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THE LOST SQUADRON
Written by David Hayes.
Stock no. 1823200
Published by Hyperion; Madison Press Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 223 pages including index. A fleet of warplanes locked in ice for 50 years... Can they be freed to fly again? A true story by David Hayes. ISBN: 0786860480. A few minor dints to lower edge of boards. Tiny patch of surface paper loss to lower gutter edge of front endpapers. Light browning to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1322194
Published by Egon Publishers. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A remarkable story of courage and dedicaton, with many individual combat reports, the stories of escape and evasion also show the courage of Resistance fighters who helped downed airmen. A fascinating social documentary on the impact of war on a handful of tiny rural viallages, their inhabitants and of a lifestyle which has now almost vanished. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Fold out site plan of Steeple Morden at rear. ISBN: 0905858913. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top and tail of wrapper.

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A VILLAGE AIRFIELD AT WAR
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1322188
Published by Egon Publishers. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

RAF Steeple Morden 1939-1943. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout, fold-out map at rear pastedown. ISBN: 0905858875. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased and rubbed at spine and corners.

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RAF WOODVALE: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS
Written by Aldon P. Ferguson.
Stock no. 1823195
Published by Airfield Publications. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

1941-1991. RAF Woodvale was built as a Temporary Royal Air Force Station in 1941 for the defence of Merseyside during WWII. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951111329. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Spine faded. Text block lightly browned, contents clean.

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MODEL JET ENGINES
Written by Thomas Kamps.
Stock no. 2136259
Published by Traplet Publications. 1st 1995. Almost very good condition.

The Modeller's World Series. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams throughout. ISBN: 0951058991. Wear to cover edges; small split to base of spine. Browning/grubby marks to outer page edges.

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NACHTJAGD: THE NIGHT FIGHTER VERSUS BOMBER WAR OVER THE THIRD REICH 1939-45
Written by Theo Boiten.
Stock no. 2136236
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An absorbing account of the deadly nocturnal war fought during the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1861260865. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with one faded edge; small nick to corner.

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BATTLE OVER BAVARIA
Written by Robert Forsyth; Jerry Scutts.
Stock no. 2136203
Published by Classic Publications. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. The B-26 Marauder versus the German Jets - April 1945. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. 200 pages. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0952686740. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing with a few small nicks to corners.

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THE STORY OF R.A.F. EDGEHILL
Written by Eric G. Kaye.
Stock no. 2136118
Published by The Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Locally Known as Shenington Aerodrome, North Oxfordshire. Looks mostly at period from 1942-45. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1854210793. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Bumping and knocks to some corners and cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE STRADISHALL 1938-1970
Written by Spencer Adams; Jock Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2136117
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872017940. SIGNED by authors to title page. Light knocks to spine and a couple of cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small edge-nicks; some scuffing to front panel.

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THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE: THE PREDECESSORS OF THE FIRST BRITISH AIRWAYS
Written by Neville Doyle.
Stock no. 2136113
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0851302866. Spine is faded with knocks and nicks to top and tail. Wear to another couple of corners. Contents are still excellent!

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MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF THE 1970S
Written by Gerry Manning.
Stock no. 1823091
Published by Midland. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Capturing the fantastic array of aircraft types, variants and camouflage to be seen during the 1970s. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781857802634. A nice, clean copy.

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IT STARTED WITH A MAP: THE STORY OF THE BOGNOR REGIS ADVANCED LANDING GROUND 1943-1944
Written by Sylvia Endacott.
Stock no. 1823049
Published by S. Endacott. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The story of a forgotten World War II Advanced Landing Ground in Bognor Regis, long since returned to agriculture. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1933570997. Uneven fading to spine edges and rear cover. Base of spine bumped with closed tear. Otherwise contents fine.

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