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OXFORD'S OWN MEN AND MACHINE'S OF No.15/XV SQUADRON ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Martyn R. Ford-Jones; Valerie A. Ford-Jones.
Stock no. 1329667
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of No.15/XV Squadron, Royal Flying Corps/RAF, of the men who served with it and the aircraft it flew. Illustrated with 800 b/w and colour photographs. Large, heavy format. Beige cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 352 including appendices and index. ISBN: 0764309544. Slight bumping to spine. Looks unread.

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WISE WITHOUT EYES 37 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945
Written by Kevin Mears.
Stock no. 1329665
Published by Hooded Falcon Publications Limited. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of 37 Squadron, RAF, from inception to disbandment. Light brown boards, gilt title to spine. 300 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0954995902. SIGNED by the author and also by Sullivan(?) to title-page. Looks unread. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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AVRO SHACKLETON (FLIGHTCRAFT 9)
Written by Martin Derry; Neil Robinson.
Stock no. 1829937
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Brief but informative history of the type's development and career in RAF and SAAF service. Includes list of available Shackleton kits, decals and accessories in all the major scales with preview CAD images of the new Airfix MR.2. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781473862630. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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THE ROYAL AIR FORCE: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE INTER-WAR YEARS VOLUME II
Written by Ian M. Philpott.
Stock no. 1829933
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Re-armament 1930 to 1939. The inter-war years between 1918 and 1939 saw the newly created Royal Air Force fighting for its existence politically. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. xi and 544 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844153916. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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THE ROYAL AIR FORCE: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE INTER-WAR YEARS VOLUME I
Written by Ian M. Philpott.
Stock no. 1829932
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Trenchard Years' 1918 to 1929. The inter-war years between 1918 and 1939 saw the newly created Royal Air Force fighting for its existence politically. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. xvi and 492 pages including index. ISBN: 1844151549. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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CANBERRA: THE GREATEST MULTI-ROLE AIRCRAFT OF THE COLD WAR VOLUME 1
Written by Ken Delve; John Sheehan.
Stock no. 1829929
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An aviation legend designed in the mid-1940s, the Canberra entered service in 1951 with RAF Bomber Command. The Canberra was subsequently used in many support roles, especially in signals/electronic warfare, and finally retired in 2006. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 512 pages. ISBN: 9781781558744. A lovely copy, looks unread! Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CONVOY PEEWIT AUGUST 8 1940: THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN?
Written by Andy Saunders.
Stock no. 1829928
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A blow by blow account, from the perspective of the RAF, Luftwaffe, Merchant Navy, Royal Navy and Kriegsmarine, of the twenty merchant ships in Convoy CW9 Peewit as it edged past Dover and was attacked by German E-Boats. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 215 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906502676. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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THE ERA OF THE NOCTURNAL BLIP
Written by Norman Cordingly.
Stock no. 1829927
Published by Merlin Books Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the RAF nightfighters' radar battle against the bomber. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 90 pages. ISBN: 0863036694. A very nice copy, looks unread. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE OTHER FEW
Written by Larry Donnelly.
Stock no. 1829915
Published by Red Kite. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A day by day account of the contribution made by Bomber Command, Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm to the winning of the Battle of Britain. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages. ISBN: 0954620127. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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OPERATION 'GRAPPLE': TESTING BRITAIN'S FIRST H-BOMB
Written by Kenneth Hubbard; Michael Simmons.
Stock no. 1829909
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

On 15 May 1957 Valiant XD818 captained by Wg Cdr K.G. Hubbard, Officer Commanding No 49 Squadron, dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear weapon, a device 70 times more powerful than that that exploded over Hiroshima in 1945. The story of this huge and complex undertaking as seen by the officer who dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear megaton weapon. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. 128 pages. ISBN: 0711015147. A lovely copy. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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2 GROUP R.A.F. A COMPLETE HISTORY, 1936-1945
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1829903
Published by Crecy Books. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A detailed day-by-day picture of operations, their planning and execution. Blue cloth boares, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 532 pages incuding index. ISBN: 0947554254. A superb copy, looks unread!

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BOMBER SQUADRONS OF THE R.A.F. AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by Philip J.R. Moyes.
Stock no. 1329657
Published by Macdonald and Jane's. 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Details of the histories of all the Royal Air Force's bomber squadrons formed since the First World War. Large format. Blue covers with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0356014622. 4th impression. Spine bumped. Small scratch mark to lower spine corner of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is slightly faded and lightly creased at spine ends.

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