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138 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated, primarily in black and white. 423 Squadron 60th Anniversary Project. "Formed at Oban, Scotland in 1942 as the Battle of the Atlantic approached its crisis, 423 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron was the third and last of the flying boad squadrons formed by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of its Overseas War Establishment." - from Foreword. Attractive gilt lettering and graphic upon blue cloth-covered front board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding intact. A quality copy. Book
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with many hundreds of photographs in the text and pictorial endpapers; cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: Formation to the end of 1940; Vol. II: 1941 to date. Already uncommon as a set in this condition.
Features: A 3-part article on Quality Assurance in the Canadian Forces; Aldershot then and now - Canadians help famed British garrison town celebrate anniversary; Flight abroad is reward for top-notch military men - travel first class with 437 Squadron; Calgary Sergeant Larry Hume is host of TV show 'You and Your Aquarium'; Military medics help local populace during Jamaica manoeuvres; Canucks Unlimited - 436 Elephant Squadron - from southeast Asia to the Arctic; The Royal Navy's uniform experiments; Air Transport Command delivers a school bus to South America. Quality copy. Book
Roy. 8vo., with numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Includes personnel, ROH. Reissue of the original edition of 1945. NOW VERY SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
viii, 133 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white and colour photos. Oblong 9" x 10.75". Photo endpapers. A "Very carefully and diligently recorded documentary which clearly illustrates how well the squadron has served our country for over 60 years and continues to do so." - Foreword. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this excellent squadron history. Book
340 pages. Colour and black and white reproductions of photos. Rolls of Honour. "8th May 2001 marked the 60th anniversary of the formation of 407 "Demon" Squadron RCAF at Thorney Island, Hampshire, England. In WWII the Demons were credited with four U-boat kills and seven U-boats damaged, plus many thousands of tons of enemy shipping sunk and damaged, but at the cost of the lives of 240 members." paraphrased from Foreword. Part One deals with the wartime years, 1941-1945 and is divided into anti-shipping operations and anti-submarine operations. Part Two deals with the post-war years, 1952-2000 and includes these chapters: The Squadron Reformed, The Lancaster Years, The Neptune Years, The Argus Years, The Aurora Years, plus ten informative appendices. Signed and inscribed in 2005 by C.O. P. Ormsby upon title page. Usual library markings. Binding intact.. Above-average external wear. A worthy copy of this informative and important history which includes 64 more pages than the 1996 edition. Book
104 pages. "Compiled to honour the men and women who served on 417 Squadron in peace and war from 1941 to 1983." - from Foreword. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival photos, most in black and white, some in colour. Prior owner's signature inside front board. Twelve additional signatures on last page - presumably of people related to the Squadron. Otherwise, book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this important history. Book
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates and maps; plum boards, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Updated and extended version of the original edition of 1966. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
155 pages. Profusely illustrated with archival black and white photos with substantial supporting text. "The legacy of the more than 4,000 members and ex-members of 434 Squadron who are proudly known as the 'Bluenosers'". - from Foreword. Prior owner's name neatly atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy. COOKE [3] p.356. Book
"Your 1965 Reunion Committee is pleased to present the histories of No. 435 (Chinthe) Squadron and No. 436 (Elephant) Squadron, with accompanying pictures, as a special 'extra' of the 'Burma plus 20' Reunion." - from Foreward. Consists of 15 single-sided 14" x 8.5" sheets folded in half and stapled into illustrated card covers. Numerous black and white photos in text. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
145 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos plus sixteen pages of glossy colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Oblong 10.5" x 8.5". "Documents over forty-five years of flying operations on the occasion of Reunion '87." Blind stamp upon half-title page, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear to gilt-decorated blue cloth-covered boards. Binding sound. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important history. Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (many full-page) throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and facsimiles in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
Single sheet, 8vo., on 'Grand Fleet' stationery,in near fine state. The letter in entirely in Beatty's hand, and signed and dated 19 December 1918. At this time Beatty, who commanded the Battlecruiser Squadron at Jutland, was serving as Commander of the Grand Fleet; Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt was Commander of the Harwich Force. A FINE LETTER RELATING TO TWO OF THE FOREMOST BRITISH NAVAL COMMANDERS OF THE GREAT WAR. AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL BY BEATTY IS SCARCE.
Single sheet, measuring 8.25 x 6.0 ins (approx. 21.0 x 15.0 cms), on printed stationery from Learoyd's home in Rustington, and dated 7 September 1995; near fine state. THE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED ENTIRELY IN LEAROYD'S HAND, AND IS SOLD WITH A POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT. Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd was gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 20 August 1940. The citation reads: 'On 12 August 1940 Flight Lieutenant Learoyd was one of the pilots briefed to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Germany. Of the four other aircraft which had already made the attack on that night, two were destroyed and two were badly hit. Flight Lieutenant Learoyd took his plane into the target at only 150 feet, in the full glare of the searchlights and flak barrage all around him. The aircraft was very badly damaged but the bombs were duly dropped and he managed to get his crippled plane back to England where he flew round until first light, finally landing without causing injury to his crew or further damage to his aircraft'. Flight Lieutenant (later Wing Commander) Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd (1913-1996) was serving with 49 Squadron, Bomber Command.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates and monochrome photographs in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in black, black endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The operations of 617 Squadron following the dams raid.
Signed by author/subject upon first blank leaf. 197 pages. WWII RCAF pilot Al Trotter recounts his dramatic wartime experiences in the air and as a POW. Many pages of reproductions of archival black and white photos. Gift greetings atop first blank leaf, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
