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WEST Kenneth S.
The Captive Luftwaffe. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Putnam 1978. 8vo. First Edition with frontispiece and numerous photographs and diagrams in the text three rear bank leaves lightly annotated; blue cloth gilt back a very good bright clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A detailed record of the German aircraft which fell into British hands during and immediately after WWII. SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Putnam, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22235
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WEST Kenneth S.
The Captive Luftwaffe. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs and diagrams in the text, three rear bank leaves lightly annotated; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A detailed record of the German aircraft which fell into British hands during and immediately after WWII. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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West, Bruce
The Firebirds How bush flying won its wings
Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 1131287959 . DJ has tears and chipping previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 258 pages; A history of bush pilots and forest fire waterbombers in Ontario. . Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17263 ISBN : 1131287959 9781131287959
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West, James E.
The Lone Scout of the Sky: The Story of Charles A. Lindbergh
USA: The John C. Winston Company 1928 275pp. Blue pictorial covers light wear. B&W photographs and illustrations throughout. Contains complete instructions on how to make a flying model of "The Spirit of St. Louis"; published for the Boy Scouts of America. The John C. Winston Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004149
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West, James E.
The Lone Scout Of The Sky: The Story Of Charles A. Lindbergh
Chicago IL: John C. Winston. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1928. Hardcover. Frontispiece of the "new" boy scout handbook plus 30 full page b/w photographs. With special contributions from Dr. John H. Finley Commander Richard E. Bird and Clarence D. Chamberlin. Contains complete instructions on how to make a flying model of the Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh was a boy scout and lived his life by morals and principles of the Scouts. Edgeworn beginning to fray at extremities rear board has a large fade spot slight slant. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 275 pages; 21325 . John C. Winston hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21325
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West, James E. (James Edward)
The Lone Scout of the Sky : The Story of Charles A. Lindbergh . . . with special contributions by Dr. John H. Finley, Commander Richard E. Byrd, Clarence D. Chamberlin and complete instructions on how to make a flying model of The Spirit of St. Louis
275 p., [31] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. Hardcover Very good condition Contains complete instructions on how to make a flying model of the Spirit of St. Louis.
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West, James E. (James Edward) & Hillcourt, William
The Lone Scout of the Sky : The Story of Charles A. Lindbergh . . . with special contributions by Dr. John H. Finley, Commander Richard E. Byrd, Clarence D. Chamberlin and complete instructions of how to make a flying model of The Spirit of St. Louis
255 p., [31] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
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Western Aviation
Western Aviation Missiles and Space April 1961 33rd Annual Directory
Western Aviation. 1961. Wraps. Wraps softcover. 1961. Western Aviation. 150 pages. Some wear to the magazine else Good condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 150 pages . Western Aviation paperback
Bookseller reference : 106297
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse Jet Propulsion: The Dynamic New Motive Power
<p>Lester PA: Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1947. Softcover. Very Good. 12" x 9" Wraps; 15pp; Covers clean & bright with slight wear to spine & two corners slightly bent text unmarked binding is sound VG condition. Dated signed letter from Westinghouse to the Aeronautics Bureau of the U.S. Navy laid in. Scarce vintage brochure on jet propulsion from Westinghouse Electric Corporation with attractive color cover. Contains descriptive data on the "Yankee" line of Turbojet Engines the first aviation gas-turbine engine designed and developed in the USA. Also includes data on Thermal Jet engines and a comparison chart of present & future expectations in propulsion of aircraft. B/W photos & color illustrations throughout.</p> Westinghouse Electric Corporation paperback
Bookseller reference : 017739
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Westwick, Peter
Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft
NY: Oxford University Press 2020. Gift quality copy appears unread with an immaculate and tight textblock; All edges straight and sound; Black paper-covered boards; Unclipped dust jacket minimally shelf worn. 251pp. including bibliographical references and index. 1st Printing. Boards. Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB16336 ISBN : 0190677449 9780190677442
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WETTER, Ernst und BURGUNDER, Hans B.:
Wir fliegen. Buch der Schweizer Luftfahrt
Olten, Walter-Verlag, 1967, gr. in-8vo, 166 S., Illustriert, hs. Widmung an Col. Ranzoni auf Vorsatzbl., Original-Leinenband. Ill. O.-Umschlag + O.-Bauchbinde.
Bookseller reference : 134023aaf
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WETTER, Ernst:
Pilot und Hostess. Wie Karl und Vreni zur Swissair kamen. 3. Auflage.
Solothurn, Schweiz. Jugend-Verlag, 1964, gr. in-8vo, 141 S. + 3 n.n. S., mit 16 photogr. Abb. ill. Halb.-Leinen
Bookseller reference : 98739aaf
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WF. Durand W. F.
Researches on the Performance of the Screw Propeller
Carnegie institution of Washington 1907. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 61 pages. Ex-library with typical marks some sunning and wear to the covers; pages are yellowed; a couple tears but a good solid book. Illustrations. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Inventory No: 185120. . Carnegie institution of Washington hardcover
Bookseller reference : 185120
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Wg Cdr J A 'Robby' Robinson. Foreword by Sir Charles Masefield
Avro One: Autobiography of a Chief Test Pilot
Old Forge Publishing Cowbit Lincolnshire 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Crisp clean covers sound binding clean pages and inside covers corners are lightly rubbed. Contains black and white plates. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0954450787. ISBN/EAN: 9780954450786. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 77619121061. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. 9780954450786 Old Forge Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 77619121061 ISBN : 0954450787 9780954450786
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Wg Cdr J. A. 'Robby' Robinson RAF (Retd)
Avro One : Autobiography of a Chief Test Pilot
Old Forge UK 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Signed by Author. Softcover. 138 pages. Signed by Author. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Old Forge UK 2005. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Details civilian test flying. This book is an autobiography of an ex-RAF test pilot who was employed by British Aerospace. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Aviation. ISBN: 0954450787. ISBN/EAN: 9780954450786. Inventory No: 20020041. 9780954450786 Old Forge paperback
Bookseller reference : 20020041 ISBN : 0954450787 9780954450786
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WGF. Jackson; Edwin Noel Westby Bramall,Baron Bramall W. G.
The Chiefs: Story of the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff
London: Brassey's UK Ltd 1992. Signed First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book N.B. Head and tail of spine a little bumped. Two small closed tears to head of D/J spine. Large inscription by author to ffep. Brassey's (UK) Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 041529 ISBN : 0080403700 9780080403700
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WH. Gray W. H.
Wind Tunnel Tests of Two Hamilton Standard Propellers Embodying Clark Y and NACA 16-Series Blade Sections NACA Wartime Report
NACA/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 1941. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . A couple library stamps and pencil notes on covers. Stapled edge light wear yellowing to the covers and pages but a good solid booklet overall. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Inventory No: 153426. . NACA/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics paperback
Bookseller reference : 153426
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WH. Gunn W. H.
The Joy of Flying: Overcoming the Fear
Wings Publications 1999. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . Signed by Author. 118 pages. Ex-library with typical marks light wear; a good solid book. Inscribed to former Congressman Ike Skelton and signed by the author inside. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0961881704. Inventory No: 166124. . Wings Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 166124 ISBN : 0961881704 9780961881702
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Wheeler A
.That Nothing Failed Them: Nesting Aeroplanes in War
G. T. Foulis & Co 1963. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Extremely delect as some pages are coming away from the spine. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: G. T. Foulis & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9271752
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Wheeler, Allen
Flying Between the Wars
Henley-on-Thames: Henley-on-Thames: G.T. Foulis & Co. 1972 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii 199 pp. b/w photos index. Royal Air Force flying in the 1920s. <br/> <br/> Henley-on-Thames: G.T. Foulis & Co. 1972 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5270
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Wheeler, Barry Charles (editor); Beasley, Kerry (production manager)
Aviation Archive: German Fighters of WWII; Combat Aircraft of Hitler's Luftwaffe: Detailed Cutaways and Colour Diagrams: Rare Photographic Images
Kent TN: Kelsey Publishing Group 2014. Textblock very clean and tight staples are sound and secure. Light reading creases along the spine at the staples; Light edge wear; 97p. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs/Plates/Diagrams/ James Clark and John Weal cutaways and Diagrams by. 4to - Over 9 " - 12" Tall. Paperback. Kelsey Publishing Group Paperback
Bookseller reference : SB16721 ISBN : 1907426639 9781907426636
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Wheeler, Howard A.
Attack Helicopters A History of Rotary-Wing Combat Aircraft
Baltimore MD: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is clean and bright but does have some light fading to the spine and spine joints. "An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft with the capability of engaging targets on the ground such as enemy infantry and armored fighting vehicles. Due to their heavy armament they are sometimes called helicopter gunships. Weapons used on attack helicopters can include autocannons machine guns rockets and guided anti-tank missiles such as the Hellfire. Many attack helicopters are also capable of carrying air-to-air missiles though mostly for purposes of self-defense. Today's attack helicopter has two main roles: first to provide direct and accurate close air support for ground troops and the second in the anti-tank role to destroy enemy armor concentrations." . The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America unknown
Bookseller reference : A34184
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Wheeler, Howard A
ATTACK HELICOPTERS: A HISTORY OF ROTARY-WING COMBAT AIRCRAFT. 50 B/W Photos
Baltimore:: Nautical & Aviation Publ. VG unmrked Hardback; DJ-VG. 1987. ISBN: vii 117 pp. Catalogs: AIR FORCE. Keywords: AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS AIRCRAFT COMBAT. Nautical & Aviation Publ. hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS024916I
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Wheeler, William J.
Images of Flight - A Canadian Aviation Portfolio
135 pages. Captures, in 51 stunning full-colour paintings by 15 brilliant Canadian aviation artists, the wonder, intricacy and the infinite variety of aeroplanes: the nostalgic charm of vintage aircraft; the incredible fighter planes of the First and Second World Wars; and the sleek, gleaming contemporary aeroplanes of today. Tells the history of aviation in Canada. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate wear to book.. Average wear to and small chip from dust jacket which is now in an archival-grade brodart cover. Unmarked. Solid copy of this attractive work. Book
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WHELAN James R.
Hunters in the Sky. Fighter Aces of WWII. Introduction by Raymond F. Toliver. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with photographs throughout; blue boards, upper board blocked in red, blue cloth back lettered in silver and red, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WHELAN Russell
The Flying Tigers. [The Story of the American Volunteer Group. First UK Edition]. THE ORIGINAL UK EDITION IN WORN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus; red cloth, backstrip lettered inj black, a good, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter worn, frayed and with loss at edges. The UK edition, published under wartime rules, is far scarcer than its earlier US counterpart. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Graham & Cole, U78 (recording the US edition).
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Whelan, Paul
Soviet Airmen in the Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939
Atglen Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History 2014. New and unread in a bright and shiny New dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket has only a bit of mild shelfwear like you sometimes find in any new book store. Square and tight. Sharp cormers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos of Soviet Airmen. Includes biographical profiles of each. Also illustrated with maps photos of their planes and medals/awards received. List of bibliographical references. Laid-in is a Schiffer Publishing bookmark. Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards with matching dust jacket. From the dust jacket: "Between September 1936 and February 1939 the Soviet Union was covertly aiding the Spanish Republic in its civil war with the right wing forces of General Francisco Franco which had revolted against the government and were being aided semi-covertly by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Soviets were not only supplying the Republic with oil gasoline and food stuffs but also the aircraft tanks artillery pieces and small arms they needed to conduct the war. The Soviets also began sending military advisers and personnel from all branches of the service plus engineers translators merchant seamen and war industry factory workers. Of the approximately 3000 people sent from the Soviet Union 772 were from the air force and of these 100 were killed in action or died as a result of accidents or wounds received in battle." . First Edition. Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. 176pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Schiffer Military History Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 031148 ISBN : 0764346334 9780764346330
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Whelton, Clark
Skyjack!
176 pages, edges browned. eng
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Whinney Bob
The U-Boat Peril: A Fight for Survival Cassell Military Classics
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK. Edition: Reprint. Date of Publication: 2000 Publisher: Cassell Miltary Paperbacks. Binding and cover condition: Stiff card covers No shelf wear to edges or corners FINE Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY Clean crisp tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions No tanning. FINE Illustrations: 32pp. B/w photos. Pages: 151 pp. text. ix pp. Appendices Bibliography Acknowledgesments & Index. Product Description :-. Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. A FINE copy in AS NEW condition. Weidenfeld & Nicolson paperback
Bookseller reference : 3453 ISBN : 0304351326 9780304351329
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Whitby, Michael; Cameron, Bill; Griffin, John; Stachiw, Tony; Pettipas, Leo; Larson, Layne; et al
Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) Journal, Fall 2010, Vol. 48, No. 3 - The Battle for a CPAL Transcontinental Route
Pages 78-111. Features: The 19th Carrier Air Group on the RCN's 1949 Spring Cruise; The Battle for a CPAL Transcontinental Air Route; The Curtiss HS-2L and the Beginnings of a National Air Force (part 1); Navy Tiger Moths; The Canadian Aviation Artists Association; Dan Reynolds - A Legend in Dawson City's Aviation History Looks to the Future; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Whitcomb, Randy L.
O.B. Philp's Dream: 26" x 20" Canadian Forces Snowbirds Limited Edition Lithograph
Copy #67 of 431. Produced from an original acrylic painting by Canadian artist Randy L. Whitcomb. Shows the Snowbirds flying down the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Parliament Buildings in the classic Swept Delta formation. This work was commissioned to commemorate the Snowbirds' 25th Anniversary. Signed by artist and all 25th Anniversary 1995-1996 Snowbird team members. Stock is 100lb cover acid free cotton rag (Quintessence) paper. There are two Limited Edition lithograph series from the original painting. "O.B. Philp's Dream" is the first series produced exclusively for the Snowbirds. Certificate of authenticity included plus bonus Snowbirds promotional poster. Please note: Certificate of Authenticity is for copy #60. Some wrinkling due to storage in tube. A wonderful Snowbirds momento. Book
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WHITE Leslie R.
The Holmsley Story. [A History of a New Forest Airfield in War and Peace]. Fourth Edition. FINE COPY
8vo., Fourth Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.
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WHITE Roger Henshaw
Spitfire Saga - with a Spell on Wellingtons. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.84.
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WHITE Roger Henshaw
Spitfire Saga - with a Spell on Wellingtons. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.84.
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White, D. Stuart
Tall Air A Novel
Bloomfield Hills Michigan: KnightHawk Publications LLC 2022. This is the 2022 Second Edition with illustrations by John R. Doughty Jr. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. NO chips tears creases rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Flat uncreased spine. Square and tight. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "Matthew 'Mathe' Stone and Jonathon 'Finn' Finley friends from different backgrounds find a common desire to challenge their world in the extreme seeking TALL AIR. Against their hilarious and frightful missteps as teenagers through first loves to their struggle to survive Naval Air combat in Vietnam they couldn't have done it without each other. Explore the best and the worst in them in their razor blade-edged odysseys. Matthew Stone is the spirit of the 1960s - gamey inventive turbulent wild and smart even in his buttoned-down and irreverent military fighter pilot world. Read the horror sadness and exhilaration of Jonathon Finley's father's remarkable WWII reflections of B-29 air combat and how it shapes and prepares both young men to fight for the coin flip in their NAVAIR combat roller coaster in Vietnam - life love loss and death.Thrilling tragic and funny in the extreme TALL AIR is highly readable and an irresistible and authentic account of an extraordinary friendship. Join Mathe and Finn in their heroism and sacrifice as they reach for TALL AIR throughout their lives. It will make you proud.". Second Edition so stated. Softcover. New condition. Illus. by Doughty John R. Jr. artwork by. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. KnightHawk Publications LLC Paperback
Bookseller reference : 029806 ISBN : 1644380498 9781644380499
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White, Howard & Spilsbury, Jim
The Accidental Airline
Vancouver : Harbour Publishing 1988 . First Edition . NF/NF . 8VO . Reminiscences on the founding of Queen Charlotte Airlines by one of the great characters of the British Columbia coast. Illustrated. INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title. Owner's signature lightest of wear to book and unpriceclipped jacket. Harbour Publishing unknown
Bookseller reference : 28388 ISBN : 0920080979 9780920080979
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White, Ian
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Warpaint Series No.96
Warpaint Books Ltd. New with No dust jacket as issued. 2014. First Edition. Softcover. A new publisher's copy showing possibly a trace of shelf wear only. . Warpaint Books Ltd. paperback
Bookseller reference : 20595
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White, Maj. J. Andrew
Practical Aviation for Military Airmen
New York: Wireless Press 1918. 198pp/illus. First Edition. "A textbook for intensive study by men preparing to become skilled mechanicians and aviators . . . . . . Each subject is presented by illustration and described completely for the reader without turning the page. A broad treatment . . . . comprising operation and care of aviation engines reconnaissance map reading radio and its uses machine gunnery and bombing from airplanes. Designed particularly for individual and class study with an analysis of important factors preceding each chapter and a set of review questions following every division." With 200 illustrations including charts drawings facsimiles in black and white." Cover lightly soiled. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wireless Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008861
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White, Molly O'Loughlin
Foodbirds : Flying for Famine Relief: The story of One of the Greatest Mercy Airlifts the World Has Known
144 pages, illustrated, maps, signed and dated dedication by Molly O'Loughlin White on the preliminary title page. eng
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White, Peter; Smith, John; Wylie, Neil and Hadwen, Phil
Around Felixstowe By Land Sea and Air
Felixstowe: Peter White John Smith Neil Wylie and Phil Hadwen 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as published. 8.5" x 11.5. A wonderful selection of archive photographs depicting all manner of transport in and around the Suffolk coastal town of Felixstowe on England's east coast. In clean and sound condition. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions. <br/> <br/> Peter White, John Smith, Neil Wylie and Phil Hadwen hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014044 ISBN : 0953646564 9780953646562
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White, Robert P
Mason Patrick and the Fight for Air Service Independence
Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr 2001. 186pp. "Mason Patrick began his military aviation career in 1918 when Gen. John J. Pershing selected him to command the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force at a critical juncture in World War I. Patrick one of Pershing's former West Point classmates and an engineer by training did not earn his wings until 1923 but by virtue of his intellect political acumen and organizational skills he transformed the Air Service and set it on the path to independence from the U.S. Army. In this assessment of Patrick's aviation career Robert P. White credits Patrick not his more vocal second-in-command Billy Mitchell with ensuring the survival of the Air Service at a time when it faced critical internal and external pressures. While Mitchell played the role of the attention-grabbing publicist Patrick skillfully functioned as the true leader of the Air Service expertly maneuvering behind the scenes and in selected public forums to ultimately ensure the creation of the Air Corps. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Smithsonian Inst Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008976 ISBN : 1560989432 9781560989431
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White, Robert P.
Mason Patrick and the Fight for Air Service Independence
Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press 2001. Fine condition in bright shiny Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. First printing with complete row 54321 on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Mason Patrick began his military aviation career in 1918 when Gen. John J. Pershing selected him to command the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force at a critical juncture in World War I. Patrick one of Pershing's former West Point classmates and an engineer by training did not earn his wings until 1923 but by virtue of his intellect political acumen and organizational skills he transformed the Air Service and set it on the path to independence from the U.S. Army. In this assessment of Patrick's aviation career Robert P. White credits Patrick not his more vocal second-in-command Billy Mitchell with ensuring the survival of the Air Service at a time when it faced critical internal and external pressures. While Mitchell played the role of the attention-grabbing publicist Patrick skillfully functioned as the true leader of the Air Service expertly maneuvering behind the scenes and in selected public forums to ultimately ensure the creation of the Air Corps. Patrick took a gradualist approach to the question of the Air Service's status seeing autonomy within the U. S. Army as an attainable goal that would serve as a stepping-stone to full independence later. He was certainly not averse to a good fight; the confrontations and challenges he faced to ensure the continued viability of the nation's airpower demonstrate his determination intelligence wit and charm. One of the first aviation officers to recognize the full potential of airpower during war and peacetime Patrick was remarkably successful in gaining support for the three legs of his aviation triangle: military aviation commercial aviation and the aviation-manufacturing base. Patrick's tenure as chief of the Air Service and later the Air Corps made possible the emergence of an independent Air Force.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Brown cloth spine/yellow board/Jacket not priced or clipped. 8vo. x 186pp. . Smithsonian Institution Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003278 ISBN : 1560989432 9781560989431
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White, T. W.
GUESTS OF THE UNSPEAKABLE The Odyssey of an Australian Airman - Being a Record of Captivity and Escape in Turkey
London: John Hamilton Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Second Reprint. Hard Cover. With 26 illustrations and a fold at map at rear of book original blue cover has some discolouration spots mostly on the spine portion of the front panel of the dustjacket is pasted to the front endpaper 2 previous owners names overall a very good copy. ; 190 x 120mm; 820 pages . John Hamilton Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22792
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White, Troy L
Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces : the story of Lt. Ralph K. Hofer and the 4th Fighter Group in World War II.
DeLand FL, Stardust Studios, (2003). 4° (28x22), 199 p., with numerous photo illustrations, publisher's pictorial softcover, as new,
Bookseller reference : 53830AB ISBN : 972741305
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White, W. L
Queens Die Proudly
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1943. Very Good condition. Light cover wear. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Endpaper maps of WW2's South Pacific. Bound in the original blue cloth stamped in bright red on the spine. From the Kirkus review from June 1943: "He has done it again -- has W. L. White author of THEY WERE EXPENDABLE. This time he has taken the incredible story of the Flying Fortresses in these terrific days when most of our air force in the Pacific died on the ground at Clark Field and elsewhere leaving a handful of stalwarts and a few battle-scarred planes Again -- as in the Battle of Britain - 'never have so many owed so much to so few' -- for these few held the southwest Pacific against incredible odds. Fatigue and momentary peril of death and hope destroyed and over-strained equipment could not defeat them. From the Philippines to the siege of Javal Island fortresses and open sea; the deserts of Australia and the tiny outpost of Darwin -- the flying Fortresses battered the enemy and left their soars. But in the process many of these queens of the air 'died proudly.' White tells the story -- as he told the story of the PT boats -- through the words of the man who survived and who now form the crew of Brett's transport plane the 'grissled old Flying Portress -- the Swoose.' It in a superb story with all the heartache and the humanity and the gallantry and the fears and the drama of those early months of what was then a losing battle. All that has been done since was built on what those few gave -- and White makes you feel it as he did in THEY WERE EXPENDABLE. A more complex story perhaps -- more technical at times. But what a challenge to Americans everywhere. Sure to top sales in a runaway.". First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x 273pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Harcourt Brace and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 028523
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Whitehouse, Arch
Decisive Air Battles Of The First World War
NY: Duell Sloan & Pearce. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. DJ edgeworn small chips at extremities. Previous owner's name. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 360 pages; 24380Qm . Duell, Sloan & Pearce hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24380
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Whitehouse, Arch
The Early Birds: The Wonders and Heroics of the First Decades of Flight
Garden City NY: Doubelday & Company Inc. 1965. Red endpapers clean and tight textblock. Light foxing to all edges. Brown cloth binding bumping to head and foot of spine. Price-clipped dust jacket tears to corners of spine several very small tears to edges small chips to corners some chipping to head foot of spine. 288pp. including index. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good in mylar. Illus. by Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Doubelday & Company, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB9216
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Flieger-Asse 1914 - 1918
MOTORBUCH. 1973. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 449 pages. Quelques planches de photos en noir et blanc. Ouvrage en allemand. Jaquette illustrée en couleurs, usée.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 629.1-Aviation
Bookseller reference : RO80062651
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Whitehouse Arch
Marins du ciel. La guerre des porte-avions
Éditions France-Empire 1962 In-12 broché sous jaquette 19 cm sur 14. 315 pages. Illustrations en noir et blanc. Jaquette légèrement déchirée sinon bon état. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 130485
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The Early Birds. [First UK Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published two years after the US edition.
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