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341 pages including index. Numerous black and white plates. Thirty-seven illustrated sea tales of Canada's western ships, carefully researched for historical accuracy. Also includes Gerald Rushton's compact history of The Union Steamship Company of British Columbia. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Blue cloth-covered boards show moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
144 pages. Index. Numerous black and white illustrations. "Tells for the first time in detail, the story of one of Canada's greatest fighter pilots. Traces his career from Tiger Moths in Scotland, then on to advanced training and out to pre-war Egypt to his first posting.... Soon Woody's squadron is called to Greece to face an onslaught of Messerschmitts and Junkers." - from dust jacket. Faint small sticker remnant atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
82 pages. Features: Floatplanes of British Columbia; Flying coast-to-coast with commuters; Strange story of the Concordski - Russia's supersonic airliner appears to have been pulled from regular service; America's Aerobatic Victory; Stearman Interlude - a crop-spraying Stearman biplane; Flying the P-51D - A WWII Time Machine; What it takes to be a navy flight surgeon; Victory for America at the world aerobatic championships; Winnipeg fun-flying club. Average wear. Book
272 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "At times comical, at others tragic, Howard Hewer's stirring story will leave a lasting imprint on the memory of its readers." - from dust jacket. Light wear. Faint erasure atop front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A quality copy. Book
273 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Explores in great depth the Association's history through the incumbency of Captain Henry A. Duffy and the assumption of the ALPA presidency by Captain Randolph Babbit. Takes the reader behind the scenes of the political battles that were fought internally and presents a rare, uninhibited evaluation of the motives, emotions, and personalities involved in the traumatic issues that threatened to destroy the organization. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
226 pages including index. An in-depth look at airspace system operations from the VFR pilot's point of view. Average soiling and wear. Solid working copy. Book
213 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "Filled with accounts of fierce dogfights amide the rain of enemy cannon and machine-gun fire... provides some of the most spectacular reading to come out of either side of World War II." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book. Average wear to dust jacket which is missing a three inch piece from top of backstrip. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
171 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. "Tells the story of the training of Tom Dixon. We see him arrive at the Army Air Base training school and after a rigid and comprehensive course we find him starting off for 'Shangri-la' in a great Liberator assigned to combat duty, proudly wearing the wings of a Bombardier." - dust jacket. Intended for younger readers but interesting to all. Former library copy with usual markings. Lacking title page. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy vintage copy. Book
287 pages. For every pilot who flies single and light-twin-engine general aviation aircraft. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Decent working copy. Book
289 pages. Index. Author joined Trans-Canada Air Lines (Air Canada) in 1945 and served as its President from 1948 through 1968. Archival black and white photographs. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
210 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. "A personal and colorful account of the author's experience, and that of his crew, while serving with Bomber Command's 415 Squadron." - from Foreword. Prior owner's name and purchase details atop front free endpaper. Light wear to book. Moderate wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
200 pages. Index. "The first book devoted to the anglicized versions of the American McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - the F-4K and F-4M (Designated FG.1 and FGR.2 respectively by the British Services). A very significant book which reveals a wealth of new information about the most expensive Phantoms ever built." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
98 pages. Features: Development of America's first heavy bomber; JU 88 restoration; First Lufthansa - Rare photos of Germany's airline; The Empire Builder - North American's BT-9. Doodles on front cover. Average wear. Book
74 pages. Features: Tornados over Bruggen; AV-8B and quick air cover; Next generation of air-to-air missiles; Lockheed's AEW & C Orion; Intruder - All weather attack for the next century. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
82 pages. Features: Captured Nazi warplanes; oldest Hercules still flying (City of Ardmore); Two-seat Thunderbolt; Biggest military air displays - Paris and Greenham Common Coverage; First Netherlands F-16s. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Magazine
98 pages. Features include: Halifax W1048; Holscher's Heinkel; Death over Flak City; Ghosts of '44; Forgotten Warbird Graveyard; The Day it Rained P-40s; and many more. Above-average wear. Prior owner's details inside front cover. Book
Features: Trinity House Helicopter Operations; Hanover Report; A day out with "Tango Charlie"; Gloster Meteor in action in WWII; Amy Johnson remembered at Croydon; Rothman's Aerobatic Team. Moderate wear. Magazine
60 pages. Features include: Dieppe - The CBC and the Elusive Truth; "Calling Sarajevo Tower - This is UN 203..."; The first of many - Sgt Jim Kirk was aboard a Wellington, the first bomber of a Canadian Squadron to be shot down, 14 July 1941; Argus - Watchful Guardian; Nicaragua Flashback; Strasser's War - Commander Peter Strasser of the German Naval Airship Service was leader of several raids on England throughout WWI; General Store Publishing; The Iron Curtain is Lifting; Fright in Flight - Author was a WWII RAF Lancaster Pilot; Majaid - Major Air Disaster; Hitching a Ride - Sea King in the Adriatic; 4 Wing Farewell; Big Day for the Alouettes; Flying the PM - by LCol Donald F. Deeprose (Ret); The CF100 - a good old clunker - But!; Operation Firefly; P/O Andrew Mynarski VC; The Mosquito and the Scramble. Address label upon back cover. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
46 pages. Features: 6 page article (with colour photos) on the 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron; Athabaska Airways and La Ronge Aviation Merge to form Transwest Air; Final Mission - Lt. Robert Hampton Gray's last act. Clean, bright copy. Book
Features: The Gates of Hell - There is no better friend than a Maniot, and no worse enemy; North Shore Solitudes - Pukaskwa National Park exemplifies the best of the Lake Superior Wilderness; Life in the Fast Lane - Exploring British Columbia's current-swept sea bottom; The Hornet's Nest - Flying the Edge with Canada's Aviation Elite; Worried Sick - Scientists discover how stress and emotion affect the course of disease. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
60 pages. Contents include: deHavilland Mosquito NF.XV; Bristol Fashions; Piratical Pot-Pouri; Blackburn/HS Buccaneer S.1 plans; Down Memory Lane; Of Lancaster and York; where to draw the line. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Book
98 pages. Features: Bill Tee's Zenith CH300; History of the Formula One Racer; Fuel Systems for Homebuilt Airplanes; Improving Performance by Modifying Prop Tips; Huf-Limbach; Flight Testing the Swish II Motor Glider. Moderate wear. Magazine
98 pages. Features: John Martin's VariViggen; Wing Incidence & Tail Size; Acey Deucy in Finland; Ford's Flying Flivver; Pietenpol's First 60 years; Electronic Ignition for Aircraft; Stauning '89; Is your alternator airworthy? Nice copy. Book
82 pages. Topics: Paul Sanderson's Stretched Pitts; Herr Limbach's Flying Beetles; Around hte world in a Thorp T-18; 7/10 Stuka Project Report; The Wood CF-4 'Four-Runner'; Bill August's Duce; and more. Average wear. Book
98 pages. Features: Bucker Jungmann; The Christen Husky; Restoration of a Twin Tailed Tiger; The Freedom of the Fly - Myth Vs. Reality; The Meadow Lark; The Critique of the BD-5 Concept, Part 1; Gee Bee Model Y Senior Sportster; Constructing better leading edges and wings tips. Sound copy. Magazine