Post 1945

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Berlin Airlift

Price: £14.00

On 23 June 1948, the Soviet occupation forces closed all rail, road and waterway supply routes from the Allied Western Zones of Occupation in Berlin. There was less than one month's ...
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To Save A City

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The story of the Berlin airlift during 1948/49. The Russians, in an attempt to stop the Soviet-controlled Party of Socialist German Unity (SED) from suffering a humiliating defeat in the country's ...
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Airmail: An Illustrated History 1793 to 1981

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From the first airborne letter, written by George Washington and carried aboard a balloon from Philadelphia in 1793, to the complex network of air mail services we take for granted todav, ...
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Racing Planes and Pilots

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The history of the 'planes and pilots, who, over the years have given birth to the sport of air racing. All major air races are covered from the Bennett Cup in ...
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Airborne

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Flying stories have held a fascination from time immemorial, and the legend of Icarus intrigued mankind for centuries be!ore the first uncertain steps into the air only three quarters of a ...
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Aerobatics

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by Neil Williams Published by Airlife 1978 2nd reprint. 266pp illustrated with b&w drawings and diagrams. 14x22 pictorial laminated boards, mint. Aimed at the pilot, but also of interest to the ...
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The Story of Gliding 2nd Edition

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by Ann Welch Published by John Murray 1980 262pp illustrated, index. 14x22 slightly yellowed, otherwise fine, including d/j. A history of gliding by one of it's most eminent pilots, up ...
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