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Unit No.TitlePrice
2nd SquadronODYSSEY OF FIGHTING TWO, Morrissey, Thomas, 1945, vg (inked inscription), photos, drawings 207 pgs. $250.00
4th FG ESCORT TO BERLIN, Fry & Ethell, Arco, 1980, f/f, see photo, history of the 4th FG, list of Aces, Commanders, Victories, Personnel Losses, Combat Pilots, Aircraft, photos, 226 pgs. $26.00
9th AF NINTH AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II, THE, Rust, Kenn, Aero Publishers,1967, vg/vg, see photo, comprehensive look at the 9th AF operations: fighters, bombers & troop carriers, photos, 245 pgs. $30.00
9th AF 9th SEES FRANCE AND ENGLAND, Bozung, Jack (editor), AAF Publications, 1947, vg (soft cover, see photo, previous owner's name on cover), pictorial unit history, unpaged.
$35.00
12th BG, THE EARTHQUAKERS-OVERSEAS HISTORY OF 12th BOMBARDMENT GROUP, Wilson, R.E., Dammeier Printing Co., 1947, vg, photos, 147 pgs., $250.00
13th Troop Carrier
14th FG 14th FIGHTER GROUP IN WORLD WAR II, Lambert, John, Schiffer, 2008, new with dj, see photo, Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942, P-38 equipped, returned to Mediterranean air war in 1943, photos, 164 pgs. $45.00
15th FG, LONG CAMPAIGN: THE HISTORY OF THE 15th FIGHTER GROUP IN WW II, Lambert, John W., Sunflower U., Press., 1982, vg (issued w/o dj), signed by author, interviewed dozens of men to write this narrative history of the 15th Fighter Group, 186 pgs., $50.00
18th Fighter Wing TRUCKBUSTERS, combat diary of 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing , Korea - 1951, original printing (cover wear, spine re-inforced, minor hinge crack), photos, 145 pgs. $165.00
20th FG KING'S CLIFFE, Steiner, Ed (editor) , 20th Fighter Group, 1983, as new, reprint of the original unit history, roster, crew photos & operational stories, 284 pgs. $150.00
22nd BG MARAUDER, Brosius, J.W. (editor), original unit history published in 1944, vg (embossed cover), many photos & illustrations, 120 pgs. $290.00
24th Inf. Div. 24th FORWARD, Koyosha Printing Co., 1953, vg (cover rubbed & corners bumped), see photo, pictorial history of the Victory Division (Infantry) in Korea, unpaged. $75.00
24 Squadron - SAAF PER NOCTEM PER DIEM, Tucker & McGregor, 1961, fine (issued w/o dj), laid in letter signed by Col. Pete McGregor (author), South African Air Force, includes a fold-out map, Roll of Honour & 24 Squadron Nominal Roll photos, 291 pgs. $175.00
31st FGIN A NOW FORGOTTEN SKY, Kucera, Dennis, Flying Machine Press, 1997, new, issued w/o dj, see photo, flew Spitfires & Mustangs, Med. Theatre, many photos, 418 pgs.$44.95
31st FG HISTORY OF THE 31st FIGHTER GROUP, Lamensdorf, Rolland, illustrations, fold-out map, list of aces, roster of officers and enlisted men, list of Group and Squadron commanding officers photos, 79 pgs. $200.00
34th Inf. Div. HISTORY OF THE "FAMOUS " 34th INFANTRY DIVISION , Hougen, Lt. Col. John, 1949, vg, original see photo, The 133rd, 135th, and 168th Infantry Regiments.Sevice in North Africa and Italy. With 279 illustrations & 33 maps $150.00
41st BG, B-25 TARGET KYUSHU, Bywater, Murray A., B-25 Press, 1993, new, issued w/out dj, see photo, recollections and the island-hopping battles of the 41st bombardment group, (M), 7th air force, to make the first land-based B-25s strike against the Japanese mainland in WW II. 298 pgs $125.00
44th FSVAMPIRE SQUADRON, Starke, William, Robinson, 1985, vg/vg, see photo, based in Hawaii, Dec. 1941, flew P-40s in the Solomons, re-equipped with P-38s, Nov. 1943, moved to New Guinea & the Philippines, photos, 209 pgs. $125.00
55th FG55th FIGHTER GROUP VS. THE LUFTWAFFE, Gray, John, Speciality, 1998, new, see photo, 8th AF, P-38s & P-51s, over 600 victories, many photos, 142 pgs.$75.00
64th Fighter Wing HISTORY OF 64th FIGHTER WING 1942-1945 original unit history, 1945, cover wear with some foxing, inked names on fly page, this wing saw continuous duty from North Africa to Sicily, Italy, France, & into Germany, received 8 campaign & 1 invasion credit (Anzio),t conducted over 12,970 sorties, over 31,000 hours in the air, credited with destruction of: 157 aircraft on the ground, 40 locomotives, 654 railway cars, 23 tanks, 1,000 motor transport vehicles, 5 bridges, 12 barges, photos, 199 pgs. $175.00
79th FGHOSTILE SKY, Woerpel, Don, Andon Press, 1977, f/vg, see photo, Pilots logged over 4,000 missions and 38,000 sorties in Africa, Sicily and Italy mostly in support of the British Eigth Army but also Mark Clark's Fifth Army in capture of Rome and 7th Army in invasion of southern France. Over 200 Photos and Maps, Lists of Victories and Losses, Bibliography, Index, 260 pgs. $45.00
86th FG86th FIGHTER GROUP IN WW II, Luce, Steve, Eagles Editions, 2007, new, see photo, researched & written by Steve Luce, son of one of the group's pilots Lt. Warren Luce, profiles of select colorful aircraft, their A-36s & P-47 Thunderbolts, training was in Meridian, Mississippi in 1942 with A- 36s, first deployed in 1943 to North Africa & later to Italy & Corsica flying the P-47 in the MTO, victory list, many photos, 144 pgs. $ 34.95
90th BG (H)JOLLY ROGERS, THE, Alcorn, John S., Historical Aviation Album, 1981, fine condition, hardback with embossed cover , see photo, original edition, activated April 1942, assigned to 5th AF in September 1942, flying B-24s, they operated from Australia, New Guinea & Biak, photos & maps, 212 pgs. $80.00
92nd BG THE ROUTE AS BRIEFED, Sloan, John, Wilson & Son, 1946, vg (hard cover), 92nd BG, 8th AF, photos, missions & personnel, 320 pgs. $175.00
95th BG CONTRAILS II 95th Bomb Group, Walsworth Publishing Co., 2003, as new, faux-leather covers with gilt title & group badge, reprint of the original with the additonal of 96 new pages, see photo, illustrated, photographs, unpaged $250.00
98th BS (H) GREY GEESE CALLING, Cleveland & Gartland, American Publishing, 1981, vg (soft cover, comb spine), see photo, This is a copy from the original GREY GOOSE CALLING, the chapters on the 11th BG history & the 98th Bomb Squadron were excerpted. The 11th BG B-17s & B-24s in the South & Soutwest Pacific as part of the 13th AF, 118 pgs. $45.00
100th BG CENTURY BOMBERS, Le Strange, Richard, 100th Bomb Group, 1997, f/f (as new), see photo, story of the 100th Bomb group(Heavy).based at Station 139 Thorpe Abbotts. During its operational life during the second world war the group lost some 229 Fortresses with over 800 men killed in action or flying accidents and many more became pisoners of War, 244 pgs. $50.00
307th BGWE'LL SAY GOODBYE, F.H. Johnson Publishng, 1947, vg/g (chipped, some tears & repaired - see scan), see photo, unit history of the 307th Bombardment Group & the 13th Army Air Force - South & South-West Pacific, many photos $145.00
308th BWFROM DOBODURA TO OKINAWA, Herring, Robert, Newsfoto, 1946, vg (spine wear, embossed cover), see photo, operated under the command of the 5th AF with operations in New Guinea, the Philippines & against the Japanese homeland. It was composed of 6 Fighter Groups, 6 Medium Bomber Groups, 4 Heavy Bomber Groups, Night Fighters, Recon. Squadrons & 5 USMC Squadrons at various times, photos, 196 pgs. $145.00
312th BGRAMPAGE OF THE ROARIN' 20's, Hickey, Levy & Claringbould, International Historical Research, 2009, new, see photo, 312th Bomb Group over the Pacific, driving the Rising Sun back to Japan , chronicles the exploits of the famed Roarin' 20's, one of the most famous Light Bomb Groups in the SWPA, from Australia to Japan in the A-20 Havoc & later the B-32 Dominator, 24-page color section which features 36 full-color aircraft profiles, 32 close-up nose art reproductions, over 700 photographs, 416 pgs. $ 74.95
345th BG, WARPATH , original unit history (cover wear, fraying at top & bottom of spine), Newsphoto, 1949, B-25 goup in So. Pacific, many photos, 299 pgs. $265.00
345th BG, WARPATH ACROSS THE PACIFIC, Hickey, Lawrence J., International Research & Publishing Corporation, 1996, new w/dj, see photo, chronicles the air operations of the 345th , the " AIR APACHES ", formed in 1942, and who served in the South West Pacific and Philippines to 1945, flying the B-25 Mitchell twin engine bomber, they fought through the New Guinea campaign, Dutch East Indies, Philippines to the end of the war, incl raids thru the South China Sea, Chinese Coast & Japan, photos,448 pgs., $79.95
347th FS PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE 347th FIGHTER SQUADRON, Schiffman, Charles, Atwood Printing, 1951, vg (cover fade), see photo, began operations in March 1943 North Africa flying P-39s, P-38s and later P-47s as part of the 350th FG, 12th AF, photos, 159 pgs. $150.00
354th FGHISTORY IN THE SKY, 354th PIONEER MUSTANG GROUP, Brown, Arthur, Newsfoto, 1946, vg (original unit history), illustrations, fold-out map, photos (some color), 166 pgs.$350.00
355th FG STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS, Wells, Ken, Egon, 1996, as new with dj, see photo, 355th FG, 8th AF, emerged as highest scoring FG with 862 enemy aircraft destroyed, 56 pilots acquired "Ace" status, photos, roosters, fold-outs, 173 pgs. $85.00
357th FG TO WAR WITH THE YOXFORD BOYS, Olmsted, Merle, Eagles Editions, 2004, new, oversized, see photo, complete story of the 357th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, the official historian for the 357th & dedicated history buff, author Merle Olmsted, included are listings from the official documents tallying the group’s accomplishments, utilizing mission reports, monthly statistical & operational reports, the pilot’s individual encounter reports, the Missing Air Crew Reports, USAAF accident reports & the British police reports, personal notes, books, and articles, plus the original 357th Group records on file at the Air Force Historical Archives, the book also features 43 full color profiles by Tom Tullis, 376 pgs. $64.95
359th FG MUSTANGS & UNICORNS, Smith, Jack, Pictorial Hisories, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo, history of the 359th FG, commander,s pilots, aces, missions list, many photos, 248 pgs. $19.95
361st FGLITTLE FRIENDS, Gotts, Steve, Taylor, 1993, fine (as new, embossed cover), see photo, photo history, 8th AF Fighter Group in Jan. 1944 fying P-47s, transitioned to P-51s in May 1944, 176 pgs. $85.00
381st BG MIGHTY MEN OF THE 381st: HEROES ALL, Brown, James Good, 1986, f/f inscribed by author, see photo, unit history of the 381st written by the Chaplain of the group, photos, 763 pgs. $135.00
384st BG AS BRIEFED......, Owens, Walter. 1946, vg (bookplate), 8th AF B-17 Group based at Grafton Underwood, England, 30 page photographic section, 210 pgs. $275.00
391st BG 391st BOMBARDMENT GROUP HISTORY , Walker, Hugh, 391st BG Assoc., 1990, fine, soft cover, see photo, January 1943 - October 1945, B-26 Group, 9th AF, entered combat in Feb. 1944., moved to bases in France in September, operations, mission reports, photos, 132 pgs. $100.00
394th BG BRIDGE BUSTERS, Ziegler, J. Guy, Self-published, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, Reprint of the 394th BG, 9th AF, Martin B-26 Medium Bombers, photos, 170 pgs. $24.95
397th BG BRIDGE BUSTERS, Beck, Henry Maj. (editor), self-published, 1945, original pictorial history, wear to the corners of the cover, see photo, unpaged. $225.00
435th Squadron - RCAF CHINTHE, vg (cover wear), RCAF in WW II, India, Burma & China, against the Japanese in South East Asia, photos, accounts, officers, personnel, 165 pgs. $85.00
467th BG, 467th BOMBARDMENT GROUP, Healy, Allan (editor), Gover Cleveland Press, 1993, as new, details of all bombing raids over Germany & France, includes missions, casualties list, photographs, 221 pgs. $75.00
474th FG, 474th FIGHTER GROUP IN WORLD WAR II, AN ENLISTED MAN'S OBSERVATIONS, Keller, Isham, Roma Assoc, 1988, fine condition (soft cover), 474th Fighter Group. diary by one of the ground staff of a P-38 Lightning group flying in the European theatre of operations, photos, 129 pgs. $65.00
500th BG 500th BOMBARDMENT GROUP, original unit history (some cover wear, fraying at top & bottom of spine), many photos, major strikes, list of KIA & Missing, roster, 172 pgs. $250.00
509th BG509th REMEMBERED, Krauss, Robert & Amelia, self-published, 2005, as new with dj, see photo, a complete history of America's atomic bomb missions during World War II as told through the personal reminiscences & photos of the 509th veterans themselves, originally this book was made available to the attendees of the 58th Reunion of the 509th that was held at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans in October 2003, since that time it has been updated & 250 additonal photos were added, 345 pgs. $45.00
729th BGLUCKY BASTARD, Prewit, John, Self-published, 1983, vg (soft cover), see photo, inscribed by author, memoirs of the author, a pilot with the 452nd Bomb Group, 729th Bomb Squadron, flying B-17s, photos, 285 pgs. $50.00
VXE-6 COURAGE, SACRIFICE, DEVOTION, Gillespie, Noel, Infinity, 2005, new, (soft cover, corner bent on back cover), see photo, history of Navy Squadron VXE-6 in the Anarctic, 1955 to 1999, photos, 513 pgs. $25.00

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