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Moore, Stephen L;Shinneman, William J;Gruebel, Robert
The Buzzard Brigade: Torpedo Squadron Ten at War Carrier Warfare in the Pacific from Guadalcanal to Okinawa with One of the Navy's Most Famous Avenger Squadrons
Charleston West Virginia U.S.A.: Pictorial Histories 1996. 308pp/illus/maps. History of Torpedo Squadron 10 in WWII. Clean like new. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Histories Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011630 ISBN : 1575100118 9781575100111
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SMITH, John T Jr (Editor-In-Chief)
Manual of Color Aerial Photography
Falls Church VA: American Society of Photogrammetry 1968. 550pp/illus with set of IS CC-NBS Centroid color chips in pocket at back of book. Tight and clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Society of Photogrammetry Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011631
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Jerry Hall
The Lockheed Chronicles: Volume 1 1934-1945
Palmdale CA: Lockheed Employees Recreation Club Store 1996. 304pp/illus. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lockheed Employees Recreation Club Store Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011621 ISBN : 0965283704 9780965283700
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Terrence J Finnegan
Shooting the Front: Allied Aerial Reconnaissance and Photographic Interpretation on the Western Front -- World War I
Washington D. C: National Defense Intelligence College Press 2007. 508 pages/illus/maps. A meticulously researched history of British French and American aerial surveillance on the Western FrontWorld War I marked the beginning of the era of modern warfare a conflict that demanded revolutionary technology to break the vicious stalemate in which the armies of Europe found themselves. One such technology was aerial reconnaissance and photography which together with the growing intelligence use of phone tapping and radio intercepts changed the nature of war forever. Describing the evolution of aerial photography during World War I this text is packed with data information and meticulous research from essential archives including the National Archives in College Park Maryland and Londons National Archives. It shows not only how important aerial reconnaissance was to the war effort but also how it became the foundation for modern-day exploitation of imagery and geospatial intelligence used to guide todays decision makers on global issues and shaped intelligence work for generations to come. This item ships from multiple locations. Clean no marks. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. National Defense Intelligence College Press Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011654 ISBN : 1932946047 9781932946048
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Barlow, Jeffrey G
Revolt of the Admirals : The Fight for Naval Aviation 1945-1950
Washington D. C: United States Government Printing Office 1995. 420pp. Notes Bibliography Index. Chronicles the historic showdown between the U.S. Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. United States Government Printing Office Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011694 ISBN : 0160420946 9780160420948
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Davenport, William W
Gyro!: The life and times of Lawrence Sperry
New York: Scribners 1978. 348pp/illus. 'Biography of one of the most extraordinary men in aviation history Lawrence Sperry mechanical genius and fearless pilot began his career at the age of 18 when he built his own full-size glider - in his family's house! He went on to invent the turn-and-bank indicator the automatic pilot and retractable landing gear all still used today and he perfected the aerial torpedo. He risked his life again and again for inventions that were to alter the course of aviation history.' Clean Excellent condition. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scribners Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011705 ISBN : 0684157934 9780684157931
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Ash, Eric
Sir Frederick Sykes and the Air Revolution 1912-1918
London: Frank Cass & Co 1999. 268pp/illus. He played a fundamental part in organizing and leading british aviation from 1912 to the end of 1918. he provided organization visionary guidance and efficient administrative control for the fledgling service that tried to survive infancy in the heat of battle. Clean. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Frank Cass & Co Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010329 ISBN : 0714643823 9780714643823
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Wells, Mark K
Courage and Air Warfare: The Allied Aircrew Experience in the Second World War
New York: Frank Cass & Co 1995. 240pp/illus. Colonel Wells investigates the nature of aerial warfare and the men who took part. The book analyzes aircrew selection reaction to combat adaptability to stress morale leadership and combat effectiveness and compares the efforts of the US Eighth Air Force and RAF Bomber Command. Clean . Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket- Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Frank Cass & Co Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010353 ISBN : 0714641480 9780714641485
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Bowers, Peter M
Boeing Aircraft Since 1916
Annapolis Maryland U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr 1989. 667pp/illus. Traces development of Boeing aircraft. Like new. Clean. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Naval Inst Pr Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010381 ISBN : 0870210378 9780870210372
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Francillon, Rene J
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
Annapolis Maryland U.S.A.: Naval Inst Press 1990. 570pp/illus. Details various Japanese aircraft used in the Pacific. Like new. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Naval Inst Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010382 ISBN : 087021313X 9780870213137
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The President's Aircraft Board
AIRCRAFT: HEARING BEFORE THE PRESIDENT'S AIRCRAFT BOARD September 21-23 28-30 and October 1-2 6-7 and 12-15 1925 - Volumes 1-3 Morrow Board
Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1925. Vols 1 - 3 1350pp. Rare Original copy of the Morrow Board Hearings to study the best means to use aircraft in the national defense. Includes testimony from BG Billy Mitchell and others. Vol 1 spine taped. Very rare set. Text clean. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Government Printing Office Paperback
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Matthews, R Borlase
The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son 1918. 362pp 128pp ads. Original 1918 edition. Several fold-out line drawings of WWI aircraft. Back cover damp stained. Otherwise clean and tight copy. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Crosby Lockwood and Son Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010488
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Higham, Robin D
Britain's Imperial Air Routes 1918 1939: The Story of Britain's Overseas Airlines
Hamden CT: Shoe String Press 1961. 1961 reprint of 1960 edition. Unmarked interior tight binding. 407 pages. Illustrated with maps and black & white photos. Growth of overseas British civil aviation from the beginnings through the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 eventually ending in the BOAC. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Shoe String Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010558
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An Annotated Pictorial History of Clark Air Base: 1903-1983
Clark Air Base Philippines: Office of History Thirteenth Air Force 1984. 445pp heavily illustrated. Clean. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall oblong. Office of History, Thirteenth Air Force Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010591
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Christienne, Charles;Lissarrague, Pierre
A History of French Military Aviation
Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr 1986. 531pp/illus. A very detailed and well illustrated study of the entire epoch of French Military Aviation from balloon use in 1794 thru WW 1 and 2 and post war Indochina Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Smithsonian Inst Pr Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010588 ISBN : 0874743109 9780874743104
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Holway, John;Holway, John B
Red Tails Black Wings: The Men of America's Black Air Force
Las Cruces New Mexico U.S.A.: Yucca Tree Pr 1997. 345pp/illus/map. Story of the black pilots of the 332nd in WWII. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Yucca Tree Pr Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010646 ISBN : 1881325210 9781881325215
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Grierson, John
Challenge to the Poles: Highlights of Arctic and Antarctic Aviation
Hamden CT: Archon 1964. 695pp. b/w pls. maps appends. index Edgewear to dj. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Archon Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010633
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Pessoa, Lenildo Tabosa
Historia Da Aviacao Comercial Brasileira; a History of Brazilian Commercial Aviation
Sao Paulo Brasil: Editora Rios 1989. 235pp/illus. History of Brazilian civil aviation from earliest days. Dual Portuguese and English text. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall oblong. Editora Rios Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010666
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Hotson, Fred W
The De Havilland Canada Story
Toronto Ontario Canada: Canav Books 1983. 244pp/illus. with several color fold-outs. Aviation engineer Fred W. Hotson traces the history of the de Havilland manufactory. Originally begun in 1928 to produce British Moth light planes de Havilland expanded after WW II to design and manufacture uniquely Canadian planes. Hotson considers not only the history of the factory itself but the people involved. This edition includes two fold-out diagrams: the Series 300 Twin Otter and the Dash 7. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Canav Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010665 ISBN : 0969070322 9780969070320
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Donald, David
Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War
Westport Connecticut U.S.A.: Airtime Pub 2004. 288pp/illus. offers unmatched analysis of the F-100 Super Sabre F-101 Voodoo F-102 Delta Dagger F-104 Starfighter F-105 Thunderchief and F-106 Delta Dart - the "backbone" of NATO. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Airtime Pub Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010664 ISBN : 1880588684 9781880588680
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Rawnsley, CF and Robert Wright C F
Night Fighter
New York: Henry Holt & Company 1957. 382pp/illus. The story of RAF Night Fighters in WWII. Mylar protected. Previous owner bookplate inside front cover. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Henry Holt & Company hardcover
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Dorr, Robert F;A, Dr;Jones, Thomas D
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
Osceola Wisconsin U.S.A.: Zenith Pr 2008. 336pp/illus/map. Inscribed by author on ffep. Hell Hawks! is the story of the band of young American fighter pilots and their gritty close-quarters fight against Hitlers vaunted military. The "Hell Hawks" were the men and machines of the 365th Fighter Group. Beginning just prior to D-Day June 6 1944 the groups young pilots most were barely twenty years old and fresh from flight training in the United States flew in close support of Eisenhowers ground forces as they advanced across France and into Germany. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Zenith Pr Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010867 ISBN : 0760329184 9780760329184
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Fysh, Sir Hudson
Qantas Rising: the Autobiography of the Flying Fysh
Sydney Australia: Angus & Robertson 1965. 296pp/illus. Story the of the World War I experiences in the RFC of the two founders of Qantas Airlines the founding of Qantas Airlines after WWI in 1920 through 1934. Clean excellent condition. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010975
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Fysh, Sir Hudson
Qantas at War
Sydney Australia: Angus & Robertson 1968. 244pp/illus. The story of Qantas Airlines during World War II. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
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Fysh, Sir Hudson
Story of Qantas Airlines 3 Vols - 1. Qantas Rising 2. Qantas at War 3. Wings to the World
Sydney Australia: Angus & Robertson 1965. 296pp/illus 244pp/illus 236pp/illus. The three volume history of Qantas Airlines by its founder. Clean with light wear to dj. All volumes have brodart over djs. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
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Fysh, Sir Wilmot Hudson
Wings to the World: The Story of Qantas 1945-1966
Sydney Australia: Angus and Robertson 1970. 236pp/illus. Shows how Wilmot Hudson Fysh steered Qantas & QEA after World War II including his adventures in New Guinea choosing Constellations the jets the global air routes. Light wear to dj. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Angus and Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010977 ISBN : 0207953783 9780207953781
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Smith, Harvey
The Use of Polar Ice in Inter-Hemispheric Air Operations
Washington DC: Georgetown University 1956. 238pp/maps. Masters thesis from Georgetown Univ. Some markings. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Georgetown University hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008652
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Poolman, Kenneth
Flying Boat:The Story of the Sunderland
London: William Kimber 1962. 208pp/illus. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Kimber hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008700
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Thud! The USAF F-105 Thunderchief
Fairchild Corp. approx 40 un-unmbered pages. Fairchild Corp publication showing F-105 in Vietnam. Includes overlay map of Vietnam patches of units flying F-105 and overlay with"Red River Valley" song. Unusual rare publication. Clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fairchild Corp hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008746
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White, Maj J Andrew
Practical Aviation for Military Airmen
New York: Wireless Press 1918. 198pp/illus. First Edition. "A textbook for intensive study by men preparing to become skilled mechanicians and aviators . . . . . . Each subject is presented by illustration and described completely for the reader without turning the page. A broad treatment . . . . comprising operation and care of aviation engines reconnaissance map reading radio and its uses machine gunnery and bombing from airplanes. Designed particularly for individual and class study with an analysis of important factors preceding each chapter and a set of review questions following every division." With 200 illustrations including charts drawings facsimiles in black and white." Cover lightly soiled. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wireless Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008861
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Barber, H
The Aeroplane Speaks
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co 1917. 200pp large octavo with thirty-six full pages of types of aeroplanes and eighty-seven sketches and diagrams and many advertisments to front. Original cloth gilt. Minimal markings. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Robert M. McBride & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009050
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Gabreski, Francis;Molesworth, Carl
Gabby: A Fighter Pilot's Life
New York: Orion Books 1991. 277 pages/illus. Interior is very bright and clean with a color bookplate of Gabby in his P-47 attached to the front free endpaper signed by "Gabby" Gabreski. Clean. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Ed. Orion Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009198 ISBN : 0517578018 9780517578018
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Tanner, Doris Brinker
Zoot-Suits and Parachutes and Wings of Silver too! - The World War II Air Force Training of Women Pilots WASP1942-1944
Paducah KY: Turner Publishing 1996. Glossy blue covers multi-colored cover pictorial different photos on front & rear endsheets 200 pages innumerable b/w photographs & other illustrations throughout music page designed by Nancy Parrish. Author's accounts of her experience as a WASP and her husband's with the Ninth Infantry Division in North Africa and Europe. Clean like new. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition. Turner Publishing hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009311 ISBN : 1563113686 9781563113680
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Luftflotten: Sonderheft Militarwissenschaftliche Und Technische Mitteilungen 1928
Vienna Austria: Schriftleitung Und Verlag 1928. 380pp/illus/fold-outs. German text. Has LOC surplus stamp inside front cover. Clean. 1st Edition. Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Schriftleitung Und Verlag hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009310
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Langsdorff, W v
Handbuch der Luftfahrt Jahrgang 1936
Munich GE: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag 1936. 413p/illus/line drawingsp. Blue cloth with silver lettering and silver decoration on cover. The decoration is of an eagle flying across the sun with a swastika in its center. Head and tail of spine corners and parts of edges slightly rubbed. Fascinating handbook on aviation of several countries. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs of planes and drawings. Text in German. Overall very good. . 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. J. F. Lehmanns Verlag hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009312
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Dzwonchyk, Wayne M
Aviation Army Lineage Series
Washington D. C: U S Government Printing Office 1986. 155pp/illus and approx 44 color plates illustrating unit crests and heraldic emblems. Includes history of each aviation unit. Clean. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U S Government Printing Office hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009413
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Moore, Stephen L;Shinneman, William J;Gruebel, Robert
The Buzzard Brigade: Torpedo Squadron Ten at War Carrier Warfare in the Pacific from Guadalcanal to Okinawa with One of the Navy's Most Famous Avenger Squadrons
Charleston West Virginia U.S.A.: Pictorial Histories 1996. 308pp/illus/maps. History of Torpedo Squadron 10 in WWII. Clean like new. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Histories Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009663 ISBN : 1575100118 9781575100111
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ROBERTSON, Bruce - Compiler, Illustrated by J D Carrick, Frank Yeoman, W F Hepworth
Spitfire - The Story of a Famous Fighter
Letchworth Herts United Kingdom: Harleyford Publications Ltd 1960. 211pp/numerous illus. A comprehensive look at the most famous fighter plane of World War II from its origins to the deadly fighter that it became especially when flown during the greatest air battle: The Battle of Britain. Includes many b/w photographs scale drawings and illustrations and extensive details of the many varients. DJ is worn. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harleyford Publications Ltd hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004790
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Loening, Grover C
Military Aeroplanes Simplified -- Enlarged. An Explanatory Consideration of their Characteristics Performances Construction Maintenance and Operation. Specially Arranged for the Use of Aviators and Students
Boston MA: W. S. Best Printing Company 1918. original green cloth spine and front cover giltlettered. v 202 pp. Seven folding plates and diagrams and many plates text illustrations and diagrams. Fresh and fine copy. Third Edition extensively updated and improved from earlier editions with additional illustrations. Originally compiled as a textbook for the United States Army Aviation School in San Diego this is presentation of every possible aspect of the design and operation of military airplanes as they had developed thorugh the course of World War I. Light shelf wear. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. W. S. Best Printing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005433
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Gray, Peter MD; Thetford, Owen Gordon M D
German Aircraft of the First World War
New York: Doubleday 1970. 600pp/illus w/line charts. Detailed study of German WWI aircraft. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005687 ISBN : 0370001036 9780370001036
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Pickler, Ronald A; Milberry, Larry
Canadair: The First 50 Years
Toronto Ontario Canada: Canav Books 1995. 392pp/illus. written to mark the 50th anniversary in 1994 of Canadair manufacturer of a variety of passenger military private commercial and transport aircraft. English text. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Canav Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006357 ISBN : 0921022077 9780921022077
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Holland, Rupert Sargent
Historic Airships
Philadelphia PA: Macrae Smith Company 1928. 343 pages pictorial endpapers six color plates by MANNING deV LEE and many vintage black & white photos illustrated chapter title pages. Early history of the air plane including material on balloon travel the Wright Brothers pioneer long distance flights dirgibles & zeppelins aircraft in WWI artic & North Pole expeditions Charles Lindbergh more. Clean throughout. . First Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Macrae Smith Company hardcover
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Leary, William M
Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and the CIA Covert Operations in Asia
University AL: Univ of Alabama Pr 1984. 281pp/illus/maps. The growth of the CIA's "air Force began with theKorean War. The CIA used CAT ti dekuver weaoibs to anti-Communist elements in Burma make numerous overflights of China in support of guerrilla carry operatives between secret bases throughout the Far East and provide secure airlift for other clandestine missions. Clean. First Edition. Hard Coveer. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of Alabama Pr unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007069 ISBN : 081730164X 9780817301644
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Hollbach, O (Hrsg)
Deutscher Flugzeugbau. Handbuch der Luftfahrttechnik
Frankfurt Main Germany: Verlag Fritz Knapp 1939. 409pp/illus. with several fold-outs and fold-out cut-aways of aircraft. Chapters include: airplanes engines aircraft accessories construction materials test equipment ground stations and aircraft armament. This is an interesting export handbook for the aviation industry. Includes detailed drawings of ground stations and aircraft armament. German text. Clean. First Edition. Hard Coveer. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Verlag Fritz Knapp unknown
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Zuerl, Walter
Deutsche Flugzeugkonstrukteure. Werdegang und Erfolge unserer Flugzeug- und Flugmotorenbauer
Munich GE: Curt Pechstein Verlag 1938. 336pp/illus. German aviation and gliders before WWII. German text. Clean. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Curt Pechstein Verlag hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007409
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Montague, Richard
Oceans Poles and Airmen: The First Flights over Wide Waters and Desolate Ice autographed
New York: Random House 1971. 307pp/illus. Inscribed by author on ffep. Exploration and adventures in flight in the 1920's and 1930's. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007540 ISBN : 0394462378 9780394462370
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Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Bailey, Frank W
The Storks: The Story of the Les Cigognes France's Elite Fighter Group of Wwi
United Kingdom: Grub Street the Basement 1998. 160pp. Illus. Born during the Battle of Verdun in 1916 the Storks became France's premier fighting group in World War I. Initially comprising the Escadrilles N3 N26 N73 and N103 and under the leadership of Felix Brocard GC12 counted amongst its fighter pilots most of the big French aces of the war- Guynemer Fonck the allied ace of aces with 75 victories Heurtaux Deullin de Sevin Bozon-Verdurez and many more. It also had several American Lafayette volunteers amongst its ranks notably Frank Baylies Edwin Parsons Bert Hall and Charles Biddle. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grub Street the Basement Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007799 ISBN : 1898697817 9781898697817
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Hardy, M J
The Lockheed Constellation
New York: Arco Pub Co 1973. 128pp/illus. The Lockheed Constellation first went into airline service in 1946 with advanced features such as cabin pressurisation hydraulic power-boosted controls reversible-pitch airscrews and high-lift Fowler flaps. By the time it was displaced in the 1960s more than 850 Constellations had been build in a wide range of varying models the evolution of each new version is described here; together with the airlines that operated them. Over 100 photographs and drawings included. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Arco Pub Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008063 ISBN : 0668028858 9780668028851
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Gann, Ernest K
Ernest K. Gann's Flying Circus
New York: MacMillan 1974. 224pp/illustrated with 17 full color 2 page plates all present. traces the development in America of the commercial use of airplanes through the early days of airmail air cargo and the first passenger airlines. He takes readers aboard planes such as the United Air Lines Boeing 40-B-4 the Condor KLM DC-2 and the DC-3. Internationally he describes Sabena in the Congo Imperial Airway's deluxe flights in Scipios and BOAC's Lockheed. Ligh tedgewear to dj. Text clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. MacMillan hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008220 ISBN : 0025424009 9780025424005
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Jackson, Robert;Winchester, Jim
Military Aircraft: 1914 To The Present Day
Edison New Jersey U.S.A.: Chartwell Books 2004. Hardcover. 448pp with over 200 full-page high-quality aviation artwork. Each aircraft isdescribedin detail. Clean. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall oblong. Chartwell Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008302 ISBN : 0785818952 9780785818953
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