Pilot Officer Prune's Picture Parade!

A look back at the 'career' (and multiple mishaps) of Pilot Officer Prune during WWII. Anyone who flew with the RAF in the 1940s would have heard of Prune, as he was used to illustrate the various ways in which things could 'go wrong', if care wasn't taken. In this volume his creator, Bill Hooper, revues Prune's wartime gaffs,… Read more about this item

HMSO, London, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 56 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; 1940s; History. ISBN: 0117726370. ISBN/EAN: 9780117726376. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50639. . 9780117726376… Read more about this item

The Stationery Office/Tso, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Oversize Paperback.

Stationery Office, The. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Stationery Office, The. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

(Subject: Aviation - World War II ) Against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain, Percy Prune was the instrumental figure used to teach RAF pilots how not to fly. This book looks back on Prune's creation by Bill Hooper and Anthony Armstrong, and his development as a persona. Anecdotes and illustrations help to provide nostalgia and military interest.… Read more about this item

London, HMSO, 1991.. 8vo; pp. viii, 56; numerous b/w and colour illustrations throughout; original stiff illustrated wrapper, a fine copy. The Royal Air Force Museum.