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0021189
The 25th Bomb Group (RCN) in World War II

Maylayney. In this volume, you'll follow the three squadrons of the USAAF's 25th Bomb Group, which was dedicated to reconnaissance and communications missions in World War II. You'll see the 652nd (B-17s and B-24s) gathering meteorological data over the Atlantic while the 653rd (Mosquitoes) does the same over continental Europe, and also follow the 654th, which flew its Mosquitoes on day and night photo-recon, chaff dispensing, communications, and other missions. 304 pages, 270 B&W and color photographs, 8"x 11", hardcover.
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0024023
Mosquitopanik!
Hardbound Book
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Bowman. Of all the planes that flew in WWII, the twin-engine Mosquito, known as the "Wooden Wonder," was perhaps the most versatile and feared. Fast and maneuverable, the "Mossie" was just as at home as a pathfinder as she was as a fighter interceptor, night-fighter or even low-level bomber. This thoroughly researched book recounts its hugely successful wartime service with gripping tales of action. 256 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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0036111
Squadron Leader Tommy Broom DFC

The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator
Evans. This book presents the story of Tommy Broom - one of the Royal Air Force's most popular heroes of World War II - who completed 83 operations during the war, 57 of which were flown as half of the "Flying Brooms" team that also included pilot Ivor Broom. 192 pages, 36 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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0011143
Mosquito Pathfinder
Softbound Book
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Navigating Over 90 World War II "Ops". Smith. As a result of living through the Manchester blitz, 16-year-old Albert Smith joined the RAF. Here, he recalls successes and failures with the new target marking system; mission aborts and successes; and all the fears associated with being the first aircraft over a heavily defended target. His narrative, interspersed with extracts from official Bomber Command records, gives both the official and the human stories of the air war over Germany. 192 pgs., B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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0036035
The Reich Intruders
Hardbound Book
0036035

RAF Light Bomber Raids in World War II
Bowman. This is the story of 2 Group RAF during World War II, much of it told by the men who flew Blenheim, Boston, Mitchell and Mosquito aircraft on low-level, fast-moving daylight and nighttime surprise raids. You'll read about flying at wave-top height across the English Channel and North Sea, hedge-hopping deep into enemy territory, dodging heavy anti-aircraft fire, and much more in this remarkable story of skill and bravery. 256 pages, 130 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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0005914
de Havilland Mosquito
Softbound Book

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Jackson. One of the fastest and most elegant multi-purpose aircraft developed during WWII, the Mosquito was the most successful, combat-proven warplane made of wood. This book includes chronology, prototypes, operational history, variants, specifications, weapons, production figures, model kit information and more. Color illustrations show the different markings used in various theaters of operation. 96 pgs., 80 B&W photos, 22 color profiles, 3-views and more. 7"x 9", sfbd.
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0003800
De Havilland Mosquito
Softbound Book
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Howe. The history of the Mosquito from design through production. Initially rejected by the Air Ministry due to its unorthodox "all-wooden" design, wartime materials shortages meant that work on the Mosquito soon began in earnest. 176 pages, B&W and color photographs, 7"x 10", softcover.
0003800

0036107
Book of Airmen's Obituaries

The Daily Telegraph
Hardbound Book
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Bishop, ed. This fascinating book presents 100 biographies - based on obituaries that have appeared in the London Daily Telegraph - of outstanding aviators of the last century.
You'll read about R.E. Bishop, who designed the de Havilland Mosquito; Tom Sopwith, the pioneer plane maker; Sir Frank Whittle, the father of jet propulsion; legendary pilots Jeffrey Quill, Bob Stanford Tuck, Ginger Lacey, Adolf Galland, Johnnie Johnson, Babe Learoyd and Peter Townsend; Monique Agazarian, an Air Transport Auxiliary pilot who on VE day flew the length of Piccadilly at low level in a Spitfire; and many others. 512 pages, 5"x 8", hardcover.
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0036094
History of Air Intercept Radar & the British Nightfighter
Hardbound Book
0036094

1935-1959
White. This book presents the history of British Air Intercept (AI) radar and its use in night fighter aircraft in defense of England and in the protection of RAF bomber forces, from the first units installed in Beaufighters and Mosquitos to those used in Cold War jet-powered night fighters ready to defend against Soviet strategic bombers and the atomic bomb. 340 pages, 45 B&W photographs, 7"x 10", hardcover.
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0962935921WWII War Eagles : Global Air War in Original Color 
Hardbound Book
0962935921
by Jeffrey L. Ethell, Warren Bodie (Contributor), Bob Boyd (Illustrator) Jeffrey Ethell put together a wonderful collection of original WWII vintage color pictures of military aircraft, primarily from the European Theater of Operations. The book is light on text, but the pictures more than make up for this shortcoming. Mr. Ethell, who unfortunately died in a crash of a P-38 in 1997, was a foremost authority of military aircraft and amassed an amazing collection of color photographs from WWII. Just a small fraction of these are displayed in this wonderful book. If you are a fan of WWII military aircraft, this book is a must for your collection.

• Hardcover: 224 pages
  Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (December 1995)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0962935921
  ISBN-13: 978-0962935923

186126075XDeHavilland Mosquito 
by Martin W. Bowman 
Hardcover - 192 pages (August 1997) 

186126075X

Book Description
De Havilland's Mosquito is a legendary airplane. Conceived in 1938 as a high speed unarmed bomber, its adaptability saw it used as a night fighter, bomber photoreconnaissance airplane, high speed courier aircraft, target marker and anti-shipping strike aircraft. Built mainly from wood, the design team produced a masterpiece.

Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Crowood Pr (August 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 186126075X
ISBN-13: 978-1861260758

0001862
Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber
Combat Aircraft Vol. 4
1942-45 Bowman.
Softbound Book
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Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the  desperation of war, the legendary "all-wooden" Mosquito was perhaps the best  twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size in WWII. This volume charts the careers of  bomber and fighter-bomber variants, and contains many first-hand accounts by the  men who flew the "twin" in action. 96 pgs., 100 photos and 10 pages of color  profiles. 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.  

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0002162
Mosquito Fighter/F-B Units
Combat Aircraft Vol. 9
Bowman. 
Softbound Book
0002162

The second volume in the trilogy of Combat Aircraft titles devoted to de  Havilland's "wooden wonder", this book focuses on the Mosquito  fighter/fighter-bomber variants, and their users. 96 pgs., 100 photos and 10 pages of color profiles. 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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0002860
Mosquito Recon. Units of WW2
Combat Aircraft Vol. 13
Bowman. 
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This third volume focuses on the Mosquito photo-recce variants, and their  users. From simple post-raid photo-recce to weather checking and experimental  radar photo-mapping, all models are detailed in this volume. 96 pgs., 100 B&W  photos, 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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0021135
Achtung! Moskito!

RAF and USAAF Mosquito Fighters, Fighter-Bombers, and Bombers Over the Third Reich, 1941-1945
Bowman. Filled with hundreds of photographs and firsthand accounts from veterans, this lavishly illustrated book examines the operational history of the Mosquito during World War II, covering all 43 variants of the famous "Wooden Wonder" that served as a bomber, day and night fighter, pathfinder, attack aircraft, trainer and reconnaissance aircraft. 352 pages, 500+ color and B&W photographs and illustrations, 8"x 11", hardcover.
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0003800
De Havilland Mosquito
Howe. 
Softbound Book
0003800

The history of the Mosquito from design through production. Initially rejected  by the Air Ministry due to its unorthodox "all-wooden" design, wartime materials  shortages meant that work on the Mosquito soon began in earnest. 176 pgs., B&W and color photos, 7"x 10", sfbd. #0003800    3

0001418
Pilot's Manual for Mosquito
Softbound Book
0001418

A reprint of the official Pilot's flight operating instruction manual. Includes all the  diagrams and procedures. 48 pgs., 5¼"x 8", sfbd.
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0036080
Mosquito to Berlin
Hardbound Book
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Story of "Bertie" Boulter DFC, One of Bennett's Pathfinders
Bodle & Boulter. Follow the World War II journey of "Bertie" Boulter who, as an inexperienced pilot, joined the RAF's 156th "Pathfinder" Squadron and found himself in the thick of Bomber Command's daring night missions over Germany - from Mosquito bomb raids at Wiesbaden, Hanover and Cologne to bale outs at 7,000 feet. 256 pages, B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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0015369
Mosquito Aces of World War 2

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Thomas. Entering service with Fighter Command in 1942, the Mosquito - known as the "Wooden Wonder" due to its construction - developed into one of the most versatile aircraft of World War II, serving as a coastal fighter, in bomber support operations, and perhaps most notably as a night fighter with airborne radar and devastating firepower. Here, you'll see the Mosquito in all those roles and meet the pilots who fought in it so successfully. 96 pages, 75 B&W photographs, 30 color profiles and more. 7"x 9", softcover.
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0036057
Night Fighter Over Germany
Hardbound Book
0036057

Flying Beaufighters & Mosquitoes in World War 2
White. Threaded into a fascinating story of flying with then leading-edge electronic technology, these are the highly evocative wartime memoirs of a young pilot who flew Beaufighters and Mosquitoes on long-range night-fighter missions. Not a gung-ho account of daring-do, it is, rather, a "warts and all" story of what life was really like in the dark skies over Europe in an endless search for Luftwaffe aircraft. 256 pages, 110 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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0015343
de Havilland Mosquito

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Shacklady. Designed without sponsorship from any governmental agency, the de Havilland Mosquito quickly established a reputation for excellent flying qualities, for the ability to destroy pinpoint targets, and for having the lowest loss rate of any Bomber Command aircraft. This history of "the wooden wonder" covers its wide range of roles through 180 B&W photos, 16 pages of color illustrations and more. 176 pages, 6 "x 9 ", hardcover.
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0024014
The Men Who Flew the Mosquito
Hardbound Book
0024014

 

Compelling Accounts of the "Wooden Wonder's" Triumphant WW2 Career. Bowman. A collection of stories - many of them firsthand accounts - and photos, most previously unpublished, of operations carried out by the famed RAF Mosquito. The stories tell of daylight precision bombing runs, nighttime combat with enemy bombers, interceptions of fast-moving V1 flying bombs, low-level rocket attacks, pathfinder operations and reconnaissance sorties. 256 pgs., B&W photos, 6"x 9", hdbd.
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0036007
633 Squadron

The Winged Legend of World War II
Smith. Inspired by actual Royal Air Force missions, this classic World War II novel presents the action-packed story of the fictional RAF 633 Squadron ordered to fly de Havilland Mosquitos on a dangerous, low-level flight between steep mountain walls in the Norwegian fjords and destroy a German installation. With the success of D-Day hinging on this mission, can 633 Squadron - deep in enemy airspace without Allied fighter support - take out their top-secret target and return to base? 224 pages, 5"x 7", softcover.
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633 Squadron

0011588
The Secret Years

Mason. This lavishly illustrated book examines British, American and German aircraft that were tested by the British Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down during World War II. You'll see well-known types such as the Wellington, Mosquito, Spitfire, Halifax, Ju 88 and Fw 190; unusual variants and experimental aircraft; and guns, bombs, rockets and equipment. 320 pages, 500 B&W photographs and 90 color profiles, 8"x 11", hardcover.
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Pilot
Patient.  Having worked at DeHavilland prior to the war, it was ironic that the author was assigned to fly the Mosquito during the conflict. He also commanded a glider  pilot regiment flying a Halifax glider tug at the end of the war. Postwar with the  Egyptian Air Force and then as a fortune hunter in Africa. Great biography, 256 pgs.,  illustrated, 6"x 9", hdbd.  #0002608

Mosquito: The Wooden Wonder
Edward Bishop. 
Noted for its plywood fuselage, the Mosquito became one of the top  twin-engine Allied fighters of World War II. This history of the versatile aircraft  covers design, production and service, and includes a listing of surviving Mosquitos  by location. Newly revised edition. 172 pgs., 115 B&W photos, 7"x 9½", hdbd.

De Havilland Mosquito
An Illustrated History, Volume 2
Thirsk. The much-loved, wood-constructed Mosquito was one of the most versatile British aircraft of World War II, combining the maneuverability of a fighter with the payload of a medium bomber. Here, through hundreds of photographs and detailed captions, you'll view the Mosquito in the many roles it filled, see its construction, enjoy its nose art, and much more. 192 pages, 500+ B&W and color photographs, 8"x 10", hardcover.

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The De Havilland Aircraft Co.
Images of Aviation
Allward & Taylor. 

Beginning with a four person family enterprise begun to build a  primitive "stick and string" airplane, the story unfolds rapidly. From the great D.H.  fighters of WWI, to the D.H. speedsters of the Golden Age, to the D.H.98 Mosquito  of WWII and the D.H.106 airliner that opened the age of jet travel, the De Havilland  story told here is one of great engineering success. 128 pgs., 200 B&W photos, 6½"x  9¼", sfbd.  0005308

50 Aircraft that Changed the World
Dick & Patterson. This wonderfully illustrated book presents a close-up survey of 50 of the most remarkable and influential aircraft in history, including the Wright Brothers' 1905 Flyer, the Sopwith Camel, Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega, the Bf 109, the Boeing B-17, the De Havilland Mosquito, Howard Hughes' Lockheed Constellation, the Concorde, the Learjet, the B-52 and many others! 208 pages, 300 color and B&W photographs, 11"x 11", hardcover.

De Havilland Mosquito
Bowman. Conceived in 1938 as a high-speed unarmed bomber, the de Havilland Mosquito's adaptability saw it used as a night fighter, bomber/photoreconnaissance airplane, high speed courier aircraft, target marker and anti-shipping strike aircraft. Built mainly from wood, it was a masterpiece. This is the story of its design and development, its operational use with both the RAF and USAF, and its production in the U.K., Canada and Australia. 192 pages, 160 B&W photographs, 8"x 11", softcover.

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De Havilland Mosquito
Bowman.  The story of the Mosquito's development, its operational use with both the  RAF and USAAF, and its production. Appendices list the variants, production totals,  nightfighter kills and more. Fully illustrated with rare and previously unpublished  photos. 192 pgs., 190 photos, cutaways and drawings. 9"x 11¼", hdbd  #0002111