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MANNOCK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MAJOR EDWARD MANNOCK VC DSO MC RAF
Written by Norman Franks; Andy Saunders.
Stock no. 2139819
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Arguably the highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward 'Mick' Mannock's life, and most particularly his death, are still shrouded in mystery. ISBN: 9781906502126.

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SIXTY SQUADRON R.A.F.: A HISTORY OF THE SQUADRON 1916 - 1919
Written by A.J.L. Scott; Hugh Cecil.
Stock no. 2139817
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Vintage Aviation Library. Green cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. New edition, with additional material by D.W. Warne. ISBN: 1853670499. Page browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and faded to spine.

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PADDY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WING COMMANDER PATRICK BARTHROPP D.F.C., A.F.C.
Written by Patrick Barthrop.
Stock no. 2136525
Published by J&kh Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 190051169X. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Sticky residue mark to rear cover where an old price sticker has been removed. Light page edge browning, else contents are fine!

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"FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" ROYAL AIR FORCE WADDINGTON THE FIRST EIGHTY YEARS
Written by John F. Hamlin.
Stock no. 1823319
Published by GMS Enterprises. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Light blue cloth boards, silver title to spine, silver vignette to front. B/w photos. SIGNED and dated by the author to title page (no dedication). Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE STORY OF R.A.F. EDGEHILL
Written by Eric G. Kaye.
Stock no. 1823316
Published by The Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1992. Slightly better than 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. Reprint. Spine slightly cocked. Front endpaper lightly creased. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS BOY SERVICE RFC - RNAS - RAF: THE LINK IS FORGED
Written by John Ross.
Stock no. 1823311
Published by Regency Press. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0721208304. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE LAST OF THE LIGHTNINGS
Written by Ian Black; Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1823305
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A nostalgic farewell to the RAF's favourite supersonic fighter. Colour photos. ISBN: 1852605413. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE COLTISHALL FIGHTER STATION: A STATION HISTORY
Written by Mick Jennings.
Stock no. 1823297
Published by Old Forge Publishing. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906183011. Boards a little marked, scuffing to front and rear. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE POACHER'S BRATS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE RAF CRANWELL AIRCRAFT APPRENTICE
Written by Frank E. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1823219
Published by The Raf Cranwell Aircraft Apprentices Association. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

White cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951361201. Brown spot to top corner of front cover and also a diagonal crease. Text block and page browning. Else contents clean.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: AN EPIC CONFLICT REVISTED
Written by Christer Bergstrom.
Stock no. 1823217
Published by Casemate. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thrilling account of the Battle of Britain, told from the perspective of both sides. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, a few colour illustrations & photos. ISBN: 9781612003474. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, Boards lightly scuffed.

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VICTORY 1940: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE
Written by John Dibbs; Tony Holmes.
Stock no. 1823216
Published by Key Publishing. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A pictorial chronology of the legendary fight, when the might of the Luftwaffe was defeated for the first time, by Churchill's 'Few'. Oblong format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w and some colour photos. ISBN: 9781910415498. SIGNED by both authors (with dedication) to title page. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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