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PERSONAL NARRATIVES/BIOGRAPHIES: GT BRITAIN

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041235

GORDON'S TOUR WITH SHINY TEN; Wartime record of a tour with RAF No 10 Sqdn; Gordon Shirt. 

7 £10.95
041253

ALBERT BALL VC; C Bowyer. Definitive biography of Britain's best-known fighter pilot in WW1. 224pp, b/w photos throughout, 234 x 154mm.  

5 £10.95

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PAPERBACKS
Beyond The Dams To The Tirpitz:
 
Uncommon Valour
; A G Goulding 
Enemy Coast Ahead:
Guy Gibson
Pathfinder:
AVM Donald Bennett
Lancaster Target
by Jack Currie.
Mosquito Victory
; Jack Currie. 
No Moon Tonight:
Don Charlwood 
Lancaster To Berlin
: Thompson 
Rear Gunner Pathfinder
: Smith 
Wing Leader
; AVM J Johnson. 
Nine Lives
: Al Deere (July 1999)
Wings Over Georgia;
Jack Currie.
War In A Stringbag by Charles Lamb 
Night Flyer
: L Brandon (July 1999)
Air Gunner
; Mike Henry DFC.
Wings Aflame
: Doug Stokes 
Night Fighter
: Rawnsley/Wright 


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041272

ENEMY COAST AHEAD; Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO, DFC. Fully illustrated new edition. 240pp, b/w photos. 

2 £19.95
041305

TO HELL AND BACK; Further experiences of Bomber Command's War; Mel Rolfe. 20 dramatic stories of gallantry in WWII. 32pp of photos, 192pp.  

5 £9.99
041312

BOMBER OFFENSIVE; by Sir Arthur Harris. The memoirs of one of the greatest - and most controversial commanders of WWII. 320pp, 18 photos, 1 map. 

2 £13.99
041322

WINGS AFLAME; Doug Stokes. Biography of Group Captain Victor Beamish a legendary fighter station commander during the Battle of Britain. 221pp. 

5 £5.99
041323

SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES: A WWII fighter pilot's remarkable tale of survival; Geoffrey Page. Originally published as 'Tale Of A Guinea Pig'; this is an amended, updated & revised edition. 224pp, 8 pages of b/w photos 

5 £9.99
041324 FAMILIAR VOICES: Frank Harbord. The Author served as an Observer/Navigator in the RAF from 1939/47. He was flying in Blenheims during the grim days of the early war period followed by a tour in Malta and finally a tour with Transport Command in India/Burma. Adventure touched with moments of fun and sorrow. A very readable account of one mans life which can never be repeated again.  5 £19.95
041328

LUCK AND A LANCASTER: Chance & Survival in WWII by Harry Yates, DFC. Takes you raid-by-raid through the Author's tour of operational duty over the last five months of 1944. 272pp, 16 pages b/w photos, 234 x 156mm. 

2 £19.95
041329

PURSUIT THRO DARKENED SKIES by Michael Allen. Night flying with RAF 141 Squadron in the Bristol Beaufighter. High-level sorties over occupied Europe & Germany are covered in fascinating detail. 234 x 156mm, 400pp, 50 b/w photos plus line drawings. 

2 £22.95
041330

SILENT INVADER by Alexander Morrison. Wartime autobiography of one of the first officers to join the Army's Glider Pilot Wing, a unique force at the forefront of the invasion of France & Holland in 1944. 234 x 156mm, 8 pages b/w photos, 168pp. 

2 £19.95
041331

JOHN "CATS EYES" CUNNINGHAM: The Aviation Legend by John Golley. This biography is the first book to record the life & career of this famous night-fighter ace & chief test pilot for De-Havilland. 234 x 156mm, 256pp, 46 b/w photos. 

2 £19.95
041333 FEDDEN: The Life of Sir Roy Fedden by Bill Gunston. Rolls Royce Historical Series. 349pp, b/w photos & illustrations throughout.  5 £15.00
041334

SINGLETON'S WAR: Autobiography of Australian pilot, Gordon Singleton, 461 Sqdn RAAF, who made history in May 1943 by landing a Sunderland successfully on an airfield. 64pp, 28 illustrations. 

6 £7.50
041335

A LANCASTER PILOT'S IMPRESSION ON GERMANY by Richard (Dick) Starkey. 144pp, b/w photos throughout. 

5 £8.00
041337

HELL ON EARTH: Dramatic First-Hand Experiences of Bomber Command at War by Mel Rolfe. 224pp, 234 x 156mm, 32pp b/w photos. 

2 £17.99
041338

A WILLINGNESS TO DIE: Life & Memories from Fighter Command & Beyond by Brian Kingcome. Follows the Authors extraordinary wartime career from 65 Fighter Sqdn at Hornchurch, to 92 Sqdn at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain & then later to Sicily & Italy & Malta where he was at 25, one of the youngest Group Captains in the RAF. 187pp, 16pp b/w photos. 

2 £17.99
041339

THE TIME OF MY LIFE 1940-45: Life with 218 & 623 Squadrons by Jack Dickinson. A record of the Author's wartime service in the RAF from his original application to join as an aircrew member, through to his eventual return home from a German prison camp. 262pp, 9 pages b/w illustrations. 

5 £9.95
041345

NO HERO, JUST A SURVIVOR: G R T (Bob) Willis MBE, DFC.   Now out of print!

2 £18.00
041346

NOTHING HEARD SINCE TAKE OFF: Story of a 153 Squadron Lancaster Crew by Ronald Hayne. 60pp, b/w photos. 

5 £7.95
041347

ONLY BIRDS AND FOOLS: Flight Engineer, Avro Lancaster, WWII by J Norman Ashton. The Author survived 54 operations as a Flight Engineer in Lancasters. The book captures in authentic detail, the day-to-day life of Lancaster crew members during WWII. 176pp, 234 x 156mm, b/w photos. 

2 £19.95
041348

FLIGHTS INTO THE NIGHT: Reminiscences of a WWII RAF Wellington Pilot by L Anthony Leicester. 256pp, b/w photos, 212 x 142mm. 

5 £7.99
041349 FASTER THAN THE SUN by Peter Twiss. Classic 1950's story of the record-breaking Fairey Delta, by the man who flew through 1000mph for the first time in history. 191pp, 16 pages b/w photos.  5 £9.99
041350

LANCASTER DOWN! Extraordinary Tale of Seven Young Bomber Aircrew at War by Steve Darlow. Story of one Lancaster crew in 405 RCAF Sqdn made up of British & Canadians. They experienced operational life, dangerous flights, the crash, help from the Belgian Resistance, imprisonment & death. A fitting testament to the courage of these young airmen! 224pp, 234 x 156mm, 16 pages of b/w photos. 

2 £17.99
041355

FIGHTER PILOT: Chaz Bowyer. A selection of 20 RAF fighter pilots of the 1939-45 War, not only to give overdue recognition to their prowess & courage but also to exemplify the wide diversity of individual character of those men whose war was fought from the cockpit of an RAF fighter. 240 x 155mm, 224pp. 

2 £19.95
041357

FROM TAKE-OFF TO TOUCHDOWN: My Fifty Years of Flying by Tony Farell, DFC, AFC. Learned to fly in a Hornet Moth during 1936 in Kent, then flew a variety of pre-war light aircraft, also participating in racing. During WWII he was an Instructor on Oxfords, then later joined Don Bennett's Pathfinder Force flying Mosquitos. He later became a long-time instructor. A5 size, 112pp, 26pp b/w photos. 

5 £8.95
041358

FINALS - THREE GREENS: A Life in Aviation by WC G W (Johnnie) Johnson. Autobiography - spans his career from 1941 when he joined the RAF to train as a pilot, to 1988 when he retired from British Aerospace. 276pp, 42 b/w photos. 

5 £12.95
041359 SWORDFISH PATROL: George E Sadler.  132pp, b/w photos. 5 £7.95
041363 DAY OF THE TYPHOON by John Golley.  Flying with the RAF tankbusters in Normandy.  Re-print, 224pp, b/w photos. 5 £9.95
041364 THE COLDITZ STORY by P R Reid.  Original, best-selling true story of the Colditz escape academy.  224pp. 5 £6.99
041365 FIGHTER PILOT by Paul Richey.  First published in 1941 & based on personal journals.  Moving story of combat experienced by RAF No 1 Squadron before the fall of France in 1940.  160pp, 36 b/w illustrations.   2 £18.99
041366 ONE OF THE FEW by Group Captain Johnny Kent 5 £7.99
041367 KIWI SPITFIRE ACE: Jack Rae - Gripping WWII Story of action, captivity & freedom.  192pp plus 16 pages of photos. 2 £17.99
041368 TO LIVE AMONG HEROES: George Armour Bell.  A Medical Officer's insight into the life of 609 Squadron in NW Europe 1944-45.  192pp plus 16 pages of photos on art paper. 2 £17.99
041369 FLYING INTO HELL: The Bomber Command Offensive as seen through the experiences of twenty crews by Mel Rolfe.  192pp plus 32 pages of b/w photos. 2 £17.99
041370 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE: A Country Boy at War - The Memoirs of Flt Lt Geoff King.  Flight Mechanic, Bomb Aimer, Set-Operator (radar navigator).  A4 size with spiral binding & protective plastic cover, 96 pages, 4 pages of photos. 7 £8.50
041371 A CODE BREAKER'S TALE by Hugh Melinsky.  The Author served in the army with the Wireless Units in Australia breaking the codes of the Japanese Pilots who were threatening domination in the S/West Pacific.  He was at the recapture of Borneo, Philippines, Delhi & Singapore. 5 £6.50
041372 PADDY: The Life & Times of Wing Commander Patrick Barthropp.  Autobiography.  First flew Hinds, Hectors & Lysanders & converted to Spitfires during the Battle of Britain. 1 £20.00
041373 A FIGHTER IN MY SIGHTS: Wing Commander T F Neil.  Autobiography of this RAF Fighter Pilot during the Battle of Britain.  216 pages, 24 pages of b/w photos. 1 £25.00
041374 WAVETOPS AT MY WINGTIPS: Flying with RAF Bomber & Coastal Commands in WWII by Flt Lt Leslie Baveystock.  First-hand recollections of anti U-Boat operations in WWII.  160pp, b/w photos throughout.  Now Available! 2 £19.99
041375 THE YEARS FLEW PAST: 40 Years at the Leading Edge of Aviation by Roland "Bee" Beamont, CBE, DSO, DFC.  Long awaited memoir of one of Britain's greatest test pilots.  192pp, 97 photos.  Now Available! 2 £19.99
041376 FLY NO MORE: Navy Test Pilot - Mach 2.1 plus 75,000 Feet by Lt Commander Brian Davies AFC, RN.  Outstanding life story of one of Britain's most celebrated aviators.  264pp, 85 photos.  Out Now! 2 £19.99
041377 McINDOE’S ARMY: The Story of the Guinea Pig Club & Its Indomitable Members by Edward Bishop.  Totally re-written version of “The Guinea Pig Club” published by Macmillan in 1963.  A unique body of greviously burnt, often seriously disfigured & handicapped Allied Airmen treated by McIndoe’s team at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.  210 x 153mm, 192pp plus 50 b/w photos.                  2 £16.99
041378 MOONLESS NIGHT: The Wartime Escape Epic by Jimmy James.  This “Great Escaper” describes his experiences & those of his fellow prisoners in a gripping manner.  The Author made more than 12 escape attempts including “The Great Escape” where 50 of the 76 escapees were executed in cold blood.  This is his remarkable story!  234 x 156mm, 224pp.                    2 £19.95
041379 THE LIVES OF KEN WALLIS – ENGINEER & AVIATOR Extraordinaire by Ian Hancock.  An informal biography of Wing Commander Ken Wallis MBE, Deng (hc), Ceng, FRAeS, HFSETP, RAF.    Includes many photos illustrating Ken’s remarkable skills & achievements in the design & manufacture of different forms of transport – particularly the modern autogyro for military & scientific purposes.  Covers his wartime flying, inventions, post-war armament posts, major film work, setting World Records & other exciting pursuits. 5 £6.95
041382 FALKLAND ISLANDERS AT WAR by Graham Bound.  Tells how the Islands slim defences gave way to a massive invasion & how the Islanders survived occupation.  234 x 156mm, 224pp.  2 £19.95
041383 ELECTRONIC AIRBORNE GOLDFISH by Air Commodore John Clements.  A rare piece of RAF History:  The Author served for nearly 40 years in the RAF; he was involved with a team from St Athan developing the first operational airborne radar equipment and he flew operationally in Sunderland flying boats surviving a ditching in a Botha in 1942, so earning the “Goldfish Club” badge.  He also flew trials in nearly 30 aircraft types including Lancasters, Fireflies & Canberras.  A5 size, 124 pages with 50+ illustrations.          5 £10.95
041384 BOMBER HARRIS: His Life & Times – Definitive Biography of Marshal of the RAF, Sir Arthur Harris, the Wartime Chief of Bomber Command by Henry Probert.   9 x 6”, 240 x 159mm, 432pp including 32 pages of illustrations.          2 £25.00
041385 AMY JOHNSON: Enigma In The Sky - An Official Biography by David Luff.  368 pages, illustrated. 2 £16.99
041386 OBSERVERS AND NAVIGATORS & Other Non-Pilot aircrew in the RFC, RNAS & RAF by WC C G Jefford.  271 pages, b/w photos throughout, size 8.5 x 22.5". 2 £35.00
041387 STAPME: Biography of Squadron Leader Basil Gerald Stapleton DFC.  One of the outstanding fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain.  192pp, 65 pages of b/w photos.   2 £17.99
041388 BILLY DRAKE, FIGHTER LEADER: Group Capt B Drake DSO, DFC & Bar, US DFC with Christopher Shores.  One of the most illustrious fighter pilots of WWII.  192pp, 16 pages of b/w photos. 2 £17.99
041389 HORNCHURCH EAGLES: Complete Combat Experience as seen through the eyes of eight of the Airfield's Distinguished WWII Fighter Pilots by Richard C Smith.  Complete's the Author's trilogy on Hornchurch.  224 pages, 70 b/w photos.   2 £17.99
041390 FLYING FURY: Story of the Men & Machines of the Fleet Air Arm, RAF & Commonwealth who defended South Korea, 1950-53.  192pp, 50 pages of b/w photos.   2 £17.99
041391 GROUP CAPTAIN SIR DOUGLAS BADER: An Inspiration In Photographs by Dilip Sarkar.  Officially authorised by the Douglas Bader Foundation.  8.5 x 12", 168pp, b/w & colour photos throughout.  Now Available! 2 £29.95
041392 THROUGH EYES OF BLUE: Personal Memories of the RAF Since 1918 by A E Ross DFC.  Memorable events in the RAF's history from 1918, to operations in the Balkans in the 21st Century.  352 x 189mm, 352pp, over 150 photos.  Out Now! 2 £24.95
041393 JOHNNIE JOHNSON: SPITFIRE TOP GUN :Part One by Dilip Sarkar.  250 pages, 50 photos. 2 £20.00
041394 FLY FOR YOUR LIFE: The Story of Bob Stanford Tuck by Larry Forrester.  One of the leading Battle of Britain fighter pilots.  Re-print of this classic.  192 pages, 8 pages of photos. 5 £7.99
041395 THEY HAVE THEIR EXITS: AIREY NEAVE - Classic WWII Memoir of action & escape.  First British Officer to escape successfully from Colditz Castle, later tragically assassinated by the IRA.  224pp, illustrated, 234 x 156mm. 2 £19.95
041396 THE FANY IN PEACE & WAR: The Real Charlotte Grays by Hugh Popham.  Comprehensive history of the FANY who worked in a variety of roles both at home & overseas, particularly during WWII.  192 pages, 234 x 156mm, illustrated. 2 £19.95
041397 A TIGER'S TALE: The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Ace, Wing Commander, John Connell Freeborn DFC by Bob Cossey.  175pp plus index, b/w photos. 2 £19.99
041398 ACES, ERKS & BACKROOM BOYS: Aircrew, Ground Staff & Warplane Builders remember the Second World War by Edward Smithies.  Paperback!  306pp, 16pp b/w photos. 5 £6.99
041399 SHARK SQUADRON PILOT by Bert Horden.  Superb account of Western Desert flying with 112 Squadron.  193pp, 156 x 240mm, over 80 previously unpublished photos from the war in the Western Desert & Mediterranean Theatre. 2 £16.95
041401 BLUE SKIES AND DARK NIGHTS by Bill Randle.  Auto-
biography of Group Captain Bill Randle's unusual RAF career & beyond.  352pp, 156 x 240mm, well illustrated with over 90 previously unpublished photos.  
2 £19.95
041402 LUCK ON MY SIDE: The Diaries & Reflections of a young wartime sailer 1939-45 by Sir John Palmer.  Vividly describes the author's experiences on three ships, HMS Clematis, HMS Exe & Amethyst.  176pp, 234 x 156mm, illustrated. 2 £19.95
041403 JET JOCKEYS: Flying the RAF's First Jet Fighter by Peter Caygill.  Includes flying experiences of the first RAF Jet Pilots plus covers early jets such as Meteor, Vampire, Sabre & Swift.  272pp, 81 b/w photos, size 234 x 156mm. 2 £18.99
041406 SORTIE NOT COMPLETED: Our Search For a Lost Bomber Crew by A & R Armstrong.   A 207 Squadron Lancaster crews short history is traced.  Their sixth operation on the night of 24/25th July 1944.  72 pages. 5 £3.99
041409 LIVING WITH HEROES:  The Dambusters by Harry Humphries, Founder Adjutant 617 Squadron.  Illustrated.  Contains pictures of the men, life on the bases, battle orders & more.  144pp. 5 £10.95
041410 FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME: RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-1945 by Oliver Clutton-Brock.  Lists POW camps and all 10,995 POW's.  512 pages, b/w photos. 2 £35.00
041411 GUNNING FOR THE ENEMY: Wallace McIntosh DFC & Bar, DFM.  Air Gunner with over 50 operations with 207 Squadron Bomber Command.  192pp plus 16 pages of b/w photos. 2 £17.99
041412 TYPHOON ATTACK: Norman Franks.  Talks with the men who flew this seven ton rocket firing fighter in WWII.  Action packed story of conflict in the air.  256pp with photos throughout. 2 £19.99
041413 ONE ARMED MAC: The story of Sqdn Leader James MacLachlan DSO, DFC & 2 Bars, Czech War Cross.  By Brian Cull & Roland Symons.  France/Battle of Britain/Malta/Night Fighters.  KIA 1943.  192pp, b/w photos 2 £16.99
041416 A CHEQUER-BOARD OF NIGHTS: Bill McCrea.  The Author trained in the US and then joined 57 Sqdn Bomber Command as a pilot on Lancasters.  Scampton & East Kirkby.  Flying night raids.  18 photos. 5 £8.95
041417 PROPERLY TO TEST: Bernard Noble.  Reminiscences of flying at the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down.  Book One: "The Early Years".  Book Two, see stock code 041422. 2 £14.95
041420 THE MOUCHOTTE DIARIES: Rene Mouchotte.  One of the great Free French pilots.  Joined the RAF flying Hurricanes and Spitfires at Biggin Hill.  Illustrated, 192pp. 5 £9.99
041421 CHURCHILL'S LIGHT BRIGADE: James W Moor.  Early WWII bomber missions in Bristol Blenheims, much of it from Wyton.  Well illustrated, 132pp.  Standard Edition £17.00   041423 - Signed Edition £25.00. 2 £17.00
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041422 PROPERLY TO TEST: Bernard Noble.  Book Two "The Golden Era" 2 £19.95
041424 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM: Jan Van Den Driesschen.  Guy Gibson and the Dambusters.  Illustrated, 160pp, maps. 2 £16.95
041425 ECHOES AND REFLECTIONS: Keith Wood.  Informative work on experiments into Radar at Bawdsey and Orfordness and pre and post war testing at Martlesham Heath. 5 £13.95
041426 CARVE MALTA ON MY HEART: Frederick R Galea. And Other Wartime Stories: Christina Ratcliffe, Adrian Warburton, Tamara Marks 5 £15.00
041428 Did You Survive The War? An Ordinary Fighter Pilot's Story: C W Jarrold (with Ken Delve)  This covers some of the RAF's Major Operational Areas.  Details of many ordinary events  provide an insight into life with 80 Squadron in North Africa.  Adds a personal perspective to the endless round of escort missions flown by 80 Squadron Spitfires from bases in Southern England.  118pp, 38 illustrations. 2 £14.99
041429 JET BOMBER PILOT : Wg Cdr J A "Robby" Robinson RAF (Retd)  This is the second book from the Author following on from "Avro One".  The book takes a close look at his RAF Career beginning with 206 AFS At Oakington to fly the Gloster Metor and was then posted on to the English Electric Canberra. Details his time at Bassingbourne, Binbrook and Scampton.  110pp, b/w pictures. 5 £11.95
041437 SAVAGE SKY by George Webster.  Life & Death on a Bomber over Germany in 1944.  237pp, b/w photos.   5 £10.50
041440 MEMORIES THAT LINGER ON  by Dick Wickham  Personal memories of the Author during his School dayds in War Torn Suffolk.  b/w pictures, 30pp 5 £3.00
041441 DOWN TO EARTH by Sqdn. Leader Kenneth Butterworth McGlashan AFC.  A Fighter Pilots experiences of surviving Dunkirk, The Battle of Britain, Dieppe & D-Day.  174pp, 16 pages  b/w photos 2 £18.00
041442 BOMBER BOYS by Mel Rolfe.  256pp, 126 pages b.w photos 2 £17.99
041444 DIVER, DIVER, DIVER by Brian Cull.  Details every known success & where detected, records all locations of casualties of V1 impacts in London and the South East 256pp, 16 pages b/w photos 1 20.00
041446 DAVID & THE MIGHTY EIGHTH by Marjorie Hodgson Parker.  Based on the true story of a British Boy & A Texas Airman in WW2.  176pp. 2 11.99
041447 BOMBERS FIRST AND LAST by Gordon Thorburn.  The story of the War as seen through the eyes of the men who flew with No 9 Squadron & the men & women who supported them. 418pp, b/w photos 2 18.99
 

 

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