People, Planes & Providence

by Ian Roxburgh
Former RAF pilot and flying instructor recalls his exploits in World War II and the post-war years during which he flew most of the famous aircraft types of the 1940s and 50s

Per Ardua Pro Patria

by Dennis Wiltshire
The traumatic experiences of an RAF Bomber Command airman  falsely accused of LMF in WW2.

Percys Piece of the War

by Percy Shipperbottom
Exploits of an RAF High Speed Launch Wireless Operator in the UK and Far East during World War 2.

Prestwicks Pioneer

by Dougal McIntyre
Biography of David F. McIntyre, first pilot to fly over Everest and founder of Scottish Aviation.

Radar Days – experiences of a WAAF RDF operator in World War II

by Gwen Arnold
A former WAAF Radar Operator recalls her experiences while serving at Bawdsey Manor RDF Station during WW2.

RAF / UXB - RAF bomb disposal squads in World War II

A collection of stories contributed by former RAF Bomb Disposal (BD) personnel highlighting their activities during WW2

Railway to Runway – a Bomber Command navigators story

by Leslie Harris
The wartime journal and letters of a navigator with RAF Bomber Command  killed during the Second World War.

Searching in the Dark

by Peggy Butler
Diary of a WAAF Radar Operator (1942-46)
New Edition

Seletar: Crowning Glory

by David Taylor
An illustrated history of RAF Seletar in Singapore 1928-71.

Tales of a Bomber Command WAAF

by Sylvia Pickering
A former WAAF recalls life at wartime RAF bomber airfields Cottesmore and Coningsby

The Battle of Britain: Victory & Defeat

by Jack Dixon
A detailed study of the controversial dismissal of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding after the Battle of Britain

The Cry of the Nightjar

by Gerhard Heilig
A highly realistic account of the experiences of a bomber pilot with 214 Squadron RAF in World War Two.
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The Elephant On My Wing – a New Zealand pilots war

by Peter A Wright | The WW2 exploits of a 211 Squadron Blenheim pilot in North Africa and Italy and subsequently as a prisoner of war and successful escapee who evaded capture

The Long Haul

by William Bloxham
An RAF flight engineer's experiences during WW2 with 138 (Special Duties) Squadron and subsequently as a prisoner of war in Germany.

The RAF and Me – and RAF airmans experiences in World War II

by Gordon Frost | Experiences of a former Short Stirling navigator with 570 Squadron at RAF Harwell during WW2

To Strive and not to Yield – 626 Squadron and the Battle of Berlin

by Dennis West
The activities of the personnel and aircraft of 626 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command, during the Battle of Berlin in WW2

Training for Triumph

by Tom Docherty
An illustrated history of RAF aircrew training in the UK during WW2.
New Edition

Twin Bases Remembered

by Norman Rose
A personal history of the RAF and USAF at Bentwaters & Woodbridge 1943-1993

Un Grand Bordel

by Norman Lee & Geoffrey French
A 428 Squadron tail gunner's adventures in occupied France with the Maquis 1943/44.

Under the Red Eagle – 239 Wing DAF

by Frank Pearce
An eyewitness account of the activities of 239 Wing of the Desert Air Force in North Africa and Italy 1942-45

UXB Volume 2

Our second book saluting the hazardous work of  Bomb Disposal and explosive ordnance disposal personnel includes contributions from the USA and other parts of the world.

Wartime Jottings of an RAF Airman

by Griffith J Evans
A young airman's experiences in the Royal Air Force 1941-46.

Well, You Wanted to Fly!

edited by Jack Burgess
Aviation tales contributed by members of the Saltire branch of the Aircrew Association

While Others Slept

by Eric Woods
An RAF observer/navigator's experiences with 106 Squadron, 144 Squadron and 61 Squadron during World War Two 1940/41.

Why Did We Join?

by Eileen Smith
An entertaining account of the author's years as a WAAF at RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire during World War II.

Wings Without Weapons

by Humphrey Wynn
A former ferry pilot with RAF Transport Command recalls his activities in Africa, the Middle East and India during World War 2.
New Edition

Wot? No Engines? – Military Gliders and Operation Varsity 1945

by Alan Cooper | A collection of first-hand accounts contributed by personnel from the RAF and the Glider Pilot Regiment who participated in Operation Varsity, March 1945