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One Hurricane One Raid

Price: £14.50

This is the fascinating story of the discovery and subsequent unearthing of a Second World War Hurricane fighter aircraft. The book has two main parts. The first covers the author's ...
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Monino

Price: £8.00

This book is a photographic tour of the resident aircraft at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino near Moscow. There are many rare and unusual aircraft on display, including both ...
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Aviation Archaeology

Price: £10.00

Collecting is the mania of millions but, although there are hundreds of reference works for the militaria, stamp, coin or antique collector, until now there has been no comparable book ...
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Epics of Aviation Archaeology

Price: £10.50

Aviation archaeology is one of the fastest growing pastimes today, and in this book, Bruce Robertson, the well-known expert on aviation matters, has assembled a fascinating collection of epic 'case histories'. ...
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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Price: £4.50

The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has brought enjoyment and nostalgia to many millions with their appearances both in the United Kingdom and abroad. Initially equipped with three ...
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City of Lincoln: A Lancaster at Peace

Price: £6.00

The story of the early display life PA474, one of only two airworthy Lancaster bombers in the world. The book charts the gradual refurbishment and restoration of the Battle of Britain ...
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The Flixton Story

Price: £3.00

The official guide to the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. The 36 page booklet also gives a brief history of Flixton and the 446th Bomb Group and a short section on ...
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Return to Rhinebeck

Price: £14.00

Cole Palen created one of the world's greatest collections of rare vintage aeroplanes, the beauty of which is that many of them are still flying. Cole died in 1993, but his ...
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Restoring Museum Aircraft

Price: £65.00

Although the history of the aircraft only spans a relatively brief period when compared to the time that mankind has existed on our planet, the invention and development of this remarkable ...
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From Bleriot to Spitfire

Price: £6.00

Flying the historic aeroplanes of the Shuttleworth Collection. Individual aircraft in the collection are covered in separate chapters, each written by the aircraft's pilot. Aircraft include the Bleriot XI, The Blackburn, ...
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British Aviation Museums and Collections

Price: £2.50

Illustrated directory of British aviation museums and aircraft collections, with list of exhibits held, correct at time of publication. Whilst out of date as a museum guide, these old directories are ...
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The Forgotten Bomber

Price: £15.00

On Sunday 21 June 1987, the dreams of a dedicated team of enthusiasts came to an end when the Bristol Blenheim that they had so lovingly restored crashed to the ground ...
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Final Flights

Price: £13.00

by Ian McLachlan Published by PSL 1989 1st edition. 256pp profusely illustrated, index, appendix, mint, including d/j. Stories of dramatic wartime incidents revealed through aviation archaeology.
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Fly Past, Fly Present

Price: £15.00

by various authors Published by Arms and Armour Press 1995 1st edition. 224pp profusely illustrated, 26x26 mint, including d/j. A celebration of preserved aviation. The book looks at why, and ...
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Gate Guards

Price: £9.00

by Philip Chinnery Published by Airlife 1988 1st edition. 140pp profusely illustrated with colour photographs. 22x22 fine, including d/j. 140 pages of full colour photographs of gate guards around the world. ...
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Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks (Book 2)

Price: £4.50

by Ron Collier Published by Wharncliffe Woodmoor 1982 132pp profusely illustrated. 15x21 softcover, good. Aircraft wrecks of the dark peak district, between Sheffield and Manchester.
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Wrecks and Relics 14th edition

Price: £11.00

Fourteenth Edition 1994 334pp pictorial laminated boardsds, mint. The biennial survey of preserved, instructional, and derelict airframes in the U. K. and Eire.
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Wrecks and Relics 16th edition

Price: £10.00

Sixteenth Edition 1998 352pp pictorial laminated boards, mint. The biennial survey of preserved, instructional, and derelict airframes in the U. K. and Eire.
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Wrecks and Relics 18th edition

Price: £11.00

Eighteenth Edition 2002 320pp pictorial laminated boards, mint. The biennial survey of preserved, instructional, and derelict airframes in the U. K. and Eire.
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Warbirds Worldwide Directory

Price: £5.50

by John Chapman & Geoff Goodall Published by Warbirds Worldwide 1989 321pp illustrated, some colour, softcover, covers very slightly creased, otherwise very good. An international survey of the world's ...
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