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  • Sigh for a Merlin

    de Alex Henshaw ...
    The enthralling account of Alex Henshaw's life with the Spitfire. Alex Henshaw spent the early days of World War II at Eastleigh, England testing the immortal Spitfire fighter with Jeffrey Quill before being appointed Chief Test Pilot at Supermarine's new factory in Castle Bromwich. Thousands of Spitfires were tested and manufactured at this site throughout the war by the end of which 37,000 test ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Flight of The Mew Gull

    Record-breaking flying in the 1930s

    de Alex Henshaw ...
    Alex Henshaw had the luck to grow up in the '20s and '30s during the golden age of flying. The Blue Riband of flying in the British Isles between the two World Wars was the King's Cup: Henshaw set his heart on it, developing a technique of racing which extracted the very maximum from his aircraft: first the Comper Swift and then the DH Leopard Moth. Parallel with his search for speed was an ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

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  • The Diary Of A RAF Lancaster Bomber Pilot

    de 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! ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Into the Darkness

    de Arthur R. Hoyle ...
    Our Lancaster raced over the perimeter track and then tore down the slope through the dispersal area... with its wheels thumping on the grass but still firmly on the ground. It now seemed that nothing could save us and that, in the next couple of moments, we would disappear in a great explosion. I could hear Bob saying "Get off the ground, you bastard, get off," while Harry just said nothing... ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Wings on My Sleeve

    The Legendary Autobiography of Britain's Greatest Ever Test Pilot

    de Captain Eric Brown ...
    THE WORLD'S GREATEST TEST PILOT TELLS HIS STORY'When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker'Kirsty Young, Desert Island Discs'The greatest test pilot who ever lived. A true inspiration'Tim Peake, astronaut and former regular British Army Air Corps officer'The stories beggar belief'Guardian'Fascinating... ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Luck and a Lancaster (2nd Edition)

    Chance and Survival in World War II

    de Harry Yates ...
    This book takes you, raid by raid, through the author's tour of operational duty over the last five months of 1944. It is a bomber pilot's story, but it is also about the grinding operational pressure, the brotherhood of the crew and fears of injury and death. It is about a squadron of Bomber Command that bore a barely-equalled burden in operational effort and losses. It is about young airmen the ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Night Fighter Over Germany

    'The Long Road to the Sky'

    de Graham White ...
    This WWII memoir of an NCO Royal Air Force pilot offers a vivid, personal account of wartime life and dangerous operations over Europe.In 1941, Graham White was passing a Royal Air Force recruiting center and, on the spur of the moment, signed up. As a non-commissioned RAF pilot, he went on to fly long-range night-fighters against the Luftwaffe. White experienced badly designed and dangerous ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    de James Hamilton-Paterson ...
    In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter-jet ever built and the Lightning, which ... Leer más

    $11.89 USD

  • The Lightning Boys

    True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning

    de Richard Pike ...
    "A good read both to aviators in general and to the Lightning fraternity in particular" ( Royal Air Force Historical Society).According to a recent international study, the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. With over twenty individual stories from former Lightning pilots, this book relates the highs and lows, the dramas and the demands of those who operated this ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Fighter Aces of the RAF in the Battle of Britain

    de Philip Kaplan ...
    Ace fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force share stories from the experiences during World War II's Battle of Britain.This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary RAF fighter aces during the Battle of Britain. It explains why only a small minority of pilots those in whom the desire for combat overrode everything accounted for so large a proportion of the victories. It ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Spitfire

    Portrait of a Legend

    de Leo McKinstry ...
    In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended on Britain.A self-confident Herman Goring thought that it would be only a matter ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

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  • The Lightning Boys 2

    More True Tales from Pilots and Crew of the English Electric Lightning

    de Richard Pike ...
    Exciting, first-hand accounts from Lightning aircrews—the sequel to the bestselling book from the author of the Hunter Boys and Phantom Boys volumes.Lightning Boys 2 is a must-have companion to the first collection and continues the theme of tales from pilots and other crew connected with this iconic aircraft, giving a rare insight into postwar fighter operations. In 20 separate stories to ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus