WW II AIRCRAFT & WW 2 AIRPLANES

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HALF A WING, THREE ENGINES AND A PRAYER, O'Neill, Brian, Tab, 1989m new, soft cover see photo, chronicle of a B-17 crew's entire 25 mission tour over German & occupied Europe at the height of WW II, maps & photos, 304 pgs.

HAMPTON SQUADRONS IN FOCUS, Postlethwaite, Mark, Red Kite, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, photo coverage of squadrons that flew the Hamptons, with brief squadron histories, many photos, 12 color profiles, 100 pgs.

HANS-JOACHIM MARSEILLE, Kurowski, Franz, Schiffer, see photo, 1994, new, 158 victories, JG 27, No. Africa, photos, 233 pgs.

HAPPY JACK'S GO BUGGY, Ilfrey, Jack, Schiffer, 1998, see photo, new, flew P-38 w/1st FG, No. Africa, P-51 w/20th FG, England, 8 victories, many photos,125 pgs.

HARRIER, Mason, Francis, Naval Institute Press, 1983, vg/vg (repaired tear), 2nd edition, traces every stage of the Harrier's evolutuon, photos & illustrations, 200 pgs.

HAWKER TYPHOON, THE COMBAT HISTORY, Bickers, Richard, Airlife, 1999, f/f, as new, see photo, history of the ground-attack fighter: origins, development, operations, armament, squadrons, service crews, photos, 144 pgs.

HEAVEN NEXT STOP, Bloemertz, Gunther, Alan Sutton, 1996, new, see photo, first person account of the life of a German fighter pilot in the later years of WW 2, he was a member of the famed " Abbeville Boys ", a pilot with JG 26, flying the Focke Wulf Fw 190 in France & later in the defence of the Reich 1944-45, incl his taking part in the last great Luftwaffe offensive of the war, Operation " Bodenplatte " on New Years day 1945, photos, 189 pgs.

HEINKEL HE 177, 277, 274, Griehl & Dressel, Airlife, 1998, new, see photo, design , construction and operational career of this German Luftwaffe twin engine bomber aircraft, prototypes, production, drawings & photos, 247 pgs.

HEINKEL HE 219, Remp, Roland, Schiffer, 2000, new, see photo, thorough examination of Germany's best night fighter, many photos, 160 pgs.

HELLCAT, Anderton & Watanabe, Crown, 1981, f/f (overized), many photos, color plates, fold-out color plates, 56 pgs.

HELICOPTERS OF THE THIRD REICH, Coates & Carbonel, Classic Publications, 2002, new, see photo, comprehensive attempt to relate the development of autogyros & helicopters in Germany during 1930-1945, the Germans were, undoubtedly, technologically ahead of their US counterparts in the development of rotating wing aircraft, more than 350 photographs, camouflage & markings, prototypes, survivors, specifications & performance statistics, 224 pgs.

HELLCATS OVER THE PHILIPPINE DEEP, Smith, Cdr. John, Sunflower, new, soft cover, author flew F6F from Suwannee, Marshalls, Marianas, Leyte Gulf, photos, 194 pgs.

HELLCAT, THE F6F IN WORLD WAR II, Tillman, Barrett, Naval Institute, 1979, f/f, see photo, signed by author, development & operational study on the F6F used in the Pacific, prototypes, survivors, specifications, top aces, night scores, squadrons, photos, 265 pgs.

HELL DIVERS, Forsyth, John, MBI, 1991, vg, soft cover, collection of combat stories from hell diver pilots, photos, 159 pgs.

HELLDIVER SQUADRON, Olds, Robert, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1944, vg, VB-17, the 1st sqdn. assigned the SB2C on Bunker Hill, photos, 225 pgs.

HELL-DIVER'S VENGEANCE, Buchanan, Buck, Trafford, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, traumatized by the attack on Pearl harbour was the author, that he vowed to "get" a Japanese battleship in retaliation. On April 7th, 1945 he fulfilled that vow. map, photos, 301 pgs.

HELL IN THE HEAVENS, Hess, William, Speciality Press, 2000, new, soft cover, see photo, twelve ill-fated 8th AF missions include Schweinfurt, Kassel & Berlin, photos, 140 pgs.

HELL ISLAND, McCaffery, Dan, James Lorimer & Co., 1998, new, see photo, Canadian pilots and the 1942 air battle for Malta, photos, 214 pgs.

HELL OF A BOMB, A, Flower, Stephen, Tempus, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, Barnes Wallis' most famous bomb is the Dambuster used with great effect in 1943, but he also helped develop three others, photos, 320 pgs.

HELL ON EARTH, Rolfe, Mel, Grub Street, 1999, new, see photo, 20 first hand experiences of bomber command at war, photo section, 192 pgs.

HERITAGE OF VALOR, Peaslee, Budd, Lippincott, 1964, vg (2 missing photo pages, inked name)/vg (rubbed), author commanded 384th BG, 8th AF, photos, 288 pgs. fine copy with dust jacket - $35.00

HERMAN THE GERMAN, Neumann, Gerhard, Morrow, 1984, vg (inked inscription to previous owner)/vg, see photo, German national served with Chennault in China, with OSS and finally General Electric as head of the GE jet engine division, photos, 2698 pgs.

HERKY! THE MEMOIRS OF A CHECKERTAIL ACE, Green, Herschel, Schiffer, 1996, new, see photo, pilots memoir, a leading U.S. 15th Air Force Ace with 18 victories, flew the P-40, P-47 Thunderbolt & P-5l Mustang during his tours of duty in Europe & the Mediterranean with the 325th FG, many photos, 192 pgs.

HERO, Nolan, Brian, Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1981, vg/vg, Buzz Beurling (249 Sqdn), the Malta terror, 30+ victories, photos, 201 pgs.

HIDDEN VICTORY, Air Vice-Marshal A.G. Dugeon, Tempus, 2000, new, soft cover, see photo, Air Battle of Habbaniya, May 1941, RAF air victory defended a flight training school in Iraq, loosing this battle would have resulted of severe consequences of the German's getting foothold in Iraq, photos, 146 pgs.

HIGH BLUE BATTLE, McIntosh, Dave, Stoddart, 1990, new, soft cover, see photo, wartime diary of No.1 (401) Squadron, RCAF, only Canadian squadron to take part in Battle of Britain & was the hightest scoring squadron in the RCAF, photos, 178 pgs.

HIROSHIMA PILOT, Huie, William, G.P. Putnum, 1964, vg/vg (minor chipping), Maj. Eatherly who dropped the bomb over Hiroshima, flew Pathfinder mission to Hirsohima, suffered severe psychological problems, 318 pgs.

HISTORY OF GERMAN AVIATION, THE FIRST JET AIRCRAFT, Wagner, Wolfgang, Schiffer, 1998, new, see photo, comprehensive & detailed analysis of jet aircraft design, development in Germany, descriptions, unique photo material, historical documents, numerous drawings & complete data tables, photos, 260 pgs.

HISTORY OF MARINE CORPS AVIATION IN WORLD WAR II, Sherrod, Robert, Combat Forces Press, 1952, g( cors. 2 pgs. torn off), encyclopedia of USMC air ops., photos, 496 pgs.

HITLER'S FALL GUYS, Mahurin, "Bud", Schiffer, 1999, P-47 ace analyses Luftwaffe of WW 2, photos, 190 pgs.

HITLER'S PERSONAL PILOT, Sweeting, C.G., Brassey, 2000, new, see photo, life & times of Hans Baur, photos, 334 pgs.

HITLER'S MIRACLE WEAPONS - VOLUME 1, Georg, Friedrich, Helion & Co., 2003, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, secret nuclear weapons of the third reich & their carrier systems - the Luftwaffe & Kriegsmarine, photos (including color), color plates, 127 pgs.

HITLER'S SQUADRON, Sweeting, C.G., Brassey, 2001, f/f, see photo, his personal aircraft & transport unit, 1933-45, photos, 184 pgs.

HITLER'S STUKA SQUADRONS, Ju 87 AT WAR 1936-1945, Ward, John, MBI, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, air tactics, strengths & weaknesses of the aircraft, first hand accounts from Stuka pilots, variants, color plates, many photos, 224 pgs.

HITLER'S V-WEAPON SITES, Henshall, Philip, Sutton, 2002, new see photo, examines in detail how & why each of the storage and launch sites in France, Germany, Holland and Poland were designed and built, the air campaign that followed, how they were defended against , photographs, drawings & maps, 208 pgs.

HOME BY CHRISTMAS , Bowman, Martin, Patrick Stephens, 1987, f/f, 8th & 15th AF, the air war and the POW camps, photos & maps, 159 pgs.

HOME FROM SIBERIA, Hays, Otis, Texas A & M University Press, 1990, f/f, as new, 291 young American airmen were interned in the Soviet Union after making emergency landings having completed raids on Japanese targets, smuggled out by the Soviets, based on government documents & interviews with survivors, photos & maps, 232 pgs.

HORNCHURCH EAGLES, Smith, Richard, Grub St., 2002, new, see photo, features the entire lives & flying careers (including pre and post war) of eight of the famous and not so famous pilots who flew from Hornchurch: Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst; New Zealander Air Vice-Marshal William Crawford-Compton; Squadron Leader Dave Glaser; Flight Lieutenant Eric Lock; American Flight Lieutenant William 'Tex' Ash; Squadron Leader Peter Brown; Squadron Leader Iain Hutchinson & Flight Lieutenant Les Harvey, photos, 224 pgs.

HORNCHURCH OFFENSIVE, Smith, Richard, Grub Street, 2001, new, see photo, Volume 2, 1941 to the airfield's final closure, definitive account of the RAF fighter airfield, pilots, groundcrew & staff, station comanders, Squadrons operational, Wing Commanders flying, Squadron Commanders, top scoring aces, pilot casualties, spitfires flown, photos, 210 pgs.

HORNCHURCH SCRAMBLE, Smith, Richard C., Grub St., 2000, new, see photo, account of the RAF fighter airfield, pilots, groundcrew & staff, 1915 to the end of the Battle of Britain, photos, 210 pgs.

HORNETS, THE, AND THEIR HEROIC MEN, Glass & Buell (eds), Hornet Club,1992, soft cover, vg, see photo, first person accounts of action on CV-8 & CV-12, photos, 128 pgs.

HORRIDO, Bernad, Mujzer & Hangya, OMIKK, 1993, new (issued w/o dj), vg, see photo, Polish text with English summaries, signed by Bernad, covers Finish AF, Croation Air Legion, Royal Hungarian AF, Rumanian AF, Slovakian AF, photos, 140 pgs + a color plate section,

HORTON Ho9/Ho 229 RETROSPECTIVE, Myhra, David, Schiffer, 2002, new, see photo, accounting of the design, construction & flight testing of the twin turbojet powered all-wing prototype Ho 9 fighter/ interceptor and it's serial production prototype, Ho 229V3, interviews with Horton Flubzeugbau members, photos & line drawings, 231 pgs.

HORTON Ho9/Ho 229 TECHNICAL HISTORY, Myhra, David, Schiffer, 2002, new, see photo, how these flying machines were constructed, detailed photographs, includes construction of the all-wing wood main spar, ribs wing covering & internal fuel tanks, 280 pgs.

HOSTAGES OF COLDITZ, Romilly & Alexander, Praeger, 1973, vg/vg, imprisonment & escape attempts of a handful of prominent captives in Nazi Germany's most notorious prison camp, photos, 246 pgs.

HURRICANE, Stewart, Adrian, William Kimber, 1982, f(embossed name)/f(sunned spine), combat operations of the Hurricane, 1939-45, photos, 336 pgs.

HURRICANE IN FOREIGN SERVICE 2, Wawrzynski, Miroslaw, AjaKS, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, Polish text, English captions, many photos, color plates, 72 pgs.

HURRICANES OVER BURMA, Stone, W. C. Bunny, Grub St., see photo, 1995, new, the operations of 17 Sqdn.in Burma, through the eyes of two of its participants, covers the author's aerial exploits in the Burma-Indian theater & then to the recollections of Wing Commander 'Bunny' Stone during his 3 year tour in the Far East, photos, drawings & maps. 357 pgs.

HURRICANES OVER MALTA, Cull & Galea, Grub Street, 2001, new, see photo, fully revised & updated account of the RAF & Commonwealth pilots who flew Hurricanes in defence of Malta between Jun3 1940 and April 1942, flown from decks of a/c carriers or bases in North Africa, based on personal diaries & journals, photos 320 pgs.

HURRICANES OVER MURMANSK, Golley, John, PSL, 1987, f/f, see photo, aerial warfare to seize Murmansk, Russia awarded for unique Orders of Lenin to members of two British units as result of battle, many photos, 213 pgs.

HURRICANES OVER SINGAPORE, Cull & Sorehaug, Grub Street, 2004, new, see photo, hurricanes went into action over Singapore on 20 January 1942 & the last two aircraft made the final flight at Java on 8 March that year, during the intervening time the hurricane pilots & ground crew – British, New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, Dutch and Americans, majority of survivors would spend the next 3 ½ years as prisoners of the Japanese, roll of honour, known claims & credits, deliveries & fates, index of personnel, maps & photos, 272 pgs.

HURRICANES OVER TOBRUK, Cull & Minterne, Grub St., 1999, new, see photo, role of the Hurricane in defence of Tobruk, Jan. to June, 1941, photo section, 224 pgs.

HURRICANES OVER THE SANDS, Part One, Lavigne & Edwards, Lavigne Aviation Publicatioons, 2003, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, story of 129 Canadian pilots, RAF & RCAF + 15 Americans & 2 British in RCAF over the Western Desert, June 1940 to May 1943, 61 enemy aircraft destroyed, includes RAF Sqds: No. 6, No 30, No 33, No 73 & RAAAF Sqds No. 74; No 80, No 123 & No 127, photographs (including color, maps, 3-views & aircraft drawings, 311 pgs.

HURRICANE SQUADRONS IN FOCUS, PART ONE, Brittles, Philip, Red Kite, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, photo coverage of squadrons that flew the Hurricane in NW Europe and Malta, with brief squadron histories, many photos, 12 color profiles, 96 pgs.

HURRICATS - THE FIGHTERS THAT COULD NOT RETURN, Baker, Ralph, Tempus, 2000, new, see photo, catapulted off convoy ships to attack submarines, the volunteer pilot's only chance of survival would be to bale out into sea to be picked up by an escort ship, photos, 160 pgs.

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