Books relevant to RAF squadrons

Unit	Books
1 Sqn	Darlington 'Night Hawk: the biography of F/Lt Karel Kuttelwascher DFC' (William Kimber 1985) B Drake & C Shores 'Billy Drake, Fighter Leader' (Grub St 2002) N Franks & M O'Connor 'Number one in war & peace' (Grub Street) P Joubert 'The fated sky: autobigraphy of ACM Sir Philip Joubert' (Hutchinson 1952) N Monks 'Squadrons Up' (1940) P Richey 'Fighter Pilot: a personal record of the campaign in France 1939-40' (Janes 1980) Shaw 'Twice Vertical - story of 1 Sqn' (MacDonald 1971) Shaw 'No 1 Squadron' (Ian Allen 1986)
1 (Reserve) Sqn	F D Tedrey 'Pioneer Pilot' (RFC) (Peter Davies 1976)
2 Sqn	Butcher 'Skill and devotion: personal reminiscence of 2 Squadron RFC' (Radio Modeller 1971) Lord Douglas of Kirtleside 'Years of Combat' (2 vol autobiography of Sholto Douglas; 2 Sqn BE-2 observer) (Collins 1963) H Onderwater 'Second to none: history of II(AC) Squadron RAF' (Airlife 1992) R Pearson 'No II (Army Co-operation) Squadron 1912-97 (Forces & Corporate 1997)
3 Sqn	Frank Carey 'Frank 'Chota' Carey' (Grub St 2006) P Joubert 'The fated sky: autobigraphy of ACM Sir Philip Joubert' (3 Sqn WW1) (Hutchinson 1952) Long 'Threes company: an illustrated history of 3 (Fighter) Squadron' (2005) Cecil Lewis 'Sagittarius Rising' (RFC 1915) (Peter Davies 1936) Cecil Lewis 'All my yesterdays' (RFC 1915) (Element 1993) R W Pottinger 'A view from the office' (2004) P R Reid 'Winged diplomat' (Story of A/C "Freddie" West VC, CBE; observer 3 Sqn flying Morane Parasols) (Chatto & Windus 1962)
4 Sqn	A H Cobby 'High Adventure' (WW1) (Kookaburra 1981) A Hill 'Young Digger' (1918) (Pengiun Australia 2002) S Leslie 'Memoirs of Brigadier-General Gordon Shephard' (1914) (Private, 1924) P R Reid 'Winged diplomat' (Story of A/C "Freddie" West VC, CBE; CO 4 Sqn flying Audaxes) (Chatto & Windus 1962) E M Roberts 'A flying fighter - an American above the lines in France' (Harper & Brothers 1918) Wilson 'An appreciation of the late Air Commodore H B Brackley' (WW1) (Private 1949)
5 Sqn	C P O Bartlett 'In the teeth of the wind' (Memoirs of RNAS pilot 1916-18) (Leo Cooper 1994) C P O Bartlett 'Bomber Pilot' (Ian Allen 1974) G H Cunningham 'Macs Memoirs: the flying life of Sqn Ldr McGregor' (RFC) (AH & AW Reed 1937) P Hearne 'Flying Rebel' (RFC 1914) (HMSO 1994) Oliver Moxon 'Bitter Monsoon' (Memoirs of Stephan James, Burma 1944) (Hale 1955) L A Strange 'Recollections of an airman' (RFC 1914) (1989) F D Tedrey 'Pioneer Pilot' (RFC) (Peter Davies 1976)
6 Sqn	P Hearne 'Flying Rebel' (RFC 1915) (HMSO 1994) L A Strange 'Recollections of an airman' (RFC 1915) (1989) M Westrop 'A history of no. 6 Squadron RNAS' (Schiffer 2006)
7 Sqn	David Clark 'A-Apple' Docherty 'No. 7 Bomber Squadron RAF in World War 2' (2007) R Edwards DSO 'In the thick of it- autobiography of a bomber pilot' (Images Publishing 1994) T G Mahaddie 'Hamish' (Autobiographical; Stirlings 1942) (Ian Allen 1989) Chris Ward '7 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 1) West 'Nothing heard after take off: a short history of 7 squadron 1914-74' (West 1974)
8 Sqn	Lord Douglas of Kirtleside 'Years of Combat' (2 vol autobiography of Sholto Douglas; 8 Sqn 1916) (Collins 1963) P R Reid 'Winged diplomat' (Story of A/C "Freddie" West VC, CBE; pilot flying FK-8s) (Chatto & Windus 1962)
8 Reserve Sqn	Freddie Clark 'Peter Five' (Independent Books 1993 ISBN 1 872836 04 6)
9 Sqn	Jim Brookbank 'Before the dawn - poems & impressions' (Self published) Jim Brookbank 'The Moon Shines Bright' (Bomb aimers story) (1984) Cecil Lewis 'Sagittarius Rising' (RFC 1915) (Peter Davies 1936) Mason '9 Sqn RAF - history' (Beaumont 1965) Clayton Moore 'Lancaster crew' Clayton Moore 'Lancaster Valour' Gordon Thornburn 'Bombers First and Last' (WW2 history) (Robson Books 2006) Thorburn 'No need to die: American flyers in RAF Bomber Command' (2009) Chris Ward '9 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 2) Fred Whitfield 'We sat alone'
10 Sqn	D C T Bennett 'Pathfinder' (Goodall Publications 1958/88) Tom Sawyer 'Only owls & bloody fools fly at night' J G Shirt 'Gordons tour with shiny 10' (Compaid 1994) Silver 'Last of the gladiators' (Airlife 1995) E Travers 'Cross Country' (from log books & letters of 3 WW1 pilots) (Hothersall & Travers 1989) Chris Ward '10 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 3)
11 Sqn	A J M Smyth 'Abrupt Sierras' L Wheatley 'An Erksome War' (Merlin 1991)
12 Sqn	J.Curry 'Lancaster Target' (Goodall 1981) David Hodgson 'Letters from a bomber pilot' (Thames Methuen 1985) T Mason 'Leads the field: the history of 12 Squadron' (Beaumont 1960) Campbell Muirhead 'Diary of a bomb aimer' (Spellmount Publishers 1987, Ditto Publishing 2002) Jack Thompson 'Bomber Crew' (Trafford Publishing 2005) Chris Ward '12 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 4)
14 Sqn	Stapleton 'Winged promises: a history of 14 Squadron 1915-45' (RAFBF 1996)
15 Sqn	Ford-Jones 'Bomber Squadron: Men who flew with XV Squadron' (Kimber 1987) Ford-Jones 'Oxfords Own: 15 Squadron' (Schiffer 1999) T Jones 'Aim Sure: 75 years of 15 Squadron RAF' (Jones 1990) Robertson 'History of 15/XV Squadron RFC-RAF' (Robertson 1975) Chris Ward '15 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 5)
16 Reserve Sqn	Freddie Clark 'Peter Five' (Independent Books 1993 ISBN 1 872836 04 6)
16 Sqn	D Grinnel-Milne 'Wind in the wires' (WW1) (Panther 1957)
17 Sqn	M C Cotton DFC 'Hurricanes over Burma' (1995) P R Reid 'Winged diplomat' (Story of A/C "Freddie" West VC, CBE; 17 Sqn flying Woodcocks & Grebes) (Chatto & Windus 1962)
18 Sqn	A Butterworth 'With courage & faith' (Air Britain)
19 Sqn	C Montgomery-Moore 'Thats my bloody plane: WW1 experiences' (1975) D Palmer 'Fighter squadron - story of 19 Sqn' (Self publishing 1991) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain' D Sarkar 'Spitfire squadron' - 19 Sqn 1939-41 (Air Research 1990)
20 Sqn	J T McCudden 'Flying Fury: five years in the RFC' (1916) (Greenhill 1987/ 2000 - first published 1930) Robertson N J 'History of no. 20 Sqn' (Robertson 1987)
22 Sqn	B Pegg 'Sent flying' (22 Sqn 1930) Macdonald 1959) Harvey 'Pi in the sky: history of 22 sqn ... 1914-18' (Huston 1971)
23 Sqn	Paul Brickhill 'Reach for the sky: the story of Douglas Bader' (Collins 1954) Patricia Chapman 'The Colours of the Day' (23 sqn 1941) (Country Books 1999) Lucas 'Flying colours: epic story of Douglas Bader' (Hutchinson 1981) P Rudd 'Red Eagles: 23 Squadron RAF' (Rudd 1995) L A Strange 'Recollections of an airman' (RFC) (1989)
25 Sqn	F Mason et al '75 Glorious years - history of 25 Sqn Leeming' (Adams 1990) Francis Mason 'Hawks rising - story of 25 Sqn' (Air Britain)
27 Sqn	Bowyer 'Flying Elephants - the history of 27 Sqn 1915-69' (MacDonald 1972) D J Innes 'Beaufighters over Burma' (Blandford 1985) J Woodward 'Three times lucky'
28 Sqn	John Ross 'The RFC to the RAF' 28 Sqn 1919-20 (Regency Press 1987)
29 Sqn	D C T Bennett 'Pathfinder' (Goodall Publications 1958/88) J T McCudden 'Flying Fury: five years in the RFC' (1916) (Greenhill 1987/ 2000 - first published 1930) Spooner 'Night fighter ace' (biography of Bob Braham; Beaufighters & Mosquitoes)
30 Sqn	John Hamlin 'Flat out - story of 30 Sqn' (Air Britain)
31 Sqn	Norman Franks 'First in Indian Skies: a history of 31 Squadron' (Lincoln Life Pubs 1981)
32 Sqn	G W Callender 'War in an open cockpit' (1918) (WW1 Aero 1978) C Hobson 'A brief history of 32 Squadron RAF' (1986) G H Lewis 'Wings over the Somme' (Bridge Books 1994) L W Rees 'Fighting in the air' (WW1) (1917 & 1968)
33 Sqn	H Halliday 'Woody - A Fighter Pilot's Album' (Canav 1983) P Joubert 'The fated sky: autobigraphy of ACM Sir Philip Joubert' (Hutchinson 1952)
34 Sqn	A Saunders 'No 34 Squadron' (Osprey)
35 Sqn	Boyle 'No passing glory: biography of Group Captain Cheshire' (Collins 1955) L Cheshire VC 'Bomber Pilot' (Hutchinson 1955) Alan Cooper 'We act with one accord - 35 Sqn' (J&KH Publishing, Hailsham) Michael Cumming 'Pathfinder Cranswick' (Exposure Publishing) R C Rivaz 'Tail gunner' (Sutton Publishing 1998) Brian Stoker 'If the flak doesnt get you, the fighters will' (J&KH Publishing) Chris Ward '35 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 9)
37 Sqn	M Lihou 'Out of the Italian night: Wellington bomber operations 1944-45' (Also published as 'Its dicey flying Wimpeys' Pentland Press 2000, Airlife 2006) Kevin Mears 'Wise without eyes: 37 Squadron RAF 1039-45' (Hooden Falcon Publications 2005)
38 Sqn	L Walford 'No 38 Squadron 1916-63' (Hanrun, Malta 1963)
39 Sqn	Delve 'Winged bomb: history of 39 Squadron' (Midland Counties 1985) Gibbs 'Torpedo Leader' (operations from Malta in 1942)
40 Sqn	D Gunby 'Sweeping the skies: 40 Squadron RFC/RAF 1916-59' (Pentland 1995) M Lihou 'Out of the Italian night: Wellington bomber operations 1944-45' (Also published as 'Its dicey flying Wimpeys' Pentland Press 2000, Airlife 2006) Chris Ward '40 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 12)
41 Sqn	P Brown 'Honour restored' T Graves 'Captain F R McCall DSO, MC & Bar, DFC' (SE5As) (MVR Pubs 1988) T Graves 'Captain W G Claxon DSO, DFC & Bar' (SE5As) (MVR Pubs 1988) Oxspring 'Spitfire Command' (Reprinted 2006) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain' T Slack 'Happy is the day - a Spitfire pilots story' (United Writers 1987) J Willis 'Churchills Few' (1940) (Paragon House 1987)
43 Sqn	J Beedle '43 Squadron RFC, RAF: History of the Fighting Cocks 1916-66' (Beaumont 1966) H Bolitho 'Combat Report' (Batsford 1943) Frank Carey 'Frank 'Chota' Carey' (Grub St 2006) M C Cotton 'Hurricanes over Burma' (43 Sqn 1941) (1995) Lord Douglas of Kirtleside 'Years of Combat' (2 vol autobiography of Sholto Douglas, formed 43 Squadron) (Collins 1963) M Oakes 'Gloria Finis: 43(F) Squadron the first 75 years' (Tri-Service 1981) B Pegg 'Sent flying' (1926) Macdonald 1959) Andy Saunders 'No 43 Fighting Cocks Squadron' (Osprey Aviation Elite no. 9) P.Townsend 'Duel of Eagles' (Corgi 1972)
44 Sqn	'44 Squadron: anniversary publication newspaper' (Lincolnshire Echo 1992) Cecil Lewis 'Sagittarius Rising' (RFC) (Peter Davies 1936) Chris Ward '44 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 13) A N White '44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF on operations' (White 1977) A White 'The King's Thunderbolts' (Tucann 2007)
45 Sqn	Jefford 'Flying Camels: history of 45 Squadron' (Jefford 1995) Macmillan 'Into the blue' (author flew Sopwith 1½ Strutters and Camels in Italy and France) (Jarrolds 1969, 1990 - first published 1929?)
46 Sqn	Cross & Orange 'Straight and level: ACM Sir Kenneth Cross' (Grub St 1993)
47 Sqn	J Pelly-Fry 'Heavenly Days' (Crecy 1994) George R T Willis 'No hero, just a survivor' (Beaufighters and Mosquitos, Mediterranean & Burma) (Willis 1999 ISBN 09537117801)
49 Sqn	C Chandler 'Tail gunner' John Ward 'Beware the dog at war' (Jote Publications c/o 4 Cottage Close, Heage, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 2BS ISBN 0 9532252 0 8) Chris Ward '49 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 14) John Ward 'The Dunholme Lodgers' 2005
50 Sqn	Peter Buttigieg 'We weep no more' (Aquila Services Ltd, Gibraltar ISBN 1 919655 03 4) Chris Ward '50 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 15)
51 Sqn	R Harvey Blizard 'From blue to khaki' (Pentland Press) Keith S Ford 'Snaith days: life with 51 Sqn 1942-45' Keith S Ford 'Swift & sure: eighty years of 51 Sqn' E F Goodwin 'Some were lucky' Tom Sawyer 'Only owls & bloody fools fly at night' Chris Ward '51 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 16)
53 Sqn	Jock Manson 'United in effort - 53 Sqn' (Air Britain 1997) Terrence O'Brien 'Chasing after Danger' A J M Smyth 'Abrupt Sierras'
54 Sqn	A Deere 'Nine Lives' (Autobiographical; Gauntlets & Spitfires) (Wingham Press 1991)
55 Sqn	Charpentier, Lacey-Johnson & Jeudwine 'Global Warrior' (Lacey Johnson 1999) T G Mahaddie 'Hamish' (Autobiographical; Wappitis 1935) (Ian Allen 1989) L Miller 'Chronicles of 55 Squadron RFC RAF' (Naval & Military Press 2004)
56 Sqn	R Beaumont 'Flying to the limit' (1942) (PSL 1996) E Clayton 'What if the heavens fall: reminiscences of 56(F) Squadron in the Battle of Britain' (Private 1993) H Dundas 'Flying Start' (Penguin 1988) D Grinnel-Milne 'Wind in the wires' (WW1) (Panther 1957) O C Holleran 'Holly, his book, Being a diary of the Great War' (SE5As) (1924) Cecil Lewis 'Sagittarius Rising' (RFC 1916) (Peter Davies 1936) Cecil Lewis 'All my yesterdays' (RFC 1916) (Element 1993) J T McCudden 'Flying Fury: five years in the RFC' (1916) (Greenhill 1987/ 2000 - first published 1930) G Page 'Tale of a Guinea Pig' (Corgi 1983) A Revell 'Brief Glory - Arthur Rhys Davis DSO MC & Bar' (WW1) (William Kimber 1984) Revell 'High in the empty blue - the history of 56 Squadron 1916-20' (Flying Machines 1995) A Revell 'The Vivid Air' (Kimber 1978) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain' J Willis 'Churchills Few' (1940) (Paragon House 1987)
57 Sqn	J Bosomworth 'Im lucky I believe: former air gunner with 57 Squadron' (2000) G D Copeman 'Bomber Squadrons at War Nos 57 & 630' (Sutton Publishing 1999 ISBN 0-7509-1710-5) G D Copeman 'Right Hand Man' Anne Doward 'No verse can say' R A Hammersley 'Into battle with 57 Squadron' (Private 1992) Bill McCrea 'A chequer-board of nights' Chris Ward '57 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 17)
60 Sqn	H Besley 'Pilot-Prisoner-Survivor' (Darling Downs Institute Press 1986) Bishop 'Winged warfare' (Bishop VC April - June 1917) F Harbord 'Familiar Voices' (Able 1988) J T McCudden 'Flying Fury: five years in the RFC' (1916) (Greenhill 1987/ 2000 - first published 1930) A J Scott 'Sixty Squadron RAF' (William Heinemann 1920) Scott & Warne 'Sixty Squadron RAF 1916-19' (Greenhill 1990) F D Tedrey 'Pioneer Pilot' (RFC) (Peter Davies 1976) A J Young & D W Warne 'Sixty Squadron 1916-66' (c. 1967)
61 Sqn	Cecil Lewis 'Sagittarius Rising' (RFC) (Peter Davies 1936) Chris Ward '61 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 19)
62 Sqn	Terrence O'Brien 'Chasing after Danger' D H Sutcliffe 'Airborne Over Burma' (Sutcliffe 1988)
65 Sqn	Forrester 'Fly for your life: the story of Bob Stanford Tuck' (Cerebus 2002) King 'A willingness to die: memories from Fighter Command' (2007) Stokes 'Paddy Finucane: fighter ace' (Kimber 1983) G Wellum 'First light' (Viking 2002)
66 Sqn	A Forbes & H R Allen 'Ten fighter boys: 66 Squadron RAF' (Collins 1942) L Lucas 'Five Up' (Autobiography of Laddie Lucas) (Wingham 1991) J T McCudden 'Flying Fury: five years in the RFC' (1916) (Greenhill 1987/ 2000 - first published 1930) Oxspring 'Spitfire Command' (Dunkirk & Battle of Britain) (Reprinted 2006)
69 Sqn	Sanders 'Of wind & water' (Airlife 1989)
71 Sqn	'No 71 (Eagle) Squadron 1940-42' (Aero Editions 2003) P D Caine 'Eagles of the RAF: the WW2 Eagle Squadrons' (1991) V Haughland 'The Eagle Squadrons' (David & Charles 1979) V Haughland 'The Eagles War' (Jason Aronson, 1982) Listermann 'No 71 (Eagle) Squadron 1940-42' (2005)
72 Sqn	T. Docherty 'Swift to Battle: 72 Fighter Squadron RAF in Action: v. 1' (1937 to 1942) (Pen and Sword 2009) Oxspring 'Spitfire Command' (Reprinted 2006)
73 Sqn	Brian Cull 'Hurricanes over Tobruk' (Jan-June 1941) (Grub St 1999) D Minterne 'History of 73 Squadron' 3 vols 1917-69 (Tutor 1994-2000) N Monks 'Squadrons Up' (1940) N Monks 'Fighter Squadrons, the epic story of two Hurricane Squadrons in France' (1939-40) (Angus & Robertson 1942)
74 Sqn	R Cossey 'Tigers: the story of 74 Squadron' (A&A 1992) A Deere 'Nine Lives' (Autobiographical; Gauntlets) (Wingham Press 1991) I Jones 'Tiger Squadron - 74 Sqn RAF' (White Lion 1972) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain' R Spurdle 'The blue arena' (Crecy 1995) D Tidy 'I fear no man: history of 74 Sqn' (MacDonald 1972) O Walker 'Sailor Malan' (Cassell 1953) Yeoman/ Freeborn 'Tiger Cub: the story of John Freeborn DFC' (2009)
75 Sqn	N Franks 'Forever Strong - 75 NZ Sqn 1916-90' (Random Century 1991) Chris Ward '75 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 20) Harry Yates 'Luck and a Lancaster'
76 Sqn	Boyle 'No passing glory: biography of Group Captain Cheshire' (Collins 1955) L Cheshire VC 'Bomber Pilot' (Hutchinson 1955)  W R Chorley 'To see the dawn breaking' (Chorley 1981) Christopher Jary 'Portrait of a bomber pilot' (Sidney Jary 1990) Tom Sawyer 'Only owls & bloody fools fly at night'
77 Sqn	D C T Bennett 'Pathfinder' (Goodall Publications 1958/88) T G Mahaddie 'Hamish' (Autobiographical; Whitleys 1940) (Ian Allen 1989) Stevens 'A Black Country lad's night shift: diary of a flight engineer 1943' (Private 1995) R Walker 'Some of the many: 77 Squadron 1939-45' (Hollies 1995) Chris Ward '77 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 22)
78 Sqn	Richard Binns 'RSC' (Self published) V Holland 'Nobody unprepared: 78 Squadron RAF' (Woodfield 2002) Tom Sawyer 'Only owls & bloody fools fly at night' Chris Ward '78 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 23)
79 Sqn	R Beaumont 'Flying to the limit' (1941) (PSL 1996) Jackson 'Men of Power: lives of Rolls-Royce chief test pilots Harvey & Jim Heyworth' (2007) D Sweeting 'Wings of chance' (Hurricanes) (Asian Business Press 1990)
80 Sqn	Roald Dahl 'Solo' (His biography, which includes 80 Squadron in Greece in 1941) Jarrod/ Delve 'Did you survive the war?' (biographical) (2006) Peter Holloway 'Desert Wings - a Hurricane pilot in the western desert' (Melverly Publishing 2001) C Shores 'Strike True: the story of no. 80 Squadron RAF' (Air-Britain 1986)
81 Sqn	Golley 'Hurricanes over Murmansk' (1941) (Reprinted 2006)
82 Sqn	F Harbord 'Familiar Voices' (Able 1988)
83 Sqn	J Bushby 'Gunner's Moon' (January 1942-) (Ian Allen 1972) Charpentier, Lacey-Johnson & Jeudwine 'Global Warrior' (Lacey Johnson 1999) G Gibson 'Enemy coast ahead' (1955) Low/ Harper '83 Squadron 1917-1969' (Self published 1992 & 2nd ed 1997) Clayton Moore 'Lancaster crew' W Thompson 'Lancaster to Berlin' Chris Ward '83 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 25)
84 Sqn	W J Brown 'Child Yank: over the rainbow -1918' (based on the diary of Joseph Boudwin of No. 84 Squadron (FL Aero-Medical Consultants c1975) Charpentier, Lacey-Johnson & Jeudwine 'Global Warrior' (Lacey Johnson 1999) Lord Douglas of Kirtleside 'Years of Combat' (2 vol autobiography of Sholto Douglas, ending in command of No 84 Squadron flying SE-5As) (Collins 1963) Don Neate 'Scorpions Sting - 84 Sqn' (Air Britain) E Travers 'Cross Country' (from log books & letters of 3 WW1 pilots) (Hothersall & Travers 1989) D Whetton 'Proctor, ace of the 84 Squadron RFC RAF) (Ajay 1978)
85 Sqn	Andrew Brookes 'Fighter Squadron at war' (Ian Allen 1980) Patricia Chapman 'The Colours of the Day' (85 sqn 1943) (Country Books 1999) J Golley 'John Cats-Eyes Cunningham' (Airlife 1999) D Middleton 'The Sky Suspended: the Battle of Britain May 1940-April 1941'(1960) P.Townsend 'Duel of Eagles' (Corgi 1972) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain'
87 Sqn	P Adams 'Hurricane Squadron: 87 Sqn 1939-41' (Air Research 1988) R Beaumont 'Flying to the limit' (1940-41) (PSL 1996) V A Winter 'Resurgam:The Story of Flight Lieutenant G L Nowell' (c1980)
88 Sqn	J Pelly-Fry 'Heavenly Days' (Crecy 1994)
89 Sqn	D David 'Dennis Hurricane David - my autobiography'
90 Sqn	Paul & Munro 'Sing high - history of 90 Sqn 1917-65' (90 Sqn Assoc 1989) Chris Ward '90 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 28)
91 Sqn	B Drake & C Shores 'Billy Drake, Fighter Leader' (Grub St 2002) Peter Hall 'No. 91 Nigeria Squadron' (Osprey Aviation Elite no. 3 2001) P Hall 'Jim Crow: the story of 91 (Nigeria) Squadron' (Griffon 1993) Oxspring 'Spitfire Command' (Reprinted 2006) R Spurdle 'The blue arena' (Crecy 1995)
92 Sqn	Forrester 'Fly for your life: the story of Bob Stanford Tuck' (Cerebus 2002) King 'A willingness to die: memories from Fighter Command' (2007) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain' M Robinson 'Best of the Few: 92 Squadron 1939-40' (Robinson 2001) G.Wellum 'First Light' (Penguin Viking 2002)
96 Sqn	S Parry 'Beaufighter Squadrons in Focus' (Red Kite 2002) A Thomas 'Beaufighter Aces of World War 2' (Osprey 2005)
97 Sqn	K Bending 'Achieve Your Aim - the history of 97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron in the Second World War' (Woodfield Publishing 2007) Chris Ward '97 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 29) Edwin Wheeler 'Just to get a bed' (Square One 1990)
98 Sqn	W Lambert & R Brown 'Short history of 98 Squadron RAF 1917-67' (Private 1967)
99 Sqn	Edgerley 'Each Tenacious: a history of 99 Sqn 1917-76' (Square One 1993)
100 Sqn	James Douglas Hudson 'There and Back Again: a navigators story' (ISBN 1-873257-22-8) Ian Reid 'Lancaster Operations - One Squadrons contribution to the bomber offensive' (ISBN 0-9544516-0-0) Ian Reid 'To fly over Waltham' (Ashridge Press 1997 ISBN 1 901214 10 9) Chris Ward '100 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 32)
101 Sqn	R Alexander '101 Squadron RAF: special operations' (Private 1979) A Brookes 'Bomber Squadron at war' (Ian Allen 1983) Feast 'Carried on the wind: wartime experiences of a special duties operator with 101 Squadron' (2005) F Harbord 'Familiar Voices' (Able 1988) Hesmondhalgh 'Some fun to say the least - 101 Sqn' (spiral bound) B Noble 'Noble Endeavours' (Private 1998) A J M Smyth 'Abrupt Sierras' Chris Ward '101 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 33)
102 Sqn	Boyle 'No passing glory: biography of Group Captain Cheshire' (Collins 1955) L Cheshire VC 'Bomber Pilot' (Hutchinson 1955) Goss 'Its suicide but its fun: the story of 102 (Ceylon) Sqn 1917-56' (Crecy 1995) A Martin 'Bale Out' (Colourpoint Books 2006) R C Rivaz 'Tail gunner' (Sutton Publishing 1998) Jack Rodgers 'Navigators Log' (Merlin Books 1985) Mike Usherwood 'War diary of RAF Pocklington' Chris Ward '102 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 34)
103 Sqn	J Norman Ashton 'Only birds and fools' (Lancaster Flight Engineer) (Airlife 2000) D Charlwood 'No moon tonight' (Burgewood Books 2006) D Charlwood 'Journeys into night' (Burgewood Books 2006) Jones 'Bomber intelligence' (Midland Counties 1983) Finn 'Black swan - a history of 103 Sqn' (Newton 1989) Phil Potts 'Just a survivor' Brian Stoker 'If the flak doesnt get you, the fighters will' (J&KH Publishing) Chris Ward '103 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 35)
105 Sqn	F Harbord 'Familiar Voices' (Able 1988) Ransom 'Battle axe: a history of 105 squadron' (Air Britain 1967) T Spooner 'Clean Sweep: Life of Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom' (Crecy 1994) Stuart R Scott 'Battle-axe Blenheims - 105 Sqn 1940 to 41' (Sutton 1997) Stuart R Scott 'Mosquito thunder - 105 Sqn 1942-45' Chris Ward '105 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 37) Woolridge 'Low attack: the story of two Mosquito squadrons 1940-43' (Crecy 1993)
106 Sqn	H Besley 'Pilot-Prisoner-Survivor' (Darling Downs Institute Press 1986) N Starkey 'A Lancaster Pilots impression on Germany' (1943-44) Bill Knaggs 'The easy trip' W Thompson 'Lancaster to Berlin' Chris Ward '106 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 38) L Wheatley 'An Erksome War' (Merlin 1991)
107 Sqn	'History of 107 Squadron' (RAF 1963) R E Gillman DFC DFM 'The ship hunters' (John Murray 1976) T Spooner 'Clean Sweep: Life of Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom' (Crecy 1994)
109 Sqn	Michael Cumming 'Beam Bombers, the secret war of no 109 squadron' (Sutton Publishing) Albert & Ian Smith 'Mosquito Pathfinder' (Crecy Publishing 2004)
110 Sqn	E D Bell '110 (Hyderabad) Squadron history' (Air Britain)
111 Sqn	S A Burton 'Adstantes: 111 (Fighter) Squadron' (Private 1996) H Griffiths '111(F) Squadron: the first 75 years' (Tri-Service c1992) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain' Sands 'Treble One: the story of No. 111(F) Squadron RAF' (Private 1957)
112 Sqn	R A Brown 'Shark squadron - history of 112 Sqn 1917-75' (Crecy 1994) B Drake & C Shores 'Billy Drake, Fighter Leader' (Desert) (Grub St 2002) B Hordern 'Shark Squadron Pilot' (Independent Books 2002) Moor 'Kents forgotten airfield: Throwley 1917-19' (Includes formation of 112 Sqn) (2007) A R Zbiegniewski '112 Squadron RAF 1942-45' (Kagero 2003)
114 Sqn	T Spooner 'Clean Sweep: Life of Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom' (Crecy 1994)
115 Sqn	RAF 'Despite the elements - history of 115 Sqn 1917-82' (Crecy 1994) J Burtt-Smith & J French 'A drop in the ocean' (Leo Cooper 1996) G Bury 'Wellingtons of 115 Squadron over Europe' (Newton 1994) E Coates 'Lone evader' (Baled out 1942) (Austrailan Military History Pubs 1998) R Edwards DSO 'In the thick of it- autobiography of a bomber pilot' (Images Publishing 1994) A Morris 'First of the Many: the story of the Independent Force, RAF' (1918) (Jarrolds, 1969) A J M Smyth 'Abrupt Sierras' Chris Ward '115 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 43)
121 Sqn	P D Caine 'Eagles of the RAF: the WW2 Eagle Squadrons' (1991) V Haughland 'The Eagle Squadrons' (David & Charles 1979) V Haughland 'The Eagles War' (Jason Aronson, 1982)
124 Sqn	V A Winter 'Resurgam:The Story of Flight Lieutenant G L Nowell' (c1980)
127 Sqn	E A W Smith 'Spitfire Diary - boys of 127 Sqn' (Kimber 1988)
128 Sqn	B Drake & C Shores 'Billy Drake, Fighter Leader' (West Africa) (Grub St 2002)
130 Sqn	R V Ashman 'Spitfire against the odds - memoirs of a fighter pilot' (PSL 1989)
132 Sqn	G Page 'Shot down in flames' (Grub St 1999)
133 Sqn	P D Caine 'Eagles of the RAF: the WW2 Eagle Squadrons' (1991) V Haughland 'The Eagle Squadrons' (David & Charles 1979) V Haughland 'The Eagles War' (Jason Aronson, 1982)
134 Sqn	Golley 'Hurricanes over Murmansk' (1941) (Reprinted 2006)
135 Sqn	Frank Carey 'Frank 'Chota' Carey' (Grub St 2006)
136 Sqn	Jacobs 'Woodpecker story' (Pentland 1994)
138 Sqn	Freddie Clark 'Peter Five' (Independent Books 1993 ISBN 1 872836 04 6) K Merrick 'Flights of the forgotten' (Arms & Armour Press) J Tickell 'Moon Squadron' (Ian Wingate 1956) Chris Ward '138 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 45)
139 Sqn	Joe Patient 'Pilot - a tale of high adventure' (Leo Cooper ISBN 0 85052 544 6) D H Sutcliffe 'Airborne Over Burma' (Sutcliffe 1988) Chris Ward '139 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 46) Woolridge 'Low attack: the story of two Mosquito squadrons 1940-43' (Crecy 1993)
141 Sqn	Michael Allan 'Pursuit through darkened skies' Spooner 'Night fighter ace' (biography of Bob Braham; Beaufighters & Mosquitoes)
142 Sqn	Barry Blunt '142 Mosquito Bomber Squadron' (2006) Martin Bowman 'Wellington the geodetic giant' (Airlife 1989 & 1998) Patricia Chapman 'The Colours of the Day' (142 sqn in France 1940) (Country Books 1999) Ian Reid 'To fly over Waltham' (Ashridge Press 1997 ISBN 1 901214 10 9) Albert & Ian Smith 'Mosquito Pathfinder' (Crecy Publishing 2004)
144 Sqn	Chris Ward '144 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 49) Patricia Chapman 'The Colours of the Day' (144 sqn 1940) (Country Books 1999)
148 Sqn	D C Egles 'Just one of the many: navigators memoirs' (Pentland Press 1996) G Gray 'Green markers ahead skipper' (Newton 1993)
149 Sqn	J Johnston & N Carter 'Strong by night - history & memories of 149 (East India) Sqn' (Air Britain) Celia Savage 'Ernie' (Celia Savage 0113 267 8619) Chris Ward '149 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 50) Peter & Maureen Wilson 'We will remember them' (Tribute to 149 & 622 Sqn) (Private 1993)
150 Sqn	Jones 'Bomber intelligence' (Midland Counties 1983) Chris Ward '150 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 51) Edwin Wheeler 'Just to get a bed' (Square One 1990)
151 Sqn	Darlow 'Five of the Few' (stories of 5 airmen from 501, 151, 603 and 219 Sqns who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp) (2007) Thomas 'RAF Top Gun: story of ... Air Cdr Teddy Donaldson' (Donaldson commanded 151 Sqn on outbreak of WW2) (2008)
152 Sqn	Cecil Lewis 'Sagittarius Rising' (RFC 1918) (Peter Davies 1936)
153 Sqn	Johns J A 'History of 153 Squadron' (1998) Chris Ward '153 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 52)
156 Sqn	J Norman Ashton 'Only birds and fools' (Lancaster Flight Engineer) (Airlife 2000) Alex Duke 'Odd man out' (J&KH Publishing) Ron Smith 'Rear gunner pathfinder' Wadsworth 'They led the way: the story of Pathfinder Squadron 156' (Highgate 1992) Chris Ward '156 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 53)
158 Sqn	Chorley & Benwell 'In brave company: history of 158 Squadron' (Chorley 1979/1990)
161 Sqn	G McCall 'Flight Most Secret' (Kimber 1981) K Merrick 'Flights of the forgotten' (Arms & Armour Press)
162 Sqn	D Egles 'Just one of many'
163 Sqn	T Spooner 'Clean Sweep: Life of Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom' (Crecy 1994)
166 Sqn	David Hodgson 'Letters from a bomber pilot' (Thames Methuen 1985) Jones 'Bomber intelligence' (Midland Counties 1983) J Wright 'On wings of war' (166 Sqn Association c1988)
170 Sqn	Jones 'Bomber intelligence' (Midland Counties 1983)
174 Sqn	P Watson 'Tiger Moths to Typhoons' (2004)
177 Sqn	F H Burton 'Mission to Burma' (Burton 1991) A Sutherland Brown 'Silently into the midst of things'
181 Sqn	Jarrod/ Delve 'Did you survive the war?' (biographical) (2006)
185 Sqn	L Lucas 'Five Up' (Autobiography of Laddie Lucas) (Wingham 1991) Rogers '185 The Malta Squadron' (Spellmount 2005)
186 Sqn	Philip Gray 'Ghosts of targets past' (2005)
189 Sqn	Chris Ward '189 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 65)
192 Sqn	W J Rees & J E Rees 'Espionage in the ether: 192 Squadron RAF' (Compaid Graphics 1999)
194 Sqn	Russell 'Friendly firm - history of 194 Sqn' (194 Sqn Assoc 1972) D Williams '194 Squadron' (Merlin 1987)
197 Sqn	Kyle 'Typhoon tale' (GM 1998) Thomas 'Firestorm: Typhoons over Caen, 1944' (2007)
198 Sqn	D Scott 'Typhoon pilot' (Leo Cooper 1986) Thomas 'Firestorm: Typhoons over Caen, 1944' (2007)
201 Sqn	J Nash 'On the step: 201 Squadron RAF' (1990)
203 Sqn	Sanders 'Of wind & water' (Airlife 1989)
205 Sqn	H Campbell & R Lovell 'So long Singapore'
207 Sqn	Aitkin 'History of 207 Sqn' (HMSO 1985) A C R Armstrong 'Failed to complete' lost crew B Goodwin & R Glynne-Owen '207 Sqn RAF Langar 1942-43' (Quacks 1994) John Hamlin 'Always prepared - story of 207 Sqn' (Air Britain) Rolfe 'Gunning for the enemy: Wallace McIntosh ' Bomber Command air gunner (Grub St 2003) Chris Ward '207 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 70)
208 Sqn	D Marr 'History of 208 Squadron' (RAF 1966) D Styles '75 years on - the flying shuftis' (Dalton Watson 1991) 'All the Eights: 208 Squadron RAF'
210 Sqn	D C T Bennett 'Pathfinder' (Goodall Publications 1958/88) J Evans 'Sopwiths to Sunderlands: 210 Squadron RAF 1917-41' (Paterchurch 1999) Schofield/ Conyers Nesbit 'Arctic airmen' (2005) Mike Seymour & Bill Balderson 'To the ends of the earth- 210 Sqns Catalina years' (Paterchurch Publications ISBN 1 870745 08 6)
211 Sqn	H Campbell & R Lovell 'So long Singapore' C F R Clark/DR Clark '211 Squadron RAF - An Observer's Notes and Recollections' J Dunnet Blenheim 'Over the Balkans' D F Spencer DFC 'Looking backwards over Burma' (Woodfield Publishing 2009) H F Squire (RAFMO) 'Middle East Scrapbook' T H Wisdom 'Wings Over Olympus'
213 Sqn	D David 'Dennis Hurricane David - my autobiography' Frank M Leeson 'The Hornet strikes - 213 Sqn' (Air Britain) J Walton 'Desert war diary: 213 Squadron RAF' (Woodfield 2000)
214 Sqn	R James 'Avenging in the shadows' (Abington 1989; reprinted 2006) Christopher Jary 'Portrait of a bomber pilot' (Sidney Jary 1990) Chris Ward '214 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 71)
216 Sqn	J Pelly-Fry 'Heavenly Days' (Crecy 1994) R Richardson 'Man is not lost' (216 Sqn 1936-38)
218 Sqn	F R Chappell 'Bomber Command: a biography of Wing Commander Donald Teale Saville DSO DFC' Jack Dickinson 'The time of my life: life with 218 & 623 Sqns' G Gray 'Green markers ahead skipper' (Newton 1993) Bill Jackson 'Three strips and four brownies' (experiences as a gunner on the squadron) (Turner Warwick Publications 1990 ISBN 0-91989-914-5) Desmond Plunkett & Rev R Pletts 'The man who would not die' (Pentland Press 2000) M.Tripp 'The Eighth Passenger' (Robin Clark 1979) Chris Ward '218 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 72)
219 Sqn	Darlow 'Five of the Few: survivors of the Battle of Britain & the Blitz tell their story' (2006) T W Kitchen 'From dusk till dawn: 219 Squadron RAF 1918-57' (FPD Services 2001) Richard Pike 'Beaufighter ace: night fighter career of ... Sir Thomas Pike' (Beaufighters at Tangmere 1941) (2005)
222 Sqn	E Burton 'Go straight ahead: Battle of Britain diary of 222 Squadron RAF' (Square One 1996) Oxspring 'Spitfire Command' (Reprinted 2006) Vigors 'Lifes too short to cry: memoir of a Battle of Britain ace' (2007)
223 Sqn	J Pelly-Fry 'Heavenly Days' (Crecy 1994) Ron Johnson 'A navigators tale'
228 Sqn	Evans 'Help from the Heavens: a history of 228 Squadron' (Paterchurch 1998)
230 Sqn	Alan W Deller 'The Kid Glove Pilot' (Colourpoint Books 2004) G Warner 'No 230 Squadron RAF' (2004)
233 Sqn	G Edwards 'Norwegian Patrol - RAF 233 Squadron in WW2' (Airlife 1985) G Edwards 'Head in the Clouds' (Airlife 1996)
234 Sqn	Walpole 'Dragon Rampant: the story of 234 fighter squadron' (2009) J Willis 'Churchills Few' (1940) (Paragon House 1987)
240 Sqn	John Iverach 'Chronicles of a nervous navigator' (Iverach ISBN 1-55056-178-2)
242 Sqn	Paul Brickhill 'Reach for the sky: the story of Douglas Bader' (Collins 1954) Hugh Halliday '242 Squadron, the Canadian Years' (Midland Counties) James Home 'Their Last tenko' Lucas 'Flying colours: epic story of Douglas Bader' (Hutchinson 1981) Turner 'The Bader Wing' (2007) Turner 'Douglas Bader: the biography of the legendary world war II fighter pilot' (2009)
243 Sqn	Vigors 'Lifes too short to cry: memoir of a Battle of Britain ace' (2007)
247 Sqn	D J Marchant 'Rise from the east - 247 Sqn' (Air Britain) K W Mackenzie 'Hurricane Combat' (1940-41) (Grenville Publishing 1990) D Ross 'Stapme: the biography of S/Ldr Basil Gerald Stapleton DFC' (247 Sqn 1944) (Grub St 2002)
248 Sqn	H C Randall 'Moths to Mosquitos' (Historic Military Press 2001)
249 Sqn	Brian Cull '249 at War' (Grub Street 1997) L Lucas 'Five Up' (Autobiography of Laddie Lucas) (Wingham 1991)
253 Sqn	T Gleave 'I had a row with a German' (MacMillan 1941)
254 Sqn	H C Randall 'Moths to Mosquitos' (Historic Military Press 2001)
257 Sqn	L Forrester 'Fly for your life: the story of Bob Stanford Tuck' (Cerebus 2002) Geoff Rayner 'One Hurricane one raid' (Airlife 1990) D Ross 'Stapme: the biography of S/Ldr Basil Gerald Stapleton DFC' (257 Sqn 1942) (Grub St 2002) J Willis 'Churchills Few' (1940) (Paragon House 1987)
258 Sqn	Terence Kelly 'Battle For Palembang' also published as 'Hurricane Over The Jungle'
262 Sqn	I. Spring 'Flying Boat. The history of 262 Squadron RAF and the origins of 35 Squadron SAAF' (Spring Air 1995)
272 Sqn	V Houart 'Desert squadron: 272 Squadron RAF' (Souvenir Press 1959)
274 Sqn	M Ford-Jones 'Desert flyer: log of F/O William Marsh' (274 Sqn North Africa) (Schiffer) Peter Holloway 'Desert Wings - a Hurricane pilot in the western desert' (Melverly Publishing 2001)
276 Sqn	N Berryman 'In the nick of time: 276 Squadron' (Woodfield 2001)
279 Sqn	Docherty 'Dinghy drop: 279 Squadron RAF 1941-46' (2007)
301 Sqn	Freddie Clark 'Peter Five' (Independent Books 1993 ISBN 1 872836 04 6)
303 Sqn	A Fiedler 'Squadron 303' (Davies 1942/ Letchworth 1944) Kent 'One of the Few' (Autobiography: Kent led 303 Sqn in the Battle of Britain) (2008) Anthony Robinson 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain'
304 Sqn	J F Jaworzyn 'No place to land: a pilot in Coastal Command' (Kimber 1984) M Konarski '304 Squadron' (Mushroom Model Magazine blue series no. 7106, 2006)
305 Sqn	Jozef Zielinski '305 Dywizjon Bombowy: 1940-46' (Polish text 2004)
307 Sqn	Gretzyngier '307 Dywizjon Mysliwski Nocny' (Polish text monograph 2005)
308 Sqn	D Sarkar 'The invisible thread: A Spitfires tale' (Ramrod 1992)
310 Sqn	Phil Listemann 'No 310 (Czechoslaovak) Squadron 1940-45' (RAF in Combat 2009) Tomas Polak 'No. 310 (Czechoslaovak) Squadron 1940-45' (Ian Allen 2006)
312 Sqn	Phil Listemann 'No 312 (Czechoslaovak) Squadron 1940-45' (RAF in Combat 2009)
320 Sqn	Geldof, Nico. ''De Vliegtuigen van 320 Squadron, 1940 - 1946'' (in Dutch) (Maarssen, the Netherlands: Geromy Uitgeverij BV, 2006 ISBN 90-672-0397-1) Geldof, Nico. ''De Operaties van 320 Squadron, 1940 - 1946'' (in Dutch) (Maarssen, the Netherlands: Geromy Uitgeverij BV, 2006 ISBN 90-672-0396-3) Geldof, Nico. " 'Alle Hens' van 320 Squadron: 'Regina et patria' '' (in Dutch) (Maarssen, the Netherlands: Geromy Uitgeverij BV, 2007) Kloos, J.P. ''320 Squadron R.A.F., Memorial 1940-1945'' (in Dutch) (J.P. Kloos 1987 and 1992)
322 Sqn	F Appeldorn ''40 Jaar 322 Squadron, 1943-1983'' (in Dutch). Klu 322, 1983 W J E Kock ''25 Jaar 322'' (in Dutch). Klu 322, 1968 R W Oxspring ''Spitfire Command'' (William Kimber 1984) (republished by Cerberus Publishing 2000 and 2005, ISBN 1-84145-033-2) B Sorgedrager and W.H. Lutgert. ''322 Squadron, Sporen van zijn Verleden, Lijnen in zijn Geschiedenis'' (in Dutch) (Den Haag, Netherlands: Ministerie van Defensie 1993) B Van der Stok ''Oorlogsvlieger van Oranje'' (in Dutch) (Bussum, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij De Haan 1980 & 1983 ISBN 90-2283-652-5) also translated as ''War Pilot of Orange'' Pictorial Histories Pub Co, 1987, ISBN 0-93312-689-1
342 Sqn	P Lambermont 'Lorraine Squadron: 342 Squadron RAF' (Cassell 1956)
346 Sqn	Louis Bourgain 'Halifax for Liberte!
349 Sqn	De Win 'From sunrise till sunset: 349 (Belgian) Sqn RAF' vols 3 & 9 (Belgian Aviation History Assoc. 2002)
350 Sqn	De Win 'From sunrise till sunset: 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF' book 4 (Belgian Aviation History Assoc. 2002)
352 Sqn	Jelavic 'No.352 (Y) RAF Squadron' (Yuairwar 2003)
357 Sqn	Terence O'Brien 'The Moonlight War'
400 Sqn	Ron W Wylie 'On Watch to Strike: history of 400 (City of Toronto) Squadron' (Covers 1932-96) (400 Squadron)
401 Sqn	H R L Hammond '401 Squadron' (1959) D McIntosh 'High blue battle' (Stoddart Publishing/ Spa Books 1990)
402 Sqn	Pat McNorgan '402 (City of Winnipeg) Squadron History, on guard for 75 years' (402 Sqn Association 2007)
403 Sqn	A Deere 'Nine Lives' (Autobiographical; 1943) (Wingham Press 1991) Fletcher Wade et al '403 Wolf Squadron' (1941-2001) (403 Sqn 2001)
404 Sqn	Mike Sniderhan '404 Squadron history' (1941-1990) (Craig Kelman & assocs 1991) Unknown '404 Sqn Ready to Fight' (1942 to 1972)
405 Sqn	Stephen Darlow 'Lancaster down' (2000) Don Jones '404 Squadron History' (1941-86) (Craig Kelman & assocs 1986) Mike Usherwood 'War diary of RAF Pocklington' Chris Ward '405 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 84)
407 Sqn	K Abbott 'Gathering of demons: 407 Squadron RCAF' (Inkerman House 1987) Tom Proctor '407 Squadron History' (1941-2000) (407 Maritime Patrol Sqn 1996) Unknown 'Demon Squadron: 407 Squadron in war and peace' (1941-75)
408 Sqn	Chris Ward '408 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 85) Unknown '408 Squadron History' (Canada's WIngs 1984)
409 Sqn	Mike Mahon 'Nighthawk! A history of 409 (night figher) squadron' (1977) H H Whipp 'The Nighthawks 1941-45' (1945)
410 Sqn	Bob Merrick et al '410 Squadron, a history' (DDDS-7 NDHQ Ottawa 1976) Unknown 'History of 410 Squadron, June 1941 - June 1945'
411 Sqn	J McClenaghan, D Blatchford '411 (City of North York) Squadron History (John/ David Associates 1992)
412 Sqn	Unknown '412 (Transport) Squadron' (Turner Publishing 1995)
413 Sqn	D J Baker 'A history of 413 Squadron' (General Store 1997)
414 Sqn	Unknown '414 Squadron History' (1975)
415 Sqn	Chris Ward '415 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 86) 'Swordfish: the story of 415 Squadron' (The Hangar Bookshelf 1982)
416 Sqn	D Schmidt & R Hovey '416 Squadron: the complete history' Unknown '416 Squadron History' (Canada's Wings 1984)
417 Sqn	K Robbins '417 Squadron History' (Canada's Wings 1983)
418 Sqn	D Alcorn & R Souster 'From hell to breakfast' (1941-45) (Intruder Press) A P Heathcote 'Intruder, history of 418 Squadron' (Air Historical Branch, RCAF) F Jackson, G Williamson, N Ralph 'Story of 418 City of Edmonton intruder squadron RCAF' (City of Edmonton Squadron Fund) A P Vaughan '418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron History' (1941-84) (The Hangar Bookshelf)
419 Sqn	Lew Duddridge 'The Best 70 Years of My Life: It's All Downhill from Here' (Orca Book Publishers 1988; ISBN 0-920501-13-3) G Foulds & D J Hisdal 'Moosemen: 419 Squadron History' (Crosstown Printers 1985) Bob Porter 'The long return' (Self published: 2603-4288 Grange St, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5H 1P2) Chris Ward '419 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 87) Unknown 'The Moose Squadron 1941-1983' (1983) Unknown 'The Moose Squadron 1941-45' (CFTMPC Winnipeg 1977)
420 Sqn	R McKay 'One of the many' (1944-45) (General Store Publishing House 1989) Chris Ward '420 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 88)
421 Sqn	R Gowing '421 Squadron History' (Canada's Wings 1983)
422 Sqn	B Crookes 'The life and times of 422 Squadron RCAF 1942-45' (2001)
423 Sqn	J L Orr 'With Eagle Wings: 423 A Canadian Squadron in peace and war' (2002)
424 Sqn	N Bottomley '424 Squadron History' (1935 to post WW2) (The Hanger Bookshelf 1985) Chris Ward '424 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 89)
425 Sqn	D Marion '425 Alouette' (DDDS NDHQ Ottawa 1978) Chris Ward '425 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 90)
426 Sqn	R Jacobson '426 Squadron History' (1989) L Motiuk 'Thunderbirds at war: diary of 426 RAF Bomber Squadron' (Larmot 1998) Chris Ward '426 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 91)
427 Sqn	Albert & Ian Smith 'Mosquito Pathfinder' (Crecy Publishing 2004) Chris Ward '427 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 92) Unknown '427 Squadron History' (1962)
428 Sqn	R Buckham 'Forced march to freedom' (Canadas Wings Inc 1984) R Cassels 'Ghost Squadron' (1942-45) (Ardenlea Publishing 1991) Chris Ward '428 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 93)
429 Sqn	Chris Ward '429 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 94)
430 Sqn	J Lessard '430 Squadron 1943-2000' (2001)
431 Sqn	H J McNenly 'History of 431 Iroquois Squadron' (1942-45) Chris Ward '431 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 95)
432 Sqn	Chris Ward '432 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 96)
433 Sqn	R Johnson '433 Squadron History' (1943-84) (The Hangar Bookshelf 1985) Chris Ward '433 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 97)
434 Sqn	R Johnson '434 Squadron History' (1943-84) (The Hangar Bookshelf 1984) R Robertson, D Matthews, M Bertram '434 Squadron... a history' (Stuart Brandle Printing 1977) Chris Ward '434 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 98)
435 Sqn	R Pittet 'Determined on delivery: the history of 435(T) Squadron' (1994)
436 Sqn	F R Coyle 'Canucks unlimited' (1944-45) (Rous & Mann Press)
437 Sqn	J A Sproule '437 Squadron History' (1944-84) (The Hangar Bookshelf 1985)
438 Sqn	L LeClerc, Graphiste 'Escadrille 438 Squadron' (1984)
440 Sqn	T Strocel '440 Squadron History' (1936-83) (Canada's Wings 1983)
441 Sqn	L Milberry 'Fighter Squadron: 441 Sqn from Hurricanes to Hornets' (Canav Books 2003, 2005)
442 Sqn	G MacDonanld & T Strocel '442 Squadron History' (1942-87) (The Hangar Bookshelf 1987)
452 Sqn	Stokes 'Paddy Finucane: fighter ace' (Kimber 1983)
453 Sqn	'Defeat to victory' Phil Listemann 'No 453 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1941-45' (RAF in Combat 2009) Vigors 'Lifes too short to cry: memoir of a Battle of Britain ace' (2007)
455 Sqn	I Gordon 'Strike and strike again: 455 Squadron RAAF' (Banner 1995)
456 Sqn	J Bennett 'Fighter nights: 456 Sqn RAAF' (Banner 1995)
457 Sqn	Phil Listemann 'No 457 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1941-45' (RAF in Combat 2009)
458 Sqn	P Alexander 'We find and destroy' (1959) F R Chappell 'Bomber Command: a biography of Wing Commander Donald Teale Saville DSO DFC'
460 Sqn	Peter Firkins 'Strike and return' (Warbooks Australia) A F Taylor 'One way flight to Munich' (Warbooks Australia) Chris Ward '460 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 101)
461 Sqn	Norman Ashworth 'The ANZAC Squadron : a History of no. 461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1945' (Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press, 1994. ISBN 0-85905-198-6) G Singleton 'Singletons war'
463 Sqn	Slack & Owen '467 & 463 Sqns RAAF: roll of honour' (Slack)
464 Sqn	M Lax & L Kane-Maguire 'Gastapo hunters: 464 Squadron RAAF 1942-45' (Banner 1999)
467 Sqn	Easton 'We flew old Fred - the Fox: Lancaster DV372' (Hudson 1997, to be reprinted 2006) Slack & Owen '467 & 463 Sqns RAAF: roll of honour' (Slack) Chris Ward '467 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 106)
485 (NZ) Sqn	Phil Listermann/ Shorthaug 'No 485(NZ) Squadron 1941-45 Spitfire' (RAF in Combat 2006) Jack Rae 'Kiwi Spitfire ace' C J Sheddan & N Franks 'Tempest pilot' (Grub St 1997)
486 (NZ) Sqn	D Scott 'Typhoon pilot' (Leo Cooper 1986) C J Sheddan & N Franks 'Tempest pilot' (Grub St 1997) P Sortehaugh 'Wild winds: 486 RNZAF Fighter Squadron' (Otago University 1998)
488 (NZ) Sqn	Leslie Hunt 'Defence until dawn' (Washburn 1949)
501 Sqn	Darlow 'Five of the Few: survivors of the Battle of Britain & the Blitz tell their story' (2006) Phil Listemann 'No 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron 1939-45' (RAF in Combat 2008) K W Mackenzie 'Hurricane Combat' (1940-41) (Grenville Publishing 1990) D Watkins 'Fear nothing: 501 Squadron RAuxAF' (Newton c1990)
502 Sqn	I Currie 'White Crows' (Minerva Press 1996) R Richardson 'Man is not lost' (502 Sqn 1941-42) Sanders 'Of wind & water' (Airlife 1989)
504 Sqn	D Sweeting 'Wings of chance' (Hurricanes) (Asian Business Press 1990)
514 Sqn	Harry Dison 'Some of the story of 514 Sqn...' (Self published)
544 Sqn	Ronald Foster 'Focus on Europe: a photo-recce Mosquito pilot at war 43-45' (2005)
549 Sqn	V Possé 'Together up There: Unit History of 549 RAF/RAAF Fighter Squadron in Northern Australia in World War II' (Loftus, NSW : Australian Military History Publications, 2003)
550 Sqn	Chris Ward '550 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 110)
570 Sqn	Gordon Frost 'The RAF & me'
571 Sqn	T Spooner 'Clean Sweep: Life of Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom' (Crecy 1994)
578 Sqn	Cawdron 'Based at Burn - 578 Sqn airmen recall...' (1995) Chris Ward '578 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 113)
582 Sqn	Alex Duke 'Odd man out' (J&KH Publishing) S Feast 'Heroic Endeavour' (Grubb Street 2006) S Feast 'Master Bombers: 1942-45' (582 Sqn) (2008)
600 Sqn	J R Bushby 'Gunner's moon' (600 Sqn 1940) (Ian Allen 1972) H Onderwater 'Gentlemen in Blue: history of 600 Sqn' (Leo Cooper 1997)
601 Sqn	J R Bushby 'Gunner's moon' (At Notting Hill Gate) (Ian Allen 1972)
602 Sqn	D Cameron 'Glasgows own - history of 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron' (Squadron Prints 1988) A Deere 'Nine Lives' (Autobiographical; 1941-43) (Wingham Press 1991) D McRoberts 'Lions Rampant: the story of 602 Spitfire squadron' (Kimber 1986) F G Nancarrow 'Glasgow's fighter squadron: 602 Squadron RAF' (Collins 1942) Smith 'Al Deere: Wartime fighter pilot, peacetime commander' Stokes 'Paddy Finucane: fighter ace' (Kimber 1983)
603 Sqn	Darlow 'Five of the Few' (stories of 5 airmen from 501, 151, 603 and 219 Sqns who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp) (2007) A S Kennedy '603 City of Edinburgh fighter squadron: record of some of its achievements' (Scotsman 1943) R Hillary 'The last enemy' (Macmillan 1975) D Ross 'Richard Hillary: the definitive biography' (Grub St 2000) D Ross 'Stapme: the biography of S/Ldr Basil Gerald Stapleton DFC' (603 Sqn 1940-41) (Grub St 2002) Ross et al 'The Greatest Squadron of them all: the definitive history of 603 Squadron' (2 vols 2006)
604 Sqn	J R Bushby 'Gunner's moon' (Middle Wallop night fighter ops 1940) (Ian Allen 1972) J Golley 'John Cats-Eyes Cunningham' (Airlife 1999) C F Rawnsley & R Wright 'Night fighter' R Chisholm 'Cover of Darkness' (Windus 1953)
605 Sqn	Patricia Chapman 'The Colours of the Day' (605 sqn pre-war to capture by the Japanese) (Country Books 1999) M Ford-Jones 'Desert flyer: log of F/O William Marsh' (605 Sqn 1941) (Schiffer) I Piper 'We never slept - story of 605 Sqn' (Piper 1997) I Piper '605 County of Warwick Squadron' (605 Association 2003)
607 Sqn	Dixon '607 Squadron: a shade of blue' (2008)
608 Sqn	Louise Wilkinson 'The Kipper Patrol' (2009)
609 Sqn	R Beaumont 'Flying to the limit' (1942) (PSL 1996) Bell 'To live among heroes: a medical officers insight into the life of 609 Sqn in NW Europe 1944-45' (Grub St 2001) Ernshaw/ J D Vector '609 at war 1939-45' (2003) Goss 'Brothers in arms: the story of a British and a German fighter unit Aug-Dec 1940' (I/JG 53 & 609 Sqn) (Crecy 1994) E. Lanchbery 'Against the Sun' (biog of Roland Beamont) Thomas 'Firestorm: Typhoons over Caen, 1944' (2007) F Ziegler 'Story of 609 Squadron: under the white rose' (Crecy/ MacDonald 1971 & 1993)
610 Sqn	Wing Leader, J.Johnson (Hamlyn 1979)
611 Sqn	P Brown 'Honour restored' A P Fergusun & J Hamlin, 'Beware! Beware! 611 Aux Squadron RAF' (Airfield Publications 2004)
613 Sqn	L Lucas 'Five Up' (Autobiography of Laddie Lucas) (Wingham 1991)
614 Sqn	D Egles 'Just one of many' T Scotland 'Voice from the Stars' (in Italy) (Scotland 2007)
616 Sqn	Mike Cooper 'One of the many' (J&KH Publishing) H Dundas 'Flying Start' (Penguin 1988) K Delve & G Pitchfork 'South Yorkshire's Own: 616 Squadron RAF' (Doncaster Books 1990) L Lucas 'Five Up' (Autobiography of Laddie Lucas) (Wingham 1991) Pitchfork 'The RAF's first jet squadron: 616 (South Yorkshire)' (History 1938-57) (2009)
617 Sqn	Bennett '617 Squadron: The Dambusters at War' (PSL 1986) Boyle 'No passing glory: biography of Group Captain Cheshire' (Collins 1955) C Chandler 'Tail gunner' L Cheshire VC 'Bomber Pilot' (Hutchinson 1955) A Cooper 'Beyond the dams to the Tirpitz' A Cooper 'Born leader: Guy Gibson VC' (Independent 1993) A Cooper 'Dambuster squadron 50 years' (Arms & Armour 1993) E Fry 'An airman far away: an Australian Dambuster' (Kangaroo 1993) Falconer 'The Dam Busters' (reprint 2005) Falconer 'The Dam Busters story' (2007) G Gibson 'Enemy coast ahead' (1955 & Crecy 2003) Lee/Postlethwaite 'Dambusters in Focus' (2006) Lee/Shortland/Postlethwaite 'Dambusters: the photographic album of 617 Squadron at war 1943-45' (Air Research 2007) R Morris 'Guy Gibson' (Viking 1994) Thorburn 'No need to die: American flyers in RAF Bomber Command' (2009) Chris Ward '617 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 116) C Ward 'Dambusters: History of 617 Squadron 1943' (Red Kite 2003) C Ward et al 'Dambusters: the definitive history of 617 Sqn at war 1943-45' (2008) C Ward et al 'Dambusters: the forging of a legend' (2009) C Ward/ Lee '617 Dambuster Squadron at War: images of war' (2009)
618 Sqn	D Curtis 'Most secret squadron - story of 618 Sqn' (Skitten 1995) Curtis 'A most secret squadron: the full story of 618 Squadron and its special detachment anti-U-boat Mosquitoes' (2009)
619 Sqn	Charpentier, Lacey-Johnson & Jeudwine 'Global Warrior' (Lacey Johnson 1999) Clark '619: The history of a forgotten squadron' (2005) Chris Ward '619 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 117)
620 Sqn	Joe Patient 'Pilot - a tale of high adventure' (Leo Cooper ISBN 0 85052 544 6)
622 Sqn	Chris Ward '622 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 119)
623 Sqn	Jack Dickinson 'The time of my life: life with 218 & 623 Sqns'
625 Sqn	Chris Ward '625 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 121)
626 Sqn	Ron Smith 'Rear gunner pathfinder' Chris Ward '626 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 122) Dennis West 'To strive & not to yield' (Woodfield 2002)
627 Sqn	Chris Ward '627 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 123) Webb 'At first sight' (Webb 1991)
630 Sqn	G D Copeman 'Bomber Squadrons at War Nos 57 & 630' (Sutton Publishing ISBN 0-7509-1710-5) D Hawker DFC 'With luck to spare' (2004) Chris Ward '630 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 124)
635 Sqn	Alex Thorpe 'Lancaster at War 4'
640 Sqn	Bill Norman 'No.640 (Halifax) Sqn RAF Leconfield' Bill Norman 'Halifax Squadron: the wartime bombing operations of 640 Sqn' (2005) Fred J Papple 'Seventyfive Percent Luck - anecdotal history Jan 44 to May 45' (F Papple, 29 Cedar Avenue, Warradale, South Australia 5046)
656 Sqn	E W Maslen-Jones 'Fire by Order: Recollections of Service with 656 Air Observation Post Squadron in Burma' (Leo Cooper/Pen And Sword, 1997 ISBN 0-85052-557-8)
671 Sqn	Anthony Day 'No 671 Sqn a wartime history' (Lucraft/ Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop, 1998)
Unknown - please tell us which airfields and units appear in any of these books	Bewsher 'Green Balls: the adventures of a night bomber' (RNAS squadron - which one?) (Greenhill 1986 - reprint of 1919 edition) Bodle/ Boulter 'Mosquito to Berlin: story of Birtie Boulter DFC' (2007) Boiten 'Night airwar' (Crowood 1999) Bowman 'Flying into the flames of hell' (first hand accounts from Bomber Command) (2007) Martin Bowman 'RAF bomber stories' (PSL 1998) Denys Braithwaite 'Target for tonight: long range reconnaissance & pathfinder missions in WW2' Cull/ Symons 'One-armed Mac' (biography of S/L James MacLachlan, Battles/ Hurricanes) Donnelly 'A quest for wings: from tail gunner to pilot' (Tempus 2000) Eades 'Turrets of war: WW2 RAF experiences' (Janus 1996) Haugland 'The Eagle Squadrons: Yanks in the RAF 1940-42' (D & C 1979) Haugland 'Eagles War: The saga of the Eagle Squadron pilots 1940-45' (TAB 1992) H Hewer 'In for a penny, in for a pound: wireless operator in Bomber Command' (Stoddart 2000) Hill 'To know the sky: life of Air Chief Marshall Sir Roderic Hill' (Kimber 1962) Jacobs 'Bomb aimer over Berlin: wartime memoirs of Les Bartlett DFM' (2008) Leven 'My flying circus: the autobiography of a WW2 bomber pilot' (2007) Lewis 'A few of the first: thirteen first-hand accounts of flying in the RFC & RNAS during WW1' (Leo Cooper 1997) Lucas 'Voices in the air 1939-45: incredible stories of WW2 airmen in their own words' (Arrow 2003) B W Martin 'War memoirs of an engineer officer in Bomber Command' (J&KH Publishing) Douglas Mourton 'Lucky Doug' Tom Neil 'Gun button to fire' (Kimber 1988) Page 'Shot down in flames' (biography of Geoffrey Page, shot down 12/8/40) Peden 'A thousand shall fall: the true story of a Canadian bomber pilot in WW2' (Stoddart 1981, 2000) H C Randall 'Moths to Mosquitoes: wartime diaries of W/C H C Randall DFC' (HMP 2001) R A Raymond 'A Yank in Bomber Command' (David & Charles 1977) Richardson 'Man is not lost: the log of a pioneer RAF pilot 1933-46' (Airlife 1997) Rodgers 'Navigators log of a tour in Bomber Command' (Merlin 1985) Rolfe 'Flying into hell' (Grub St 2001) Mel Rolfe 'To hell and back' K Skidmore 'Follow the man with the pitcher' Thomas 'Spirit of the blue: Peter Ayerst - a fighter pilots story' (Spitfires/ Hurricanes) Turner 'One of Butch's boys: RAF Bomber Command navigator in WW2' (Woodfield 2004) A White 'Bread and butter boys'

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