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Stokely, Herk: Editor
Soar Tech - Number Two, November 1983
192 pages. Second issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Stokely, Herk: Editor
Soar Tech - Number Three, July 1984
65 pages. Third issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Bit of writing atop front cover. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Stokely, Herk: Editor
Soar Tech - Number Four, January 1985
87 pages. Fourth issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Bit of writing on front cover. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Stokely, Herk: Editor
Soar Tech - Number Five, January 1986
94 pages. Fifth issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Some soiling to covers. Unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Stokely, Herk: Editor
Soar Tech - Number Six, March 1987
154 pages. Sixth issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Unmarked. Average wear. Quality copy. Book
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Stokely, Herk: Editor
Soar Tech - Number Seven, June1987
120 pages. Seventh issue of this journal dedicated to the improvement of model sailplane performance through systematic investigation and research of low-speed aerodynamics, composite structures, airframe configuration, instrumentation, and dozens of other diverse, but related, subjects. Unmarked. Moderate soiling. Average wear. Quality copy. Book
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McGregor, Gordon R.
The Adolescence of an Airline (Air Canada)
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
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Thompson, Charles J.
Wings: Combat Aircraft of the Second World War in Paintings
110 pages. Index. "For this book, aviation artist Charles J. Thompson has collected over 50 of his paintings that vividly bring to life this fascinating period of aviation history." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Stimson, George W.
Introduction to Airborne Radar
621 pages. Index. Glossary. "In bite-size increments... presents all of the information you need to understand the basic radar principles. Building on them, it systematically takes you to the point where you can talk on a solid footing with the radar experts and understand what they're up to." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Minor lean to spine. Sound reference copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
True West Magazine: November 1983
Features: Wild Indians of the 20th Century; Ever been attacked by an angry range mare? Don Bell has; The High Price of Strawberries - His Crimes began with Theft and Ended with Murder - Patrick Coughlin in Utah; True West Party - a gala gathering in the west; Sacred White Buffalo - Used in Secret Indian Ceremonies; Sarah Winnemucca and the War in the West (Northern Paiutes); Buffalo Calf Road - Indian Heroine - She Fought to Save Cheyenne Way of Life - a heart-rending story of an Indian woman who fought Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn; Terror in Central Texas - 15 to 40 Indians overtook the Riggs family, killed John Riggs and his wife and scalped them and carried off their two little girls; Forgotten Frontier Food - Part I; William Cary - Artist/Adventurer; That Crazy Young Man and His Flying Machine - Lyman Gilmore flew nine months before the Wrights - one of the most bizarre episodes to emerge from California's northern mines! Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: September/October 1988
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
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Williston, Floyd
Through Footless Halls of Air : The Stories of a Few of the Many Who Failed to Return *SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR*
310 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Black and white illustrations. Author "Meticulously researched the short lives of six Atlantic Canada airmen, two of them the author's brothers, who failed to return from aerial operations during the second world war." - from back cover. Somewhat abov-average wear. Prior owner's name upon bottom edge. Book
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Bentley, Geoffrey
RNZAF (The Royal New Zealand Air Force) - A Short History
268 pages. "This is the story, informally told, of the RNZAF and of the men and women, all ranks, who made the service what it is today." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Father of New Zealand Aviation; Kohimarama and Sockburn; The Bettington Report; Cochrane the Architect; Building Air Supremacy; The Famous Seventy-Five; Ordeal in South-East Asia; The 'New Zealand' Squadrons; Action in the Pacific; Fighters in Combat; The Later Bombers; 'Dumbo' to the Rescue; Tragedy at Green; Profiles; Surrender in the Solomons; Occupation Forces in Japan; Problems of Reshaping; Sojourn in Cyprus; The Hastings Story; 'Speak and it is Done'; The Coalmen of Berlin; Angels of Mercy; Ceremonial and Music; Coummunity Service; On - or off - the Ice; Coming-of-age; Morrison the Builder; Among the Builders. Appendices include: Operational Squadrons of the RNZAF; NZ Squadrons in the RAF; Air Board Members; Schedule of RNZAF Aircraft. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Former dust jacket cover, which left strips of black residue along dust jacket and endpaper edges, has been replaced by a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
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McQuarrie, John
'Til We Meet Again: Recapturing Moments of the RCAF in World War II *SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR*
171 pages. Signed and inscribed by author and illustrator upon front free endpaper. "This book is not a history piece. The tidbits of historical fact sprinkled herein are incidental to our real purpose. For we are not trying merely to inform you, we want to take it a step further. We hope rather to move you, to help you sense and feel the pulse, the beat and the drama of those times. The images and words are offered as a celebration of the excitement and romance of an era and a people whose resourcefulness and courage are worthy of great tribute." - from Introduction. Dozens of superb colour photos and several wonderful colour reproductions of wartime posters. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
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Philp, O.B.; Johnson, Bill
Snowbirds - From the Beginning *NUMBERED COPY SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS*
255 pages. Signed and dated by both authors. Hand-numbered copy #1216 of 2000. Index. 65 colour photos. 297 black and white photos. 46 formation diagrams. "Colonel O.B. Philp, know as 'the father of the Snowbirds', has recalled from birth the early years of the internationally renowned aerobatic squadron... Published to mark the Snowbirds 20th anniversary in 1990." - B.C. Bookworld. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Superb copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, December 1, 1948 *IRON ORE AT UNGAVA*
Features: What about the Comics? - are they good or bad for your children?; Daredevils of Mercy - RCAF rescue crewsfly the most dangerous job in peacetime aviation; Princess Margaret Gets Her Own Way - precocious, giddy and a little spoiled, she intends to enjoy life and be England's best-dressed woman; Bright Angel by Charles Bonner; Maclean's All-Canadian Football Team; The Red Tide Has Turned - has Karl Marx lost the hundred years' war? (short piece); At Summerhill School, the Kids are the Boss; Soldier of the Lord - The Salvation Army's Edith McLean; Ungava strikes it rich - enough iron to keep Canada going for 150 years, and that's just a start; Rhyme nor Reason - by Phyllis Lee Peterson; He was a lonely slave - stories gush from the mind of Thomas P. Kelley; Don't be cruel to your steak - Robert Elliott; Half-page colour Pepsi ad on page 36. Nice colour Lifesavers ad on page 38. Above-average wear. Chunks missing from pages 1-4 - content unaffected. Some water stains. Book
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Author Unknown
Avro Arrow: CF-105... A Short History - 32 Minute VHS Video Tape Complete with Case
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 destruction." - from case. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
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Multiple Contributors
FLY - The National Aeronautic Magazine, Volume 1, November 1908 Through August 1909
"Provides a view of the aviation scene as it was in its infancy. The first issue was published just five years after the first powered flight by Orville Wright in December 1903." - from Publisher's Foreword. Many black and white illustrations. Almost one inch thick. This large volume is 14" high by 10.5" wide. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
AirPower (Air Power) Magazine: January, 1975 Through November, 1976. (Volumes 5 and 6) Privately Bound in One Volume
Bound in beige buckram. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
AirPower (Air Power) Magazine: January 1977 Through November 1978 (Vols. 7 and 8) Privately Bound in One Volume
Bound in beige buckram. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
AirPower (Air Power) Magazine: September, 1971 Through November, 1972 (Vols. 1 and 2) Privately Bound in One Volume
Bound in beige buckram. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
AirPower (Air Power) Magazine: January, 1979 Through November 1990 (Vols. 9 and 10) Privately Bound in One Volume
Bound in beige buckram. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
AirPower (Air Power) Magazine: January, 1973 Through November 1974 (Vols. 3 and 4) Privately Bound in One Volume
Bound in beige buckram. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: April 1977
Features: NATO Today Supplement; JMSDF (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force) - long article with multiple photos; Future Trends in Fighter Aircraft - CCV and ECM gain prominence; Is the Super Cargo on the Way In? - by Claudius Dornier Jr.; Pocket Rama - Light Forces Today; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: May 1977
Features: Civil Turbofan - the reasons for the success of turbofans with ever-higher by-pass ratio, Good results with bigger models and prospects for the 10T thrust class, future tendencies; Spruance Class - monorama special report with super colour fold-out illustration and much more; Shipboard Fire Control Systems - their characteristics and applications as adopted by the various navies; Japan's satellite program; The Mounties of the Sea - De Havilland DHC-7R; Aero-Caster used by Vancouver Shipyards; Ilyushin's Aircraft; Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (II); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: June, 1977 *JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING*
Features: Salyut 5 - drawing a thermal image of the universe; Projects - the military jetfoil; Meeting at le Bourget - the 32nd Paris International Air Show; Japanese Shipbuilding Industry - a wide survey; Military Aircraft of Today - Pocket Rama with 41 models illustrated and described; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: July (August), 1977 *WARSAW PACT - POLITICS AND ARMED FORCES*
Features: The MIG-Hunting School (part II); Invincible launced; Bourget '77 - pictures from a show; The USSR and the Warsaw Pact - the Soviet Union's post-war strategies, from defense of the national territory to world expansion; Survey of the air forces of the Warsaw Pact Countries - the ever-increasing power of these forces; The Navies of Warsaw Pact Countries - their strength and strategy, upperly subservient to Soviet strategy; Sabres in Korea; Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (Part III); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: September, 1977 *MONORAMA - NITEROI CLASS*
Features: Farewell Pegasus; First AWACS delivered for operational use; Sagittario Launched; Kormorans on the Baltic - anti-ship missile; USA industry at the end of the 70's - 'No' to the B-1 signals the end of an era - long article; Greenwich '77; The Niteroi Class - Super fold-out colour illustration and much more; Surveillance Radar for air transport control and warning systems; Sabres in Korea (Part II); Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (Part IV); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: February/March 1978 *SCHNELLBOOT 148*
Features: Merchant Marine Today - significant illustrated article; The Bundesmarine Today - substantial article; Tactical Transport Aircraft; Schnellboot 148 - article with great colour foldout; Electronic Warfare (part III); Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: May 1978 *EXCLUSIVE MI-24*
Features: SSR.N4 MARK3 starts test program; Type 209 for Iran; Soviet SSNs in the Baltic; The Mil Mi-24 - Exclusive; Genoa 7 May 1978 - the Italian naval industry is on show - long article; Single-engined touring aircraft; Warships of Today - Pocket Rama with dozens of colour illustrations; Additional illustrated stories. Former price on front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: June 1978 * Oliver Hazard O.H PERRY*
Features: Merchant Fleet Today; Strengthening the Soviet Amphibious Forces; Thousandth Cosmos Launched; Kashin for India; Hypersonic USA - with hydrogen propulsion!; The Second Genoa Naval Show; Giuseppe Garibaldi - philosophy of a project; Hannover Air Show; Great article and colour fold-out of the O.H. Perry (FFG 7); Panama Canal Treaty Selected Documents (part II); Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: July/August 1978 *THE 5000TH PHANTOM II*
Features: Airlines Today; F-15 Anatomy; The Israeli Lion - An outline of what will be the I.A.I. Arye (article with colour illustrations); The Phantom II Legend; Rotterdam Naval Technology Expo; The Pacific Ocean Today; Western Pacific Air Forces; 18 Navies to One Ocean; Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: September 1978 *EUROPEAN POINT DEFENSE SYSTEMS*
Features: BHC (British Hovercraft Corporation) - a leader in the sector; Which frigates for Canada?; Project - Lamurs 40; European Point Defense Systems - naval Crotale, Sea Wolf, Albatros, Dardo, OE/OTO 35 mm, GDM-A, Sea Sparrow; Farnborough '78 Preview and Buyers Guide with specs and illustrations; Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Airpower Magazine, September 1972
Features: Vacu-forming the Exotic - Gotha Go 229; Diagraming the dream plaines, or The Future of the Forties; Hall Monoped - rare plane; Carrier Fighter - Curtiss F11C/BFC Hawk; Lockheed's Orion; "Angelito" - The Luftwaffe's Combat Infantryman - the Henschel 123A-1, Little Angel; Pranging the B-17 - Crash Landings - many photos; Lockheed's Orion - the brightest star in that company's constellation of 1930 airplanes - Fantastic color Model 9D Lockheed Orion centerfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Wings Magazine, October 1974 *F6F KING OF THE CARRIER FIGHTERS - EXCLUSIVE COLOR PHOTOS*
Features: Hellcat - the F6F-3 - Very long article with many great illustrations; Legion of the Lost - Consolidated's PB-2A - last of the 2-seat fighters - could never find a mission; Gordon Israel - an exclusive interview with one of air racing and aviation's most versatile pioneers. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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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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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, 18 January 1919 - The Passing of Theodore Roosevelt, Friend of Britain
Pages 65-100. Features: Charming ad for Kruschen Salts inside advertorial front cover; Front cover photo of German soldiers returning to Berlin "Undefeated"; Article by G.K. Chesterton about the hope of the Polish people; Photo of the late great actor Sir Charles Wyndham; Photo of German troops entering Berlin; Photo of Liebknecht addressing large crowd in Unter Den Linden in Berlin; Two-page photo spread of the new "Lloyd George" Coalition Government - the Premier and some of the chief members - 32 photos in all; A Great Day in Prague - several photos show President Masaryk's Triumphal Entry; Photo of Filippo Cavallini, Luigi Dini and Adolfo Re-Riccardi in prisoners dock as they face charges of treason; Several photos of the aftermath of war; Photos of British Peace Delegates departing to Paris; Three pages of photos of Theodore Roosevelt - A Friend of Britain; Aerial Records and Record Making - article by C.G. Grey - Editor of "The Aeroplane"; Superb full-page photo portrait of Poland's Ignace Paderewski; Two pages of illustrations depicting heraldic symbols for commemorating naval traditions - some new badges for British War-Ships; Nice centerfold illustration by Arthur Watts shows a coastal motor-boat engaging a German seaplane; Large aerial photos of bombs exploding at sea; Illustration of new Undersecretary of State for Air - The Rt. Hon. Major-General J.E.E. Seely, D.S.O., on his charger Warrior; Photo from Baghdad of the British Commander-in-chief reading a proclamation announcing the surrender of Turkey; Great full-page ad for Kenilworth Cigarettes shows young lady on bed lighting her smoke from that of her male companion in uniform; Aerial photo of bombed Red Cross hospital at Etaples; Photo of Herr Ebert addressing a meeting of non-commissioned officers; Interesting photo of the interior of the Sopwith Aviation company's big factory at Ham, Surrey; "Astol" ad on back cover claims to restore natural colour to hair which is grey or faded; numerous other gorgeous vintage ads. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Hitt, George C.; Snepp, Daniel W.; Fowle, Frank F.; Woodburn, Albert ; Pratt, Sarah S.; Julian George W.; Cox, Virginia
Indiana Magazine of History, September 1936
Pages 187-318. Features: James Whitcomb Riley; John W. Foster - Soldier and Politician; Octave Chanute - Pioneer Glider and Father of the Science of Aviation; James Woodburn - Hoosier Schoolmaster; Judge Horace P. Biddle; A Search After Truth; A Visit to Easton; First Steps Towards a Public Law Library; Indiana Genealogy; and more. Prior owner's stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Green, Dr. J.J.; Sandwell, A.H.; Ritchie, V.J.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, February 1937
24 pages. Features: Nice Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; The Trans-Canada situation; Cold weather tests; Increase in budget for the R.C.A.F. for next year; High octane fuels increase performance; Marvelous full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features photo of Gertrude Lawrence; Radio Compasses for the Airways; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part II - with photo of the famous "Red Wing" just prior to its first flight, plus a photo of a tetrahedral kite on floats built at Baddeck, Nova Scotia in 1906; New York's National Aviation Show - article; Nice half-page photo ad for the DH90 Dragonfly; A "Flying Wing" - unique oxwelded construction - article with photos; War-Time Reminiscences by Flight Commander A.H. Sandwell; Photo ad for the Fairchild "82"; Formation of United Air Services, Limited with photos of A. Roy Brown, W. Leigh Brintnell and M.E. Ashton; News from the West Coast; Model Aircraft League news; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - article; The St. Catharines Flying Club - full page article with photos of Morley Gain and Fred Gillies; Cub Aircraft ad; Bristol engine ad; Nice photo ad on back cover for Imperial Oil's Stanavo products; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Green, Dr. J.J.; Sandwell, Flight Commander A.H.; Bradbrooke, F.C.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, January 1937 - Sensational Fleet Aircraft Four-Page Centerfold Ad
28 pages. Features: Pratt & Whitney engine ad inside front cover; Half-page photo of the Bristol "142" in flight; Article about the high number of aviation disasters in December 1936; Brief article with photos about float planes which sunk under the weight of heavy snow; Super full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes shows Dolly Haas; How to honour the pioneers - the Silver Dart; The Story of the Silver Dart - article with three photos; Carmand and Warner Elliott of Sioux Lookout make aircraft skis - article with photos; Nice photo ad for the Monospar by General Aircraft; Hennessy Airlines Limited of Haileybury, Ontario - article with photo; Fantastic full-page ad for the 1937 Oldsmobile; War-Time Reminiscences by Flight Commander A.H. Sandwell; Superb four-page ad for Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario features photos of their "Waco" Canadian "C-6" Custom, Trainer Model 7 and Model "21" Advanced Trainer; Winnipeg Ground School - brief article with two photos; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - article; Superb Siddeley Cheetah full-page photo ad; M.A.L.C. News; News from the West Coast; Chatting with the Student; Cub Aircraft ad; Great photo ad for Imperial Airways inside back cover shows two couples enjoying the smoking saloon; Imperial Oil ad for Stanavo products on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Green, Dr. J.J.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, March 1937 - The Work of W.R. Turnbull / Noorduyn Aircraft Centrefold Ad
52 pages. Features: Cover photo onboard a new Douglas Sleeper shows mother, son and stewardess; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Reproduction of an amazing 1883 circust poster drawn by Emil Roe which shows Prof. Harriman's Steam Air Ship; The Turn of the Tide - a review of tremendous aviation progress in 1936; News and Views of the Month; Fantastic full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Antoinette Cellier and Richard Arlen who star in the film "The Great Barrier"; The Trans-Canada Airway - Progress Report - major article with photos and interesting graphic; Full-page ad for Richards-Wilcox with photo of their doors installed on the seaplane hangar at R.C.A.F. station Trenton; List of notable flights made during 1936; Monospar ad with photo; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part III - the work of W.R. Turnbull - article with photos - airscrew research; Review of Air Mail Services; Fantastic photo Douglas ad shows comfortable passengers in flight; Great photo full-page ad for the Fairchild "Sekani"; Technical Achievements in Review; Great photo full-page ad for the Tiger Moth universal trainer; A.M. "Matt" Berry awarded McKee trophy for 1936 - brief article with photo; Vintage photo Learadio ad by Lear Developments, Inc. of New York; Stats on light aeroplane clubs from 1928 through 1936; Sensational Noorduyn Aircraft Limited four-page centrefold ad features photos of R.B.C. Noorduyn, D.M. Martin, Leigh Capreol, and "Pete" Vachon, as well as photos of the "Norseman" as a skiplane, seaplane, and landplane; Great half-page ad with map from Edmonton north to Cameron Bay for Mackenzie Air Service of Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Photo of the Bristol Blenheim Bomber; Nice full-page photo ad for the Siddeley Cheetah; Commercial Air Services in Review; Canadian Vickers ad features photo of a Northrop Delta Mark I built for the R.C.A.F.; M.A.L.C. News; Photos and details of new Beechcraft Model 18; Photo of Amelia Earhart with W.C. Tinus of Bell Labs as he installs remote control for a plane's Western Electric radio equipment at Newark Airport shortly before her takeoff; Nice ad for Northern Electric Aircraft Radio; The Students' Forum; Condensed news from clubs; Nice Cub Aircraft ad; Nice Canadian Airways ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil Stanavo ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bradbrooke, F.D.; Ritchey, V.J.; Main, J.R.K.; Sandwell, Flight Commander A.H.
Canadian Aviation, July 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine
36 pages. Features: Great full-page Ethyl Corporation ad features Gabrielle de la Landelle and his design of the "Steam Air Liner" of 1864; North Atlantic Rehearsal - Double crossing of the Atlantic involving the "Caledonia" with photos; Full-age ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; The 8th Annual meeting of the Canadian Flying Clubs Association at Regina - article with photos of Lt.-Col. E.A. McCuster, Cliffe Kaake, W. Stempel, H.B. Monaghan, Dr. J.J. Green; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide with photo; The Sperry Gyropilot - article with photo; Deutsche Lufthansa in the North Atlantic - article with two great photos of the Nordmeer; Photo of an HA 139 seaplane taking off; Lovely Pontiac centrefold ad; Shortcutting the Globe - flying over the top of the world; Old Country (Britain) Gossip; United Air Transport Ltd. ad; M.A.L.C. News; Condensed news from the flying clubs; News from the West Coast; Siddeley Cheetah full-page photo ad; The Students' Forum; Cub Aircraft ad; Nice illustrated Imperial Airways ad inside back cover; Stanavo products ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Burchall, W.B.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation, September 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of a flight formation of four "Fury" aircraft from No. 1 (fighter) Squadron, RAF, Tangmere, England; Great two-colour Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover promotes their affiliation with Trans-Canada Air Liners; Neat Ethyl Corporation full-page ad shows an illustration of the birdlike monoplane of Clement F. Ader who attained a short, uncontrolled flight in 1891 in France; News and Views of the Month; Activity in Winnipeg; Full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Montreal Air Pageant Draws Large Crowds - article with photos; United Air Transport - article with photos of Grant W.G. McConachie, E.W. Kubicek, Ralph Oakes, Lenard Waagen and Chris. Green; A Week End at Saint Jovite; Lockheed Presents Its New Transport, the 14 - article with photos; Photos of runway contruction in Winnipeg; Webster Trophy Winners; R.C.A.F. Appointments; The Show at Sea Island - with several photos including Miss Rollie Moore, Tex Rankin, Hal Wilson and George Lothian; The Fleetwings Sea Bird; Air Propagande Stages Show at Sherbrooke; Old Country Gossip; The Students' Forum; Siddeley Cheetah ad; Cub Aircraft ad; Condensed News from the Clubs; M.A.L.C. News; Imperial Oil ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Burchall, W.B.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Ritchey, V.J.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation, October 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine
36 pages. Features: Cover photo of an L2 anchored at Lac du Bonnet, Man. on its return from the Arctic in search of the missing Sigmund Levanesky and crew; Nice two-colour Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover boasts of their affiliation with the new Trans-Canada Air Liners; Frontis photo of a formation of Bristol Blenheim bombers; Our search for Levanesky - as told by Air Commodore H. Hollick Kenyon - with photos of Sir Hubert Wilkins' expedition leaving North Beach, NY and another photo of the crew; Nice full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; The John Webster Competition; Winging over Europe - as told by B. Marcuse; Notes from Winnipeg; International Air Meet at Brandon - article with photos; Starratt on the Up; The Logue Trophy for Maritime Flying Clubs; Bristol Engineering - Sleeve Valve Engine Development; Nice full-page ad for the 1938 McLaughlin Buick; Meet D. B. (Duard Browning) Colyer - article with photo; Nice Bristol full-page ad features illustration of the Blenheim bomber; Notes from Winnipeg with photo of the mail seaplane "Mercury" under construction and during first test flight; Great De Havilland full-page ad has photo of British North American Airways staff in front of their new Dragon Rapides; Old Country Gossip; News from the West Coast; The Students' Forum; Condensed News from the Clubs; M.A.L.C. News; Full-page ad for Cub Aircraft features photo of R. Languerand of Foleyet, Ontario; Imperial Oil ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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McLean, A.D.
Canadian Aviation, December 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine: New Winnipeg Runways
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Trans Canada Air Lines Electra at the formal opening of the new runways at Stevenson Airport, Winnipeg, October 11, 1937; Directory of Canadian Airports - write-ups with interesting photos - 1937 was a huge year for airport construction in Canada; Nice Christmas-themed full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Airport Planning and Construction; Nice full-page illustrated ad for Canadian Wright Limited showing the new Grumman FF1 Fighter; Nice full-page photo ad for the Canadian Marconi Company; Nice full-page photo ad for Colas Roads Limited shows a Transport Lockheed 12A on a Colas runway at St. Hubert Airport; Nice full-page photo ad for the Dibblee Construction Company which has been working on the St. Hubert Airport; Fantastic three-colour centerfold ad for Aeronca K's low-priced side-by-side Aeroplanes; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide - of which Canadian Airways, Ltd. has just added a 3rd unit to their Quebec Airways fleet; Radio Range Beacons to Guide Trans-Canada Fliers - interesting article and photos; Colas for Surfacing (runways); Nice full-page ad for the 1938 Pontiac; When is a Door Not a Door? - hangar doors at Regina and Toronto; Cub Aircraft ad; International Air Show; The Miami Air Manoeuvres; News and Views of the Month; Old Country Gossip; Nice full-page ad for Dunlop aeroplane tires, wheels and brakes; Two-colour ad for Imperial Oil's new Intava products on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Spooner, Stanley (Editor)
Flight (Magazine) And The Aircraft Engineer, February 28, 1918 - The Albatross Fighting Biplane
Pages 217-244 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Ad for Whitehead Aircraft; Martinsyde ad; S.E. Saunders ad; Palladium Commercial Vehicles photo ad; The Question of Reprisals; Sopwith ad; Page of six photos of aeroplanes of the Fifth Army of France; The Medical Aspects of Flying; The Gentle Art of Propaganda; Honours for the R.N.A.S.; An Albatross Fighting Biplane - informative article with photos and diagrams; Westland Aircraft ad; The Roll of Honour; International Aircraft Standards (continued); half-page photo of observation balloon to watch enemy movements on the British western front in France; Personals; The Air Force Debate; Aviation in Parliament; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Flight Buyer's Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Covers tender. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
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Gaal, Julius; Newberry, Stephen G.; Trimble, Robert; Wolf, Stephen W.D.; Calvert, Denis J.; Schakelaar, H.J.; March, Peter; Sweatt, Dennis; Nixon, Harry
Air Combat Magazine, May 1978 - HMAS Melbourne
98 pages. Features: Italian Transport Aircraft During WWII; New Markings for VP-19 (USN Orion Squadron); Douglas Skyknight - military markings features a little-known USN fighter; Royal Army Air Day - Giant helicopter fly-in; HMAS Melbourne - a visit with Australia's only carrier; Low-Level Luftwaffe - the Fiats of LeKG-43; Fradu - this unusual unit provides military aircraft targets flown by civilians; XFV-12A - VTOL for the Navy?; Flying Tigers win RAF Competition - USAF A-7Ds take on the RAF's best; Six Decades of USAF Service - The history of Kelly AFB in Texas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound reference copy. Book
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Seitz, E.A.; Janczarek, Ted; Lert, Peter; Boynton, John H.; Lert, Peter; Quinn, D.C.; Horn, Colonel Ron; Dillon, Mike; Lemen, W.T.; Sharp, Colonel John F.; Brabham, Lowery L.; Taylor, Lt. Col. John H.; Thomas, Arthur J.
Air Progress - Pilot Reports Magazine, 1979 (02382)
100 pages. Features: Flying the Winged Missile - the Starfighter; The B-25 Mitchell medium bomber; Burt Rutan's Quickie; BD-5 - Another View; Christen's Elegant Eagle; Confessions of a PBM Pilot; Dog Sabre - North America's all-weather version of their famous Sabre jet was a real handful for its pilot; Gordon Plaskett's TF-51D; Mustang Versus Bearcat - can a P-51 outfight an F8F?; The Beech Staggerwing; The McDonnell-Douglas DC-10; Flying the Twin MustangThe XR-12; The Northrop F5-E; The CG-4 combat glider. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Trimble, Robert L.; Boghosian, S. Samuel; DiGiordano, Michael J.; Garretson, Mathew J.; Thompson, Leroy
Air Combat Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4, July 1981
74 pages. Features: Salute to the Skyraider - examining its color schemes and markings; Air Intelligence; Navy Accepts First Operational Hornet; Over 1,000 Hours in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird; History of Reserve Squadron VA-205; How We Listened To the Ho Chi Minh Trail in stereo; A New Paint Scheme on a Blue Angels Aircraft; Re-engined F-16 planned for sale to smaller countries; How the USMC developed the helicopter into a fighting machine for aerial envelopment. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Downie, Don; Perkins, Kendall; Colby, C.B.; Miller, J.W.; Schweizer, Paul A.; Bellinger, Carl; Bowers, Capt. Peter M.; Ross, Sidney; Cahill, James; Tyler, Bill; Thomas, H.A.; Cole, Henry; Casano, Al; Schroder, Walter
Air Trails Pictorial Magazine, October 1947
134 pages. Features: Beechcraft Bonanza color cover photo over New York; Cessna Factory Flyaway of NC 1697V from Wichita to Los Angeles; The McDonnell Phantom; 'Pilot Error' Clinic; Lightplane Salesmanship; Development of the Modern Sailplane; Helicopter School; Testing the Thunderjet; Army Aircraft Markings; Volmer VJ-21; One Airplane Airline - RCR Transport of White Plains, NY; Dissertation on Gliders; Radio Control Stinson 150 - part one; Luscombe Silvaire; Drone Diesel; Arrowhead; Renard R-2; Stunting is Easy; Many pages of ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
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