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ABOVE THE TRENCHES Shores, Franks & Guest, Grub St., f/f (as new).
see scan, Comprehensive book on the aces of the British Empire fighting
scouts unit during WW I. Over 800 biographies of
individual scout pilots, 200 photos, maps, 397 pages
| $50.00 |
ACE OF ACES, Jeffers, Paul, Ballentine, 2003, new, see photo,
Eddie Rickenbacker's WW I flying life, maps, 343 pts. | $17.50 |
ACE WITH ONE EYE, Oughton & Smyth, Frederick Muller Limited, 1963, vg/vg
see photo, story of 'Mick' Mannock, VC, who officially shot down 73 enemy planes &
unoffically nearly a hundred, he was blind in one eye, 307 pgs. | $18.00 |
ACES AND KINGS, Sutherland, L.W., Hamiliton, 1935, vg (minor foxing, cover wear),
reminiscences by Flight Lieutenant Sutherland who served with No. 1 Squadron of the Australian Flying
Corps, which operated in a Royal Flying Corps wing,based in Palestine, photos, 276 pgs. | $25.00 |
AER0NAUT SERIES (World War I) | Prices Reduced |
AIR ACES OF THE 1914-1918 WAR, Robertson, Bruce, ed.,
Harleyford, 1959, vg/vg (foxing on the title page), see photo,brief AF histories
of the 8 major battles,135 bios. of major aces & ace lists,
many photos, 212 pgs. | $25.00 |
AIRMEN OF WORLD WAR 1, Bowyer, Chaz, Arms & Armour, 1975, vg/vg, see photo,
photographic record of British & Empire air forces, covers Air Aces, Women, incudes songs & statistics, 128 pgs.
| $8.00 |
AIR VCs, THE, Cooksley, Peter, Sutton, 1996, new, see photo,
describes the actions that led the the awarding of all 19 air
VCs during WW I, photos, 204 pgs. | $10.00 |
AIR WAR FLANDERS-1918, Jackson, Robert, Airlife, 1998,f/f (as new),
see photo, examines the development of air fighting between April & November 1918,
assessing German & Allied air power in 1917 then moves on to cover the development of bombing operations on both sides,
new aircraft and the contribution of the US & French air forces
, many photos, 160 pgs
| $23.00 |
ALBATROS D.I-D.II, Miller, James, Osprey Vanguard Series #5, new, soft cover, 2012, see photo,
photos, color plates, fold-out cut-way, 64 pgs.
| $13.00 |
ALBATROS D.III, Miller, James, Osprey, 2014, new (soft cover), see scan,
Air Vanguard #13, Johannisthal, OAW & Oeffag variants, design & development, technical specifications,
operational history, many photos & color plates, 64 pgs.
| $13.00 |
ALBERT BALL, VC, Bowyer, Chaz, Kimber. 1977,as new, see photo,
credited with 44 combat victories in a period of 15 months of active service,
photos, 208 pgs. New soft cover edition available for $19.95 | $21.00 |
ALLIED AVIATION OF WORLD WAR I Cowin, Hugh, Osprey, 2000, new, soft cover,
see photo, Aviation Pioneer Series, many photographs with
captions, 96 pgs. | $8.00 |
AMERICA'S FIRST EAGLES, Thayer, Lt. Lucien, Bender Publishing 1983, f/f (as new),see scan,
Thayer was assigned to the Air Service Headquarters as a historian. During his time in France, Thayer was tasked with writing a history
of the U.S. Air Service in Europe. Comprehensive view of the evolution of the Air Service in 1917-1918, photos, 359 pgs.
| $20.00 |
AMERICAN FOR LAFAYETTE, AN, Brown, Dale (editor), University Press of Virginia, 1981, f/f (as new),see scan,
diaries of E.C.C. Genet,an American who volunteered for the French Foreign Legion & the Lafayette Escadrille, he was shot down in his Nieuport on 4/16/17,
the first American to die in combat, photos, 224 pgs.
| $13.00 |
BILLY BISHOP, CANADIAN HERO, McCaffery, Dan, James Lorimer & Co., 2002, new, soft cover, see photo,
shot down a total of 75 confirmed victories (72 planes and 3 German balloons), he broke the records of other prominent fighter pilots,
based on new and previously untapped interviews with comrades and extensive readings,
photos, 239 pgs.
| $10.00 | |
BLACK CAT SQUADRON, Wynn, Humphrey, Smithsonian, 1989, f/f (as new),
see photo, night bombing in WW I, story of 2/Lt. Leslie Blacking,
a nineteen-year-old pilot sent to serve with the 207 Squadron on the Western Front
during the summer of 1918, 239 pgs.
| $16.00 |
CAPT. GEORGES GUYNEMER,
Musciano, Walter, Hobby Helpers, 1963, soft cover (spiral bound, inked name),
see photo, France's 53 victory ace who was shot down in
Sept. of 1917, victory list, line drawings, many photos, 64 pgs.
| $12.50 |
CAPT. GEORGES GUYNEMER,
Musciano, Walter, Hobby Helpers, 1963, soft cover (spiral bound, inked name),
see photo, France's 53 victory ace who was shot down in
Sept. of 1917, victory list, line drawings, many photos, 64 pgs.
| $12.50 |
CAVALRY OF THE CLOUDS,
Sweetman, John, Spellmount, 2010, f/f (new copy), see photo,
traces the evolution of air power in North-West Europe, author draws
on personal correspondence, photos, 224 pgs.
| $10.00 |
CLASSIC MILITARY BIPLANES, Bowers, Peter, Sports Car Press, 1965, VG (soft cover),
see scan,
Descriptions & photos listed by American manufactures, 139 pgs.
| $15.00 |
COURAGE OF THE EARLY MORNING, THE, Bishop, William, McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1965, f/f see photo,
a son's biography of his famous father, Billy Bishop, photos, 211 pgs.
| $10.00 |
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