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THE ARNOLD SCHEME: BRITISH PILOTS, THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND THE ALLIES' DARING PLAN
Written by Gilbert S. Guinn.
Stock no. 1825827
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st UK 2007. Nearly fine condition.

The story of four thousand young Allied airmen, thousands of miles from home, who had but a short time to become trained combat pilots. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781862274464. A lovely copy.

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"DESPITE THE ELEMENTS": THE HISTORY OF NUMBER 115 SQUADRON 1917-1982
Written by M. Barnes.
Stock no. 1825816
Published by The Nettlebed Press. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. 35 numbered pages. Light browning to spine edges. else a nice copy, contents clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT BA100 - BZ999
Written by James J. Halley.
Stock no. 1825812
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Second edition. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851303145. A nice, clean clopy.

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THE EAST MOOR EXPERIENCE 1942-1946 SQUADRON OPERATIONS
Written by Brian Shields.
Stock no. 1825759
Published by Compaid Graphics. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

The author's interest in East Moor airfield began during its construction in 1941, and has continued every since. Large format. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1900604019. A few minor marks to covers and prelims. Text block slightly browned.

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DREM: SCOTLAND'S SPITFIRE AIRFIELD
Written by Malcolm Fife.
Stock no. 1825745
Published by GMS Enterprises. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Spiral bound cardwraps. An Airfield Focus special. B/w photos. 136 pages. ISBN: 1904514359. Minor mark to base of text block else a clean copy.

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BUCCANEER: THE STORY OF THE LAST ALL-BRITISH STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tim Laming.
Stock no. 1825737
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the development of this important all-British design, its naval and air force careers and its export success with the south African Air Force. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. ISBN: 1852604786. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has a minor blue pen mark to front panel and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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STURGEON: TARGET-TUG EXTRAORDINAIRE
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1825712
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

A monograph of the Short Sturgeon. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos plus Colours & markings to rear. 84 pages. ISBN: 9780946958771. Minor rubbing to lower corners.

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THE BATTLE OF THE AIRFIELDS: 1ST JANUARY 1945
Written by Norman L.R. Franks.
Stock no. 1825706
Published by Grub Street. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. A picture of the 1st January 1945 when over 800 Luftwaffe fighters attacked allied airfields. 50th anniversary edition. ISBN: 1898697159. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light bump to lower front corner of boards. A few pale damp marks (hardly visible) to top of boards. Slight crease to prelims lower corner as per bump to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperis edge-creased and has a tiny close tear to top rear edge.

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PATHFINDER FORCE A HISTORY OF 8 GROUP
Written by Gordon Musgrove.
Stock no. 1825694
Published by Macdonald and Jane's. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0354010174. Lightt browning to endpapers, browning and foxing to text block. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut , scuffed to rear panel with a small closed tear (no loss) to lower rear edge.

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FIGHTERS OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE
Written by Gerard Paloque.
Stock no. 1825655
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Air Stories series. The 8th Air Force was the first US Army Air Force (USAAF) strategic air force to be formed in WWII. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of aircraft. ISBN: 9782352503286. A lovely copy.

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIR DEPOT
Written by Harry Holmes.
Stock no. 1325307
Published by Airlife. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The US 8th Air Force at Warton 1942-1945. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185310969X. Dustwrapper is price-cut and ever so slightly edge creased.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE FLYING TRAINING AND SUPPORT UNITS SINCE 1912
Written by Ray Sturtivant; John Hamlin.
Stock no. 1325304
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Details of all RAF support flying units from the formation in May 1912 of the Central Flying School until the present day, including those of its Royal Flying Corps predecessor. 8000 separate entries. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9780851303659. Minimal bumping to spine and rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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