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191844564Washington DC: GPO 1918. <p>United States War Department Air Service Division of Military Aeronautics. Air Service medical manual. 38pp. 31 plate leaves. Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1918. 261 x 178 mm. Original cloth spine a bit faded small split in inner front hinge. Small marginal tear in one plate leaf but very good. Government stamp on front pastedown.</p> <p> . 1 First Edition. "The first U. S. work dedicated to the medical aspects of military pilot selection. According to the National Museum of Health and Medicine this manual was written by William Holland Wilmer 1863-1936 then director of the Medical Research Laboratory at Mineola Long Island. This placed Wilmer at the forefront of training for flight surgeons and in the classification of pilot candidates as they used novel devices and instruments to simulate high-altitude conditions. He pioneered efforts to produce oxygen delivery systems to pilots" Garrison-Morton.com 8107. </p> <p>First Edition. Wilmer also authored the Manual of Medical Research Laboratory a longer and more detailed work "intended for the information and instruction of those who are interested in the medical problems of aviation" p. 5. Garrison Morton.com 95957. </p> . GPO unknown books
03948Various: Various 1891. The Extensive Collection of Record Breaking Aerobatics and Stunt Flying 'Ace' Joann Osterud<br/><br/>AERONAUTICS COLLECTION. OSTERUD Joann. The extensive collection of 372 titles all related to Women in Aviation Manned Flight Aeroplanes Aerobatics Stunt Pilots etc. etc. Various places and publishers all published between 1891 and 2006.<br/><br/>The authors represented in the collection range from Jean ADAMS to Alexander ZUYEV and include some 260 first editions covering every aspect of aviation of which over fifty are signed inscribed or presentation copies - many inscribed to Joann Osterud. The subjects covered include in particular Women in Aviation as well as Autobiographies Biographies History of Flight History of Fliers Aerobatics Test Pilot's Stunt Pilot's Encyclopedias User Manuals Wartime Accounts etc. etc.<br/><br/>The extensive collection of Joann Osterud 1945-2017 female aerobatic and stunt pilot who retired after her "Ring of Fire" stunt ended in an accident at Yuma International Airport on April 11th 1997. The stunt required her to fly her Gordon Price Ultimate 10-3000S Bi-Plane 'inverted' through a 'ring of fire'. Although the plane was destroyed in the incident miraculously Joann escaped unhurt. During Osterud's twenty-nine year stunt flying career she broke the record for flying upside-down 1991 - 4 hours 38 minutes and 10 seconds. The previous record had been set by Milo Burcham when he flew from Long Beach CA to San Diego and back for 4 hours 5 minutes and 22 seconds. Osterud simultaneously broke a 60-year old distance record for flying upside-down more than 250 miles in a stretch. In 1989 she also broke the record for flying 208 upside-down loops in a row. Osterud learned to fly at Boeing Field Seattle and was famous for performing magnificent maneuvers like hammerhead turns tail-slides and lomcevacs tumbling end-over-end on the air show circuit. She also had a second aviation career - she was the first woman pilot hired by Alaska Airlines and subsequently as a pilot by United Airlines. Joann Osterud passed away on March 12th 2017 aged 71.<br/><br/>Detailed list on request. [Various]: [Various], 1891 unknown books
