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| RECONNAISSANCE & BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR, Lamberton et al, Harleyford, 1962, vg/vg (signed book plate by authors with a serial number) , see photo,
many photographs & plans, dimentions & performance records, 231 pgs.
| $135.00 |
| RED AIR FIGHTER, von Richthofen, Manfred, Arno, 1972, f/f, reprint,
see photo, autobiography, shot down 80 allied aircraft,
photos, 140 pgs. | $25.00 |
| RED BARON, Haiber & Haiber, Info Devel Press, 1992, see photo,
new, soft cover, Richthofen's victories are traced through
calendars showing his career in relation to current events,
w/maps of victims' crash sites, 100 pgs. | $15.00 |
| RED BARON, Ulanoff, Stanley (editor), Air Combat Classic, 1969, vg/vg, see photo,
biography of Manfred von Richtofen, photos & illustrations (including 3-views), 241 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| RED BARON COMBAT WING, Kilduff, Peter, Arms &
Armour, 1997, new, see photo, the 4 sqdns. of JG-1 to the end of the war,
victory list, photos, 288 pgs. | $34.95 |
| RED BARON'S LAST FLIGHT, Franks & Bennett, Grub Street, 1997, new, see photo,
research of his final flight, maps, photos, diagrams, 143 pgs. Available in soft cover - $19.95
| $24.95 |
| RED KNIGHT OF GERMANY, Gibbons, Floyd, Garden City,
1927, vg/vg (lazer copy), see photo, von Richthofen, incl. victory
list, 383 pgs. | $17.50 |
| RESULTS OF AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY, CARRIED OUT BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT, Jan. 1st - Sept. 30, 1918,
Naval & Military Press, 2004, soft cover, combed binding, see photo, reprint of
confidential British Intelligence report on the effects of air raids covering the period 1st January to 30th September 1918.
The introduction affirms that: ‘Though material damage is as yet slight when compared with moral effect'. 54 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| RICHTHOFEN, A TRUE HISTORY OF THE RED BARON, Burrows, William, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1969,
vg/vg, see photo,analysis of the Red Baron's mystique cannot be left to aviation buffs alone. The young Prussian's thirst
for fame, compulsion for hunting, apparent indifference to women, relationship with his mother & obedience
to Prussian tradition were all part of the forces that made him the ace of aces, photos, 269 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| RICHTHOFEN - BEYOND THE LEGEND OF THE RED BARON, Kilduff, Peter, John Wiley & Sons,
1993, new, see photo, traces German fighter aviation that Richthofen developed, photos,
256 pgs. | $27.95 |
| RED BARON, BEYOND THE LEGEND, Kilduff, Peter, Cassell, 1994, new, soft cover,
sources from East Germany not available earlier & material from Richthofen not previously
translated into English, development of fighter tactics, list of victories,
photos, 256 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| RICHTHOFEN'S FLYING CIRCUS, Treadwell & Wood(compilers), Tempus, 1999, new,
soft cover, a photo history, Images of Aviation series, 220 captioned black & white
photographs, provides initially a brief account , covers Jasta 11, 10, 6, 4 and an epilog, 128 pgs.
| $19.00 |
| RICHTHOFEN JAGDSTAFFEL AHEAD,
McManus, Peter, Grub St., 2008, new, see photo,RFC fighter pilots out-performed & out-gunned
over the Western Front, 1917, 200 color & b/w images & photos, artwork by John Batchelor, 224 pgs.
| $39.95 |
| RICHTHOFEN, THE RED KNIGHT OF THE AIR,
Sykes, Claud (Vigilant), Cerebrus, 2005, new, soft cover, see photo,
reprint of this 1934 classic account of the life of this legendary World War I flyer: the man he was, the life he led, the kills he made, and the strange controversial fate he met,
victory log, photos, 192 pgs.
| $15.95 |
| RISE AND FALL OF CAROL BANKS,
Springs, Elliott White, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1931, good+/no dust jacket, (previous owner embossed & inked name, cover & spine sun faded),
WW I novel about a flying ace who can make mint juleps from chewing gum, capture any enemy & win any woman, 307 pgs.
| $24.50 |
| RISE OF THE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 1914-1918, Hallion, Richard, Nautical & Aviation, 1988, f/f, see photo,,
deveopment of the fighter aircraft as a military weapon, stresses the interplay of technology, tactics,
combat experience, the fighter pilot, includes the specirications & performance of selected British, French
& German Fighters, German combat aircraft disingations, RFC aircrew rank structure, photos & maps, 200 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| RITTMEISTER - A BIOGRAPHY OF MANFRED von RICHTHOFEN ,
Wilberg, Jim (author) & Anderson, Steve (artist), 1st World Publisher, 2007, new, soft cover,
von Richthofen's image as a modern knight of the air propelled him to a legendary hero status in Germany during the war,
empasis on 32 early photographs of von Richtofen & 32 color illustrations, 120 pgs.
$29.95 |
| ROBERT LORAINE, Loraine, Winifred, Collins Publisher,
1938, vg/vg (chipped), actor who became a fighter pilot in World War I, 40 Squadron , photos,
390 pgs. | $30.00 |
| ROLE OF HONOUR ROYAL FLYING CORPS AND ROYAL AIR FORCE FOR THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918, Williamson, H.J., Naval & Military Press,
1992, f/f, Lists names with rank, year of death, and whether RAF or RFC, separate section of names (with squadron, age, next of kin) from Arras Memorial, which records those who had no known grave. Includes some casualties from 1919–20.
270 pgs. | $49.95 |
| ROVERS OF THE NIGHT, Harvey, W.J. Greenhill, 1984, vg (some spotting on cover), soft cover,
originally published in 1919 under the pseudonym "Night Hawk", this is the author's
account of night flying and bombing operations in World War I, 204 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| ROYAL AIR FORCE 1918, Cole, Christopher (editor), William Kimber, 1968, vg/vg, signed by 33 Squadron Member, see photo,
offers a day to day reference account of the year 1918 with copious information on weather, planes, squadrons, awards, medals etc.
many photos & line drawings, 256 pgs.
| $40.00 |
| ROYAL FLYING CORPS: BORDEN TO TEXAS TO BEAMSVILLE,
Chajkowski, William, Boston Mills Press, 1979, vg/vg, see photo, outlines the beginnings of military aviation in Canada, the first
aircraft factory in Canada, first airfield and the establishment of pilot training activities for British,
Canadian & American cadets, many photographs illustrate aspects of the training program, 128 pgs.
| $27.50 |
| ROYAL FLYING CORPS COMMUNIQUES, 1915-1916, Cole, Christopher (editor), Tom Donovan, 1990, new, see photo,
British RFC/RAF issued official weekly communiques beginning in July 1915, arranged chronologically
by week, they covered all air operations on the Western Front, the comprehensive coverage includes sorties
flown, damage inflicted on the Germans, air combats, losses, all with many lists of aircrew involved, photos,
352 pgs.
| $34.95
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| ROYAL FLYING CORPS COMMUNIQUES,1917-1918, Boyer, Chaz (editor), Grub St., 1998, new, see photo,
Jan,.'17 to Mar, '18, fills
in the gap left by two previously published volumes, 258 pgs.
| $34.95
|
| ROYAL FLYING CORPS IN FRANCE, FROM BLOODY APRIL 1917 TO FINAL VICTORY, Barker, Ralph, Constable, 1995, as new,
see photo, letters, diaries & memoirs from any sources,
photos, 265 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| ROYAL FLYING CORPS IN FRANCE, FROM MONS TO THE SOMME, Barker, Ralph, Constable, 1994, as new,
see photo, covers the scout pilots & observer's role in
the battles, photos, 237 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE, THE Treadwell & Wood(compilers), Tempus, 1999, new,
soft cover, RNAS, a photo history, Images of Aviation series, 220 captioned black & white
photographs, provides initially a brief account of the RNAS up to amalgamation with the RFC
into the RAF, covers the early years, war at sea & on land, lighter than air dirigibles,
some of the personalities, 128 pgs.
| $19.00 |
| ROYAL NAVY SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS, Cronin, Dick, Air Britain, 1990, new (issued w/o dj),
provides complete or near complete histories of over 15,000 aircraft flown by the Royal Naval Air Service from 1911 & by successor units of the Royal Air Force from 1 April 1918 until the end of 1919. it also lists their squadrons, units & bases,
numerous illustrations cover the majority of aircraft types flown, including prototypes. Sixteen pages of drawings include plans by Mick Davis of over 80 U.K. land and marine bases, as well as location maps of aerodromes, place names in France &
Belgium, comprehensive index detailing around 4,000 individual names referred to in the lists will be of interest to family tree researchers,
photos & maps, 384 pgs.
| $39.95 |
| ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT SERIALS AND UNITS 1911-1919, Sturtivant & Page, Air Britain, 1992, new (issued w/o dj), see photo,
histories of over 15,000 aircraft flown by the Royal Naval Air Service from 1911 and by successor units of the Royal Air Force from 1 April 1918 until the end of 1919,
lists their squadrons, units and bases, photos, 480 pgs.
| $49.95 |
| RUTLAND OF JUTLAND, Young, Desmond, Cassell, 1963, vg/vg,
see photo, biography of Squadron-commander F.J. Rutland
served in RNAS during WW I, reported fleet positions in the Battle of Jutland, photos, 191 pgs.
| $27.50 |
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