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THE BRITISH AIR COMMISSION AND LEND-LEASE
Written by K.J. Meekcoms.
Stock no. 1825600
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. The role, organisation and work of the BAC (and its Antecedents) in the United States and Canada, 1938-1945. ISBN: 0851302912. Couple of small indentation marks to free front endpaper and next couple of pages (minor). Else a clean copy. Boards nice and bright, rear board slightly scuffed.

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ON LAUGHTER-SILVERED WINGS
Written by Gail Strever-Morkel.
Stock no. 1825581
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of Lt. Col. E.T. (Ted) Strever DFC (who, in 1942, with his air crew carried out the first mid-air skyjack in history). Thoroughly researched account of the life and times of a South African WW2 pilot, the author's father. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781591048. Bump to base of spine and corresponding area of dustwrapper. Else fine.

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PATTON'S EYES IN THE SKY
Written by Tom Ivie.
Stock no. 1825524
Published by Classic Publications. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

USAAF Combat Reconnaissance Missions North-West Europe 1944-1945. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 1903223261. Top of spine creased as is the corresponding area of the dustwrapper (not major). Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has previous bookseller's price label to front panel.

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WAR PRIZES
Written by Phil Butler.
Stock no. 1825521
Published by Midland Counties Publications. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An illustrated survey of German, Italian and Japanese aircraft brought to Allied countries during and after the Second World War. Large format. B/w and some colour photos. ISBN: 0904597865. Lower edge of front board is stained at spine and scuffed. Lower edge of text block is grubby (not affecting interior contents). Contents block is placed a little low in the binding (binding error). Contents clean. Pictorial dust wrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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GERMAN AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (INCLUDING HELICOPTERS AND MISSILES)
Written by Antony L. Kay; J.R. Smith. Illustrated by E.J. Creek.
Stock no. 1825481
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised Edition incorporating new information and illustrations. Tracing the development of the German aircraft industry from the restrictions imposed by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles through to the rebirth of German military aviation in 1935, when the Nazi government renounced its treaty obligations. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0851779204. Very light bumping to top & tail of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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OCEAN SENTINEL: THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by John F. Hamlin.
Stock no. 1325199
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of World War II's iconic aircraft and famed as the flying-boat which defended Britain's waters and supply routes like no other, the Short Sunderland was modified and developed post-war into a civil airliner serving Empire and trans-ocean routes around the world... Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780851304007. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Some slight creasing to top of spine of wrapper.

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THE HAWKER HURRICANE AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1325165
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. An illustrated history ISBN: 0947554866. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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THEY GAVE ME A SEAFIRE
Written by R.M. Crosley.
Stock no. 1825429
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st thus 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Reissued, first published in 1986 by Airlife. The Fleet Air Arm operations during the Second World War and beyond. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473821910. A lovey copy.

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FLAK DODGER: A STORY OF THE 457TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP 1943-1945 8TH AAF
Written by Roland Byers.
Stock no. 1825379
Published by Pawpaw Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 260 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0961456302. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Covers lightly browned, spine slightly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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ASTON HOUSE STATION 12: SOE'S SECRET CENTRE
Written by Des Turner.
Stock no. 1825378
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The fascinating history of this little-known SOE station based on extensive interviews with the men and women who worked there during the war. This is the full story of one of Britain's vital but unsung top secret centres for sabotage operations during the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750942770. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A nice, clean copy.

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1066 SIGNAL COMPANY STEEPLE MORDEN
Written by Les Radtke; Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1825370
Published by East Anglia Books. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

The story of the 1066 Signal Company at Steeple Morden. Edited by Ken Wells. Recollections of the changes to the author's life beginning with the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour 1941 to his discharge on December 1945. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781869987138. A nice copy, appears unread.

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DELIVER US FROM DARKNESS
Written by Ian Gardiner.
Stock no. 1825320
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Market Garden. Follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tonight We Die As Men, drawing on years of research and extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting to tell this gripping account. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781849087179. Tiny nick to margin of one page else fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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