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Niles, Russ; et al
Canadian Aviator Magazine, March / April 2010 - Dusty Simon's Fiji Charter Service
54 pages. Features: Dusty Simon built Fiji's biggest charter service; USAF B-36 with nuclear bomb (?) crashes near Smithers, B.C. in 1950; Glory days of Gander International Airport; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Hadfield, Dave; Grant, Robert S.; Putter, Kelly
Canadian Aviator Magazine, January / February 2010 - Dorothy Rungeling
52 pages. Features: Flying Ski-Equipped Aircraft; Robert S. Grant takes us on a typical DC-3 run for First Nations Air in Manitoba; Dorothy Rungeling - The Flying Housewife; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Niles, Russ; Robinson, Andal; Septer, Dirk; Clark, Brennan
Canadian Aviator Magazine, November / December 2009 - De Havilland Mosquito Restoration
54 pages. Features: Century Flight draws nation together; Correcting typo on headstone of unknown airman buried on the West Coast; Vancouver businessman and Victoria maintenance facility are restoring a de Havilland Mosquito; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Peppler, Graeme; Bell, Justin; Niles, Russ
Canadian Aviator Magazine, September / October 2009 - Race Pilot Pete McLeod
54 pages. Features: Race Pilot Pete McLeod seeks to win the Red Bull Air Race Series; Paris Air Show Slump; DC-3 Dreams; Tony Smith gets rated in a DC-3, through the assistance of a Georgia vintage airplane buff; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Peppler, Graeme; Hansen, Ivan; O'Malley, Dave
Canadian Aviator Magazine, March / April 2009 - Sabre Restoration
54 pages. Features: Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa; Falconry to prevent bird strikes; Golden Hawks Air Demonstration Team; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Zuuring, Peter
Arrow Countdown - Rebuilding a Dream and a Nation
142 pages. "The first in a series of books that will deal with the rebuilding of Canada's most famous airplane, the Avro Arrow. Learn all about Arrow Supersonic flight from those who were there - featuring 'Spud' Potocki. Follow cockpit development with never-before-seen detailed photos and Institute for Aviation Medicine studies. Read about plans to rebuild the Arrow and how it can be accomplished, including sample Technical Bulletin. Walk around stricken Arrows. Arrow technology for TSR2. Iroquois engine recovery in the UK, Engines sold provide slush fund. Arrow accident and molecular physics and much more." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
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Lent, Henry B.
Bombardier: Tom Dixon Wins His Wings with the Bomber Command
171 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. "Tells the story of the training of Tom Dixon. We see him arrive at the Army Air Base training school and after a rigid and comprehensive course we find him starting off for 'Shangri-la' in a great Liberator assigned to combat duty, proudly wearing the wings of a Bombardier." - dust jacket. Intended for younger readers but interesting to all. Former library copy with usual markings. Lacking title page. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Michael Burns
McDonnell Douglas F-4K and F-4M Phantom II (Osprey Air Combat)
200 pages. Index. "The first book devoted to the anglicized versions of the American McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - the F-4K and F-4M (Designated FG.1 and FGR.2 respectively by the British Services). A very significant book which reveals a wealth of new information about the most expensive Phantoms ever built." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
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Robert F. Dorr
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (Osprey Air Combat)
200 pages. Index. "The most complete and accurate account of this hugely successful combat aircraft yet published, and the vast majority of the photographs in this book have never appeared in print before." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
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Wylie, R.W. (Ron); Bishop, Arthur (Foreword); McPhail, G.C. (Acknowledgement)
400 (Four Hundred) (City of Toronto) Squadron History 1932 to 1996
viii, 133 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white and colour photos. Oblong 9" x 10.75". Photo endpapers. A "Very carefully and diligently recorded documentary which clearly illustrates how well the squadron has served our country for over 60 years and continues to do so." - Foreword. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this excellent squadron history. Book
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David A. Anderton
North American F-100 Super Sabre (Osprey Air Combat Series)
198 pages. Index. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos and twelve in color. "The first in-depth study of the world's first supersonic fighter. Developed as a fighter-interceptor, later converted to a tactical nuclear-armed strike fighter, the Super Sabre was eventually proven in the crucible of the Vietnam war as an effective and highly lethal fighter-bomber. This detailed study presents much previously unpublished material. The full story of the Super-Sabre's controversial design, development, and testing is here revealed for the first time." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Robert F. Dorr
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo (Osprey Air Combat Series)
198 pages. Index. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos and twelve in color. "Altough designed to escort American bombers into the Soviet Union, the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo's most numerous variant became an interceptor guarding North America from other bombers. The story begins in the crucible of Southeast Asia, with the men of the 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. Many of these men were interviewed specially for this book. Includes the Chinese Nationalist RF-101A flights over the mainland from Taiwan, and a first-hand account from the Canadian back-seater of an F-101B. Although incredibly difficult to fly, this aircraft was loved by all who went aloft in her during peace and war." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Robert F. Dorr
Grumman A-6 Intruder (Osprey Air Combat Series)
199 pages. Index. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos and twelve in color. "The Intruder remains the only carrier-based attack aircraft which can penetrate an enemy's defences and strike his heartland in the worst of weather, in the black of darkness. The EA-6B Prowler carries out a difficult mission of equal importance, confounding an enemy's radars and jamming his communications. This work reveals new secrets about this well-known but little understood aircraft. Intruder and Prowler pilots, crew members and maintenance people contributed their stories to this history." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Procter, Capt. (R.)Tom [Editor]; Brigadier-General Brian Cameron [Foreword]
407 Squadron (The Demon Squadron) 1941 - 2000: A Narrative History
340 pages. Colour and black and white reproductions of photos. Rolls of Honour. "8th May 2001 marked the 60th anniversary of the formation of 407 "Demon" Squadron RCAF at Thorney Island, Hampshire, England. In WWII the Demons were credited with four U-boat kills and seven U-boats damaged, plus many thousands of tons of enemy shipping sunk and damaged, but at the cost of the lives of 240 members." paraphrased from Foreword. Part One deals with the wartime years, 1941-1945 and is divided into anti-shipping operations and anti-submarine operations. Part Two deals with the post-war years, 1952-2000 and includes these chapters: The Squadron Reformed, The Lancaster Years, The Neptune Years, The Argus Years, The Aurora Years, plus ten informative appendices. Signed and inscribed in 2005 by C.O. P. Ormsby upon title page. Usual library markings. Binding intact.. Above-average external wear. A worthy copy of this informative and important history which includes 64 more pages than the 1996 edition. Book
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Groupe Zodiac
A Century of Air And Water - The History of the Zodiac Group / Groupe Zodiac 1896 - 1996
160 pages. Chronology. Text in English. A most engaging review of the illustrious first hundred years of business of Groupe Zodiac/ The Zodiac Group. Gloriously illustrated in colour and black and white with archival photos and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this dynamic corporate history. Book
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Cautley, R.W.; Morgan, Theodore; Marcuse, B.
Canadian Geographical Journal, October [Oct.] 1930, Vol. I, No. 6 - The Story of the R-100 Airship
X [ads], 465-554 pages. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos. Features: Jasper National Park - article which includes five full-page colour reproductions of A.Y. Jackson paintings; Five Million Tourists - Canada's second greatest industry; Asbestos - "Pierre a Coton" - article with dozens of excellent photos of Quebec's mighty asbestos industry; The Story of the R-100 Airship - largest and greatest in the world - article illustrated with many sensational photos; New Books; Glorious vintage ads for national Canadian brands; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this extraordinary Canadian aviation history memento. Book
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Fosbery, Ernest; Watson, Robert; Mackay, Douglas; Brookes, Ivy Deakin; Bondurant, Captain D.S.; Woodley, E.C.
Canadian Geographical Journal, August [Aug.], 1930, Vol. 1, No. 4 - Air-mail Pilot's Log of Captain O.S. Bondurant, Captain H.S. Quigley, and Colonel R.H. Mulock / Norway House, Manitoba
x [ads], 277-362 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Several colour reproductions of paintings. Features: Landscape Painting in Canada - with several colour reproductions of works by some of Canada's most famous painters; The Story of Norway House, Manitoba - very informative photo-illustrated article; Some Fresh Glimpses of the St. Lawrence River; Canberra - the Ottawa of Australia; Leaves from an Air-mail Pilot's Log - Captain O.S. Bondurant describes his flying adventures in northern Canada; March of the Ten Thousand Greeks - review of a famous journey of the fifth century, led by Xenophon through the wild regions of Kurdistan and Armenia to the Sea of Trebizond - article with wonderful photos, including historic city panoramas; New books. Faint ink stamp upon front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating issue. Book
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Batchelor, Dudley, E.; Patterson, Ewen K.; Grant, J. Fergus; et al
Canadian Geographical Journal, February [Feb.] 1937, Vol. XIV, No. 2 - Trans-Canada Airway / Ski-ing [Skiing] In Canada
VI [ads], 55-124 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Features: Ski-ing in Canada; With the Pearlers (Pearl Divers] of Northern Australia; Trans-Canada Airway - article includes informative map showing Canada's public airports, airports with lights, intermediate aerodromes and intermediate landing fields, and photos of land clearing for airports at Salmo, B.C., Kitchener, B.C., Coleman, Alberta, Amesdale, Ontario, and Yahk, B.C.; New Books; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this nice issue. Book
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Peden, Murray
Fall of an Arrow [The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow]
184 pages. Chronology. Many wonderful black and white photographic plates. Illustrated endpapers. A sympathetic review of the history of Canada's ill-fated delta-wing interceptor. Author served with 214 Squadron RAF in WWII. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy. Book
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Rimell, Raymond Laurence; Sowrey, Air Marshal Sir Frederick B. [Foreword]
Zeppelin!: A Battle for Air Supremacy in World War I
256 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of sensational archival photos. "In this book, the complete story of the Zeppelin offensive, from Admiral Hugo von Pohl's successful campaign to persuade the Kaiser to initiate the raids, to the destruction of L53, the last Zeppelin to be brought down in combat, is chronicled in minute detail. The author has spent over ten years in personal research, which has extended to many interviews and much correspondence with surviving servicemen and close relatives of the leading personalities of the time, both British and German. Over 300 illustrations, most taken from private collections and not previously published, plus a large number of first-hand accounts, give a vivid insight into the drama of the times, and extensive appendices providing details of the men and machines involved complete a fascinating story that never before has been told with such thoroughness." - dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy of this excellent work. Noffsinger 1215. Book
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Baker, Pearl [Signed]; Hurst, James W. [Signed]
Rim Flying Canyonlands with Jim Hurst
Signed and generically inscribed by Baker upon title page. Signed and inscribed by Jim [Hurst] upon verso of dedication page beneath his photo. 143 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "A story of pioneering. Jim Hurst was one of the first pilots to invade the canyonlands of southeastern Utah." - dust jacket. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Minor moisture exposure to top edge near back. Binding sound. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Robert F. Dorr
Vought A-7 CORSAIR II - Osprey Air Combat
200 pages. Index. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos and twelve in color. "The first major work to be devoted to Vought's hard-hitting A-7 Corsair II attack jet. A penetrating, absorbing, and highly detailed record of the SLUF's story, a career highlighted by the airplane's involvement in Vietnam, the Iranian hostage crisis, the invasion of Grenada, and yet more combat in Lebanon. Includes a revealing account of the genesis and scope of the Corsair programme, a full description of every variant (including rebuilds and conversions), and the Corsair in service with Navy, Air Force, and Air National Guard squadrons." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Chromatic Plastics Engineering Co.
BT 54 Basic Trainer Model Airplane
10 x 5.5 inches. Unopened/unassembled vintage model airplane kit which includes full directions. "Tough fiber, easy to build, rugged, realistic, safe, beautifully engineered." - front panel. Consists of cover page stapled over an inner sheet of blue material from which parts of the plane may be removed and assembled. Bears U.S.A.F. markings. Unmarked with moderate external wear. A delightful find for any vintage paper airplane aficionado. Book
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Cheesman, E.C.; Beaverbrook, The Right Hon. The Lord [Foreword]
Brief Glory: The Story of the A.T.A. [Air Transport Auxiliary]
248 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. More than seventy black and white photos. "The first authentic account of the romantic rise to fame and ultimate disbandment of the Air Transport Auxiliary, the little-known Ferry Pilot service of the (second world) war. Starting with 30 amateur pilots, its numbers finally totalled over 700 who, between 1939 and 1945, ferried more than 308,000 aircraft of more than a hundred different types from the factories to the Royal Air Force." - dust jacket. Appendices include: Special Commendations; Honours List; List of A.T.A. Pilots Who Actually Ferried Aircraft at Pools; Ferrying Figures; Lists of All Types of Aircraft Ferried. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Heavy wear to dust jacket, now preserved in archival Brodart, which is missing large chunk from top of backstrip, affecting front and back panels. Bonus: Laid-in is A.T.A. Association Newsletter No. VIII from 1955 which runs 16 pages, including a seven-page list of current members. Also, laid inside this newsletter is an obituary news clipping of the A.T.A.'s wartime second in command, Philip Wills, plus a letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Mather, O.B.E., dated 10 May 1996, which concerns the wartime record and award of Mr. James Bain, MBE, who served as Superintendent, Flight Engineers, A.T.A. ENSER p.376. Book
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Forbes, Athol; Allen, Hubert: Editors
Ten [10] Fighter Boys
176 pages. Glossary of Slang. Black and white photographic plates. The Spitfire Squadron accounts of "ten pilots, most of whom have seen action in the Battle of Britain, and later, in the Battle of France. Three of the original authors are now dead - killed in action. God only knows how many will see the war through. No effort has been made to alter the phraseology. What you are about to read is as pilots would and did express themselves." - Introduction. Name and date inside front board. Library stamp upon front free endpaper. Above-average wear and soiling to light olive cloth-coloured boards. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included. A sound vintage copy. ENSER p.157. Book
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Whittle, Sir Frank
Jet - The Story of a Pioneer
320 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "This book is not an autobiography. It is primarily the history of my association with the development of the turbo-jet engine in Great Britain." - Preface. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper. Spine leaning. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's navy cloth which is partially sunned at spine. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy of this fascinating history. Book
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Greenaway, Keith R.
Arctic Air Navigation
[6], 138 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. "Every effort has been made to prevent 'dating' the manual and to cover as far as possible the navigation of all types of aircraft. Terminology and definitions conform to standardization agreements and training practice in the air forces. Intended to act as a guide and reference manual for navigators and pilots engaged in northern flying, and to supplement, not replace, basic navigation textbooks." - Preface. Please note: Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight Nomograph and Graph missing from pocket at back. Unmarked with light wear to navy boards. External lettering significantly rubbed. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Gleave, Thomas Percy [R.A.F. Casualty]; Leigh-Mallory, T. [Foreword]
"I Had a Row With a German"
xiv, 108 pages. Black and white plates. "A story of gallantry and fortitude told by a fighter pilot who fought and was badly wounded in the Battle of Britain." - Foreword. Military library stamps to endpapers and title page. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reference copy. [Not found in Enser] Book
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Finch, John; DuFrene, Phil; et al
Wings Beyond Road's End: Airplanes Over Saskatchewan's North
146 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "Recounts early adventures and traces the many ways in which the airplane has helped develop northern Saskatchewan since 1924. Tells of the brave pilots, entrepreneurs, aircraft engineers, and others in the aviation industry who have played a vital role in opening the province's north." - dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy. Book
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Janic Geelen; James, O.G. [Introduction]
The Topdressers
367 pages. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Endpapers attractively illustrated with logos of aerial spraying companies. "Tells for the first time the remarkable story of aerial topdressing in New Zealand. It begins with Len Daniell, who tried to interest the Government in providing an aircraft for trials in 1926, and ends with an industry poised on the brink of change. Explains how aircraft and aviators flew out onto the farm and fertilised vast areas of unproductive land from the air, an achievement unparalleled in modern agriculture, and significant in the history of world aviation." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating and informative history. Book
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Drendel, Lou
Air War Over Southeast Asia - A Pictorial Record, 1962-1975, Three Volumes in One
240 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color photos. "Here is a special 3-in-1 volume that's a must for aircraft enthusiasts, modelers and collectors as well as anyone interested in the role of the air arm in the Vietnam War. Combines more than 600 photographs and 24 pages of full-color paintings to present a spectacular pictorial history of the air war over Vietnam." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Myers, Gerald (Signed]
My Mother Worked at AVRO: The Story of AVRO (Yeadon) and Its Contribution the Britain's War Effort
Signed and inscribed by author atop half-title page. [8], 142 pages. Black and white photographic plates, maps, and reproductions of documents. "An outstanding history of one factory during WWII. It was the one I worked in. I salute the author's painstaking research, his sense of humour and his enthusiastic reporting of ordinary people in an extraordinary place during a very dangerous and difficult time." - B. Hepton. Chapters include: Beginnings; Overture to War; Build Up; Conscription; Production Begins in Earnest; Flight Testing and the A.T.A.; The Advent of the Lancaster; Visits from the Luftwaffe - and Further Development at the Factory; "Lighter Moments"; Onto Victory; Peace; Legacy; plus five appendices and a bibliography. Unmarked with above-average but not excessive wear to glossy white covers. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this informative work. Book
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Nesbitt, John C.
Keep Your Nose on the Horizon
202 pages. Glossary. Numerous black and white photographic plates and facsimile reproductions of documents. Autobiography of John C. Nesbitt who served in the R.C.A.F. in WWII, became a bush pilot, then flew for the R.C.M.P. before becoming a successful prospector. He accumulated over seventeen thousand hours as a pilot. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to handsome maroon boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this adventurous life story. Book
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Donald N. Campbell
Wings of Mercy: A Living History of Saskatchewan's Air Ambulance Service
xii, 388 pages. Glossary. Black and white maps and reproductions of photos. Includes lists of pilots and staff. Troops returning to Saskatchewan after WWII had learned of aviation. They turned this knowledge to good by using it to launch Saskatchewan's Air Ambulance Service. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy. Book
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Charles L Scrivner
The Empire Express: The story of the U.S. Navy PV Squadrons' Aerial Strikes Against the Japanese Kuriles during WW II (Historical Aviation Album Series)
56 pages. Many diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the story of the Empire Express, US Navy squadrons based out of Casco field on Attu to strike the northern end of the Japanese Empire during WWII. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Please note: Binding glue has brittled with age, allowing title page through page 14 to become loose in one chunk. A worthy reference copy of this interesting WWII history. Book
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Fraser, David Scott
One Man's Journal - The War Years, 1939-1945 Book 2
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 168 pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos in text. Author relies on his diary and flying log-book to recount his WWII experiences as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Mackay, J.A.
The Record of No. 7 A.O.S. [Air Observer School], R.C.A.F., Portage La Prairie, Man., 1941-45 - A Souvenir
98 unnumbered pages. 11.3" x 8.3". A comprehensive and well presented history of this large WWII training centre for Air Bombers and Navigators. At its peak, No. 7 consisted of some 2,000 people. The informative text is generously illustrated with dozens of black and white photos featuring hundreds of students, graduates, administrators, and all manner of support staff, many of whom are named. Printed upon glossy stock. Undated but appears to be circa 1945. Blue card covers attractively decorated in black and gilt. Openings at each end of backstrip otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this important history. Peel [3] 6778. Book
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Eastern Air Lines / Mid-Continent Airlines
Eastern Air Lines [Airlines] 1950 Passenger Ticket,
6.5" x 3.25" passenger ticket for a flight from Houston to Des Moines in October1950 for $61.18. Ticket consists of four pages, two of which are boiler plate text and one page containing the carbon copy of hand-written details of the traveller and her itinerary. Ticket is stored in a brightly-illustrated red, white and blue envelope featuring ads for Texaco and Mid-Continent Airlines. Light wear. A nice memento of early 1950's American passenger air travel. Book
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Klenman, Allan; Haig-Brown, Alan; Robson, Peter A.: Editor
The Westcoast Logger [Magazine], April / May 1992 - Special Campbell River Supplement
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of Helifor's Dave Morrison splitting an oversize hemlock; Remember the Axe - Illustrated article by noted axe author Allan Klenman; Canlog 1992 Schedule; Booming and Barging - what's happening today; Prince George Regional Forest Exhibition; In Camp with Helifor - on the ground and in the air; Helifor's Eclipse Camp; The Big Bang; Campbell River Fish and Forest - special Campbell River Supplement; Logging vs. Environmentalism; Lots of great ads; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Rockwell, Norman; Barnes, Eugene H.; Crossfield, A. Scott; et al
The Saturday Evening Post, February [Feb.] 27, 1960, Volume 232, Number 35 - Norman Rockwell's Adventures as an Illustrator (Part 3) / Palm Springs / X-15 Test Pilot
104 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration by Hughes of doctor making house call on little boy in his toy-strewn bedroom; Deadbeats Are My Business - Psychologist Eugene H. Barnes discloses the weird dodges people use to avoid paying their debts - and his technique for making them pay up; Avenging Lady - short story by George Bradshaw; Palm Springs - Oasis for Golfers - color-photo-illustrated article; The Girl From Mayo - short story by Brian Cleeve; My Adventures as An Illustrator (part 3) - I Break Into the Big Time - Norman Rockwell tells how he was duped as a gullible young artist - but still hit the jackpot at age 22; The Outsider - short story by Leon Ware; Is Foreign Aid Jeopardizing American Jobs?; What is Railroad Featherbedding? - controversy over 'unnecessary' jobs; Night Without End (part 2 of 8) by Alistair MacLean; My Journeys Toward the Stars - X-15 Test Pilot A. Scott Crossfield reveals some of the harrowing moments of his rocket-powered flights in the ship he is grooming to carry a man into space (conclusion - Brush With Disaster); Comanche Holdup - short story by Duvan Polk; The Monitor Affair (part 6 of 8) by Clarence Budington Kelland; Two-page black and white photo Marlboro ad features the Marlboro Man lying down with head resting on saddle; Back cover color-phot Camel ad features G.L. Stavely of Mexican Hat, Utah, a skipper for geologists mapping the mighty Colorado River. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. 2.5" x 1.5" chip from upper corner of front cover. Please note: missing pages 85-86 which contained a portion of The Girl From Mayo, otherwise a worthy vintage copy. Book
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Albee, George; Ruhen, Olaf; Carson, Robert; Gulick, Bill; et al
The Saturday Evening Post, June 25, 1960, Volume 232, Number 52 - They Killed Heydrich (part 2 of 3) /Irna Phillips of the Soap Operas
132 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Peachtree Street in Atlanta, by John Falter; Great Day in the Morning (short story by G.S. Albee); Stowaway Boy (short story by Olaf Ruhen); Counterfeit Wife (short story by Robert Carson); The White Warrior (short story by Bill Gulick); We Learned To Live With Tragedy - Sparky Ratcliffe's ability to walk was threatened after an auto accident; Year of Decision for Bill Rigney, Manager of the San Francisco Giants; California's Complex Governor - Pat Brown struggles with capital punishment and the case of Caryl Chessman; Madam Soap Opera - Irna Phillips may be the all-time champ at providing misery-loving housewives with their daily ration of tears on TV; Flowers With Wings - Interflora; The Face of America - photo of New Harbor at Rockport, MA; They Killed Heydrich - The Betrayal (part 2 of 3) - the atrocity of Lidice failed to break the spirit of the Czechs, but then the Nazis found a traitor, Sgt. Karel Curda; Adventures of the Mind - The Origin of the Elements, by William Alfred Fowler; Nice one-page color-illustrated ad for Canadian Pacific jet-prop Britannia aircraft which fly from Montreal to Rome; The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (part 4 of 8); Journey Into Danger (conclusion); Two-page ad for GM Diesel Products; Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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The Saturday Evening Post, June 25, 1960, Volume 232, Number 52 - They Killed Heydrich (part 2 of 3) /Irna Phillips of the Soap Operas
80 pages. Features: ; Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Shul, Brian [Signed]; Watson Jr., Walter
The Untouchables - Mission Accomplished - Twentieth Anniversary Commemorative Signed Edition
Signed and inscribed by Brian Shul upon front free endpaper. Oblong 14" x 10.75". 184 pages. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with stunning colour photos. This commemorative edition contains new and revised text and photographic material in addition to material previously published in The Untouchables in 1993. "Shul and Watson take you with them on their hottest SR-71 missions during the Libyan Crisis in 1896. Flying in support of the F-111 bombing raid on Libyan terrorist camps, they were the only SR-71 crew ever to fly three missions in three days. Roaring across the African desert faster than a Magnum .357 bullet, the crew reveals in riveting detail what it was like to outrun enemy missiles and complete the most exhausting missions of their Blackbird career. Masterfully intertwines cockpit action with the fascinating revelations of that unique cadre of civilians who helped design, build and maintain the most remarkable aircraft of the 20th Century. Lavishly illustrated with rare [color] photographs, [this book] is a riveting complementary volume to Sled Driver, taking you straight into the thick of combat through the firsthand perspectives of both Pilot and RSO. Transports you directly into the cockpit as the mission clock ticks down, revealing through the poignant words of those who were there why the people and the plane were truly untouchable." - dust jacket. "The closest you will come to flying a real combat sortie in the SR-71. Fascinating revelations." - Major General Walker Abrahms, USAF. Publisher's black cloth adorned with bright gilt lettering and illustration. Unmarked. Contents clean and bright. Binding intact with minor lean. Boards mildly undulating. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy signed copy of this epic SR-71 memento. Book
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Mahon, Mike: Editor-In-Chief
Nighthawk! A History of 409 (Night Fighter) Squadron 1941-1977
94 pages. Documents the history of this Canadian squadron, accompanied by many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated endpapers. Includes Honour Roll, List of Aircrew on CF-100 "Canuck" Aircraft, and List of Aircrew on CF-101 "Voodoo" Aircraft. Book clean, bright, tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade cover. A quality copy. Cooke (2) p.224. Bonus: Laid in is an envelope dated 1977 bearing the 409 Squadron letterhead and a printed statement that this envelope and its content, a brief informative history of the Squadron, were flown on Hawk One CF-101B 101012 with the Squadron's Standard from Ottawa to Comox, as attested to by Pilot L. Col. G.H. Herbert, CO 409 and Nav. Maj. R.M. Hellberg who have each signed this statement, which is numbered 183 of 1700. Cooke [3rd Edn] p.355. Book
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Craick, W.A. [Editor]
Industrial Canada [Magazine] March [Mar.], 1949, Vol. XLIX, No. 11 - Cover Photo of The Algonquin Hotel at St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, N.B.
This issue focuses on the Province of New Brunswick. 182 pages. Dozens of pages of ads for Canadian businesses provide an excellent overview of Canada's broad and highly-developed post-war manufacturing base. Articles: The Province of New Brunswick; New Brunswick's Beautiful Capital; Industrial New Brunswick; Canadian Achievements in Aviation - by Hon. Lionel Chevrier; Labour Management Relations - address by Hon. Dr. John L. Robinson; The Human Machine in Industry - by Dr. Victor G. Heiser; Research and Development in Aviation - address by Air Vice-Marshal A.L. James; Immigration to Canada in 1948 - statement by Hon. James A. MacKinnon; New Vitamin regulations Issued; The Foremen's Part in Accident Prevention; The Industrial Doctor; and much more association news. Unmarked with above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Dunn, H.H.; Durham, Mabel; Shepstone, H.J.; North, Sydney H.; Littler, A.E.; Brooke, W.; Hawkes, E.W.; Skelton, Jas.; Ransome, John; gaillard, Henri
The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, April [Apr.] 1917, Vol. 38, No. 228: Across the Atlantic in a Tug
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: How I Saved My Husband From Execution - Mr. Yaro Galvon had been condemned to be shot by the Mexican Government; An Unknown Switzerland - Canada's Unknown Alpine Wonderland - The Canadian Rockies; Across the Atlantic in a Tug - Captain J.W. Penberthy spent 2.5 months taking a tug from Argentina to England; A Flying Man in South America - Part I - John G. Barron imported a monoplane to South America and spent 2.5 years their giving exhibition flights, often to people who had never seen an airplane - article with great photos; The Third Attempt - How I Escaped From Germany - Corporal John Southern explains how he succeeded on his third attempt; Seaman Blake Discovers Coney Island - an exciting day for two unsophisticated bluejackets of the Royal Navy; The Dogs of War - All abou the "Four-Footed" Soldiers of France, with nice photos; Round Labrador and Hudson Bay - Part II - E.W. Hawkes travelled 3,000 miles in Labrador and Hudson Bay, gaining a vivid impression of its lonely trading ports and mission stations, and the curious manners and customs of the Eskimos - article with photos; "Back to the Land" - city-worker Frank Hemstreet decides to try his luck as an extra hand on a farm during harvest near Vanguard, Saskatchewan; "Red Rube" - an account of the lurid career of one of the most daring and successful train robbers to plague American railroad and express companies; The Saving of Paris - how the wit of a humble woodman's widow led to the preservation of the Western Railway of France in the early days of WWI; "What Happened to Glenholme" - a merchant ship is sunk by a German U-boat in the Mediterranean; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 483-572, [16] ads. Covers detached as one but present. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Beaudoin, Ted
Walking on Air
This is "a book of many things; a collage of men, women, events, accidents and incidents spinning about the life of the first Chief Pilot of Canadian Pacific Air Lines - Sheldon Luck, a member of Canada's Aviation Hall of fame." - Introduction. "Sheldon doesn't get into an airplane, he puts it on." - Frank Tannock, former B.C. Forest Service fire-fighting official. pp. vii, 297. Bibliography. Map. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating life story in Canadian aviation. Book
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Griffin, J[ohn] A.; Taylor, William E. Jr. [Forward]
Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs 1920-1968 / Avions Militaires Canadiens Numeros De Serie et Photographies (Publication Number 69-2)
pp. xv, 691. Black and white photos. List of abbreviations and symbols. Alphabetical list of aircraft with cross references. Bilingual English/French text. Printed upon glossy stock. Represents "the first attempt to consolidate basic information such as type, serial, source, and disposition of all the more than 22,000 military aircraft that have been used in Canada by Canadian military forces." - Forward. "Contains an individual entry for every aircraft on charge or on formal loan to the Military Air Forces of Canada from inception through to 31 January 1968, the eve of the creation of the unified Canadian Armed Forces. All aircraft are cross referenced by type listing and registration. In addition the civil registration provided in Chapter 10 give an insight into the disposition or the acquisition of civil types used by the military, or military types used for civil applications." - xi. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Moderate lean to spine. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this extraordinary reference which represents eight years of devoted research by the author, who flew Liberators in the Second World War. Cooke [3e] p.334 Book
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Larkins, William T.; Morehouse, Harold E.; Sloan, James J.; Rust, Kenn C.; Shamburger, Page; Blue, Allan G.; Buffington, H. Glenn
American Aviation Historical [A.A.H.S.] Society Journal, Fall [3rd Quarter] 1964, Volume 9, Number 3 - Forest Fire Attack System / Glen Curtiss / First Women's Air Derby
Features: Forest Fire Air Attack System - The California-developed system of massive air drops of chemical fire retardants, popularly identified by the newspapers as "borate bombing" is now in its eighth year of operation; Flight From the Water - Glen Curtiss and his pioneering work in the development of flying from the water (float planes); The 12th Aero Squadron Observation (A.R. 2 & Salmsons) - Part I; The 313th Bombardment Wing; All American Aviation - Dr. Lytle S. Adams and his Tri-State Aviation; Ringmasters - A History of the 491st Bombardment Group (H) (Part II); Grumman Guardians - Developed from the XTB3F-1 (a torpedo bomber with the composite power sources of a reciprocating and jet engine which first flew on 1 December 1945); The First Women's Air Derby - Fascinating coverage of this 1929 race won by Louise Thaden, including group photo of some of the competitors which includes Amelia Earhart, who finished third; Bibliography; and more. Exceptionally well illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Pages 155-234. Cover illustration of Consolidated PBY-5A Water Scooper unloading over a forest fire. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this very informative vintage issue. Book
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Olmsted, MSgt Merle; Davis, L.W.; Mayer, Charles B.; Howard, Frederic; Cuny, J.; Ezquerro, Felipe E.; Sloan, James J.; Beerens, Ronald
Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society [A.A.H.S.], Spring [1st Quarter] 1965, Volume 10, Number 1 - Langley Field 1917-1945 / Charles Earl Hess
Features: Langley Field 1917-1945; Adventures of an Early Aeronaut - Charles Earl Hess; Mustang Pilot - 352nd Fighter Group - 1st Lt. Harry H. Barnes; Safe Aircraft Competition, 1929; Martin 167 in French Service; Bellanca's History Making Aircraft; The 12th Aero Squadron Observation (A.R.2 & Salmsons) - part 2; Ike, Mike and Pete - The most famous triplets in the history of American air racing, flown by Benjamin O. "Benny" Howard; Photos from the Album of Rear Admiral Aaron Putnam "Put" Storrs; Ageless - The Douglas DC-3; Bibliography; and more. Exceptionally well-illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. 74 pages. Cover features early aerial photo of Langley Field. Unmarked with above-average wear. A sound copy of this very informative vintage issue. Book
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