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197335021Washington DC: January 12th 1973. 1973. Fine. - 100 words typed on a cream-colored 10-1/2 inch high by 9 inch wide sheet of "Department of the Air Force Office of the Chief of Staff" letterhead with the address and the Department of Defense seal printed in blue at the top. Signed "H. M. Wade". The bottom right corner is lightly bumped. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. <p>Wade replies to a letter from Congressman Seymour Halpern soliciting his personal thoughts on achieving a lasting world peace. Wade assures Halpern of his desire for a just and lasting world peace "however although your request was for my personal 'views or formulas' any comments by me on this critically important subject through other than official channels would be highly inappropriate."<p>Horace Milton Wade 1916-2001 saw active service in World War II and the Vietnam War. In 1968 he was designated commander in chief United States Air Forces in Europe and was promoted to general. The following year he was appointed chief of staff Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and in 1972 he became Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force--the post he held when this letter was written.<p>The Queens New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern 1913-1997 started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law including measures on schools housing civil rights nutrition and mental health. A Liberal he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits including painting and collecting autographs he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation. Washington, DC: January 12th, 1973. unknown
1943213501943. Women's Army Corps service and female aviation training during World War II documented in photographs dating from approximately 1943 to 1945. The images record the wartime expansion of women's participation in the United States military following the establishment of the Women's Army Corps in 1943 and the parallel development of programs that placed women in aviation related roles supporting the war effort. The photographs depict women in uniform participating in military drill training activities and aviation work around small aircraft illustrating the increasing presence of women in technical and logistical positions that supported military operations during the war. One image taken at Treasure Island in San Francisco situates part of the archive within one of the major naval training and transit centers used by the United States during the conflict.<br /> <br /> Archive of 20 original black and white silver gelatin photographs dating from the World War II years. Several images show members of the Women's Army Corps posing in formation saluting and participating in organized training exercises. Other photographs depict women standing beside small aircraft preparing for flight or seated in cockpits suggesting involvement in aviation training or aircraft support work connected to wartime flight programs. Informal photographs show servicewomen gathered outside wooden barracks relaxing in flight gear and posing beside aircraft. One photograph identifies the location as Treasure Island San Francisco. Several prints contain handwritten inscriptions on the reverse identifying individuals and dates including notes such as "Sincerely Leona" along with named individuals including Sensabough Bash Braughton Rogers Mazie Paula and June and Kay Gallagher with Bud Sterthors and Donley.<br /> <br /> During World War II the Women's Army Corps allowed women to serve in uniform in administrative mechanical and communications positions that had previously been reserved for men while aviation related programs trained women to ferry aircraft and assist in technical flight operations. These initiatives formed part of the broader mobilization of American women into wartime labor and military service during the 1940s. Photographic documentation of female service members provides important visual evidence of the changing roles of women within the armed forces during the war. Photographs measure approximately 3.5 x 5 inches and are preserved as loose prints. Minor edge wear and light creasing visible on several photographs; overall very good condition. The archive offers concise visual documentation of women's military and aviation participation during the Second World War. unknown
001943London: Virtue and Company Excellent book on aeroplanes that fought in the Great War World War one 229 pp with twenty plates of the planes some in colour others B/w some photographs. Book very good pages browned on edges due to quality of paper used but is not brittlesome light marks on pages spine a little darkened and light marks on rear overall a nice copy of an interesting book. Not dated looks around 1920s/1930s DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Geoffrey Watson. 25 Cms X 19 Cms. Hardcover. Virtue and Company Hardcover
004109London: John Hamilton Book of fighter planes and fighter pilots of the First World War 90 pages plus 6 pages of adverts. Chapters on the planes squadrons and fighter pilots wonderful full page drawings by Howard Leigh of planes fighting plus photographs of air aces. Book is overall clean inside just some very light small occasional foing spots little light foxing to outer edges of pages outer covers are a little rubbed on edges with tiny splits just beginning to appear on outer hinges of spine which is a little brownedsome marks on edges and on surface of boards.Not dated but is 1930s possible first edition 1932. Though not perfect a pleasing example of a collectable book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Howard Leigh Alfred Sindall. 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ Inches. Hardcover. John Hamilton Hardcover
1953215566Viking 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Bonestell Chesley; Freeman Fred; Klep Rolf. 126 pages. Oversized. Ex-library book some staining and wear to the covers; pages yellowed some stained margins. Musty from storage. Name stamped on cover and on title page. No jacket. A reading copy. Illustrator: Bonestell Chesley; Freeman Fred; Klep Rolf. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Inventory No: 215566. . Viking hardcover
199927215Highbury South Australia: The Author. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0959605223 . With photographic illustrations Index bibliography appendices previous owners small name sticker on title page otherwise a fine copy. ; 280 x 215mm; viii 424 pages . The Author hardcover
2010BIB275955Adelaide: Vincent Aviation Publications. 2010. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Mint condition in pictorial laminated boards. Issued without dustjacket. A new book. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Signed by the author. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 424pages. Book Two covers the Operational history of the Hudsons in North Western and North Eastern Australia and Post-war and civil usage. Includes 8 Appendices: One - Casualties; Two - Honours and Awards to RAAF Hudson Personnel & RAF Hudson Personnel of No. 459 Squadron; Three - Airfields named in Honour of Hudson Fliers; Four - Fates of all Hudson Received by the RAAF In Australia With Surnames of service casualties including prisoners-of-war; Five - RAAF Hudson Powerplants; Six - Prisoners of the Japanese; Seven - More Personal Markings and Artwork on RAAF Hudsons; Eight - War of Words. The Difficulty in Maintaining Unit History Sheets in Wartime. Includes contributions by many former RAAF Hudson veterans. . New. 1st Edition. Hardback. Vincent Aviation Publications hardcover
1999BIB640Adelaide: Published by Author. 1999. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Mint condition - a new copy. Laminated pictorial boards. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Signed by the author. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. viii 424pages. Volume 1 contains chapters on Policy & Procurement mid 1930s to 1942; Operations in Malaya Sumatra & Java 1940-42; Maritime Trade Protection 1940-43; Operations Mediterranean 1942-44; Australian Hudson Training 1940-45; Special Transport Flight New Guinea 1942-43; Survey Flight to 1946. Includes five appendices - Casualties The Fate of Personnel of Nos 1 & 8 Squadrons captured by the Japanese Air Cdre McCauley's Recollections on the Findings of the Court of Inquiry into the Evacuation of Aerodromes in Northern Malaya Hudsons Built for the RAF and used by the RAAF; and Camouflage and Markings. . New. 1st Edition. Hardback. Published by Author hardcover
1994029183Salt Lake City Utah: NPI Northwest Publishing Incorporated 1994. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the cover -- like you sometimes find in any new book store. Flat uncreased spine. NO chips tears creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. From the rear cover: "When the Wright brothers first took flight at Kittyhawk in 1903 they dad no idea what kind of crazy things happen'up there' with the birds. Now ninety-one years after that first flight author and pilot Frank Veskrna writes a series of pithy witty humorous over-a-cup-of-coffee vignettes about flying that leaves the reader wishing to talk with the captain before boarding.". First Printing so stated. Softcover. New. vii 185pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. NPI (Northwest Publishing, Incorporated) Paperback
192811741Munchen Berlin: Von R. Oldenbourg. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. Clean green cloth decorated with gilt lettering. Text tight clean & intact. Illustrated with B/W photos & drawings. German text. Aviation; B&W Drawing & Photo Illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Von R. Oldenbourg hardcover
191311738Berlin: Von Julius Springer. Good. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight & intact. Illustrated with drawings & B/W photos. Rear cover has a damp stain and a few tiny cloth bubbles. Some slightly rippled pages. German Text. Aviation; B&W Drawing & Photo Illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 189 pages . Von Julius Springer hardcover
193611743Munchen Berlin: Von Oldenbourg R. Very Good. 1936. Hardcover. Clean green cloth decorated with gilt lettering. Text tight clean & intact. Illustrated with B/W photos & drawings. German text. Aviation; B&W Drawing & Photo Illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages . Von Oldenbourg, R. hardcover
1956004036Germany Wiesbaden : Flugwelt 1956. Book of information on aviation and aircraft consisting of bound magazines January - December 1956 with much detail of planes at the time TEXT IN GERMAN many photographs and old adverts. Book is bright and clean inside just slight browning to edges of pages due to quality of paper used. HEAVY BOOK 2-2 Kg EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED SOME OVERSEAS. Outer covers are stained on front and gold lettering on spine is dulled. A pleasing copy of an informative aviation book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 11 ½ x 8½ Inches. Hardcover. Flugwelt Hardcover
1957002497Germany Wiesbaden: Flugwelt 1957. 12 issues of Flugwelt a German aviation magazine bound with their pictorial covers in a cloth binder. The magazines are number 1 January 1957 to number 12 December 1957 all are in clean condition some light browning to extreme edges of pagess 960 pages in all. Packed with information on all types of aircraft accompanied by many photographs line drawings and period adverts GERMAN TEXT. Cloth binder is a little dusty with some light staining on rear board gold lettering on spine is worn. HEAVY ITEM EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS Magazines are very good SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN UPON REQUEST. First. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 29.5 X 21.5 Cms. Hardcover. Flugwelt Hardcover
6104East Hartford Connecticut: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation. Third Edition January 1943. East Hartford Connecticut: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation Third Edition January 1943 8vo 170pp spiral bound blue paper covers diagrams folding charts -- Corners moderately bumped covers lightly soiled -- Good condition X1510 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Aviation; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006104. East Hartford, Connecticut: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation. Third Edition, January, 1943 unknown
196622976The Ronald Press Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth over board clean and tight with out jacket. Shows light shelf wear only. . The Ronald Press Co hardcover
1918000220U.S. Army 1918. Owner's name in ink top of front cover. Contains entries from 8/6/18 to 9/18/18 at Post Field Ft. Sill Oklahoma. While at Ft. Sill this 2nd Lieutenant from Kansas worked on reconnaissance infantry contact puff target sketching railroad yards machine gun proficiency. He then transferred to the School of Aerial Gunnery at Selfride Field Michigan from 9/30/18 to 10/19/18. All courses are listed with hours spent grading signed by instructors. Laid-in are orders to report to Selfride Field and a letter dated October 19 1918 naming the log's owner as being now rated as an Aerial Observer. A fine piece of aviation ephemera from the Great War. We find only one other similar pilot's log for sale at this time. Tan Cloth. Minor Edge Wear and Soiling. Square Octavo. U.S. Army Hardcover
194544473Washington DC: Aviation Training Division 1945. good. Ringbound illus. some in color diagrams fold-out chart covers somwehat worn and soiled. This handbook was issued at the tail end of the Second World War and reflects training and operational practice of the time. This is an excellent resource for museums restoration use and re-enactors/collectors. Aviation Training Division unknown
194353652Annapolis MD: U.S. Naval Institute 1943. First Edition. First Printing. fair to good fair. 160 illus. index lesson plans some wear and soiling to DJ: tear in front DJ and a few small pieces missing stains inside boards. Stains to a few pages. One of a series of Naval Aviation Physical Training Manuals. This important physical education work provides snapshot of practice during World War II. U.S. Naval Institute hardcover
200144493Washington DC: GPO 2001. very good. 681 wraps illus. figures. In the aftermath of September 11th these hearings considered ways to improve aviation security for the travelling public. GPO paperback
197891243Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1978. Presumed First Edition First Printing. Wraps. Very good. iii 1 270 2 pages.Footnotes. Illustrations. The back page has a minor corner crease. Among the witnesses were Alan Lovelace Robert Loewy F. Allen Cleveland Jan Roskam and Stanely Green. The hearing addressed a key question "What research must the U.S. pursue now to meet tomorrow's challenges' At NASA Aeronautics is the study of the science of flight. Aeronautics is the method of designing an airplane or other flying machine. There are four basic areas that aeronautical engineers must understand in order to be able to design planes. To design a plane engineers must understand all of these elements. Design Process: 1 Aerodynamics. is the study of how air flows around the airplane. By studying the way air flows around the plane the engineers can define the shape of the plane. The wings the tail and the main body or fuselage of the plane all affect the way the air will move around the plane. 2. Propulsion. is the study of how to design an engine that will provide the thrust that is needed for a plane to take off and fly through the air. The engine provides the power for the airplane. The study of propulsion is what leads the the engineers determine the right kind of engine and the right amount of power that a plane will need. 3. Materials and Structures. is the study of what materials are to be used on the plane and in the engine and how those materials make the plane strong enough to fly effectively. The choice of materials that are used to make the fuselage wings tail and engine will affect the strength and stability of the plane. Many airplane materials are now made out of composites materials that are stronger than most metals and are lightweight. 4. Stability and Control. is the study of how to control the speed direction altitude and other conditions that affect how a plane flies. The engineers design the controls that are needed in order to fly and instruments are provided for the pilot in the cockpit of the plane. The pilot uses these instruments to control the stability of the plane during flight. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
198291244Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1982. Presumed First Edition First Printing. Wraps. Very good. iv 191 1 pages. Among the witnesses include: Neil Armstrong Ronald Mottl Mary Rose Oakar Donald J. Pease J. R. Steiner F. A. Cleveland Rodger Schaufele Maurice Shank Thomas Donohus and Guyford Stever. Includes a statement of Congressman Bob Shamansky. NASA's origins trace back to 1915 with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics which soon established its people and facilities as the world's leading home for aeronautics research. Today every U.S. commercial aircraft and air traffic control facility incorporates NASA-developed technology. That heritage continues at NASA where the first "A" stands for Aeronautics and the efforts to explore the frontiers of flight and transform aviation for the 21st century are managed by the agency's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate ARMD. At NASA Aeronautics is the study of the science of flight. Aeronautics is the method of designing an airplane or other flying machine. There are four basic areas that aeronautical engineers must understand in order to be able to design planes. To design a plane engineers must understand all of these elements. Design Process: 1 Aerodynamics. is the study of how air flows around the airplane. By studying the way air flows around the plane the engineers can define the shape of the plane. The wings the tail and the main body or fuselage of the plane all affect the way the air will move around the plane. 2. Propulsion. is the study of how to design an engine that will provide the thrust that is needed for a plane to take off and fly through the air. The engine provides the power for the airplane. The study of propulsion is what leads the the engineers determine the right kind of engine and the right amount of power that a plane will need. 3. Materials and Structures. is the study of what materials are to be used on the plane and in the engine and how those materials make the plane strong enough to fly effectively. The choice of materials that are used to make the fuselage wings tail and engine will affect the strength and stability of the plane. Many airplane materials are now made out of composites materials that are stronger than most metals and are lightweight. 4. Stability and Control. is the study of how to control the speed direction altitude and other conditions that affect how a plane flies. The engineers design the controls that are needed in order to fly and instruments are provided for the pilot in the cockpit of the plane. The pilot uses these instruments to control the stability of the plane during flight. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
199452258Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1994. very good. 24 cm 78 wraps. The new GATT Subsidies Code disciplines unfair trade-distorting subsidies on the production and export of goods and protects cooperative research and development programs with industry from the potential challenge of foreign countries. GPO paperback
200551164Washington DC: GPO 2005. First Edition. First Printing. good. 216 wraps figures appendix. 108-69. This hearing focussed on the use of biometrics to improve aviation security and also to review some of the progress of instituting biometric standards with the Department of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies. GPO paperback
199720050U.S. Dept. of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Spiral-bound softcover light shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and tight. 90 pages bibliography color and b&w photos and illus. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration paperback
