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11/12/2025

At No.14 in the X-Mas countdown. Another ground breaking book by author and historian William Chorley. Royal Air Force Squadron Losses: 1st January – 31st December 1936.

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10/12/2025

X-Mas No. 15: Another addition from Chris Ward's production line of profiles. This profile focuses on No. 61 Squadron.

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09/12/2025

Next, yet another off the production line from Chris Ward. No.101 Squadron.

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08/12/2025

At No.17 in the X-Mas count down. A long overdue book on wartime crashes in Scotland. This is volume No.2 by author / historian Keith S Bryers.

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07/12/2025

At No.18, another profile from Chris Ward. No.IX Squadron.

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06/12/2025

At No.19. A great squadron, No.460 Squadron RAAF. Another profile by Chris War.

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05/12/2025

In at No.20 in the X-mas countdown. An in-depth look No.514 Squadron. Author Simon Hepworth Andrew Porrelli , Roger Guernon. The Beach Boys: The Men Who Flew With 514 Squadron RAF: 3 (The History of 514 Squadron RAF)
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04/12/2025

Here we go at number 21. An in-depth history of No.195 Squadron 1944-1945, written with the contributions and help of the relatives and surviving squadron members. STRONG BY SPEED by Steve Smith.

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03/12/2025

Next in the X-mas count down list is yet another profile from Chris Ward, No.625 Squadron.

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https://www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/products/625-squadron-profile?_pos=1&_sid=96a39cfc5&_ss=r

02/12/2025

No. 23 in our Christmas countdown features another squadron profile from prolific author Chris Ward and perhaps one of No. 75 (NZ) Squadron's most prominent historians, Chris Newey. No. 75 (NZ) Squadron is one of RAF Bomber Command's great squadrons.

01/12/2025

It’s that time of year again for our Bomber Command Book's Advent countdown. This year has been excellent, with many new and exciting titles from first-time authors, as well as contributions from our regular writers who consistently produce squadron histories. So, to kick off at No.24 is Chris Ward and Pete Colley's : No.626 SQUADRON PROFILE.

11/11/2025

You can’t keep a good man down. Bill Chorley’s second book to come out within a month has just been published.

Volume 8 of the Royal Air Force Squadron Losses series covers the first six months of 1938. As ever the book is full of comprehensive details of losses, along with service histories of Cranwell graduates and Short Service Commission officers.

Volume 9, covering the second half of 1938, is in the advanced stages of preparation, and there’s more only a year until the outbreak of war *

*The Second World War in the context of Bill’s books. We have no prior knowledge of the Third World War.

Volume 8 of W.R. Chorley and P.J. McMillan's record of the losses of aircraft and crews in RAF squadron service covers the period 1st January to 30th June 1938. As with the other volumes in this series, it includes the service histories of squadron Commanding Officers, Short Service Commission offic...