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6.5" x 3.25" passenger ticket for a flight from Houston to Des Moines in October1950 for $61.18. Ticket consists of four pages, two of which are boiler plate text and one page containing the carbon copy of hand-written details of the traveller and her itinerary. Ticket is stored in a brightly-illustrated red, white and blue envelope featuring ads for Texaco and Mid-Continent Airlines. Light wear. A nice memento of early 1950's American passenger air travel. Book
346 pages. Glossary. Black and white illustrations. Decorated endpapers. "Here is a significant, evocative - and long overdue - honour roll of the 'captains of the clouds' who saved democracy." - Peter C. Newman. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
216 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: The Mundanthurai sanctuaryis Tamil Nadu's haven for wildlife enthusiasts; The Unknown Lucknow; Bharatpur's Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary; Devil Rays off the coast of the Maldives; Nagpur and Indian aviation achievements; Suits that make the man; Jijoy Chowdhury's evocative images of a winter morning in Kolkata; Kurukshetra is steeped in mythological grandeur; Sakinalu packs a punch for the Telegus; Sri Lanka's capital; Bentota Beach; Sigiriya Rock; Buddhist art; Sri Lankan cuisine; Tea and golf in Nuwara Eliya's green hills; Baila; Sri Lankan writers; Tamilian tales; Geoffrey Bawa's architectural style; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
182 pages. Oblong 14" x 8.5". Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Provides the necessary foundation for whatever history is ever written of Canadian naval Aviation by its focus on these people... This team made an invaluable contribution to victory in war, and created one of the undoubted success stories of the Cold War era. It will be an invaluable document for present and future historians in military research, and a reader who is included in the book will have his memory pleasantly stimulated by browsing through the information included on his confreres." - from Foreword. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
74 pages. Albatross over Vietnam - faithful service from an antiquated design; Atlantic Fleet Orions - these sub-hunters guard the vital Atlantic sea lanes; Thunderbolt II - part 3 of our complete coverage of the evolution of the A-10's camouflage and markings; F-16 for Israel - the first General Dynamics F-16 has been delivered to the government of Israel; Aermacchi MB-339 - this Italian Trainer is a contender for the Navy's VTX program; Starfighters in Foreign Service - the Lockheed F-104 was one of America's most successful export fighters. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
58 pages. Cover illustration depicts one of 9,300 Japanese balloons launched against North America in WWII being shot down by P/O E.E. Maxwell of 133 (F) Sqn in his Kittyhawk IV. Features include: Sea King ground crew a cut above; Dangerous year flying to Sarajevo; When Japan attacked Canada; Stringbag (Mark III Fairey Swordfish) restoration nears completion; Readiness Challenge; OP Boreal II Delivers; Low level with the Lynxes; Arctic Vigilance - CC-144 Challengers of 434 Sqn; Clements takes command; A Canadian owned and operated by the RAF; CF Aircraft aid in drug bust; Return of the Dambusters; Winning the Schneider Cup; Tragic Liberator Crash remembered; RCAF Stn McDonald Man. Revisited; Memories of Murph the Serf; The Cold War - a Soviet View; 42 Radar - a new beginning; A Yank in the RCAF; Somme - view from the air; 6 group takes it on the chin. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Centerfold held by one staple only. Solid copy. Book
Features: NATO Today Supplement; JMSDF (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force) - long article with multiple photos; Future Trends in Fighter Aircraft - CCV and ECM gain prominence; Is the Super Cargo on the Way In? - by Claudius Dornier Jr.; Pocket Rama - Light Forces Today; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: Civil Turbofan - the reasons for the success of turbofans with ever-higher by-pass ratio, Good results with bigger models and prospects for the 10T thrust class, future tendencies; Spruance Class - monorama special report with super colour fold-out illustration and much more; Shipboard Fire Control Systems - their characteristics and applications as adopted by the various navies; Japan's satellite program; The Mounties of the Sea - De Havilland DHC-7R; Aero-Caster used by Vancouver Shipyards; Ilyushin's Aircraft; Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (II); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: Salyut 5 - drawing a thermal image of the universe; Projects - the military jetfoil; Meeting at le Bourget - the 32nd Paris International Air Show; Japanese Shipbuilding Industry - a wide survey; Military Aircraft of Today - Pocket Rama with 41 models illustrated and described; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
34 pages. Features: B-52 Heavyweights in SAC; The Malvinas War - an Argentinian Viewpoint; Team Spirit 1983 - the annual exercise of US and Korea; Company C - Destroying the Marines; Elite Forces of the United Kingdom. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy loaded with great photos in colour and black and white. Magazine
202 pages. Glossary. Numerous black and white photographic plates and facsimile reproductions of documents. Autobiography of John C. Nesbitt who served in the R.C.A.F. in WWII, became a bush pilot, then flew for the R.C.M.P. before becoming a successful prospector. He accumulated over seventeen thousand hours as a pilot. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to handsome maroon boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this adventurous life story. Book
Folded timetable unfolds to a 9" x 8" book with 36 pages documenting Pan Am's impressive list of worldwide destinations. Enclosed ticket book indicates the original traveller flew return from Seattle to Hawaii. Modern day travellers and airline staff may be astonished by the considerable amount of handwriting required to process this single ticket. A nice Pan Am/aviation memento. Book
134 pages. Features: Pushbutton Freight Pusher; Power Plus; Save Operation Procedure; We Fly the Super Chief; The Propeller is Still There; Operation Samaritan - Air Ambulance, Inc.; The Goodyear Amphibian; Texas Thermals; Over the Antarctic; Sizzler; Drafting for the Model Builder - part 1; Design Trend at the Nationals; Wittman Special; The Center of Gravity Question; Wasp Twin; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
Features: Stranraers (Strannies) on the West Coast; Axel Duch's Air Bridge to Biafra; V.I.A.'s Seawind Flies; Unusual landing at Shearwater; Canada's Best Helicopter Long Line Pilot. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Teardrops for the Trigull; Roundels, Stars and Bars; From Harvey Bergen's Journey Log; An episode of Merlins - the Rolls Royce RM 14-SM Merlin; Brisbane (1937-1952) - BC Aviation's Early Trade School; Auriga - a BC Kitplane; The Baron STOL Modification for the DHC-2 Beaver; Homebuilts in Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Junkers W34 was Best of Breed; A Yarn from Refuge Cove - "Hoagie" and the Cougar; Hurry up and Wait - Tall Tales and true from the log book of a coastal charter pilot - Part one, Greenhorns; Making it Through the 90s; A Mile in Rain and Fog; Those Zippy Zeniths. Sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: BNP Airways Limited - The Gentleman's Airline; Pioneer Profile - Harry McKeown; Hurry-Up and Wait - Minstrel Air and Edward Emery Carder; The Totem Flying Boat; Regatta 1914 in Kelowna; Northern Airborne Technology; Kelowna Flightcraft; AOG Air Support; Telco One to Kelowna/Return; The Fairchild F11 Husky. Light wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: The Village of Fort St. James; Ginger (Part 2) - Ginger Coote buys a Fairchild 51 and a Fox Moth, starts a pioneer BC airline and hires Russ Baker; Port McNeill; Grumman Mallard; Tech-Log - Oil and Airplanes; Robinson 22's (R22s); a restored Avro Anson. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: West Coast Goose - G21 - The Endangered Species; MPG Retires from the RCMP; Hurry Up and Wait - Part 2 of Tall Tales and True from the log book of a coastal charter pilot; Rotax gets better; The New Age - The Bristol Brabazon, DeHavilland's Comet, the Saunders SR45 Princess. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Rice Rockets out West - the Mitsubishi MU-2; Stress Corrossion; IFR in the Beginning (i.e. I Follow Roads!); They Keep Going and Going and...- Bristol Freighters; Hurry Up and Wait - Part 3 - Tall Tales and true from the log book of a coastal charter pilot. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: 'Twas Ever So Good - The Famous 418 "City of Edmonton" Intruder Squadron of the RCAF; Stinson Reliant goes to Russia; Intergranular Corrosion - Part 3 of 6; In the Twyford Zone - Aircraft Washrooms; Hurry Up and Wait - tales from Jack Schofield. Nice copy. Magazine
100 pages. Features: Flying the Winged Missile - the Starfighter; The B-25 Mitchell medium bomber; Burt Rutan's Quickie; BD-5 - Another View; Christen's Elegant Eagle; Confessions of a PBM Pilot; Dog Sabre - North America's all-weather version of their famous Sabre jet was a real handful for its pilot; Gordon Plaskett's TF-51D; Mustang Versus Bearcat - can a P-51 outfight an F8F?; The Beech Staggerwing; The McDonnell-Douglas DC-10; Flying the Twin MustangThe XR-12; The Northrop F5-E; The CG-4 combat glider. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
80 pages. Profusely illustrated with color photos of airliners. Features: British Airways World Images Farewell; Bonanza Air Lines - Route of the Gold Strikers; McCarran International Airport; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
87 pages. Fourth issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Bit of writing on front cover. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
65 pages. Third issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Bit of writing atop front cover. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
