O J.A. Price" (& a small deletion after). Note: presumed to be F/O Jack Alfred Price, No. 14572, RAFVR, who was shot down & killed in action while flying a Halifax bomber of 51 Squadron over the Netherlands on 22nd january 1944 & is buried in Oldebroek Cem.
£65
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Sea Survival.
Interim Reprint pending 3rd Ed., 41pp., sketches throughout. HMSO.
1969
#51963
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Official Air Ministry pocketbook, PAM (AIR) 224, on survival after ditching at sea. First printed in 1957, 2nd Ed. in 1966 & this printing in 1969. Attractive orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£10
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The Air Force List, January 1945.
Rare & substantial WW2 edition. Somewhat rubbed but entirely sound contemp. blue calf with claret lettering labels to sp.
#69528
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£225
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The Air Force List, October 1940.
Reprint of Battle of Britain era RAF List. VG in dw. Hayward.
1990
#64782
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Good quality hardback reprint, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£25
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The Air Force List: Sptember, 1938.
Orig. wraps., VG. Containing details of officers' postings to Squadrons, various HQs., Commands &c., also retired list & reserve lists. Fully indexed. Scarce. See illustration on our website.
#61236
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£90
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