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Unit No.TitlePrice
2nd SquadronODYSSEY OF FIGHTING TWO, Morrissey, Thomas, 1945, vg (inked inscription), photos, drawings 207 pgs. $250.00
3rd BGGRIM REAPERS, Cortesi, Lawrence, Historic Aviation Album, 1985, fine (issued w/o dj, embossed name), see photo, covers 3rd Bomb Group from 1918-1965, 90 pgs devoted to WW II, 5th AF operations, photos, 105 pgs. $30.00
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
4th FG1000 DESTROYED, Hall, Grover, Brown Printing Co., 1946, original printing, vg (edges of pages have a brown stain, last fly page has some creasing), highest scoring fighter group, scores, KIA, missing in action personnel, photos, 332 pgs.$300.00
5th AF Fighter Command PACIFIC SWEEP Wistrand, R.B., Johnston Publication, 1945, vg (no dj), see photo, photographic record of the 5th Fighter Command in the South Pacific, 112 pgs. $125.00
7th Photo Recon."EYES OF THE EIGHTH", Keen, Patricia Fussell, CAVU Publishers, 1996, vg/vg (some rubbing), see photo, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, 1942-45, beginnings, reconnaissance & maping, chronological history, sortie list, casualties, POWs, many photos, 378 pgs. $49.00
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. $75.00
12th BG, THE EARTHQUAKERS-OVERSEAS HISTORY OF 12th BOMBARDMENT GROUP, Wilson, R.E., Dammeier Printing Co., 1947, vg, photos, 147 pgs., $250.00
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
17th BG DADDY OF THEM ALL, Tannehill, Victor, Boomerang, 1990, fine (soft cover), see photo, covers No. Africa, Italy & German campaigns, many photos, 80 pgs. many photos & illustrations, 120 pgs. $50.00
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. $300.00
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, Kucara, Dennis, Flying Machine Press, 1997, new, issued w/o dj, see photo, flew Spitfires & Mustangs, Med. Theatre, many photos, 418 pgs.$49.95
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
39th FSCOBRA IN THE CLOUDS, Stanaway, John, Historicl Aviation Album, 1982, vg, soft cover, see photo, combat history of the 39th Fighting Squadron 1940-1980, roster, maps & photos, 47 pgs. $12.95
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 BGLIBERATORS OVER EUROPE, Newsfoto Publishing, 1982, fine (embossed cover), see photo, History of the 44th Bomb Group "Flying Eight Balls", photos, unpaged. $75.00
44th FSVAMPIRE SQUADRON, Starke, William, Robinson, 1985, vg/vg, see photo, based in Hawaii, Dec. 1941, flew P-40s in the Solomons, reequipped 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.$125.00
56th FG56th FIGHTER GROUP OF WORLD WAR II, Infantry Journal Press, 1948, very good (some minor water damage on the bottom edge of last 90 pgs.), many photos, 222 pgs.$300.00
57th FGFABULOUS FIFTY-SEVENTH FIGHTER GROUP OF WORLD WAR II, Dodds, Wayne (editor), Walsworth, 1985, as new (embossed cover), see photo, unit history, many photos, color squadron patches, 181 pgs.$175.00
58th FG STORY OF THE 58th FIGHTER GROUP OF WORLD WAR II, Kupferer, Anthony, Taylor, 1989, as new (issued w/o dj), P-47s in the Pacific, missions, pilots, losses, maps, 320 pgs. $60.00
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 squadron 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
73rd BWSTORY OF THE 73rd, see photo, Composed of the 497th, 498th, 499th and 500th Bomb Groups flying the B-29 from Saipan, a reprint of the 1946 unit history, many photos, 194 pgs.$45.00
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
90th BG JOLLY ROGERS, THE, Segal. Jules, 1944, vg/vg, chipped, see photo, 90th Bomb Group, SW Pacific, 1942-44, color illustrarions, many photos, 112 pgs. $250.00
90th BG (H)JOLLY ROGERS, THE, Alcorn, John S., Historical Aviation Album, 1981, fine condition, hardback with embossed cover (embossed name on fly page), 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. $75.00
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
97th BG, THE HOUR HAS COME, Gulley et al., Taylor, 1993, new, unit history of the 97th BG, photos, illustrations & maps, 256 pgs., $200.00
98th BS (H) PYRAMIDIERS - THE STORY OF THE 98th BG, Baroni, George (editor), vg (embossed cover, embossed name on fly page), original unit history covering from Palestine through Italy (1942-1945, many photos, 300 pgs. $125.00
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 & 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 BG, ROARIN' 20'S, Sturzebecker, Russell L., self published, 1976, vg/vg, USAAF Medium Bomb Group which flew B-25's, A-20's and B-32's in the South West Pacific thru the Philippines & Okinawa 304 pgs. $49.95
320th BG (H) SAGA OF THE 320th Tannehill, Victor, Boomerang, 1984, fine, soft cover, see photo, photo history of the 320th Bomb Group & their daily combat operations during WWII, Martin B-26. As part of the 12th AF, the flew missions in North Africa, Italy & Southern France, many photos, 78 pgs. $50.00
321st BS BOMBS AWAY, original unit history, 1944, vg with dust jacket (chipped), see photo, photos & illustrations, unpaged $200.00
339th FG 339th FIGHTER GROUP Harry, G.P. (Editor), Turner, 1991, f/f, see photo, flew Mustangs with 100 air victories in the first 100 missions, assigned to the 8th Army AF, photos, roster, missions, casualties, 257 pgs. $175.00
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
352nd FG BLUENOSED BASTARDS OF BODNEY, Powell & Ivie, 352nd FG Assoc., 2000, new (issued w/o dj), reprint of the 352nd Fighter Group unit history, see photo, signed by Powell, many photos, 292 pgs. $250.00
352nd FG BLUENOSER TALES, Powell, Hamel & Sox, United Worker Press, 2007, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, personal experiences of 352nd FG pilots flying P-47s & p-51s with the 8th AF. Group had 29 aces including Preddy & Meyer, photos, 374 pgs. $75.00
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
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
368th FGSECOND 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
380th BG, BEST IN THE SOUTHWEST, THE, Horton, Glenn, Mosie Publications, 1995, f/vg (minor rubbing & chipping), see photo, 380th BG in WW II, training, operations, personnel, aircraft in service, markings, color profiles, 513 pgs. $150.00
384st BG AS BRIEFED......, Owens, Walter. 1946, vg (bookplate), 384th Bombardment Group, flying B-17 aircraft, flew 316 combat missions over Europe during World War II as part of the Mighty 8th Air Force"s strategic bombing campaign against Germany, 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. $29.95
397th BG BRIDGE BUSTERS, Beck, Henry Maj. (editor), self-published, 1945, original pictorial history, see photo, unpaged. $275.00
419th BG HISTORY OF THE 419th BOMB SQUADRON (H), Baxley, Joe (Editor), Gateway, 1992, new (issued w/o dj), 301st BG, which was assigned to 8th, 12th, & 15th Air Forces, 214 pgs.$100.00
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
444th BG,PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE 444th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (VERY HEAVY SPECIAL), original unit history issued w/o dj (embossed cover), 1947, served in CBI, Pacific, many photos, crew pictures, boming missions, roster, unpaged.$150.00
447th BG, 447th BOMB GROUP, Shields, Doyle, 447th Bomb Asociation 1996, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, group history, covers 708th, 709th, 710th & 711th Sqdns., many photos, 324 pgs. $75.00
461 Sqdn
RAAF
ANZAC SQUADRON, Ashworth, Norman, Hesperian Press, 1994, as new (soft cover) , see photo, No 461 Squadron, RAAF formed on Anzac Day 1942, the Squadron's British & Australian aircrews spent the next three years chasing U-Boats in their Sunderland flying-boats. Lists include: Flying & Operational Effort; Squadron Personnel; Operational Casualties & Summary; Members of 461 Squadron, photos, 275 pgs $34.95
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
491st BG RINGMASTERS, unit history reprinted by Taylor, 1992, fine condition, 304 pgs. $125.00
497th BGLONG HAUL, Johnson, Arnold, 1947, original unit history, 497th BG, B-29 unit based on Saipain, photos, 248 pgs. $225.00
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

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