Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Flying in Central Africa - part 2 - tales from the log book of an R.A.F. officer during the campaign in German East Africa - article with interesting photos; Torn by Starving Jackals in Macedonia - Private James McDade of the 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers recounts his experience - with photo of McDade; Death-Struggle with An Alligator - what happened to Van Campen Heilner when he was photographing an alligator in a Florida swamp - photo-illustrated article; The Thrills of Parachuting - early and marvelously photo-illustrated article ... View More...
"Author was an original Demon captain and one of the few survivors who flew on operations throughout the period he describes. A carefully researched book based upon what really happened from a German, as well as an Allied point of view." - inside back cover. [8], 228 pages. Many excellent black and white photographic plates. Bibliography. Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this very informative history. Cooke (3rd Edn) p.317; Cover Art; 8vo View More...
Pages 249-293 plus seventeen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: An Introduction to Canadian Architecture - major article with dozens of photos; Britain's Trees and Forests; Lawren Harris; PICAO into ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; and more. Some of the ads include: 1947 Mercury 114 car; The Monarch 8 car; Canadian Pacific - great one-page color ad for their train travel and Empress Hotel. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. View More...
132 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Peachtree Street in Atlanta, by John Falter; Great Day in the Morning (short story by G.S. Albee); Stowaway Boy (short story by Olaf Ruhen); Counterfeit Wife (short story by Robert Carson); The White Warrior (short story by Bill Gulick); We Learned To Live With Tragedy - Sparky Ratcliffe's ability to walk was threatened after an auto accident; Year of Decision for Bill Rigney, Manager of the San Francisco Giants; California's Complex Governor - Pat Brown struggles with capital punishment and the case of Caryl Chessman; Madam Soap Opera - Ir... View More...
80 pages. A concise and diminutive work seemingly intended to aid in the mass-production of young aviators during WWII. Clear tape along spine and inside front joint. Above-average wear and soiling. It is sobering to consider the fate of the young person(s) who studied from this well-handled copy. View More...
92 pages. Cover illustration depicts eel harvesting on the lower St. Lawrence near Baie St. Paul, Quebec. Editorial column on page four strongly supports the decision to suspend production of "the very good but very obsolete fighter aircraft, the Arrow." Nice one-page Rambler automobile ad. Beautiful 2-page colour ad for the new Dodge '59. Features: A Macleans Panel Discussion - a new look at the future of man; A TV Repairman talks back; The gods Canadians worship; The Oscar Petersons at Home; My week on the Grand Banks; Roy Thomson's Invasion of Scotland; Klondike! - Conclusion - The ris... View More...
58 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad commemorates Major "Jimmy" Doolittle's record transcontinental flight from Burbank to Newark in 1931; Positioning of Link Rod Wrist Pins in Articulated Connecting Rods; Propeller Design; The Sperry Automatic Pilot for Airplanes; Fire Extinguishers; Methods of Laying Out Flat Patterns; Fuel and Lubricants in Relation to Engine Design; The Triangle Parachute; Vortex Theory and the Tapered Wing; The Herrick Vertoplane; German Experiments with Chemical Cooling of Aircraft Engines; New Planes - The C-J Bird and the Cabin Giro; Cold Prevention of D... View More...
32 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad salutes Canadian Airways Limited; Shank Proportions of Aircraft Connecting Rods; Construction of Aircraft Fuel Tanks; The Effect of Change of Weight on Airplane Performance; The Value of Weight Saving in Aircraft Design; Notes on Stresses in Metal Covering Under the Action of a Uniformly Distributed Load; Copper Hydrogen Electric Welding; The New Boeing Transport; Pratt & Whitney Two-Row Engine Development; World Aviation; The Servo Control System; Bumps Due to Gusts; A Radio System for Fog Landings; The Debrie Camera; New features of the Mac... View More...
80 pages. Reproductions of many photos, mementos, stories and anecdotes collected over the first twenty-five years of operation of this airline, founded in Lethbridge in 1966. Includes four-page list of employees. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of peeling from decorated front free endpaper where attachment was removed. A quality copy of this enjoyable and informative review of the history and people behind this successful airline. View More...
112 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photos. "The first detailed work on this aircraft, assembled exclusively from primary sources. Certain to find its way on to the bookshelves of most aviation enthusiasts." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A beautiful copy. View More...
Signed by author upon title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Many black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos and maps. "This book is part of the story of the Eighth Air Force, the Second Air Division, the 446th Bomb Group, and the 706th Squadron through the words of Captain Paul E. Armentrout. In his story, readers will find a microcosm of the air war over Europe (in WWII)" - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. View More...
110 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos combined with a substantial amount of informative text. Undated but appears to by circa 1966. Oblong 12" x 8.5". Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this excellent reference. View More...
VHS video tape with case. "It was a plane 20 years ahead of its time, scrapped by a government that was out of touch with the times. Now the Arrow once again takes to the air. Compiled from rare film footage shot by Avro Aircraft this is a tribute to a great plane and to everyone who worked on her. See the Arrow from design through to its many test flights. Rare scenes include: design work, wind tunnel tests, test model flights, aircraft assembly, enging testing, taxi trials, the Arrow's first flight, beautiful shots of five Arrows that were completed, and in the end, the Arrow's final de... View More...
53 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1950s.. Printed on glossy stock. Duo-tang binding. Contents include: General Description - Lubrication System Diagram; Disassembly; Disassembly of Subassemblies; Cleaning; Inspection; Table of Limits; Repair and Replacement of Parts; Engine Assembly; Engine Test Procedure; Overhaul Tools. Average wear. Moisture exposure to some pages has resulted in incidental cosmetic markings. All pages still sound and legible. View More...
266 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "The Exciting Behind-The-Scenes Story of the Role of Photo Intelligence in the Winning of World War II" - from dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. View More...
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of an Aeronca Chief piloted by Johnny Jones on his non-stop transcontinental flight; Photos taken at the Luncheon at the Annual Meeting of teh Canadian Flying Clubs Association, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, January 30, 1939; Nice one-page Gold Flake cigarette ad; Flying beyond sixty - article and photos (part 1); Flight tests of the Boeing Stratoliner - article and great photos; Pilots of the Northern Sky use Up-to-date Radios; De Havilland Expands - photos of addition to Willowdale plant; Excellent one-page photo ad for De Havilland features the Dragon Rapide, Tig... View More...
40 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Features: Discovery - Gold Town in the Atlin District of B.C.; The Collector's Page; Edward Dossetter's Queen Charlottes - he was a photographer who travelled the northwest coast in the late 1870s; The 1913 Liberty Nickel; Billy Ballou - The Forgotten Expressman; Canadiana - spitoons/cuspidors; The Cliff Dweller; Letters from the North-West - Part II - A.R. Dyre was a young North West Mounted Police Constable from 1882 to 1885; Our Vanishing Heritage - false front buildings; Gagnon and His Flying Machine - was he the first to make a vertical free (he... View More...
Pages 417-480. Many magnificent illustrated ads for manufacturers including United States Rubber, Cantilever Aero Company, Wyman-Gordon Company, J.L. Aircraft Corporation, Vickers, Caproni, Curtiss, American Dirigible Balloon Syndicate, Farman Aeroplanes, Quality Snap Rings, plus a great centerfold ad for the Lawson Airline Company of Milwaukee. The Farman ad is particularly outstanding as it features a photo of their "Goliath" in flight, as well as a list of the company's world records. Articles: Patrollers of the Skies; U.S. is ahead of world in Aerial transportation; Post Office departmen... View More...
72 pages. Features: Two-page color-photo ad for the Ford Series 10 tractor, "The World Tractor"; The Tuskegee Airmen Keep on Flying - the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bomber Group were the only all-black flying units organized by the US Air Force in WWII; Justice Rose Bird of the California Supreme Court; Reagan's War on Drugs - major article with photos, including George Bush Sr. leaning on bales of marijuana; Tax Bill politics in D.C.; A New Look at Child Labor; Jimmy Hoffa Legally Dead; Killenworth Mansion on Long Island - Soviet nest spying on local def... View More...
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