Fighter Aces of the U.S.A.
Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, c1979. 28 cm, 400, illus. More
Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, c1979. 28 cm, 400, illus. More
Philadelphia, PA: Macrae Smith Company, 1930. First Edition. 289, illus., ink note ins fr flylf, weakness to fr bd, sm tear p. 11, pgs slightly darkened, bds & spine faded, small tear spine. More
Place_Pub: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Seventh Printing. 480, illus., map, appendices, bibliography, index, ink name inside front flyleaf. More
Place_Pub: New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2003. Reprint Edition. 455, illus., map, appendix, index, slight wear to DJ edges. More
Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2003. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. xvii. [1]. 455, [7] pages. Illustrations. Map. Appendix. Index, Slight wear to DJ edges. DJ has sticker residue on the front. No price on DJ. Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend joined the Royal Air Force in 1933. He was commissioned a pilot officer on 27 July 1935. He joined No. 1 Squadron RAF at RAF Tangmere flying the Hawker Fury biplane fighter. In 1936 he was posted to No. 36 Squadron RAF in Singapore, flying the Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bomber. He was promoted to flying officer on 27 January 1937, and returned to Tangmere that year as a member of No. 43 Squadron RAF. Townsend was promoted to flight lieutenant on 27 January 1939. The first enemy aircraft to crash on English soil during the Second World War fell victim to fighters from RAF Acklington in Northumberland on 3 February 1940, when three Hurricanes of ‘B’ flight, No. 43 Squadron, shot down a Luftwaffe Heinkel 111 of 4./KG 26 near Whitby. The pilots were Flight Lieutenant Townsend, Flying Officer "Tiger" Folkes and Sergeant James Hallowes. Two more He 111s were claimed by Townsend, on 22 February and 8 April, and a sixth share on 22 April. Townsend was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in April 1940. His wartime record was nine aircraft claimed destroyed, and two shared, two 'probables' and four damaged. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1987. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. 240 pages. Illustrations. Index. Front DJ flap price clipped. Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was Equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend also had a romance with Princess Margaret. Townsend was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in April 1940. Citation reads:. " Flight Lieutenant Peter Wooldridge Townsend. In April 1940, whilst on patrol over the North Sea, Flight Lieutenant Townsend intercepted and attacked an enemy aircraft at dusk and after a running fight shot it down. This is the third success obtained by this pilot and in each instance he has displayed qualities of leadership, skill and determination of the highest order, with little regard for his own safety. " His wartime record was nine aircraft claimed destroyed, and two shared, two 'probables' and four damaged. More
New York: Kensington Publishing Corp. [Zebra Books], 1989. Second Zebra Books Printing [stated-. Mass market paperback. 288 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Cover has edge tear. Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was Equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend also had a romance with Princess Margaret. Townsend was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in April 1940. Citation: "Flight Lieutenant Peter Wooldridge Townsend (33178). ... whilst on patrol over the North Sea, Flight Lieutenant Townsend intercepted and attacked an enemy aircraft at dusk and after a running fight shot it down. This is the third success obtained by this pilot and in each instance he has displayed qualities of leadership, skill and determination of the highest order, with little regard for his own safety. " His wartime record was nine aircraft claimed destroyed, and two shared, two 'probables' and four damaged. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1999. Presumed first edition/first printing. Spiralbound. Includes illustrations. About half of the photographs are in color. Unpaginated (approximately 120 pages). No dust jacket. With hard covers. Minor pencil erasures on first calendar page noted. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1964. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 340, illus., usual library markings, boards stained and faded in places, part of DJ pasted to flyleaf. More
New York: Stein and Day, 1976. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 143, profusely illus. (many in color), minor wear to DJ edges. Introduction by Douglas Bader. More
London: HMSO, 1956. quarto, 26, wraps, profusely illus., slight staining to covers, some wear at spine Includes articles on the Canberra Continuity, Pembroke and Sea Prince, the Sud-Est Languedoc, and the Nord 2501 Noratlas, among other topics. More
London: HMSO, 1942. 56, wraps, illus., maps inside covers, slight foxing, edges of covers worn, rear cover faded. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1944. Quarto, 73, wraps, illus., charts, covers worn and soiled, front cover partly separated at top staple from rest of booklet. More
St. Louis, MO: The Everett Schneider Co., c. 1942. Quarto, c. 65, profusely illus., signatures onphoto and autograph pg, bds quite worn & separated from text, 1st 2 pgs separated from rest. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 12, wraps, illus., tables, edges of covers faded, red ink number on front cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 5, wraps, illus., edges of covers faded, red & black ink numbers & stamps on front cover, typed sheet stapled inside rear cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 7, wraps, illus., edges of covers faded, red ink number on front cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 8, wraps, illus., edges of covers faded, red ink number on front cover, crease in top corner of pamphlet. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 9, wraps, illus., edges of covers faded, red & black ink numbers & stamps on front cover, typed sheet stapled inside rear cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 9, wraps, illus., covers soiled & edges stained, pgs have darkened somewhat, corner of pamphlet creased. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 6, wraps, illus., tables, edges of covers faded, red ink number on front cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 5, wraps, illus., tables, covers slightly soiled, red ink number on front cover, top corner front cover bent. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 6, wraps, illus., covers discolored and stained, red ink number on front cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 10, wraps, illus., tables, edges of covers faded, top corner bent, small stains on front cover. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 6, wraps, illus., tables, edges of covers faded, red ink number on front cover, lower edge rear cover bent. More