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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by jem60 » Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:59 am

Got 'Phantom Boys' and 'Harrier Boys' in 'The Works' in Bury St. Edmunds yesterday. £7 each.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by Jon_T » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:02 pm

Before I head into Bristol to see if 'Phantom Boys' is available in our Works store, can anyone recommend it?
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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by Gary » Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:53 pm

Enemy Coat Ahead by Guy Gibson is still Kindle book of the day for the next 2 hours
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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by GeorgeA » Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:46 pm

Just had a look on the Grub Street website and some signed copies of "Boys" series are going for half price.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by GeorgeA » Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:00 pm

The Works are advertising 'Meteor Boys' on their website for £7 if anyone is interested.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by MRTT » Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:41 pm

Only just got round to reading 'Tornado Down' and couldn't put it down, bloo*y immense!

Now got 'Vulcan 607' & 'Tornado Boys' in the works.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by AndrewBarclay » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:44 am

Helicopter Boys by Richard Pike.

Helicopter Boys is the latest addition to Grub Street's Boys series from acclaimed
author Richard Pike, exploring the role of helicopters in military and civilian
situations. With fourteen contributors, Helicopter Boys contains many accounts
of the diverse nature of helicopter operations.

From the dramatic war scenes during the Indo/Pakistan war which saw one pilot's
action earn him a VrC gallantry award to the Chinook pilots on board the Atlantic
Conveyor during the Falklands War. Then there are civilian tales from the rescue
missions in the outer Hebrides to being a pilot across the world in such places as
Australia and Nigeria. There is also a focus on the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988
which saw the loss of 167 lives. The book ends with Pike's experiences in Kosovo,
helping to distribute emergency humanitarian aid on behalf of the United Nations
World Food Program shortly after the war ended in 1999. Each story is told with
great detail conveying the action and excitement that the helicopter pilots
experienced with each operation. The scope, flair and pace of the writing in this
book will appeal to the general reader as well as the enthusiast.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by Mark » Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:05 pm

Lawrence Colby's sequel to the Devil Dragon Pilot is out 1st December. The Black Scorpion Pilot is a darn good read (got a pre-release PDF to read and review on Amazon from the author) and is well worth picking up when it comes out.
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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by herc15 » Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:03 pm

Fire Strike 7/9 by Damien Lewis gives a different perspective on the ground support role, one heck of a read

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Post by awacsfan » Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:41 pm

I was wondering if anybody has read

Kevin Wright -
The Collectors: Us and British Cold War Aerial Intelligence Gathering

and

Wolfgang Samuel -
Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage: The Declassified Stories of Cold War Reconnaissance Flights and the Men Who Flew Them

and can tell me if they are a good read?

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by tonkatom » Wed May 01, 2019 5:50 pm

Big cat diary written by Wing commander John Sullivan,interesting read on 6 squadron and there final year at Coningsby.
May the skies be clear and blue and the wind fair with a guiding star to steer by.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by Vulcan74 » Fri May 03, 2019 7:08 pm

Another book about the Vulcan came out last month called The Avro Vulcan. I'm sorry to say from what I read about it this has been done before and about 50 times over, with the history and development and black & white photos etc. If someone else is looking to bring a book out about the Vulcan in the future I just hope they will do it from a different approach. Maybe just concentrate on the 70's and its days in that era, rather than keep going over the same old ground!!

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by roughcutter » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:19 pm

The Works are are flogging The Harrier Boys & The Tornado Boys at £6.90 a pop ;)

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by IMarsh » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:48 pm

Which branch as I'm looking for Harrier Boys

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by MR TERRY GREEN » Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:04 pm

Picked up Buccaneer boys in a book shop in Cromer today £5.99.Hunter Boys was there too.

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by roughcutter » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:34 pm

IMarsh wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:48 pm
Which branch as I'm looking for Harrier Boys
Widnes (Cheshire)

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by IMarsh » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:08 am

roughcutter wrote:
Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:34 pm
IMarsh wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:48 pm
Which branch as I'm looking for Harrier Boys
Widnes (Cheshire)
Thanks Roughcutter. As it happens I found a copy in Swansea "Works" on Thursday. For those interested they also had copies of Victors Boys (only 1), Meteor Boys, Valiant Boys, Vulcan Boys, Tornado Boys and Phantom Boys.

It's not the store in the town centre but the one on the Fforestfach retail park for anyone wanting any of those editions

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by roughcutter » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:22 am

:thumb:

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by Fibrous Freddie » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:00 pm

Woe to the Unwary. Conyers-Nesbit

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Re: Aviation Books to read

Post by rocketron101 » Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:22 am

Rather enjoying the "Boys" series of books from Grub Street (the ones that The Works are selling for £6 in store & online). :thumb:

They seem to fluctuate in on what they have in but managed to get a few.

Meteor Boys was interesting, most notably for me the use of the aircraft (I won't say anymore though as I won't spoil it).

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