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Without  doubt,  one  of  the  finest
                                                                         and best researched books I have
                                                                         ever  owned.  Phil  Butler’s  War
                                                                         Prizes was published around 1993
                                                                         and  is  the  last  word  on  Axis
                                                                         aircraft captured and evaluated by
                                                                         the  Allies  during  and  after  World
                                                                         War 2. This is a classic work which
                                                                         will  only  appreciate  in  value  with
                                                                         the passing years.


























                 I once haunted fetes and bazaars
                 because  all  manner  of  things  are
                 for sale. A current edition of Jane’s
                 All  the  Worlds  Aircraft  requires  a
                 second  mortgage  to  buy  it,  but
                 older copies can, often, be had for
                 very little money. I once purchased
                 a  1965  edition  of  Jane’s  from  a
                 church  fete  for  50  cents  and  the
                 lady on the stall  thought she  was
                 robbing me!
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