| BOOKS FOR SALE - AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR TWO
Please note these books are second hand, though mostly in
excellent condition. Prices given are for books only. P&P is extra and will be calculated at the time of ordering, taking into consideration the weight of book(s) and destination. Alternatively, books can be viewed and purchased at one of the shows Rod will be attending (recommended as some are very heavy!). Book sizes are approximate and give width x height. |
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BOMBERS 1939-45
Price: £15.00 |
Blandford Colour Series: The Pocket Encyclopaedia of World Aircraft in Colour. 80 colour plates giving side, top and bottom views of Second World War Bombers with a descriptive paragraph of some 300 words on each. First published 1969. Reprinted 1972 Book size: 120x190mm |
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Pictorial History of the Price: £5.00 (Jacket: full colour.
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This pictorial chronicle of the Fleet Air Arm's career shows how, at the start, the immense problems of practical flying on and off Royal Naval ships was tackled and conquered before and during the First World War. The book relates the modernisation of the Fleet Air Arm after the war, its activities in Korea and elsewhere, and the development to the stage where its aircraft were equal, if not superior, to those in use in the Royal Air Force. Published by The Military Book Society. 1973
Book size: 160x235mm |
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The World Encyclopedia of
Military Aircraft
Price: £25.00 (Note: Dust jacket is torn) |
Depicts and describes the world's principal military aircraft produced from the outbreak of the First World War ... with 1,706 aeroplanes shown in colour, 772 scale profiles and seven cutaway diagrams. Full colour illustrations are paired with capsule descriptions that provide extensive technical information on each plane, including insignia, manufacturer, type, year, engine, wingspan, length, height, weight, maximum speed, ceiling, range, armament, and crew. Extraordinary graphics include dramatic gate-fold illustrations - such as a four-page fold-out with minutely detailed colour drawings of the 88 principal bombers of the Second World War. First published in Great
Britain in 1981 by Jane's. Book size: 265x320mm |
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FLIGHT
Price: £10.00 |
"With over 200 full colour illustrations, "Flight" details the progress of aviation through the grim forcing ground of World War 1, into the 1930s and 1940s when airlines pushed the pace of technical progress, to the fast-moving days of World War II and the pioneering days of jet power in the 1950s to the hey-day of air-superiority in military fighters and the development of advanced civilian airliners in recent years." First published by
Dragon's World 1990 |
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The Hamlyn Concise Guide
to Compiler: David Mondey Price: £10.00 |
"This colourful and compact volume provides a useful guide to the aircraft manufactured in Britain during World War II." There are over 400 illustrations, including photographs (many in colour) and full colour artwork. First published in Great
Britain by Hamlyn Publishing 1982. Book size: 175x245mm |
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FAMOUS FIGHTERS William Green
Price: £7.50 (Jacket: full colour. (Note: Dust jacket is torn) |
"William Green provides detailed histories of not just the best, but the most famous which flew with the air forces of Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. Illustrated with a wealth of detailed tone and general arrangement drawings, a unique collection of photographs and containing eight superb cutaway drawings, Famous Fighters is without doubt, a collector's item for enthusiast and air historian alike." Copyright of William
Green, 1957, 1962, 1975 Book size: 195x250mm |