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The histories of RAF squadrons, RAF stations, RAF training establishments and more...


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619 : The History of a Forgotten Squadron

by Bryan Clark


The rediscovered history of a WW2 bomber squadron
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A History of The King's / Queen's Flight

Sowerby & Frost (eds)


Chronicle of the elite RAF unit responsible for the air transport of the Royal Family from 1936-1995
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Achieve Your Aim

by Kevin Bending
The history of No. 97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron ~ a WW2 Pathfinder squadron
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Air Navigation from Balloons to Concorde

Walter Blanchard (ed)
A definitive history of air navigation ~ from its primitive beginnings to satellite technology

Bentwaters & Woodbridge

by Graham Haynes
A history of the 40-year tenure of these twin bases in East Anglia by the US Air Force
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Crash Boats of Gorleston

by Tony Overill
The WW2 exploits of of No.24 Air Sea Rescue Unit of the RAF Marine Branch
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Desert Wheels

by Bryan Blow
A pictorial history of No.51 (RAF) MT Company/Squadron of the Middle East Air Force (MEAF) 1942-56
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From Port T to RAF Gan

by Peter Doling


Colourful history of the remote military base at Addu Atoll in the Maldive Islands 1941-76
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Hunt Like a Tiger

by Tom Docherty


Illustrated history of 230 Squadron and its Sunderland flying boats 1939-45

Lost In Training

by Harry Green 
By charting the final hours of a single Lancaster and its crew, this book pays tribute to the thousands of young RAF airmen killed during aircrew training in World War II
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Nobody Unprepared

by Vernon Holland


A record of the activities of 78 Squadron RAF Bomber Command in WW2
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Operation Pharos

by Ken Rosam


A history of the WW2 Allied airbase on the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean
Aviation History

Prestwick's Pioneer

by Dougal McIntyre


Biography of David F. McIntyre, first pilot to fly over Everest and founder of Scottish Aviation
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A History of RAF Waddington 1916-1945

by Raymond Leach


A detailed history of this important RAF base in Lincolnshire spanning two world wars
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Seletar: Crowning Glory

by David Taylor


An informal history of RAF Seletar, the Royal Air Force base in Singapore, from its earliest origins to the departure of the RAF in 1971, illustrated with many vintage photos
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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