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London: Grange Books, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Freeing the RAF's Airfields from the Fog Menace. Foreword by Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham. 228 pages; 7 x 10

Sutton Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1856279006 . (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall. .

London: Grange Books, 1996. 2nd Printing; dj w/unclipped price; 228 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by B/W Illus. 4 vo.

London: Grange, 1996. 2nd printing; dj in mylar (price unclipped); 228 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by B/W Photos. 8 vo.

Grange Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. 1856279006 . All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 228 pages .

London, England: Grange Books, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Grange Books, 1996. Reprint of the 1995 First Edition. Hardcover pictorial laminated boards in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Jacket. Lower corners with light wear, else Fine. An account of FIDO, Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation, which was one of Great Britain's most remarkable wartime inventions and was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of aircrew during WW II. Photographic illustrations throughout. Lower corners with light wear, else Fine. Foreword by Marshall of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham. 228 pages. 9.8 x 7 inches. 1996, Grange Books, London, England

London: Sutton Publishing. As New in As New dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Glossy pictorial boards, near pristine. Book, unread, and protected, unclipped, dust jacket are in fine, As New condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners, b&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Book discusses the development of a fuel-based system for lighting up fogged-in airstrips with fire so as to temporarily burn off the fog. The system was used throughout the war by the RAF and Allied Airfares. 228 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

London: Grange Books, 1996. Hardcover and jacket in very good condition. (1996 printing.) TS. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

London: Sutton Publishing. As New in As New dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1856279006 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine, As New condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. The development of a fuel-based system for lighting up fogged-in airstrips with fire so as to temporarily burn off the fog. The system was used throughout the war by the RAF and Allied Airfares. Historic photos and specs spread throughout. Small 4to. 228 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. .

Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Black hardback cloth covers. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 228pp. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. .

(London): Grange Books, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. 228pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

London: Grange Books. Hardcover. 1996. 8vo 228pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations Lines of burners fuelled by thousands of gallons of oil were installed beside the runways in Britain to literally burn the fog off airfields, thereby allowing aircraft to take-off and land in relative safety. This was FIDO--Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation .

London: Grange Books. Very Good. (1996). Hardcover. 228 pages, pictorial boards, near fine in very good dj .

Stroud, UK: Alan Sutton, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 228pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine head. Couple of small stains on front cover. Top corners gently bumped. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped. 8vo. The story of one of Britain's most remarkable wartime inventions which was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of Allied aircrew during World War Two. Draws on much unpublished British and American primary sources. With a foreword by Sir Michael Beetham. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

UK: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd., 1995. First English Edition Intrepid. Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo. Freeing the RAF’s Airfields from the fog menace with “Fido” - Fog Investigation & Dispersal Operation. A very good copy, in dust jacket. ( 228p., 77 photos & dias., notes.)

Grange Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. Hardback; old price to title page, edge of pages yellowed, otherwise good in scuffed dustjacket. Reprint. ; Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO). The wartime system used for dispersing fog from an airfield so that aircraft could land safely. Illustrated. ; 228 pages .

London: Grange Books, 1996. 224 pp. B/w illustrations.. Reprinted. Hard Cover. Book good/Jacket.

Grange Books, 1996. Hardcover. New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches-Reprint. 8vo. 228 pp; Illustrated with b&w photos. Minor shelf wear.Freeing the RAF's airfields from the fog menace. Fog-bound airfields created dangerous hazards for returning airmen during WW2. This book investigates the experiments involved in creating a system to overcome the problem and describes its operational use at 15 airfields across England, and to a lesser extent abroad.

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1995. Ex library copy with minor creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, paper label inside fornt board, barcode label and mark from another label on f/ep, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev and on top and bottom page edges. But otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the RAF FIDO (Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation) which involved the use of burners filled with petrol which were lighted to burn the fog off from British airfields during WW2, enabling aircraft to land in safety. 228pp, 77 b&w illustrations,26 b&w diagrams.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.