COMBAT CODES British, Commonwealth & Allied Air Force Unit Codes 1st ed HB/dj

Description: COMBAT CODES - A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes sine 1938. (ISBN : 1840372818 Flintham, Vic & Andrew Thomas 2003, new copy, hard bound in dust jacket, 9 x 11, glossy page stock, 246 pages, massively illustrated in B&W and color. From the inception on of the RAF in 1918 the new service developed traditions fast. In particular, its squadrons assumed a combination of heraldic devices and colourful markings with which to identify machines and inspire men.With the potential onset of war in 1938, the very public and well-known unit markings were replaced by two-letter codes, designed to confuse the enemy. Through the uneasy period leading to the formal declaration of war, these codes became well-known locally and there was a second set for application with the onset of war; in the event these were, perhaps surprisingly, applied from 24 August 1939, a good week in advance of the formal declaration. As the war progressed the unit codes expanded to incorporate numerals and the system was extended to the USAAF and Commonwealth and Allied units. But to preserve secrecy, the codes were only ever described and listed in a series of top-secret documents and each new edition required destruction of the previous one. Hence, there appears to be no surviving official record of unit codes allocated through World War II. Compiling a list of codes has thus been a major piece of detective work that the authors have tackled with relish, building on the work of earlier researchers. Listed and described in detail are the air force unit codes applied by the RAF, Commonwealth and Allies throughout the war, including the USAAF and US Army light aviation units. In addition some Commonwealth and European air forces continued the practice for some time after the war, while the RAF used many variants in the post-war years; indeed the RAF still uses a limited form of single-letter unit identifiers. All of these types of unit codes are described and listed in what is destined to become the definitive work on the subject ******************************************************************************************************************************* THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US - WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. If you have further questions - happy to answer them - please email us. Please browse our other items and bookmark our site - we constantly add new items. We pack your item extremely carefully so you will receive it in the best condition. This sometimes causes us to be a day or two late in processing orders if we have a good number of sales - Please be patient- we aim to provide the best service we can. POSTAGE WILL BE COMBINED ON MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED. PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING - I MAY BE ABLE TO SAVE YOU POSTAGE. ON PAPER BACK BOOKS & MAGAZINES, MANY TIMES WE CAN COMBINE SEVERAL BOOKS, AND / OR SHIP CHEAPER BY FIRST CLASS AIR MAIL ( A LITTLE SLOWER THAN PRIORITY)- PLEASE ASK ME ABOUT RATES. Please remember that the binding glue in vintage paperbacks is likely to bemuch drier than newer books, and thus more fragile than more modern printings. Paper also can be sometimes somewhat brittle. All vintage paperbacks require proper & careful care in handling or the spine glue will crack !!. INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE NOTICE ! PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING IMPORTANT NOTICE- AS OF MAY 14th, 2007, THE US POSTAL SYSTEM HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED INTERNATIONAL MAIL RATES - ALL SURFACE MAIL HAS BEEN DROPPED, THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO CLASSES OF AIR MAIL= PRIORITY OR FIRST CLASS, AND THE RATES HAVE GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY. FURTHER IMPORTANT NOTICE - AS OF 2012 U.S. POSTAGE RATES HAVE BEEN RAISED AGAIN QUITE A LOT. IT LOOKS LIKELY THAT POSTAGE WILL RISE EVERY YEAR IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST THESE NEW RATES WILL ACTUALLY BE, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT. WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING 2 – 6 WEEKS AS BEFORE DEPENDING ON THE CLASS OF AIR MAIL USED AND IF ITEM IS HELD UP IN CUSTOMS, AND SOMETIMES LONGER FOR NO DISCERNIBILE REASON IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST THE TIMES STATED ABOVE. PLEASE DO NOT START ASKING WHERE IT IS IN A WEEK OR TWO AND ACCUSE ME OF NOT SENDING THE ITEM - SLOW DELIVERY TIMES BY THE POST OFFICE ARE NOT MY FAULT, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO WAIT THE AVERAGE TIMES I HAVE STATED. ( due to be budget shortfalls and massive job cuts, and projected closing of many distribution centers, that are being implemented by the US Post Office- we are already seeing delivery times longer than was seen previously – please be patient ) WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS & WE KNOW BY BITTER EXPERIENCE JUST HOW SLOW THE MAIL CAN BE. IF YOU BID ON SOMETHING AND THE POSTAGE IS TOO HIGH, I WILL CANCEL THE SALE AT YOUR REQUEST WITH NO ADVERSE COMMENTS. IF YOU WISH A POSTAL QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING , JUST ASK ME. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING . Bob Ruman

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