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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Aviation Magazine, October 1946
114 pages. Features: The RCAF Today; Farming and the Airplane; Flight in the Ercoupe; Facts About Fog; Let's Learn to Fly, Part VI; Hobby Airline - Tom Wheeler and his Grey Rocks Air Service; International Air Show - Toronto's Eight-Day Show; Reconversion of the Anson - converting wartime trainers to passenger craft; Ottawa Report; London Letter; Maintenance Section; Photo of the sleek Supermarine Jet Spiteful; and more. Many pages of great ads. Small ink stamp to front cover and ad on first page. Average wear. Binding intact. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Aviation Magazine, February 1947 *Cover Photo on Deck of Canadian Aircraft Carrier H.M.C.S. Warrior*
94 pages. Features: Flight Safety (first of a series); Our Navy's Wings - The First of Two Aircraft Carriers Join Canada's Fleet; Report from Ottawa; U.S. Navy orders Jet Fighters - the XFJ-1 and XF6U-1; Let's Learn to Fly - Taxiing and Control During Takeoff; London Letter; Supersonic Quest; Western Skylines; The Case for Community Airports; Interior Decoration of Aircraft - Designing for Passengers; Sperry Gyropilot - Electronic Approach works with "George"; Northrop Pioneer - trimotor transport; Photo of the XC-99 under construction; and more. Many pages of great ads including one for Kashower Air Service Ltd. of Oshawa plus a Fairey ad featuring a photo of Canada's first aircraft carrier, the H.M.C.S. Warrior. Small faint ink stamp to front cover and ad on first page. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Aviation Magazine, May 1948 - Destiny of Jet Transport
100 pages. Features: Destiny of Jet Transport; The Avro "Chinook" Jet Engine Story - article with many photos; Wings Across the Border - Procedures for Canadians and Americans Crossing the Border - Map of Airports of Entry; Pylo Terror (Pilot Error) in the Circuit; London Letter; TCA links Canada to Bermuda; Ottawa Report; Directory of Canadian Airports; Rolls Studies Jet Icing; Servicing the de Havilland Beaver; Multiple Track Radar in Australia; and more. Many pages of great ads including a one-page ad for the new de Havilland Beaver and Red Wing Flying Service of Port Carling, Ontario. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Aviation Magazine, July 1948
82 pages. Features: Ground Control Approach Radar for the RCAF; Pilot Error; Navigating from the Cockpit; Wings of Britain; Turbine Era is the Target; Gloom, Excitement in Jet Program; British Seek Transport Lead; Supersonic Fighters for British Arsenal; Aim to Reduce Lightplane Costs; Flight Simulator Trains Crews; Ottawa Report; Canadian Accident Analysis; Maintenance Section; Curved Maps for Navigation; and more. Many pages of great ads including the de Havilland Beaver. Small ink stamp atop front cover. Front cover partially loose. Average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Air Pictorial Magazine, January 1967 - R.C.A.F. No. 6 (Six) Bomber Group
32 pages. Features: Saab J 35F Draken - Swedish Fighter; No. 6 (R.C.A.F.) Bomber Group - article with great photos; Comper Swift; Javelin Swan Song; Woodbridge - the story of a notable bomber emergency runway - article with photos; Sultan of Oman's A.F.; Register Review; and more. Average wear. Cup ring and bit of writing on front cover. A sound copy. Book
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Hunter, Lloyd A.; Et al
We Band of Brothers
297 pages. Black and white illustrations. An anthology of war stories by the members of the Canadian Fighter Pilots' Association - (World War II and Korea). Tight and square. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
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MacFarlane, John M.; Hughes, Robbie; Falls, Robert H. (Foreword)
Canada's Naval Aviators
182 pages. Oblong 14" x 8.5". Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Provides the necessary foundation for whatever history is ever written of Canadian naval Aviation by its focus on these people... This team made an invaluable contribution to victory in war, and created one of the undoubted success stories of the Cold War era. It will be an invaluable document for present and future historians in military research, and a reader who is included in the book will have his memory pleasantly stimulated by browsing through the information included on his confreres." - from Foreword. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
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Wright, Harold M. (Signed)
Salute to the Air Force Medical Branch on the 75th Anniversary Royal Canadian Air Force
296 pages. Name index. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "This careful, detailed study provides the essential underpinnings of Air Force medical history. LCol Wright's work will be of great interest to those who will write Canada's military history in the coming year." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Aerial Ambassadors (The Goodyear Blimps)
16 page stapled booklet. Undated but appears to be circa early 1960s. A very informative and now nostalgic illustrated look at the history of the famed Goodyear blimps and the team which keeps them airborne. Includes specifications of the Mayflower, Columbia and America. Includes additional historical information about lighter-than-air travel. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice 'Blimp' memento. Book
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Christie, Carl A.
Ocean Bridge: The History of RAF (Royal Air Force) Ferry Command
458 pages. Footnotes. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Chronicles an often overlooked contribution to Allied victory and aviation history. By war's end the ferry service, through its various incarnations, had created the basis for the network of international air routes and procedures that commercial travellers now take for granted." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade cover. A lovely copy. Book
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Duffy, Dennis; Crane, Carol; Parker, David; Stoddart, Paul
The Magnificent Distances - Early Aviation in British Columbia 1910-1940 - Sound Heritage Series Number 28
78 pages. Many wonderful reproductions of archival photos supported by considerable text. Libary stamp atop front cover otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Robbins, Keith
417 Squadron History
104 pages. "Compiled to honour the men and women who served on 417 Squadron in peace and war from 1941 to 1983." - from Foreword. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival photos, most in black and white, some in colour. Prior owner's signature inside front board. Twelve additional signatures on last page - presumably of people related to the Squadron. Otherwise, book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this important history. Book
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Smith, G Y
Seek and Save: The History of 103 Rescue Unit
137 pages. "Chronicles some amazine exploits of Search and Rescue in eastern Canada." - from Foreword. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Book
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Springs, Elliott, White; Brown, Captain A. Roy; Gibbons, Floyd; Hall, Norman S.
Pilot's Luck
72 pages. "Posed in the presence of death and paid for in pain, are these living drawings and paintings that Clayton Knight brings back from that No-Man's sky to which young fighting blood lifted the banner of chivalry from the gore and mud of mass warfare." - from Introduction. Handsome colour illustration and bright gilt lettering upon navy blue front board. Bright white label on backstrip is present and in superb condition. Uncirculated former military library copy. Fortunately the only markings are a bit of writing and a small ink stamp atop the front free endpaper. Exterior still amazingly bright and fresh with very light wear. An exceptionally well-preserved copy. Book
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Wilson, J.A.; Gibbon, J. Murray
Canadian Geographical Journal, March 1943 - Northwest Passage By Air
Pages 105-155 plus nine pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Northwest Passage By Air - many super photos; Canadian Handicraft Old and New; Canada's Million and More Needlecraft Workers; and more. Some of the best ads include: Canadian Pacific Airline (two-color ad inside front cover), Northern Electric (Red Cross Features); Westinghouse Electronics "Where a speck of dust could hide a Nazi airdrome". Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Gough, John; Thornhill, Martin; Ells, S.C.; Ellis, Frank H.
Canadian Geographical Journal, July, 1947 - First Commercial Flight Into the Canadian Northland
Pages 1-51 plus ten pages of nice vintage ads. Features: British Columbia - major article with many wonderful photos presenting a great snapshot of the province; Gates and the Englishman; Pack Horses; The Flight of the Thunderbird - The first commercial flight into the Canadian northland; Nice color Oldsmobile ad on back cover features a green "78" Club Sedan; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Way, Ronald L.; Houldsworth, Edgar; Watson, Robert
Canadian Geographical Journal, April, 1950 - Saskatchewan's Big Muddy Valley
Features: Old Fort Henry - The Citadel of Upper Canada; The Big Muddy Valley of Southern Saskatchewan; One-Hundred Years of Lower Fort Garry; and more. Moderate wear. Please note: this is a most unusual issue as it seems to combine feature articles from different issues(?). The pagination is not continuous and some pages are smaller than others. Table of contents is only partially correct and prior owner has made multiple corrections. Please ask if you have any questions. Book
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Olmsted, Bill
Blue Skies: The Autobiography of a Canadian Spitfire Pilot in World War II (Two)
262 pages. Glossary. Footnotes. "As a Canadian fighter pilot, I am told I am among the top dozen most decorated pilots and among the top half-dozen with the most operational flying hours. I took part in three invasions - Sicily, Italy and Normany, living almost exclusively in tents, always flying the renowned Spitfire. I am also informed that few, if any, Canadians flew over as many countries as me, or actively covered as many invasion." - from dust jacket. Details of multiple prior owner's upon front free endpaper. Light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Curtis, Lettice
The Forgotten Pilots - A Story of the Air Transport Auxiliary 1939-45
337 pages. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The story of the Air Transport Auxilliary, a civilian organisation which, during the 1939-45 war, took over the task of ferrying RN and RAF aircraft from the factories to the airfields, thus releasing Service pilots for more active duties... The ATA employed men and a minority of women as pilots and flight engineers on an equal basis. Over a dozen nations including the United States were represented amonst its ranks." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An exellent copy. Enser Book
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Reeves, Richard; Hacker, Andrew; Flaherty, Joe; Graham, Fred P.; Witkin, Richard; Raynor, V.; Peterson, P.; Hewitt, J.; Plumb, B.; Prina, Lee Lorick
The New York Times Magazine, April (Apr.), 1967 - Cover Photo of Anthony J. Travia / Jackson Pollock
160 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Sensational color-photo ad for Mitsouko consists primarily of long black hair and Japanese visage; Photo of Patrolman (later detective) John D. Pollins who was killed in line of duty March 15; Nice ad for the Longines Ultra-Chron watch; The Other Half of the State Government - Democratic Speaker Anthony J. Travia; The Making of a Corporation President - article with photos of Ronald Reagan, Haakon Inglolf Romnes, Lester Maddox, Gordon Metcalf, Lurleen Wallace and Otto Miller; Frankie Carlin - The Bookie; Low-Key and Liberal - Attorney-General Ramsey Clark; Why the Flak Around the F-111; Arnold Palmer is featured in a nice blazer ad; Jackson Pollock in Retrospect - "He Broke The Ice" - illustrated article; Fantastic three-page ad for Harper's Bazaar Magazine celebrates its 100th anniversary and includes full-page reproduction of the famous Jean Shrimpton astronaut photo; Phil Silvers is featured with three young lovelies in a Smirnoff ad; 8-page RCA Victor advertising feature presents their consumer electronics products such as TVs, radios and portable phonographs; Nice color-photo ad for Kjeldsens Danish Butter Cookies; Interesting fashion photos of bellts; Color photos of Luis Barragan-designed home in Mexico City for Eduardo Prieto; Emotional First Aid?; Gimbel's / Tom Sawyer ad features boy band "The Irvings"; and more. Above-average external wear. Covers loose but present. Small library stamp upon front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Friedman, Milton; Kentfield, Calvin; Lewis, Flora; Thompson, Hunter S.; Kneeland, Douglas E.; Samuels, Gertrude; Cain, Harriet; Fishman, Katherine Davis; Claiborne, Craig; Plumb, B.
The New York Times Magazine, May 14, 1967 - Hunter S. Thompson on Haight Ashbury
144 pages. Features: Cover Photo of General Charles de Gaulle; An All Volunteer Army - the cash for abolishing the draft; Two Kinds of Tankers - clean and dirty - life aboard these ever-growing sea vessels; France's Struggle of Apres de Gaulle has Begun; Haight Ashbury - the 'Hashbury' is the Capital of the Hippies - great photo-illustrated article by Hunter S. Thompson; The Price of Hogs is way down; There are 300 Negroes at the University of Alabama - 4 years after Governor Wallace stood in the door - photo-illustrated article; Classy photo-ad for Hunter Haig men's fashions features gent in cream-colored suit beneath caption 'How Completely Have You Conformed?'; Fantastic Magee Carpet ad features "Schultz The Carpet Ripper"; Amazing color centerfold cross-section illustration of Montreal's Place Bonaventure and its 3.1 million square feet of commercial space; Photo of Vivian Malone, the first Negro to graduate from U.A., in 1965; Fashion photos of summer separates; Many gorgeous color fashion ads; "; How to Talk Childrenese; Photos of home designed for Mr. & Mrs. Charles Prussack by George Nemeny; and more. Above-average external wear. Covers loose but present. Faint library stamp and handwritten date upon front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Brennan Jr., William J.; Crankshaw, E.; Huxtable, A.L.; Schmidt, D.A.; Barnes, C.; Hunt, R.P.; Phillips, Cabell; Heard, Alexander; Vittachi, Tarzie; Ewen, Edward T.; Leedham, C.; Bracker, M.; Hughes, A.
The New York Times Magazine, October (Oct.) 6, 1963 - Charles De Gaulle Cover Photo
140 pages. Features: Many wonderful fashion ads for men and women; Inside View of the High Court; Russia's Tussle Between Capitalism and Communism; World's Fair Preview - four pages of photos; The "Al Baath' Party Challenges Nasser and has become a serious contender for leadership of the Arab World; Should There Be 'Compensation' for Negroes? - should they receive more than equal treatment in jobs, housing and the like to make up for his years of deprivation?; Britain's New Rougher, Tougher and Angrier Actors - article with photos of Kenneth Haigh, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney; Proposed nuclear power plant for Ravenswood in Queens stirs controversy; At 75, Henry Wallace Cultivatest His Garden; One-page ad for Mahalia Jackson on Columbia Records; A New Approach to Campaign Finances; "Asian " English; Stainless Stell Shaving Blades Have Revolutionized Shaving; Joanne Woodward is featured on color-photo ad for Richelieu simulated pearls; VSTOL (Vee-Stol) Airplanes of the Future; An Audubon Treasury; Handsome two-page ad for P&O Orient features one-page photo of the vessel Oriana; Photos entitled "Freud, Electronics - Dance"; Holland House Cocktail Mix features photo of Albert Rusk, Bob Steer, Mary Clark, Joan Everett, Wilbur Brown, Sampson Everett, Nicki Steer and Selma Brown; One-page color photo ad for the Israeli Tourism Office features Tel Aviv traffic cop and her boss, Naomi Shadmi; Extravagent evening fashion photos; Rob Roy Shirts ad; An Approach to the Severely Disturbed Child; Mrs. Paul's fish sticks; Houston, TX home designed by P.M. Bolton Associates; Photos of a young lion. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
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Spenser, Jay P.
Vertical Challenge: The Hiller Aircraft Story
224 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "A highly readable combination of corporate history, technical history, and biography, tracing Hiller Aircraft through war and peace, depression and economic expansion, and final corporate foreclosure." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous reproductions of black and white photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name inside front board (beneath dust jacket flap), otherwise clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
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McDaniel, J.B.; Layton, D.M.; Brooks, W.T.; Barron, Charles I.;
Approach Magazine, September 1966, Vol. 12, No. 3 - Disorientation in Flight
48 pages. Features: Emergency Abort - A-5A leaves the runway and strikes mound of earth; The Horrendous Hazard of 'Fall In' - the gradual decline of pilot proficiency; LT A.V. Safeoff goes to a Safety Conference; Inflight Fire; Jet Engine Fuel Control; The Total Situation - how to bring an engine out of a stall; Flashing Lights? - Waveoff! (because your wheels are up!); Disorientation in Flight; Runaway!; Crud in the Hydraulic System; Why Torque Threaded Parts?; Murphy's Law; Letters; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Vinson, Carl; Stickney, W.W.; Fraser, A.M.; Gasser, J.C.; Newton, O.D.; Poillon, A.J.; Magruder, J.A. III; Heinl, R.D.; Greene, T.N.; Pierce, P.N.; Tallent, R.W.
Marine Corps Gazette (Magazine), November (Nov.) 1959, Number 11, Volume 43 - Hell in China / Atomic Fires
102 pages. Features: Bell Telephone ad features photo of Edwin Felch, a developer of the Titan guidance system; Why a Marine Corps?; USMCR... Amateur or Professional?; Caterpillar "Traxcavator" ad; Where Do We Stand? - A Progress Report; Sikorsky S-62 amphibian turbocopter photo ad; Archival aviation photos; Missile Report, 1959 - a guided tour through the Marine Corps missile and rocket arsenal; Why We Need Serials; Photo ad for the Rotorcycle built by Gyrodyne; A Touch of Tradition; Belleau Wood; Hell in China - Extensive photo-illustrated article on the Boxer Uprising / Rebellion; Marine Reunions; Support by Fire - Part 5 - Atomic Fires, The Big Lightning; Force in Readiness 1959; The Unlovable Latin - Augustino Sandino was the P.T. Barnum of guerilla warfare in Central America - article with photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Hoyler, H.M.; Long, F.A.; Moore, R.; Pierce, P.N.; Fitzgerald, E.F.; Liggett, T. Jr.; Wismer, R.H.; Moore, C.E.; Dodd, Joe
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, April (Apr.) 1960, Number 4, Volume 44 - Sikorsky S-60 Sky Crane
72 pages. Features: 1960 Slates; Fort Lejeune fold-out cover illustration; and more. High Standard Manufacturing Corporation ad features photos of shooting prize winners Santiago Machuca, John C. Forman, David Cartes, Aubrey E. Smith, Roy Ratliff, and Richard Stineman; The Jet Age Wall - Are SAC and the ICBM offensive or defensive?; Embarkation Planning; The Marine Reserve; Peacetime Heroes; Report from the Ready Forces, The 2d Marine Division - Part I - Combat Readiness, and Part II - Programs to Improve Readienss; Write it Right; Your Ideas Wanted; The Salty Skipper; Brainstorming; Better Reserve Training; Sky Crane - the Sikorsky S-60; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Fuller, J.F.C.; Russell, Robert H.; Gourlay, B.I.S.; Dieckmann, E.A.; Mahler, W.A.; Moore, R.B.; geiger, G.J.; Driver, J.P.; Beltt, S.; Fisher, R.L.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, November (Nov.) 1960, Number 11, Volume 44: Dan Daly - Reluctant Hero
68 pages. Features: Cover illustration of Quantico, with photos of Camp Barrett, Breckinridge Hall, Geiger Hall, Butler Stadioum and Lejeune Hall inside front cover; Archibald Henderson & the Fighting Indians; Troop Tests - How They Work; Two-page illustrated ad for the Vertol 107 helicopter; Our War Problems - An Amphibious Answer; Defense in the Summary Court; Commando Carrier - HMS Bulwark, Britain's first LPH is now on station in the Far East; Daniel Joseph Daly - Reluctant Hero; A Prayer for Marines; Martcom Report (part 1 of 2); Russian Attack Aviation - the Russians didn't invent close air support but they've been at it since WWII - with these results; Report from the Ready Forces - FMF LANT - Combat Readiness and Programs to Improve Readiness; Introduction to EOD; The Salty Skipper; OJR (On the Job Retirement) Blues; Competition Makes Marines; The Marine Reserve; Modern War Gaming - State of the Art; Transfers and Promotions; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Tanham, Dr. G.K.; Cryan, W.M.; Ewers, N.G.; Schimmenti, J.A.; Weller, Jac; Staar, R.F.; Sullivan, W.E.; Donovan, J.A.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, October (Oct..) 1961, Number 10, Volume 45 - 1st MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing)
72 pages. Features: Photo ad for the Vertol 107 helicopter; Bibliography on Guerilla Warfare; Photo ad for the FMC M 113 Amphibious APC; Something to Fight For - what motivates men to fight and die in combat?; Marines Afloat - what to expect if you pull a tour of sea duty; Marine Aviation Needs More Command Billets; Eyes Aloft - proposals to change our FMF aerial reconnaissance; Combined Fire - small unit weapons and combat tactics in Portugal, Belgium and France; Soviet Comments on Vertical Envelopment - an analysis of the three articles on this topic appearing in Soviet periodicals; 1st (First) Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) - updates on the aviation side of our Far East division/wing team since our last report in July 1960; Combat Maintenance - how our maintenance system takes the bite out of inflation; FMF 1965 - proposed organization and major equipment; Promotions and transfers; Back cover two-color ad for the McDonnell Phantom II fighter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Hart, Capt B.H. Liddell; Hiett, C.O.; Pierce, P.N.; Forsyth, R.W.; Forsyth, J.P.; Fox, G.C.; Laine, E.R.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, February (Feb.) 1962, Number 2, Volume 46 - The Unsolved Mystery of Pete Ellis
68 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for the Boeing-Vertol HC-1B Chinook helicopter in flight; Guerrilla War Paperback Bibliography; One-page photo ad for the Bell HU-1B helicopter; One-page photo ad for the Hiller TEN99 helicopter; WWII - The Military Balance Sheet - part 1 of 2 articles assessing the conduct of WWII by the top Allied civilian and military leadership; Aviation Safety vs. Combat Readiness; The Unsolved Mystery of Pete Ellis - the man whose secret study forecast the events of WWII; Tanks and Vertical Envelopment - the Forsyth Brothers propose a solution; Tax Time Tips; The M73C Machine Gun - A Special Report; Foulmouths Aren't Tough - They Foul Up the Corps; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Huskie VMO helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Some soiling to front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Haffner, L.E.; Love, J.C.; Karukin, D.S.; Prescott, S.F.; Serrin, D.; Davis, T.G.; Crumb, C.V.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, June 1962, Number 6, Volume 46 - Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerrilla War / Missiles - The Human Factor
68 pages. Features: Photo ad for the Sikorsky S-62 (shown afloat) inside front cover; Viet Cong - a threat to peace; Small Unit Operations - counterguerrilla war (part 1 of a series); Nice one-page photo ad for the FMC's new multi-purpose amphibiban LCA; Bell Helicopter photo ad for the HU-1B Iroquois; Guerrilla War and Common Sense - shooting holes in five popular assumptions; Something Better in Fire Direction - Capt J.C. Love's 'Ouija Board' approach to targeting mortars and artillery; Partisans, Guerrillas, and War Depth - A Soviet Tactical Doctrine - photo-illustrated article; Missiles - The Human Factor; Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerrilla War - part 3 of 5 - The Defeat of the Navarre Plan; Standard Pilot - once a definite accident cause is identified it should never be permitted to cause another accident; Prepare for I-I (Inspector Instructor) Duty; Delegate Sir - five steps to effective delegation; Promotions and Transfers; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Wood, R.K.; Vincent, H.; Graham, C.P.; Hayward, G.E.; McCrary, N.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, July 1962, Number 7, Volume 46 - Night CAS (Close Air Support)
68 pages. Features: Ad for the Grumman turboprop Gulfstream; Hughes Helicoper two-page ad; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War (part 2 of a series); One-page illustrated ad for the FMC 'winged' amphibious landing craft, LVHX2; Soviet Military Problems - An Informed Assessment; Night Close Air Support (CAS) - what to do when the sun goes down?; Moonlighting - Night CAS work; Tanks Light the Way - tank-mounted searchlights; Tanks at Night - the crushing shock action of armor will shake up the enemy even more if delivered at night - article with photo of flame tanks of the 2dTkBn at Guantanamo Bay lighting the night sky; Night Juncture - how to avoid danger to the other friendly force; Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerrilla War - part 4 - The Fall of Dien Bien Phu; Marines at Work (Thailand Branch); Promotions and Transfers; Back cover color ad for the Phantom II fighter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Dieckmann, A. Sr.; Lynch, M.B.; Fichter, J.A.; Morison, S.E.; Weinert, F.R.; Hayes, R.C.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, August (Aug.) 1962, Number 8, Volume 46 - "Red Mike" Edson
68 pages. Features: Two-page photo ad for the Lockheed GV-1 refueling a fighter; Small Unit Operations - Conterguerrilla War - Part 3 of a series; Great illustrated two-page ad for the M113 troop carrier by FMC illustrates seven of their fascinating military vehicles; "Red Mide" Edson and his story from Tulagi Island in 1942 - photo-illustrated article; Paper Tigers Cost Money; Tips on how an LPH delivers machines, men and gear - with photos; Pacific Strategy 1792-1945 - Part 1 - major article by Samuel Eliot MOrison, Rear Admiral USNR (Ret.); Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerrilla War - Tactics, Soldiers and People - Part 5 of 5; Keep Strong - Keep Fighting; SOPAC Revisited - nostalgic photos from the South Pacific where action took place in WWII; Transfers and Promotions; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Vance, R.T.; Morison, S.E.; Maxwell, E.K.; Venditto, C.R.; Leach, C.R.; O'Shea, C.J.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, September (Sept.) 1962, Number 9, Volume 46 - Artillery vs. Guerrillas
68 pages. Features: Nice photo ad for the Sikorsky S-61 twin-turbine helicopter; So You're Going to Okinawa; One-page illustrated ad for the FMC 'winged' amphibious landing craft LVHX2; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War - Part 4 of a series; Major Military Decisions of the 20th Century; How to Win at Combat Training; Pacific Strategy - Part 2 - Looking Ahead, by Samuel Eliot Morison, Rear Admiral USNR (Ret.); MABS or MOBS - Suggestions to prevent Marine Air Bases from running in circles; Recall and You - advice for Marines (and their wives) on what to do before you're called to go to war; Artillery vs. Guerrillas; Republic of China (Taiwan) Marines; Promotions and Transfers; Phantom II F4H-1 fighter color ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Thomason, Hugh; Walmsley, Leo; Collins, Dale; Meng, I.; Osborne, H.C.; Vivian, H.; Shepstone, H.J.; Lane, R.W.; Holloway, W.H.; Casserly, G.; Collinson, C.W.; Alexander, A.; Masters, D.; Gilhespy
The Wide World Magazine, June 1923, Vol. LI No. 302: Bali - Isle of Wonder
Pages 89-176, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The House of Death - how an Oklahoma rancher saved his own life; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 6 - the continued story of this European adventure trip; Bali - Isle of Wonder - wonderfully photo-illustrated article; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - part 1of the adventure of Mrs. Idelle S. Meng and her husband on one of the loneliest islands in the Pacific; The Six Feathers - the unfortunate experience of a New Guinea trader who tried to smuggle the forbidden bird-of-paradise plumes out of the country; The Wood-Carvers of the Tyrol - great photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Groden VValley; The Romance of the Fur Trade - photo-illustrated article on fur trapping and fur farming in North-west Canada, including photo of a large polar bear being hauled into a boat; A Woman in Unknown Albania - part 3; The Trail of the Lonesome Postman - letters being delivered to some of the world's most remote locations; Caught by a Crocodile a British officer attempts to fill his water bottle at a river; The Idol That Jumped - the author purchased a 'devil-devil' figure from a Solomon Island chief, then startling things happened; The Merepur Mystery - a mystery is solved in India; The Man Who Fell Six Miles - Major R.W. Schroeder and his airplane - article with photos; The Written Word - Jim Carter saved himself in India with some clever writing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Swick, John C.
The Luscombe Story - Every Cloud Has a Silvaire Lining: A Story About the History of the Luscombe Airplains and of the Designer, Don Luscombe - Aviation Heritage Series
216 pages. A detailed history of the Luscombe Airplane Corporation, its products and its people. Profusely illustrated with 200 black and white photos plus many drawings intended for the Luscombe purist desiring to restore his/her aircraft to its original lustre. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this exceptional reference. Book
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Kissinger, Rose M.
Navigator's Time Indicator - Visual Training Aid for Navigators
8" x 9" stiff beige card folded in half to form four-panel booklet. "Gives a close approximation of figures used in actual problems, sufficient for proof of correct application of formulas; and eliminates the necessity of remembering rules for obtaining the various quantities." - from second panel. Third panel contains rotating map and three independently rotating arrows representing the sun, vernal equinox, and stars, which may be positioned to make the appropriate calculation. Unmarked. Moderate wear and soiling. A sound example of this intriguing tool. Book
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The Arrowheads; Rogers, Donald H. (Foreword)
Avro Arrow: The Story of the Avro Arrow from Its Evolution to Its Extinction
180 pages. Fold-out drawing. "Attempts to unravel some of the mysteries about the Arrow and expose the reader to some of its lesser known facts." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photography. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Bordart. A quality copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John; Pycraft, W.P.
The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, March (Mar.) 7, 1942 - Cover Photo-Portrait of Maj.-Gen. Gordon Bennett
Pages 285-312. Features: Illustration of General Sir Archibald Wavell; Photos from Russia, including sleeping masses in underground station; Photo of the Duke of Aosta who died on March 3; Photos of British aircraft parts being made deep underground; Photos of Dutch warships; Photos of the last days at Singapore; Large contour map of Java, invaded by Japanese; Topographical map of Java, indicating many features of interest; Illustrations are used to explain the case for and against the use of the big bombers; Photos of preparations for invasion of Bruneval; Photos after the successful Bruneval raid, including German POWs; Centerfold illustration of cyclist troops training to repel paratroop invasion of East Anglia; Prospects in Russia - article with map of Burma and the Russian Front; Photos of twelve people in the news, including the Earl of Selborne, Lieutenant Arthur Cutler, V.C., Pilot Officer J.J. Lynch, Rt. Hon. Lord Salvesen, Commander G.M. Sladen, and the late Lieut.-Com. Eugene Esmonde, V.C.; Numerous photos of General Douglas MacArthur - Holding the Philippines; Air photos of "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" forced into ports for repairs; Photos of Churchill's mechanism (personnel) responsible for running the war; Photos of the R.A.F. in Russia with Hawker "Hurricanes" in the Arctic Circle; China's Resounding Victory at Changsha - six photos from the battlefront, including Japanese POWs; Two pages of photos of the importance and production of synthetic rubber; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover; More vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue. Book
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Munn, Orson D.: Editor
Scientific American Magazine, December (Dec.) 1929 - Giant Planes
Pages 465-560. Features: Scuttled German fleet is salvaged; When reindeer roamed the Pyrenees; Office building of the new era; Television's progress; Giant Airplanes; Behind the scenes in modern archeology; Timing the Schneider Cup races; The Puzzles of the comets - II; Radio in 1930; Largest electrified metal mine; Insuring safety on airlines; The art of Pliocene Man; Esthetic Engineering; American Passenger Air Transport III; Wires and Cables for the Hudson River Bridge; and more. Above-average wear. Front cover nearly loose. Multiple openings to backstrip. A worthy reference copy Magazine
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI)
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Hong Kong (China) (ADV117 6/87) - With Colour Illustration By Chinese Artist
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Hong Kong. Colour illustration by Chinese artist (whose name appears in Chinese characters in lower right corner) depicts charming harbour scene with small traditional human-powered craft in foreground and larger Chinese junks (ships) in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Several short openings to periphery, the longest being 1.75" to lower right corner of illustration. Two pinholes to each corner. A lovely memento of this Canadian airline and its popular Hong Kong service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), Stewart Sherwood
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Buenos Aires (Argentina) (ADV116 7/87) - With Colour Illustration By Stewart Sherwood
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Colour illustration by Stewart Sherwood depicts charming (tango?) dance scene in park with capital building in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Bits of clear tape at each top corner. Several short openings to periphery, the longest being 1.75" to left side of bottom edge. Possible faint doodling on female dancer's white dress and elsewhere - or perhaps it is the work of the artist? (additional photos available.) A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Buenos Aires service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), Robert Genn
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Toronto (ADV105 7/87) - With Colour Illustration By Robet Genn
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Toronto. Colour illustration by Robert Genn shows person in small sailboat in Lake Ontario with downtown Toronto in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Pin hole in each corner. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Toronto service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Book
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), G. Juhasz
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Montreal (ADV107 7/87) - With Colour Illustration By G. Juhasz
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Montreal. Colour illustration by G. Juhasz shows relaxing street scene with horse-drawn carriage parked outside streetside bistro. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Two pin holes in each corner. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Montreal service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), Veloso, Jorge
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Sao Paulo (Brazil) (ADV122 6/87) - With Colour Illustration By Jorge Veloso
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Great colour illustration by artist Jorge Veloso features black man with cigarette and coffee playing acoustic guitar in coffee shop with high-rise office buildings and business people in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Slight bit of loss to lower left corner. Pin holes at each corner and halfway down each side. Background colour may have originally been brown but appears to have mostly faded to pale green. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Sao Paulo service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), Don Anderson
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Rome (Italy) (ADV120 7/87) - With Colour Illustration By Don Anderson
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Rome, Italy. Great colour illustration by artist Don Anderson features nuns and newlyweds walking through ancient gate with colloseum in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Moderate wear. Small piece of clear tape at each corner. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Rome service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), Heather Woodall
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Lima (Peru) (ADV114 7/87) - With Colour Illustration By Heather Woodall
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Lima, Peru. Great colour illustration by artist Heather Woodall features various traditional Inca cultural highlights. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Moderate wear. Pin holes at each corner. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Lima service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Canadian Airlines International (CAI), Kerry Reynolds
Canadian Airlines International (CAI) Advertising Poster - Paris (France) (ADV136 6/90) - With Colour Illustration By Kerry Reynolds
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Paris, France. Great colour illustration by artist Kerry Reynolds features outdoor cafe scene with Arc de Triomphe in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Moderate wear. Pin hole and small bit of clear tape at each corner. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Paris service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
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Stewart, Dr. H.; Roberts, T.; Scott, W.; Barker, C.; Willis, A.; Constanduros, M.; Phayre, I.; Deachman, R.; Burchill, C.; Godsell, P.; Brown, J.; Bayne, F.; Kelley, E.; Et al
The National Home Monthly Magazine, October (Oct.) 1940 - Will the Nazis Bomb Canada Through Hudson Bay?
68 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of lady with horse; One-page Parker Pen ad with military theme; Colour Marboleum ad inside front cover shows vintage kitchen; One-page Singer sewing machine ad includes three photos of their ornate furniture; Wonderful one-page ad for the RCA Victor Globe Trotter Model A-31 radio includes airman; The General's Big Bull (short story); Known to Nobody (short story); Secrets of the German (Nazi) Air-Armadas - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Ghost of Captain Renny (short story); Where the War Dollar Goes; Canada'a Forgotten Back Door - Will the Nazis Bomb Canada through Hudson Bay?; Beyond the Circle (short story); Carry On - football article includes photo of Squadron Leader Dave Harding at the Malton Airport with new military recruits asking him questions about his days with the Ottawa Rough Riders; Movie news and photos; One-page photo ad for Fleischmann's Yeast features great photos of man cleaning massive locomotive and horse-drawn wagon being loaded with sheaves; Woodbury ad features photo of Annabella; Anothe Woodbury ad features photo of Miss Nancy Weir of Toronto; Small ad for the Chesley Chair Company of Chesley, Ontario; The Ten Bob Note (short story); Homes of Tomorrow - photos of interior design ideas; Saturday Night Bath - tips on how to have a good bath; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for Lux soap features three photos of Carole Lombard; Illustrated instruction how to knit soldier and sailor dolls; Win the War in Your Kitchen - cooking article; Nice one-page Magic Baking Powder ad entitled "As Sure as the Sun Rises"; World Sayings; Magnificent red and black Canadian Red Cross ad inside back cover shows nurse with arms outstretched over servicemen and refugees; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover shows lovely young lady holding six-pack; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Prato, Piero
The Caproni Reggiane Fighters 1938-1945 (I Caccia Caproni - Reggiane)
64 pages. Text in Italian and English. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Armentrout, Lt. Col. Paul E. (Signed)
Remembering My War: B-24 Bomber Pilot Lt. Col. Paul E. Armentrout
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. Book
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