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Our latest title, available now is:
'A Fishy Tale' by Robert Kirk. His life and times in the angling business but also containing his WW2 service in the RAF on Lancasters.
Other History, Aviation and General Information works are 'on the stocks' for publication in the summer of 2011
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A Fishy Tale
...missin' - gone fishin'. A life and times in the angling business, this is the story of a passion for fishing
by Robert Kirk
ISBN 9780954390020
Hardback
Price: £14.99
'A Fishy Tale' by Robert Kirk, his life and times in the angling business, this is the story of a passion for fishing that spans eighty years. During peace and war, in canal, lake, sea and river; by day and night Robert fished. He recalls fish caught (and lost) and every item of equipment to a level of detail that will delight the angling enthusiast.
His fishing activities were almost curtailed during WW2 service in the RAF as a rear gunner on Lancasters. However, the insights he recalls into life during this time are both informative and moving. Post-war, Robert developed a career in the fishing tackle business, first as a retailer before becoming a designer and manufacturer of fishing rods. His wide technical knowledge of fishing tackle is rare and will be of interest to the enthusiast.
Meeting many interesting (and some famous) people during his life, Robert has a great store of anecdotes, adventures and occasional misadventures to tell.
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The Flying Years
An RAF pilot's autobiography
by Richard 'Bill' Boult.
With foreword by Air Vice-Marshal P A Latham CB AFC RAF
ISBN 9780954390006
Hardback
Price: £21.95
'The Flying Years' is a detailed and very readable account of what post war RAF training and service was really like. It follows the career of Richard Boult from his initial training at RAFC Cranwell and describes service life in the air and on the ground, tracing the course of trans-sonic and super-sonic jet training. It then provides a vivid picture of the experiences of a typical GD officer serving at Gan in the Indian Ocean and Singapore. Containing constructive criticism of leadership training in the RAF, this is one man's view of life and learning in the air force during the challenging and changing times of the Cold War. In addition, it includes a 'tyro's guide' to the basic techniques of flight and flying. From a successful secondary career with the Industrial Society, Richard Boult goes on to draw parallels between military management practices and leadership training in the business sector.
It is a book with a tale to tell and is a source of sound opinions and shared memories.
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Dragon Rampant
The story of No. 234 Fighter Squadron
by Nigel Walpole.
With foreword by Air Vice-Marshal R F Garwood CBE DFC MA RAF
ISBN 9780954390013
Hardback
Price: £19.95
'Dragon Rampant' is the story of a fighter squadron, No. 234, which had a fire breathing dragon for a centerpiece in its official crest. It began life with seaplanes operating from the Scilly Islands over the Western Approaches throughout the last year of WW1, after which it disbanded. However, when it was resurrected in 1939 it became a fighter squadron, and remained so throughout its life.
No.234 Squadron earned its place in history during the Battle of Britain, its Spitfires said to have shot down more German aircraft in a single day, 4 September 1940, than any other Fighter Command squadron, with 'aces' such as Pat Hughes and Bob Doe standing out. Pure air defence of the UK then gave way to offensive sweeps over Western France, the squadron losing many aircraft in 1944, the year of the great invasion of the Continent, as it contributed to the successful outcome. In September 1944, 234 Squadron exchanged its Spitfires for Mustangs, enabling it to carry out ever deeper penetrations into Europe on offensive and escort operations.
No.234 Squadron stood down at the end of WW2, only to be reactivated in Germany in 1951, as the Cold War evolved. Equipped first with Vampire fighter-bombers, F-86 Sabres and finally Hunter F4s, 234 remained in Germany until again disbanded in 1957. Within a year the Dragon came to life once more, as a war reserve squadron found from No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Chivenor, equipped with successive marks of the Hunter and flown by instructor pilots picked from the best on the front line squadrons. The squadron moved to RAF Brawdy as a Tactical Weapons Unit in 1984, re-equipped with the Hawk and later moved to RAF Valley until its disbandment in 1994.
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