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Reach for the Sky |
| Paul Brickhill |
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Story of Douglas Bader, D.S.O., D.F.C. In 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air Force in aerobatics displays, played rugby for Harlequins, and was tipped to be the next England fly half. But one afternoon in December all his ambitions came to an abrupt end when he crashed his plane doing a particularly difficult and illegal aerobatic trick. His injuries were so bad that surgeons were forced to amputate both his legs to save his life. Douglas Bader did not fly again until the outbreak of the Second World War, when his undoubted skill in the air was enough to convince a desperate air force to give him his own squadron. The rest of his story is the stuff of legend. Flying Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain he led his....
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Demons in the Dark |
| Tom Atkins |
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NEW Fiction book based on the exploits of 106 Lancaster Squadron in World War 2. Synopsis: In early 1944 the strategic bomber war over Europe was at its height. By day American B17s and B24s fought desperate, frenzied, close-ranges battles with German fighters for control of the skies over occupied Europe. At night the Royal Air Force fought an altogether different war. Their war was cold, calculated, ruthless and just as deadly. They did not see the fighters trying to kill them. They could not feel the lethal radar beams reaching out for them. They had no warning of when death would suddenly strike. These were their Demons in the Dark. It was into this war that Pilot Officer Doug Jackson and his crew flew, when they arrived at Royal Air Force Metheringham. Straight from training, they had to learn fast or die as the head....
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Living With Heroes |
| Harry Humphries |
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This edition is the first published in a very handsome paperback format with fold round flaps by Erskine Press in 2008 - 129 pages.
This is a comprehensive account of the famous 617 Squadron Dambustrers - covering not only the Dams raid itself but all of the ther special missions as well. Told by the Founder Adjutant of 617, this book gives a unique insight into the Squadron and its people by someone who was with them every step of the way.
NEW book with some illustrations in b/w photographs.
Temporarily out of stock - 5-10 days delivery.
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Concorde Pendant Silver |
| Concorde |
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Finish your look with this pendant made from solid Hallmarked Sterling Silver. Supplied in a jewellery box.
Size: pendant approx 40mm - chain 50 cm
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Spitfire - A Test Pilot's Story |
| Quill, Jeffrey |
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This is the story of an exceptional test pilot and RAF and Fleet Air Arm pilot, Jeffery Quill, who took charge of some of the most important military aircraft of his time.
Starting with lively descriptions of the Royal Air Force in the mid 1930s, Jeffery Quill moves on to cover his fascinating test flying experiences where he took charge of some of the most important military aircraft of that time. In particular, he flight-tested every variant of the immortal Spitfire, from its experimental, prototype stage in 1936 when he worked with its chief designer, R J Mitchell, to the end of its production in 1948. Using his first-hand experience of combat conditions fighting with 65 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain, Jeffery Quill helped to turn this elegant flying machine into a deadly fighter aeroplane.
Born in Sussex, Jeffery Quill, OBE AFC FRAeS,....
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The Spitfire V Manual |
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The Spitfire V Manual is reprinted from the official manuals originally produced by the Air Ministry for the personnel who actually flew and maintained the aircraft. Contains the complete technical manual detailing the workings of the most famous British bomber of the war. It comes complete with technical diagrams and cockpit photographs and plans. It is a good compliment to the Spitfire Pilot notes that we also have on sale. "
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Wilf CGM |
| Nigel Press |
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This is the story of the service of Wilfred Bickley CGM, with the Royal Air Force in the 10 years immediately preceding and during the Second World War, the climactic period of the twentieth century when the world began changing, a process which has not yet stopped. This book tries to illustrate the courage and tenacity of a generation as seen in the experience of one young man. It also reflects the way in which Bomber Command struggled to progress from being ill-prepared with obsolescent aircraft and equipment for the task with which it was confronted, into becoming a force of awesome power. That this change came about was as much to do with the valour of young men as that of technical change. Whilst this story inevitablty concentrates upon the work of three particular squadrons, 613, 44 and 617, during five years of war the effort of all crews that flew must not....
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Tales of My Time |
| Baxter, Raymond |
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Tells a range of the author's tales, from such disparate experiences as hair-raising escapes at the controls of a Spitfire over Sicily and occupied Holland to speaking to the nation while suspended in a box near the roof of Westminster Abbey.
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One of The Few |
| John Shipman |
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Ted 'Shippy' Shipman was one of 'The Few' who flew with 41 Squadron in the Battle of Britain. He left his father's farm in 1930 and enlisted in the RAF as a driver ACII. He flew for thirteen years of his thirty years service, achieved the highest grade of flying instructor and retired as a Wing Commander. This book is based on the copious notes that 'Shippy' wrote in the 1970s and brings a first-hand insight into the life of an RAF Spitfire pilot during the early war years and then his remaining wartime and post-war service until 1959. His career as a senior instructor included No 8 Service Flying Training School, Montrose and the Central Flying School at Upavon. He then went on to teach at the Flying Instructors School at Hullavington in 1942 and the Rhodesian Air Training Group between 1943 and 1945.After the war he did tours....
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Aviation Classics Issue 1 - Avro Lancaster |
| Jarrod Cotter (ed) |
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Issue 1 of Aviation Classics magazine - Jan 2009 128 page full colour, large format, glossy magazine packed with fantastic pictures of the Lancaster: 6 Introduction 8 Enemy Coast Ahead 20 Wg Cdr Guy Gibson 26 Flying the ‘Lanc’ 36 PA474’s return to flight 40 Wartime colour 42 ‘Lancs’ on film 50 Close Call for the 'Phantom' 56 Reap the Whirlwind 62 Bomber Command Memorial 64 “Are we on for Tonight?” 74 Inside the ‘Lanc’ 82 Mynarski Memorial ‘Lanc’ 86 Bomber base 94 Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre 98 ABC and an eighth man 104 ‘Still Going Strong’ 108 Bomb loads 110 S-Sugar 114 RAF Scampton – the Lancaster years 116 Wings For Victory 118 The crew 124 A Kiwi with the....
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Lincolnshire Airfields In The Second World War
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Enemy Coast Ahead - Uncensored
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Spitfire On My Tail
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Thundering Through The Clear Air - Signed
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All My Life
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The Lancaster Manual
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Breaking the Dams: The Story of Dambuster David Maltby and His Crew
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