The RAF - Postwar to Present
These books offer personal glimpses into various aspects of
RAF life from the years immediately after World War II right up to the present day...
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RAF history 
ISBN 1-84683-028-1

60 Aviation Experiences

edited by Jack Burgess
80+ years of aviation recalled by members of the Aircrew Association
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-016-8

An Ordinary Life

by Brian White
The not-so-ordinary life and times of a services family in the postwar era
RAF humour 
ISBN 1-903953-67-7

Chips for Breakfast

by Terry O'Reilly


A humorous account of induction into the Royal Air Force and basic training 1952-54
RAF humour 
ISBN 1-84683-022-2

Drop and Give Me Twenty!

by Rob Novak
Mischievous Memoirs of the RAF in the 1980s
Aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-10-3

Flying the Waves

by Richard Pike

Experiences of an air-sea rescue helicopter pilot around the Scottish coast in the 1980s/90s
RAF History 
ISBN 1-903953-72-3

From Blue to Grey

Recollections of former members of 54 Entry, Royal Air Force College, Cranwell (1949-51)

RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-015-X

From the Ground Up

by Alf Commons
Memoirs of a postwar RAF Technician (1946-69)
RAF humour 
ISBN 1-873203-51-9

I Have Control!

by Edward Cartner
Hilarious misadventures of a junior RAF Officer
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-35-9

In Defence of the Realm

by Peter Voyse


An erk-some account of the author's National Service in the RAF 1954-56 at Longley Lane and elsewhere
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-65-9

Meteor Eject!

by Nick Carter


Former 257 Squadron RAF jet pilot recalls the Gloster Meteor, prototype ejector seats and much more...
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-36-7

My 'Best Blue' Days

by Reg Chiddick


A good-humoured look at life in the RAF in the 1950s at West Kirby, Melksham and Binbrook - featuring the English Electric Canberra, a few sticky moments, and some very funny ones too!
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-002-8

National Service Erk

by Ronald Swain
A Conscripted RAF Airman’s Experiences with 148 Squadron 1952-3
RAF/aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-71-5

No Time on the Ground

by Ken Fitzroy
A former military, commercial and civilian pilot looks back on 50 years of experiences in the air
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-91-8

Out of the Blue

by George Edwards BEM
Memoir of a former RAF fireman who later became a Probation Officer and Officer Commanding 7F (1st City of Liverpool) Air Cadets
Military memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-17-0

Parachutes, Princes & Predicaments

by Edward Cartner


The trials and tribulations of the most difficult challenge of the author's career - teaching Prince Charles and Prince Andrew to parachute jump
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-90-X

People, Planes & Providence

by Ian Roxburgh


Former RAF pilot recalls flying many of the most famous aircraft of the 40s and 50s
RAF History 
ISBN 1-903953-93-6

Post War Brats at Large

Recollections of former RAF Aircraft Apprentices at RAF Halton
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-98-5

RAF National Service in Six Movements

by Roy Taylor
An RAF National Serviceman's experiences in the 1950s
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-007-9

RAF 'Plumber'

by Michael 'Andy' Anderton
Experiences with things that go bang ~ during 30 years as an RAF Armourer 1953-83
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-52-7

Return to Gan

by Michael Butler


An illustrated account of life at RAF Gan in 1960-61 and of a return visit to see what remains of the former air base today
Fiction/RAF 
ISBN 1-84683-006-0

Safari Mzuri

by Brian J. Elliott
National Servicemen go wild in 1960's Kenya
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-011-7

Serving with the Blues

by Peter Bradbury
Memoirs of a former RAF Bandsman with No.6 Regional Band MEAF and the RAF Central Band in the 1950s
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-63-4

Swinging the Lamp

by Ted Bedwell
A selection of often hilarious nautical tales from a former 'webfoot' of the RAF Marine Branch
RAF/medical memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-031-1

The Rock & Roll Years of a Parachuting Medic

by Mick Thompson
Recalling 25 years in the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force 1957-1982
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-66-7

The Spice of Flight

by Richard Pike


The author looks back on a varied career as an RAF pilot, flying all kinds of aircraft from fast jets to helicopters in the 60s and 70s
RAF History 
ISBN 1-903953-39-1

Wheels Up!

by Bob Price


Nostalgic look at the bygone era of the RAF Boy Entrant Scheme
RAF humour 
ISBN 1-873203-93-4

Who Is In Charge Here?

by Edward Cartner
Hilarious misadventures of a senior RAF officer...
Cold War history 
ISBN 1-84683-049-4

We Blazed the Trail

edited by Robin Reid and Malcolm Cleverley 


The Civil Defence Experimental Mobile Column 1953/4