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Near-Fine 1st printing trade softcover. A member of the famous RAF 617 Dambusters Squadron tells the true story of his daring escape from Occupied Europe during WWII. Only a hint of wear at corners of covers, otherwise brand new in all respects. Crisp, clean, square, tight, no spine creases. 6" x 9", 188 pages, maps, log book entries and photos, epilogue by George Waters. Laid-in is a photo-copy of a letter from Buckingham Palace dated 1999 in which the Private Secretary to HRH The Princess Royal thanks Waters for sending two copies of this book to the Royal Family. Bob Kellow was a member of the Royal Air Force No. 50 Squadron and No. 617 Squadron, better known as the 'Dambusters. ' He was on board the Lancaster Bomber that dropped the bomb that destroyed the Eder Dam in May, 1943. Forced to parachute out over Northern Holland later that year, Kellow spent 12 weeks eluding German forces. He escaped through Holland, Belgium, France and over the Pyrennes Mountains to Spain and Gibraltar, and finally… Leer más

Tab Practical Flying Series, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. AS-NEW Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. No wear, no markings, appears unhandled and unread. Crisp, clean, fresh. Approx. 7.5" x 9.5", 210 pages, illustrated, index.

Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Tab Books, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD. Crisp, clean, no markings. 7.25" x 9", 383 pages. Lankford's classic weather guide for pilots is your one indispensable source for clear meteorological information. In this well-illustrated book FAA Weather Specialist and 30-year veteran pilot Lankford gives pilots practical weather guidance for safer flights.

Fine/Fine. Crisp, clean and bright. No creases, no markings. 8.75" x 11.25, 181 pages, appendices, well illustrated. The definitive history of the 1st 50 years of flight training at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

London, U.K.: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine/VG First Edition, 1st UK Printing Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. Ownership stamp on endpaper, otherwise as-new in all respects. Unclipped DJ has several short tears and one crease. 5.5" by 8.75", 141 pages.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Office of Air Force History, 1986. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition, USAF Warrior Studies. Nice wraps with only light wear, ownership markings on endpaper and foredges, infrequent high-lighting otherwise FINE text. 6.75" x 9.5", 300 pages, photographs, illustrations, fold-out maps, graphs.

London, U.K.: Bison Books, 1988. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. AS-NEW/NEAR-FINE Second Printing. Brand new unmarked book, no wear, no markings. Nearly perfect DJ. 8.75" by 11.25", 64 pages. -

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 2001. Soft cover. New. BRAND NEW 7th Printing Trade Paperback. Clearly unread and unopened, this book is in pristine condition. 6.75" x 9.5", 220 pages, photographs, graphics, index. - A highly detailed book on the USAF campaign in Kuwait and Iraq during Desert Storm.

Very Good 1st printing trade softcover. SIGNED by the author on a half-title paste-down, dated 1999. Previously read, but a nice clean signed copy with minimal shelfwear. 5.5" x 8.25", 326 pages. THis work of fiction is faithful to the details and realities which the crews of the famous Beaufort torpedo bombers endured diuring WWII.

National Defence, Canada. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VG+ First Edition softcover, early 1980's government publication, 8.5" x 11", blingual - 54 pages in English - 54 pages in French, many b&w photos. Each of the fighter aircraft flown by Canadian Forces is detailed, one to a page, with specifications and statistics. Includes aircraft of 1918-1919 (World War I), 1920-1945, 1940-1945 (World War II), Air Force and Navy planes 1946 to 1968, 1968 to early 1980's up to acquisition of CF-18's.

VG+ 1st printing paperback. No creases, clean and tight, ownership stamp on 1st paqe. 269 pages. The U.S. Navy Seawolves were the most successful and most decorated unit in the Vietnam War.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good ex-library copy. Clean and tight, VG interiors and wraps. Approx. 5.5" x 8.5", 281 pages. First published in 1918, this 1990 trade paperback is the illustrated classic autobiography of Canada's World War I Ace fighter pilot Billy Bishop.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition HCDJ. As-new book in a near-fine unclipped DJ. 6.5" x 9.25", 399 pages, b&w photographs, index.

Madeira Park, BC, Canada: Harbour Publishing Company, Limited, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition, boldly SIGNED by author Peter Pigott on the title page. Gift quality. 6.5" by 9.25", 391 pages, illustrated with remarkable archival photos, notes, bibliography, index.