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Bomber Harris

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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur T. Harris was unquestionably one of the greatest operational commanders of World War II. and probably the least honoured. As Commander-in-Chief of Bomber ...
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Winged Victory

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A reflection over a lifetime's experiences, 'Winged Victory' takes it's readers through a carefree childhood in pre-war Britain and an adolescence troubled by bereavement and upheaval due to the outbreak of ...
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High Risk

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Adam Thomson began a tiny aviation enterprise which eventually became British Caledonian Airways with £35 in the pocket of his de-mob suit. He lost his empire forty years later to British ...
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Bomber Barons

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At the end of the Second World War over 55,000 air crew of Bomber Command had lost their lives, over 70% of the total RAF casualties. Yet in contrast to Fighter ...
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Negative Gravity

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Five foot two inches of determination, Beatrice Shilling entered the masculine world of engineering with energy, intuition and intelligence. Knowing what she wanted to do from an early age, after an ...
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Flights of Passage

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In World War II Sam Hynes was a young Marine bomber pilot. He flew more than a hundred missions against the Japanese at Okinawa and Ulithi. But now, some forty years ...
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Firebirds!

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"I never saw the second salvo. Under my feet there is a gaping hole. The stick, cut off at the base, hangs uselessly in my right hand. The engine is running ...
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Bader: The Man and His Men

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This fine example of painstaking research, insight and highly readable narrative offers a detailed reappraisal of the wartime career and tactical legacy of the legendary Douglas Bader. His early years at ...
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B17s Over Berlin

Price: £16.00

This is the true story of the European bomber war, as told by the combatants themselves - and by the sometimes bemused English villagers who came to love "their Yanks." B-1 ...
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Wings on My Sleeve

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This is the story of a truly remarkable pilot. He has been called the greatest test pilot that Britain ever produced, and also the greatest naval aviator of all time. The ...
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