Dibbs, John – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:34:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Dibbs, John – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Hurricane https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/hurricane/ Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/hurricane/ 2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the remarkable Hawker Hurricane formally entering service. The RAF’s first monoplane fighter, it dragged the Air Force into a position where it could defend Britain in her ‘hour of need’. The true workhorse of the RAF, the Hurricane came into its own in the hot summer months of 1940 valiantly defending the skies above Britain. Outnumbering Spitfires three to one, the Hurricane also downed far more enemy aircraft. Without the obvious elegance of the Me 109 or the Spitfire, the Hurricane was nonetheless beloved by its pilots for its ability to simultaneously take a battering and inflict serious damage from its remarkably stable gun platform. This stunning new book reveals the Hurricane in all its glory – from fascinating first-hand accounts from the men who flew her to the truly breathtaking images from John Dibbs of the Hurricanes still in flight today. This lavish, fully illustrated edition is a must-have for all fans of aviation history.

]]> Spitfire https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/spitfire/ Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/spitfire/ Published to coincide with the 80th birthday of the Spitfire this is a gripping and visually spectacular volume, which celebrates the life of Britain’s most iconic military aircraft.

The Spitfire turns 80 on 5 March 2016, and the passion for the RAF’s best-loved fighter is running at an all-time high. There are more than 50 Spitfires flying in the world today, and John Dibbs has shot virtually all of them ‘on the wing’ in his breathtaking style.

This eye-catching book combines a unique collection of stunning photos with poignant first-hand accounts of flying the aeroplane in combat, from some of the most famous aces to ever pilot the Spitfire, and from some of the pilots forgotten by history.

Illustrated with photographs from the world’s most experienced photographer of Spitfires in the air, this is a highly collectable book for anyone with a love for the Flying Legend.

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