| PACIFIC AIR COMBAT WW II, Sakaida, Henry, Phalanx, 1993, vg, soft cover,
see photo, based on actual interviews with servicemen that participated
in the South Pacific battles, photos, maps, 93 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| PACIFIC AIRCRAFT WRECKS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM,
Darby, Charles, Kookaburra, 1979, f/f, see photo,
results of personal inspection of nearly 2000 aircraft wrecks & crash sites over a 15 year period,
many photos, 80 pgs.
| $50.00 |
| 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 |
| PICTURE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II AMERICAN AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION, Stoff, Joshua, Dover,1993, new,
soft cover, see photo, all photos, indexed, 179 pgs. | $16.00 |
| P-47 THUNDERBOLT, Caruana, Richard, Famous Aircraft of the World, S/S,
2009, new, soft cover, see photo, history, details, scale drawings & profiles, 60 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| PLOESTI, Dugan & Stewart, Random House, 1962, vg (no dust jacket), inscribed by Stewart,
a reconstruction of the controversial mission in which an armada of American B-24 Liberator bombers roared at nearly treetop level across the peaceful farms and villages of Romania. Their mission: to destroy the giant oil refineries at Ploesti
| $25.00 |
| POTEZ 63 FAMILY, Fernandez, Jose, Mushroom, 2008, new, soft cover, see photo,
Potez 63 & its variants was a significant part of the French Air Force’s equipment in 1939/40, serving in
the light bomber, fighter & reconnaissance roles. Development and operational use of these twins is described
, illustrated with many photos, color plates, 1/72nd scale plans, colour artwork illustrating the colours & markings,
176 pgs. + plans.
| $27.50 |
| QUEENS DIE PROUDLY, White, W. L., Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1943, vg (no dust jacket),
flying fortress in the Southwest Pacific, interviewed survivors of all the 19th & 7th Bombardment
Groups, maps on end pages, 273 pgs.
| $8.00 |
| RAF BOMBER COMMAND AND ITS AIRCRAFT 1936-1940, Goulding & Moyes, Ian Allan, 2002, f/f as new,,
see photo, traces origins of Bomber Command, development of its aircraft, photos, color plates & 3-view drawings, 144 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| RAF FIGHTER COMMAND VICTORY CLAIMS OF WORLD WAR TWO, 1939-1940,
Foreman, John, Red Kite, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo,
a list of all the combat claims from September 1939 to December 1940, nearly
5,000 claims of enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, photos, 311 pgs.
| $34.95 |
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| RAF FIGHTER COMMAND VICTORY CLAIMS OF WORLD WAR TWO, 1941-1943,
Foreman, John, Red Kite, 2005, new, soft cover, see photo,
a list of all the combat claims from January 1931 to June 1943, claims of enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, photos, 253 pgs.
| $34.95 |
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| RAF IN CAMERA 1939-1945, Nesbit, Roy Conyers, Sutton, 1997, vg/vg,
see photo, archive photos from the Public Record Office & Ministry of Defense, 182 pgs. | $15.00 |
| RAGGED, RUGGED WARRIORS, Caiden, Martin, E.P. Dutton, 1966, vg/vg (rubbed, small tape repair), see photo, early air wary from the Japanese invasion of China in1937 to the Battle
of Midway in 1942, based on extensive interviews with surviving Allied & Japanese flyers, photos, 384 pgs.
| $20.00 |
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| RAIDERS OF THE REICH,
Bowman & Boiten, MBI, 1996, new, see photo,
story of the air battle over Western Europe, much of it in the words of the pilots and
air crew who took part in it, from both sides of the conflict, photos, 223 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| RAIN OF FIRE, Philips, Charles, B-Nijuku, 1995, fine, soft cover, signed by author, see photo,
author, a B-29 pilot with the 498th BG out of Saipan, flew 29 missions over Japan, photos, 189 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| RAIN OF RUIN, Goldstein, Dillon & Wenger, Brassey, 1995, vg (embossed name)/vg, see photo, photographic history of Hiroshima & Nagaski after the bombing, on the last fly page, list of the aircraft on the mission 8/6/45, 175 pgs.
| $12.00 |
| RAMPAGE 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 |
| REPUBLIC'S P-47 THUNDERBOLT FROM SEVERSKY TO VICTORY, Bodie, Warren, Widewing, 1994, f/f, see photo,
signed by author, artist and Donald Strait (P-47 ace, 13.5 victories, flew with 356th FG)
development, operations, many photos (including color), 417 pgs. | $110.00 |
| RINGSIDE AT THE FIREWORKS, Erbe, Norman, Gov., Tereador. 1997, as new (soft cover),
see photo, flew 32 missions in B-17us with the 457th BG, 8the AF, became Governor of Iowa in 1960,
photos, 268 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| ROUTE AS BRIEFED, THE, Sloan, John,
Wilson & Son, 1946, vg (hard cover), 92nd BG, 8th
AF, photos, missions & personnel, 320 pgs. | $175.00 |
| ROYAL ITALIAN AIR FORCE, 1923-1945, Coil & Zavattini, Schiffer, 2009, new,
see photo, photo-study of the Royal Italian Air Force in the pre-war & WW II
features archival photographs of Italian and German aircraft, profiles of key figures such as Italo Balbo and Giovanni Messe,
images of uniforms and accoutrements from private collections. 256 pgs. | $56.00 |
| SAGA OF SMOKEY STOVER, Reynolds, Clark, Tradd Street Press, 1979, fine (soft cover),
see photo, flew Windcats (VF-8) Hornet;(VF-5) Saratoga; and Hellcats (VF-5) Yorktown, KIA (1943) photos, 119 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| SAGA OF THE SUPERFORTRESS, Birdsall, Steve, Siddgwick & Jackson, 1981, f/f, see photo,
development of the B-29, it's early missions out of China and later, from the Marianas. It flew the mission
that ended the war, photos, 346 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| SALVATION FOR A DOOMED ZOOMIE, Galvin, John, Allnut Publishing, 1983, vg/vg,
see photo, Autobiography of John Galvin, WW2, WWII, USN, Aviation, Submarine USS Harder, USS Bunker Hill, F6F Hellcat, photos, 272 pgs.
| $8.50 |
| SECRET WAR, THE, Johnson, Brian, Methuen, 1978, vg/vg, see photo, V1 & V2 - breaking German codes, photos, 352 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| SCALE AIRCRAFT DRAWINGS - VOLUME 2 WW II, Model Airplane News, new,
soft cover, see photo, scale drawings, photos & historical data, 147 pgs. | $17.95 |
| SECOND TO NONE, Grace, Timothy, Korer, 2006, new, soft cover, see photo, 9th AF P-47 Group started in England, moved to bases in France, Belgium & Germany, many photos, 540 pgs.
| $55.00 |
| SHIP BUSTERS, Barker, Ralph, Chatto & Windus, 1957, vg/vg,
see photo, British torpedo bombers with accounts of actions against
Lutzow, Gniesenau, Scharnhorst & Prinz Eugen, as well as actions in the
Mediterranean sea, photos, 272 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| SHOULDER THE SKY, Thomas, Gil, Arthur Barker, 1959, vg/vg,
see photo, biography of Wing Commander M.>. Beytagh, 73 Sqdn.,
during Battles of Britain & No. Africa (Hurricanes). Also covers his unusual childhood
which shaped his personality, photos, 192 pgs.
| $13.50 |
| SKIPPER, Winters, T. Hugh Capt., Champlin Fighter Museum, 1985, f/f, as new,
see photo, participated in North Africa invasion (F4F - Ranger)
later commanded VF-19 (F6F - Lexington CV-16) in the Pacific, where he became an ace,
photos, 157 pgs.
| $30.00 |
| SKY DIGGERS, Brogden, Stanley, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1944, vg (card cover, some yellowing of pages),
see photo, tribute to Australian piots, including Clive Caldwell, Bluey Truscott & John Jackson,
photos, 143 pgs.
| $17.50 |
| SKY GIANTS OVER JAPAN, Marshall, Chester, Apollo Books, 1984,
vg/vg , see photo, pilot on B-29 crew, 499th
BG, Saipan, photos, 214 pgs. | $30.00 |
| SKY SWEEPERS, Wilson, A. J. Sgt., Jarrolds 1941, good (cover wear, gift inscription),
RAF Fighter Command's offensive missions against German targets in
Europe & defense against German night bombers, photos, 128 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| SIX MONTHS TO OBLIVION, Girbig, Werner, Hippocrene, 1975, vg/vg, see photo,
defeat of the Luftwaffe fighter force over the Western Front 1944-1945,
diary of losses & controversial operation 'Bodenplatte', in the final Luftwaffe
assualt on 1/1/45 in which the Luftwaffe lost some 230 airmen in less than 4 hrs, 32 pgs of photos & maps,
140 pgs. of text. | $15.00 |
| SIXTH FLOOR, THE, Reilly, Robin, Leslie Frewin, 1969, vg/vg (edge wear), see photo,
21st March 1945, 18 RAF Mosquito aircraft carried out a daring low-level bombing raid on the Gestapo HQ at Shell House, Copenhagen. Most of the Danish prisoners, held captive on the sixth floor, managed to escape, however a school was accidently bombed with the death of nearly 100 children, photos, 224 pgs. | $20.00 |
| SO FEW, Masters, Davic, Eyer & Spottis woode, 1942, good (cover wear, some fraying on spine),
individual actions of members of the RAF (some famous, some not so famous) through early 1941,
photos, 340 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| SOMEWHERE THE SUN IS SHINING, Calhoun, Jack & Beryl, Grossmont, 1976, vg, soft cover,
Jack Calhoun's letters to his mother while a P-38 fighter pilot with the 474th FG, killed in 1945, 70 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| SOVIET AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II, THE, Wagner, Ray, Doubleday, 1973, vg/vg,
see photo, official history of the Red Air Force originally published by the USSR Ministry of Defense, this was translated into English & edited by Ray Wagner,
photos & maps, 440 pgs.
| $18.00 |
| SPIRIT OF THE BLUE, Thomas, Hugh, Sutton, 2004, as new, see photo, Peter Ayerst (WW II Fighter Pilot) joined the RAF in 1938, first RAF pilot to engage a Bf 109 in combat and survived a confrontation with 27 enemy aircraft, later posted to Africa, by the end of the war he had flown every operational mark of Spitfire & Hurricane in the RAFs inventory, photos, 245 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| SPITFIRE AGAINST THE ODDS, Ashman, R.V., Patrick Stevens, 1989, f/f see photo,
author's journey to the cokpit of a 130th Sqdn Spitfire despite many bureaucratic obstacles, photos, 192 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| SPITFIRES AND YELLOW TAIL MUSTANGS, Ivie & Ludwig, Hikoki, 2005, as new, see photo,
52nd Fighter Group, activated in January 1941, it moved to England in July 1942
flew combat missions in Spitfires to France, attacking North Africa in November 1942,
flew combat missions in the Tunisian campaign & during the invasion of Sicily,
Group was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation, destroyed more than 425 enemy aircraft
& 135 plus, produced 21 Aces, photos & color plates, 171 pgs.
245 pgs. | $50.00 |
| SPITFIRE LEADER, Avery & Shores, Grub Street, 1997, f/f, see photo, Wing Comander Evan 'Rosie' Mackie - top scoring RNZAF fighter ace, flew with 485 Sqdn. & led 243 Sqdn. during the invasioon of Sicily & Italy, photos, 188 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| SPITFIRE PILOT, Crook, D.M., Faber & Faber, 1943, vg (inked name, no dj),
Personal Account of the Battle of Britain, a memoir of an airman in the legendary 609 Squadron - one of the most successful
RAF units in the Battle of Britain, goes on to recount in thrilling detail the dogfights, remarkable victories,
& tragic losses which formed the daily routine of Britain's heroic aerial defenders in that long summer of 1940, photos, 1o4 pgs.
| $18.50 |
| STRIKES - 323rd BOMB GROUP IN WORLD WAR II,
Harlan, Ross, Oklahoma Cavanal Publishers, 2005, new, soft cover, see photo,
written by the 456th Squadron's executive officer, a heavily illustrated book examines the World War II exploits of the 323rd Bomb Group, from stateside training through service in the European Theater,
the group's B-26s and their tricky handling characteristics, fly along on strikes at Nazi targets in France and Germany, read newspaper clippings and letters home, 144 pgs.
| $24.95 |
| SQUADRON LEADER - ROBERT MILTON MC, Ayris, Cyril, P.K. Print, 1994, fine, soft cover, see photo,
Milton achieved 2 victories before being shot down in his 65 Sqdn Mustang. He was captured, escaped and worked with the
French underground, photos, 165 pgs.
| $28.00 |
| 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 |
| STIRLING IN COMBAT, Falconer, Jonathan, Sutton, 2006, new with dust jacket, see photo, Stirling was introduced into RAF service in August 1940 and by July 1946 a total of 2,371 had been built, author has interviewed dozens of former Stirling 'people' whose detailed eyewitness accounts tell the story of the aircraft in RAF service, many photos, 266 pgs.
| $37.50 |
| STORY OF THE STARS AND STRIPES, Hutton & Rooney, Farrar & Rinehart, 1946, vg/vg (rubbed, edgewear), see photo,
authors were combat correspondents, fascinating stories, humor, 240 pgs.
| $18.00 |
| STUKA AT WAR, Smith, Peter, Arco, 1971, vg/vg, see photo,
JU-87 which changed aerial warfare, illustrated with over 150 photographs, 192 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| SUICIDE SQUADS, O'Neill, Richard, Ballentine, 1981, vg (soft cover), see photo,
covers fighting mens missions during WW II to kill and die (Japanese, Italians, Germans & British), many photos & maps, 296 pgs.
| $4.50 |
| SUPERMARINE WALRUS, Nicholl, G.W.R., G.T. Foulis & Co., 1966, vg/vg, see photo,
complete history of the venerable amphibian in WWII, written by the RAF Commander of the 700 Squadron that flew them, photos & cut-away, 211 pgs.
| $25.00 |
