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  • Bomb Aimer Over Berlin

    The Wartime Memoirs of Les Bartlett DFM

    The English pharmacist-turned-RAF-aircrew-member recounts his missions fighting against the Third Reich during World War II.Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew ... Read more

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  • Mosquito Mayhem

    de Havilland's Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

    "This is the book that puts the flesh on the bones of its reputation as one of the best aircraft of the Second World War." — Pennant MagazineThe flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash ... Read more

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  • Kenneth Lee DFC

    Battle of Britain & Desert Air Force Fighter Ace

    by Nick Thomas ...
    The heroic life of the pilot who became an ace with one of the most successful fighter squadrons in the RAF and a captive in a notorious Nazi POW camp.Following training, Lee received his commission and was posted to 501 Squadron which was sent to support the Expeditionary Force in France, arriving on 10 May, only hours after the Blitzkrieg had been launched. Lee quickly opened his score, claiming ... Read more

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  • Lancaster

    The Second World War's Greatest Bomber

    by Leo McKinstry ...
    The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber. Yet without the Lancaster, Britain would never have been able to take the fight to the German homeland. Highlights the scale of the bomber’s achievements, including the famous Dambusters attacks. With its vast bomb ... Read more

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  • Dam Busters

    The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943

    by James Holland ...
    The story of the British-made bombs, Upkeep and Highball, successfully dropped on Nazi dams “has never been told in such depth before” (Daily Mail, UK).The night of May 16, 1943: Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from an RAF airfield in Lincolnshire, England, each with a huge nine-thousand-pound cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three ... Read more

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  • The Men Who Flew the Mosquito

    Compelling Accounts of the 'Wooden Wonders' Triumphant World War Two Career

    The twin-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance have made it into an airborne icon. Its operational versatility as a fighter, low level bomber and reconnaissance aircraft was unsurpassed. In this book we get the firsthand crew accounts of a selection of the actions and missions that the 'Mossie' ... Read more

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  • The Biggin Hill Wing, 1941

    From Defence to Attack

    by Peter Caygill ...
    An in-depth study of England's most famous fighter station during the year of the Battle of Britain.The Biggin Hill Wing, 1941 looks at the political upheaval within Fighter Command that saw the removal of Sir Hugh Dowding and Keith Park and their replacement by Sir William Sholto Douglas and Trafford Leigh-Mallory. The ongoing Big Wing controversy and the resulting change in tactics during 1941 ... Read more

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  • Dambusters

    Operation Chastise 1943

    Series Book 16 - Raid
    In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history.They flew a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long “Battle of the Ruhr” this one raid had an impact totally out of ... Read more

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  • Hurricane

    Victor of the Battle of Britain

    by Leo McKinstry ...
    In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny.The Luftwaffe greatly outnumbered the RAF, but during the Battle of Britain it was the RAF that emerged triumphant, thanks to two key fighter planes, the Spitfire and the Hurricane. The Hurricane made up over half of Fighter Command ... Read more

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  • British Flying Legends

    Guy Gibson Legend of the Dam Busters; John Moffat Legend of the Bismarck; RJ Mitchell Legend of the Spitfire

    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTIONGuy Gibson: Legend of the Dam BustersJohn Moffat: Legend of the BismarckRJ Mitchell: Legend of the SpitfireThis edition of 'British Flying Legends' by Richard Edwards is published by rabbit & snail and combines three chapters, each focusing on an aviation hero, their aircraft and their outstanding contribution to Allied efforts during the Second World War.'Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam ... Read more

    $3.00 USD

  • Fight for the Sky

    The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane

    by Douglas Bader ...
    The only book written by the legendary "legless" ace, the double amputee World War II fighter pilot immortalized by the film Reach for the Sky.In Fight for the Sky, Douglas Bader tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of "The Few." Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting actions of those who ... Read more

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  • Spitfire Manual

    An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the Air Ministry during the Second World War to aid pilots in flying the Supermarine Spitfire, here for the first time they are collated into a single book. An introduction is supplied by expert aviation historian Dilip Sarkar. Other sections include aircraft recognition, how to act as an RAF officer, bailing out, and so on. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD