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BEEDLE, JIMMY: : THE FIGHTING COCKS - 43 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force 1916 - 2009

UK.BARNSLEY,SOUTH YORKSHIRE.PEN & SWORD AVIATION/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2011.

ISBN 9781848843851

UK,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,3rd revised+updated edn. [Originally and first published in UK in 1966, with a 2nd revised edn in 1985 and this 3rd revised and updated edn in 2011.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,white lettered title+ sub-title and author name to front panel,spine/backstrip with similarly lettered titles,thumbnail colour Squadron badge to head of same,grey lettered author name and colour illustrated publisher's colophon to its foot,rear panel with colour photograph of 4 planes in formation in scenic coastal location. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, generally sharp-cornered,original plain lack cloth boards with brigth,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a +black striped headband,and imaculate plain white endpapers. UK,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,3rd revised+updated edn,II-VIIIpp+1-344pp [paginated] includes reverse of title page,contents list/table,forewords to 1st+2nd Editions also with 3rd edn acknowledgements and to foot of page,a bibliography with a b/w portrait photographic frntis to its verso,of Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant,who provides the Foreword on opposing page which to its reverse,has a b/w photographic reperoduction of a fighting cock,34 chapters+Postscript,profuse,historical contempraneous b/w photographs and contemporary modern b/w+colour photographs and colour illustrations interspersed throughout the text and the book,Appendices (1-9),and Indices - General and People; plus [unpaginated] title page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. In April 1916,a group of early aviators gathered in the fields beneath the crags and ramparts of Stirling Castle to form what was to become one of the Royal Air Force's most distinguished fighter squadrons.Few squadrons can match the history of 43 Squadron which has included being the first to undertake ground attack operations during the First World War,shooting down the first enemy aircraft over England in the Second World War, and achieving the remarkable double of shooting down 6 enemy aircraft in one day in both World Wars. Its distinctive emblem of the Fighting Cock embodies the spirit and resilience of a fighter squadron that has been in the vanguard of RAF operations for almost a century. Perhaps the Fighting Cocks' finest period occurred during the Battle of Britain when its Hurricanes destroyed 60 enemy aircraft with a further thirteen "probables" and twenty-five more damaged. With the advent of the jet age, 43 Squadron became the first unit to fly the Hunter,seeing operational duties in Aden,before re-equipping with the Phantom until the end of the Cold War.This new edition of the Fighting Cocks' history brings the story up to date and covers its 20 years of service with the Tornado F3, including the Gulf War, NATO operations over Bosnia, and the Iraq War. * Few squadrons can match the history of 43 Squadron,Fighting Cock embodies the spirit and resilience of a fighter squadron that has been in the vanguard of RAF operations for almost a century. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.**

UK,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,3rd revised+updated edn.
Not SIGNED.

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