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Through Time eBook Series

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  • Welsh Military Airfields Through Time

    by Alan Phillips ...
    Series series Through Time
    It was inevitable that certain areas of Wales would be chosen as locations for airfields in times of conflict and war. The nation's distance from Continental Europe made it relatively safe from enemy attack and, therefore, ideally suited for training. It also due to its location on the western side of Great Britain near to the Western Approaches and the Atlantic convoys that the airfields in ... Read more

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  • Leeds - Bradford Airport Through Time

    by Alan Phillips ...
    Series series Through Time
    Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston). During the war, the airfield was used as a shadow factory and constructed almost 700 Lancaster bombers, as well as almost 4,500 Avro Ansons. Civil flights began again in 1947 and by 1978 Regional Airport ... Read more

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  • The Diary Of A RAF Lancaster Bomber Pilot

    by Les Joy ...
    My name is Leslie Joy (Les to my friends), and I was born on the 16th March 1923 in Bradford, Yorkshire. This is my true story of how at the age of 19 I joined the RAF, fell in love with a Tiger Moth, got my wings and flew as a Lancaster Bomber pilot in World War II, and survived just! ... Read more

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  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    by Richard Edwards ...
    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Read more

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  • Frontline and Experimental Flying With the Fleet Air Arm

    by Geoffrey Higgs ...
    The first Royal Navy pilot to fly transatlantic non-stop (in a Buccaneer) describes his thirty-five-year career in the Fleet Air Arm and as an Empire Test Pilot.The spectacle of Alan Cobham's Flying Circus and the Fleet at anchor in Weymouth inspired the author's lifelong passion for aeroplanes, flying and the Royal Navy. World War Two provided the opportunity to fulfil his ambition and at ... Read more

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  • Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942–45

    by Martin Bowman ...
    Series Book 4 - Combat Aircraft
    Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary 'all-wooden' Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World War 2.The first bomber variant to enter service was the B Mk IV, initial examples of which were issued to No 2 Group's No 105 Sqn at Swanton Morley, in Norfolk, in November 1941. Considerably faster ... Read more

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  • Lettice Curtis

    by Lettice Curtis ...
    The name of Lettice Curtis is well known in the aviation world. Her career as an aviator is both remarkable and unique, yet until now it has never been put into print. Inspired by requests from many who have known her, Lettice has finally put pen to paper and opened her photo album to tell her amazing story from school days to retirement. ... Read more

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  • Follow Me Through

    The Ups and Downs of a RAF Flying Instructor

    by Wing Commander Mike Brooke AFC RAF ...
    Catch a rare glimpse into the training of the nation's defence personnel, as pilot turned flying instructor Mike Brooke shares with us some of his amusing firsthand flying stories. After his success as a Cold War Canberra pilot, Mike was dispatched to become a flying instructor at the Central Flying School in the 1970s. 'Follow him through' – as he would instruct his trainees – as he experiences ... Read more

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  • From Spitfire to Focke Wulf

    The Diary and Log Book of Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45

    by H. Leonard Thorne ...
    'I hold the greatest respect for Len for what he achieved in the RAF.' – Gordon Mitchell, son of Spitfire designer R.J. MitchellIn May 1940, 20-year-old Len Thorne joined the RAF, as did many young men during the Second World War. After two hectic tours of operational duty as a fighter pilot, including some desperately dangerous low-level flying at Dunkirk, he was posted to AFDU (Air Fighting ... Read more

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  • Brace for Impact

    Air Crashes and Aviation Safety

    by Peter Pigott ...
    Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to the work of crash detectives. Whenever a plane falls from the sky, the investigators pick through the ... Read more

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  • Heroes and Landmarks of British Aviation

    From Airships to the Jet Age

    by Richard Edwards, Peter J. Edwards ...
    Heroes and Landmarks of British Aviation tells the dramatic story of a world leading aviation industry, from the sweat and grease of the workshop, to the board rooms and government nationalisations that ultimately fashioned its destiny.The heroes are Britains most innovative aviation pioneers and their aircraft, the men and women who persevered to be the first into the air, to fly the fastest, the ... Read more

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  • Finding the Few

    Some Outstanding Mysteries of the Battle of Britain Investigated and Solved

    by Andy Saunders ...
    An "extraordinarily researched" account of a quest to find MIA fighter pilots decades after World War II (Barrett Tillman).1940: The air over Britain is filled with danger. Courageous and heroic men fly and fight, often sacrificing their lives to keep the nation free. Some of them will disappear into the summer sky without leaving a trace . . .This remarkable book records the lives of RAF pilots ... Read more

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