Quarrie, Bruce, Ed. (Martin Holbrook, Gerald Scarborough, Alan Hall, Roger Chesneau, John Dandars, Bryan Philpott, Richard Gardner, Dave Becker, Michael Bowyer, Gerry Preece, Ron Wood, Noel Smith, Michael Andress, Terry Wise, Bruce Robertson.) Listings

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	1 Quarrie, Bruce, ed. (Martin Holbrook, Gerald Scarborough, Alan Hall, Roger Chesneau, John Dandars, Bryan Philpott, Richard Gardner, Dave Becker, Michael Bowyer, Gerry Preece, Ron Wood, Noel Smith, Michael Andress, Terry Wise, Bruce Robertson.) AIRFIX MAGAZINE ANNUAL 6 FOR MODELLERS. Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, 1976.  100 pp, 9 15/16" H, hard cover in glazed pictorial boards - no dust jacket (as issued). ISBN 0850592267 Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, drawings, diagrams, plans, uniform studies, etc. Contents: MiG 15; SdKfz 223; Victor , Valiant and Vulcan: V-bomber story; HMS Cambelltown; Motor infantry in the desert; MiG 15; Chasseurs a Cheval de la Garde; South African Mirages; The pick of Photopage; Luftwaffe fighter heraldry; Steyr 640 trucks; Highball Mosquito; To sink the T irpitz; Roman artillery: Onager, ballista and crews; Photo Quiz; Ford Model 'T van; Paddle steamer tug; French Foreign Legion forts; CDS and Crane Matildas; Would you believe it?; Steyr 640. Minor bump at top/bottom of spine, very light wear at cor ners, light rubbing to glossy boards. Very Good  Price: 15.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Philpott, Bryan. ENGLISH ELECTRIC/BAC LIGHTNING. Patrick Stephens, Wellingborough, 1984, first edition.  184 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850596874 B&w photographs, profiles. "First flown in 1957 and still in active service, the Lightning was the first supersonic aircraft designed and built in Britain. Setting new stan dards with its rate of climb and interception speed, and still in many ways unsurpassed, its excellent handling qualities earned it the affection of a generation of pilots. This book details the aircraft's development and success - and shows how, b ut for Government vacillation, the Lightning, with its great overseas sales' potential, could have revitalised the British military aircraft industry." Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small area of surface paper loss at fore-edge of rear en dpapers. Dust jacket has light rubbing, is price-clipped, minor edge wear, moderate wrinkling at top of spine and flap-folds - light elsewhere, small tear at top of rear hinge - archivally taped. Very Good/Very Good-  Price: 17.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	3 Twite, Mike, ed. (Mike Twite, Peter Moran, Paul Bennett, Peter Chinnery, Ken Ellis, Dave Mountney, Arthur Pearcy, David Smtih, Grp Capt P I. Harris, Peter March, Peter Smith, Bob Ogden, Bryan Philpott.) FLYPAST. NO. 23. JUNE 1983. Key, Stamford, Lincs., 1983.  60 pp, 11 3/4" H, soft cover (magazine format, stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, 4 pages color. Contents: Duxford Auction (Christie's auction at Duxford); Aviation Archaeology; Arizona Scrapyards (Davis-Monthan Militar y Aircraft Storage and Dispostion Center, Goodyear International Airport, various scrapyards in Tucson area); Preservation Project (Saro Skeeter AOP.12 XM555; DC2 Anniversary; Preservation News; Airfield Archaeology (RAF Gaydon); Air Show '83; W i l h e lmshaven Disaster; Farewell to the Meteor; Dive Bombers (Petlyakov PE-2); Museums of the World (South Africa); Fortress Mystery (a crashed B-17). Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership ma r ks . E xt er ior - minor edge wear to covers; light wear on spine - small scuff on front hinge; light rubbing and small dint on rear cover, light browning to edges of textblock. VG  Price: 10.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	4 Ellis, Ken, ed. (Rupert Cooling, Bryan Philpott, Bill Taylor, Keith Crowden, Dave Smith.) FLYPAST. NO. 67. FEBRUARY 1987. (FLY PAST.) Key, Stamford, Lincs., 1987.  70 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format, stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Contents: Harvard Special; Museums of the World (Moscow); Outlook Unsettled ('Met Men' flying Gladiators in the Desert War); Luftwaffe Stirling; Columbia Conundrum (Columbia monoplane); The Lisbon Connection; Eire's War; Russavia (unique airline operation with heritage as its main theme); Prop Power; American Classics (Cessna Airmaster); Type Report (Spitfire); Airfield ( Carew Cheriton's sub scarers); Register Review (Lighning debut); Aviation Archaeology (Lakeland wrecks), etc. Interior - small soft crease at top of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, v e r y l ight wear at top/bottom of spine, very light rubbing on rear cover, two tiny corner creases, minor browning to edges of textblock. VG  Price: 10.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	5 Ellis, Ken, ed. (Lionel Hill, Ian Gallacher, Bryan Philpott, Dave Becker, Bill Norman, Air Vice-Marshal Dwyer, Nigel Apperley, Robbie Shaw, Jeremy Collins, Mike Gradidge, Peter Gunti, Daniel Ford.) FLYPAST. NO. 79. FEBRUARY 1988. Key, Stamford, Lincs., 1988.  63 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format - stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Contents: Spirit of FlyPast (Photo competition); Early Days (DH Moth in 1920s & 1930s); G-MKIV - The Verdict (crash of Blenh eim); Urals Bomber (Junkers Ju 390); Triumph of Flight (competition); Just one of the Many (Liberator); Soaring Springboks (South Africa museum pieces); First ot Fall (Spitfire and Heinkel); Fairey Days at Hayes; Australian View; Antarctic Arc h a e o l o gy (Soviet polar base); Taiwan Transports (classic propliners at Taipei); News (Lighning); Preservation News (Spitfire, B-25, etc.); Preservation Project (Calaina in Alaska and a regal Rapide); American Classics (Rearwin); Register Revie w (T ri -P ac er ); Aviation Archaeology (wrecks on Arran); Museums of the World (Musee de l'Air, Le Bouget); Type Report (methanol Fury, Pilatus P.2), etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, v er y l igh t w ear at top/bottom of spine, light rubbing on rear cover and small liquid stain on rear cover, minor browning to edges of textblock. VG-  Price: 10.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	6 Philpott, Bryan. MAKING MODEL AIRCRAFT. Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, (1976).  160 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, drawings. "The first full-length practical book to be devoted exclusivley to constructing scale model aircraft from plastic and balsa, it leads the beginner through the ele mentary stages of researching and detailing plastic kits; describes what tools and materials are needed; and then takes the reader into the more esoteric realms of converting and scratch-building. Topics covered include working from and making your own scale drawings; home moulding; constructing a miniature vacuum-forming machine; detailing cockpits, wheel wells and control surfaces; obtaining realistic natural metal and other finishes; making decals and a host of other tips which will be eq ually useful both to the experienced modeller and the novice..." The majority of aircraft shown are military. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, tiny area of wear/color loss at top of front hinge, very light rubbing. NF/VG  Price: 12.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart