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viii, 133 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white and colour photos. Oblong 9" x 10.75". Photo endpapers. A "Very carefully and diligently recorded documentary which clearly illustrates how well the squadron has served our country for over 60 years and continues to do so." - Foreword. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this excellent squadron history. Book
Features: Clerva's triple-rotor chopper; Eyes for the Fleet; Fighters of the Fifties - No 17 Gloster Javelin; Moth Monoplane; Handling the Heinkel; Christmas Mission; Preservation Profile No 57 Avro 504K (DYAK); Britain's civil aircraft register; Seafang; British pre-war ultra-lights No 22 T.K.4; Capricious Convair; Siskin Saga; North America's Twin Mustang; Westland Dreadnought; Preservation Profile No 58, North American P-64; Neil Williams; Austin Assortment; Doug Bianchi; One way ride to Pilsen; British pre-war ultra-lights No. 23 Miles Hobby; Light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Features: The rise and fall of the VNAF - the rise and fall of the South Vietnamese Air Force, from 1951 to 1975; America's Spitfires - the USAAF was second only to the RAF as a major operator of the Supermarine Spitfire - a review of their operational history in American service; The RAF in Greece - 1940/41 - the fulfillment of Britain's treaty obligations; CW-21 - the St. Louis Lightweight - the story of the relatively unknown Curtiss-Wright CW-21 fighter in WWII; Sixes and Sevens - completing the story of the 4-engined Douglas transport family, begun in AE/15 - the DC-6 and DC-7; The Blenheim in Yugoslavia - two successful years of Blenheim operations in Yugoslavia were followed by eight days of disaster in 1941; F13 - the Pioneer from Dessau - first flown in 1919, the Junkers F 13 was still serving after WWII; Armstrong Whitworth's Flying Wings - Laminar flow research and boundary layer control, as applied to the A.W.52 flying wings; Walrus - amphibious angel of mercy - designed by Reginald Mitchell; PR Flying and the Spitfire - an account of war-time photographic reconnaissance operations in the Middle and Far East; "Britain Captures Schneider Trophy" - this 1931 headline summed up the culmination of an 18-year endeavour; The MiG Killers of Korea - the North American F-86 Sabre achieved the greatest success in air-to-air combat; Fokker's D VIII - the reluctant Razor - the world's first operational cantilever-winged fighter; Caught by the wing-tip - C.E. 'Bud' Anderson's experiences as a test pilot in the wing-tip coupling experiments; Bombay - Pegasus Draught, Bristol Dray - the flying characteristics and operational career of the Bristol Bomber-transport; Quest for Altitude - The First Generation MiGs - a comprehensive account of the first fighters to bear the MiG appellation; Return of the Razorbacks - the restoration and flight demonstrations of the only Allison-engined Mustangs now extant; A seversky in the Spanish War - the SEV-3; Stratocruiser - ending an airline era - the role of the Boeing Stratocruiser in post-war air transport evolution; Destination - Disaster - how 8 new Saab B 18Bs of the Swedish Air Force met their doom, and how they came back; Estonian Air Power, 1918-1945. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. Book
Features. Handling a Harrier; Air Wisconsin; Aboard U.S.S. 'America'; D.H.88 Comet G-ADEF; Bellanca Aircraft - 1; Grumman AA-5 Traveler; Money-saving trainer; Markham - R.A.F. Tanker Base; De Havilland D.H.86; Lockheed S-3A Viking; Bellanca Aircraft - part 2; Shin Meiwa SS-2A; Nationalisation; McAlpine Aviation; Supermarine Walrus K8541; Saro Lerwick; No. 208 Squadron History; The Hadj - Saudi Arabia; Zlin 42; Sabena in the 1970s; Luxembourg Airlines; Farman Transports; R.A.F. Northolt; Fighters from Central Europe; Bristol Badminton; Britain's Defence Cuts; Defense Austerity; 'Flying Can-Openers'; France's Aircraft Industry; General Dynamics F-16; Air Anglia; U.S. Pusher Fighters of World War II; Operation 'Firedog' - part 1; Westland Wessex G-ABVB; D.H. Canada Dash 7; Herbert Smith; The Hiller Phoenix; Histoyr of the No. 111 Squadron; Catalina Recollections; Prospects for the F.A.A.; Crewman on a Puma; Operation 'Firedog' - part 2; Croydon Remembered; Restored V.L. Viima II; European NATO requirements for shipborne aircraft; Paris Pictures; Fairchild A-10; Martinair's Many Faces; Operation 'Firedog' - part 3; Handley Page Harrow K6940; Strike's Interceptor Phantoms; Seen at Sywell; Dambusting Navigator; British Airlines 1975; Aircraft Design Draughtsman; Battle of Britain Day; Cessna Model 172; Portuguese Army Aircraft; Last Meteor Exports; Colerne Collection; Liverpool Blitz -1; Braathens S.A.F.E.; Harrier Carrier; VFW - Fokker 614; Boeing - cautious optimism; U.S.S. 'Nimitz' visits the U.K.; R.A.F. Finningley; R.A.F. Training in France; Liverpool Blitz - 2; Sikorsky S-39A G-ABFN; South African Air Force; Handley Page Herald; Hatfield memories; Fokker Trimotor; Sounders ST-27 and ST-28; Maritime AEOp; Vickers Vildebeest K4175. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
Features: What about the Comics? - are they good or bad for your children?; Daredevils of Mercy - RCAF rescue crewsfly the most dangerous job in peacetime aviation; Princess Margaret Gets Her Own Way - precocious, giddy and a little spoiled, she intends to enjoy life and be England's best-dressed woman; Bright Angel by Charles Bonner; Maclean's All-Canadian Football Team; The Red Tide Has Turned - has Karl Marx lost the hundred years' war? (short piece); At Summerhill School, the Kids are the Boss; Soldier of the Lord - The Salvation Army's Edith McLean; Ungava strikes it rich - enough iron to keep Canada going for 150 years, and that's just a start; Rhyme nor Reason - by Phyllis Lee Peterson; He was a lonely slave - stories gush from the mind of Thomas P. Kelley; Don't be cruel to your steak - Robert Elliott; Half-page colour Pepsi ad on page 36. Nice colour Lifesavers ad on page 38. Above-average wear. Chunks missing from pages 1-4 - content unaffected. Some water stains. Book
Pages 217-244 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Ad for Whitehead Aircraft; Martinsyde ad; S.E. Saunders ad; Palladium Commercial Vehicles photo ad; The Question of Reprisals; Sopwith ad; Page of six photos of aeroplanes of the Fifth Army of France; The Medical Aspects of Flying; The Gentle Art of Propaganda; Honours for the R.N.A.S.; An Albatross Fighting Biplane - informative article with photos and diagrams; Westland Aircraft ad; The Roll of Honour; International Aircraft Standards (continued); half-page photo of observation balloon to watch enemy movements on the British western front in France; Personals; The Air Force Debate; Aviation in Parliament; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Flight Buyer's Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Covers tender. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
282 pages. Index. References. Dozens of black and white reproductions of archival photos in text. "During WWII the RCAF developed five flying boat stations between Victoria and Prince Rupert for the defense of the Pacific Coast. It would be well into 1943 before airfields were built on the west coast in both Alaska and British Columbia suitable for serving the needs of military aircraft. It would be these airfields, developed in a time of intense need, that would evolve into the future airfields that exist along the entire Pacific Coast today. This, then, is the story of both these airfields and the air harbours that preceded them." - from Preface. This copy was presented by a daughter to her father and contains her lengthy and heartfelt gift greetings to him inside the front cover. Few other markings to contents. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
195853090Burbank CA: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 1958. Nine parts in one vol. 4to. 4; 11 1; 13 3; 15 1; 14 2; 19 1; 19 1; 15 1; 15 1 pp. all issues separately paginated black white & coloured ink throughout. With over 250 photo illustrations text illustrations diagrams maps. All issues with self-printed softcovers bound together in original Lockheed Corporation adjustable blue & silver foil softcovers copper lettering stamped on front cover yapp edges very slight uniform toning NF set from the library of David H. Kenyon 1918-2011 former Lockheed engineer & military sales manager as well as aviation consultant for Pan American TWA and the Venezuelan Airlines and later President of the Southern California Wing of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers. First editions of these unusually rare original printings of the in-house history magazine published by the Lockheed Public Relations office at the end of 1957 into 1958. This work was published in chapters each with separate heading and intended to stand alone so subscribers and Lockheed employees could choose to collect them all or just some. Back issues were available for only a limited time in 1958 as was the company printed softcover post-binder and additional 4 page introduction present here. These magazines drew from a number of Lockheed archive scrapbooks company factory photographs with contributions from Robert & Courtlandt Gross Cyril Chapellet Carl Squier Allan Lockheed Walter Varney John K. Northrop all providing an excellent and informative history of Lockheed aviation through the first six decades of the 20th century. Worldcat locates 1 complete collection Hagley -- several institutions hold assorted chapters the 1980 Arno reprint or the later continuation of the history under the same title. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, paperback
151958083Lock Haven PA: Piper Aircraft Corporation Oct. 15 1946. Oblong 4to. 11 x 8.5 in. 12 pp unpaginated. With three-colour plates colour-printed throughout self-printed colour softcovers minor shelfwear slight creasing still NF copy w/ printed price-list mounted verso front cover. First edition of this extraordinarily scarce Piper Aircraft Corp. sales brochure issued just after World War II before private Civil Aircraft restrictions had been lifted in the United States. The models featured here include the Piper Cub Super Cruiser a 3-passenger aircraft fitted with 100 horsepower engine and capable of 600 miles flying range; the Piper Cub Special which was the thrifty low-cost model fitted with a 65-horsepower engine and cruising range of 200 miles; and finally the Piper Cub Sea Scout which was a Super Cruiser fitted with pontoons. The PA-12 Super Cruiser was basically a J-5C aircraft produced from 1946-1948 and two of them flew around the World in 1947 with both still surviving in museums. Worldcat locates 1 copy Canada Sci & Tech Museum. Piper Aircraft Corporation, paperback
194263319Dayton OH: The Material Center Experimental Engineering Section Wright Field Aug. 1942. 4to. 40 pp. mimeograph typescript. With photo illustrations with text illustrations diagrams. Blue-tinted printed softcovers Rising Sun motif on front cover blue lettering minor age toning to fore-edges minor bumping to couple corners edgewear still VG copy from the library of Otto C. Winzen 1917-1979 pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer was interned during World War II and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II. First edition of this very rare original Restricted Wartime report on the flight and combat capabilities of the famed and innovative Japanese aircraft less just 9 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the US was able to secure a Mitsubishi A6M2 Type Zero which had crashed during the Aleutians campaign in Alaska in July 1942. This report focuses on the Mitsubishi Aichi Kawanishi and Nakajima bombers fighters reconnaissance aircraft torpedo bombers dive bombers flying boats and float planes. Worldcat locates 1 copy Defense Bibliothek NL. The Material Center, Experimental Engineering Section, Wright Field, paperback
1981R110219900ATLAS. 1979-1981. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Collection complète comprenant 10 volumes de 300 pages chacun dont 2 sur les forces aériennes du monde et Les avions en vol et au combat. 2 photos disponibles.. . . . Classification Dewey : 629.1-Aviation
ATLAS. 1979-1981. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. Collection complète comprenant 10 volumes de 300 pages chacun dont 2 sur les forces aériennes du monde et Les avions en vol et au combat. 2 photos disponibles.
4to., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, very numerous photographs in the text, and many fine coloured aircraft profiles; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY GUNTHER RALL, HEINZ MARQUARDT AND HEINZ RADLAUER ON LIMITED EDITION PLATE MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 200 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 31) WITH LIMITATION PLATE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND NINE VETERANS MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The signatories, in addition to the author, are: Stephen Beaumont, John Bisdee, Josef Broker, Willi Ghesla, Heinrich Hohnisch, Werner Karl, Hans Ohly, Walter Rupp and Herbert Tzschoppe.
11555In 4 , reliure éditeur pleine toile verte- dirigeable et titre en blanc sur le premier plat, titre en blanc au dos. Faux-titre, titre, 72 pages sur papier couché, nombreuses illustrations et gravures. Complet des 6 modèles descriptifs entièrement démontables. Les aéronats- l’aéroplane WRIGHT- l’aéroplane voisin Paris Librairie Commerciale Aristide QUILLET éditeur 1910. Très bon état proche de l’état de neuf.
19998622463Butterworth-Heinemann 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN:9780340741528 Butterworth-Heinemann paperback
19982aafZurich et Frauenfeld, Beyel, 1850, in-8°, VIII + 326 p., avec un portrait en frontispice, 6 planches gravées protégées de serpentes et 1 carte dépliante (48 x 36 cm) de Venise et la région, rousseurs, doublures et gardes en beau papier marbré, reliure en demi-maroquin rouge, dos orné, tranches jaspées.
78507aafZurich et Frauenfeld, Beyel, 1850, in-8°, VIII + 326 p., avec un portrait en frontispice, 6 planches gravées et 1 carte dépliante (48 x 36 cm) de Venise et la région, quelques rousseurs, reliure artisanale en demi-cuir, bon exemplaire.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. WITH SIGNED COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF MARTIN BECKER MOUNTED ON ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Martin Becker (1916-2006) is the joint tenth leading night fighter pilot of WWII.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in navy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. A lovely copy
3860Montréal, Éditions Beauchemin, 1959. In-8 (19,5 cm) 131, (5) pages. Reliure plein chagrin bleu, dos lisse titré or en long, plat supérieur titré or, dentelle intérieure. Couverture originale illustrée conservée. [ Reliure de Louis Forest ]. Reliure très légèrement frottée à un mors et aux coins inférieurs. Très bel exemplaire dans une reliure d’art.
1980032008New York: Atheneum 1980. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Incredible Story of Brent Dyer and Donna Johnson who endured a plane crash in the mountains of Idaho and were forced to resort to cannibalism to survive. Bound in the original blue boards with a gilt-stamped blue cloth spine. From GoodReads: "Documents the efforts to survive undertaken by Donna Johnson and Brent Dyer after their plane crashed in the mountains of Idaho and the two had no choice but to consume the flesh of one of the dead passengers." From a 2024 review by Amanda: "My partner is related to one of the survivors of this tragic incident and one of his family members lent me this book as a must read but warned me that it would be emotionally heavy which it is. While its a quick read you cant help but feel the sense of despair and helplessness that the victims felt as they came to terms with their injuries their isolation and their hunger. They survived a horrific crash and had to cope with the death of Don and the insanity of Norm following his brain injury all while coming to terms with the fact that nobody was coming for them as Search and Rescue were likely looking in the wrong area and likely couldnt see their white plane amongst the white snow that continued to fall. I appreciated the authors historical review of cannibalism throughout the many different cultures that have practiced it out of necessity or to gain something spiritually or otherwise from the act. Without being in an extreme survival situation it is impossible to know what I or anyone else for that matter would do in those circumstances and I hold no judgment towards survivors who fall back on extreme measures such as these to stave off death. One thing that surprised me was the amount of supplies they took with them on their walk that served no practical purpose for survival such as a curling iron aftershave perfume etc; they were seriously injured and struggling to walk so I thought they would try to lighten their loads as much as possible but I can also understand how hard it must be to leave behind items that brought them comfort regardless of their impracticality. Im not surprised that they eventually ditched some of these items. I had to fight to hold back tears reading the section of the book when they were found and finally got a chance to call home and when Jimmy Robertston offered to bring the dog to them." GoodReads rating 3.89 stars. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 203pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Atheneum Hardcover
19270007580Paris: L'Illustration 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folios full leatherspines scuffed minor repair splitting at ends of joints. Approximately 15.5 x 11.5 inches. / 39 x 29 cm. <br/><br/>A massive work with beaucoup photogravures and tipped-in full-page full-color plates of the principal generals heads of state and others; also other partial-page full-color plates. Preface by Georges LeComte. Chapter 10 covers the Russian Revolution. Chapter 15 is the War in the Air. The large folding map in color at the rear of vol. 2 depicts the troop movements in the final five months before the Armistice. L'Illustration hardcover
008746Fairchild Corp. approx 40 un-unmbered pages. Fairchild Corp publication showing F-105 in Vietnam. Includes overlay map of Vietnam patches of units flying F-105 and overlay with"Red River Valley" song. Unusual rare publication. Clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fairchild Corp hardcover
19528933New York: The Viking Press 1952. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Chesley Bonestell. 8 1/4 X 11 Inches. 147 PP. "Across the Space Frontier" is a landmark anthology that gathered the most forward-thinking aerospace experts of its day-including Wernher von Braun Willy Ley and Heinz Haber-to outline technically credible visions of rockets orbital stations reusable shuttles and lunar voyages. The book turned speculative ideas into vivid accessible concepts that sparked public enthusiasm and helped lay the intellectual groundwork for later NASA programs such as the Saturn V. As a primary source on pre-Sputnik optimism it remains a crucial reference for historians tracing how early scientific optimism transitioned into the concrete engineering achievements of the space age.<br /> <br /> First edition copy with original price of $3.95 intact on front flap. Text clean and tight. DJ lightly worn at edges and spine ends. The first book in the series of three that were expanded from Van Braun's earlier Collier's magazine articles. An important work in the history of space travel and the American Space program. The Viking Press hardcover
