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Multiple Contributors
Airpower Magazine, September 1972
Features: Vacu-forming the Exotic - Gotha Go 229; Diagraming the dream plaines, or The Future of the Forties; Hall Monoped - rare plane; Carrier Fighter - Curtiss F11C/BFC Hawk; Lockheed's Orion; "Angelito" - The Luftwaffe's Combat Infantryman - the Henschel 123A-1, Little Angel; Pranging the B-17 - Crash Landings - many photos; Lockheed's Orion - the brightest star in that company's constellation of 1930 airplanes - Fantastic color Model 9D Lockheed Orion centerfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Wings Magazine, October 1974 *F6F KING OF THE CARRIER FIGHTERS - EXCLUSIVE COLOR PHOTOS*
Features: Hellcat - the F6F-3 - Very long article with many great illustrations; Legion of the Lost - Consolidated's PB-2A - last of the 2-seat fighters - could never find a mission; Gordon Israel - an exclusive interview with one of air racing and aviation's most versatile pioneers. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Whitcomb, Randy L.
O.B. Philp's Dream: 26" x 20" Canadian Forces Snowbirds Limited Edition Lithograph
Copy #67 of 431. Produced from an original acrylic painting by Canadian artist Randy L. Whitcomb. Shows the Snowbirds flying down the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Parliament Buildings in the classic Swept Delta formation. This work was commissioned to commemorate the Snowbirds' 25th Anniversary. Signed by artist and all 25th Anniversary 1995-1996 Snowbird team members. Stock is 100lb cover acid free cotton rag (Quintessence) paper. There are two Limited Edition lithograph series from the original painting. "O.B. Philp's Dream" is the first series produced exclusively for the Snowbirds. Certificate of authenticity included plus bonus Snowbirds promotional poster. Please note: Certificate of Authenticity is for copy #60. Some wrinkling due to storage in tube. A wonderful Snowbirds momento. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, 18 January 1919 - The Passing of Theodore Roosevelt, Friend of Britain
Pages 65-100. Features: Charming ad for Kruschen Salts inside advertorial front cover; Front cover photo of German soldiers returning to Berlin "Undefeated"; Article by G.K. Chesterton about the hope of the Polish people; Photo of the late great actor Sir Charles Wyndham; Photo of German troops entering Berlin; Photo of Liebknecht addressing large crowd in Unter Den Linden in Berlin; Two-page photo spread of the new "Lloyd George" Coalition Government - the Premier and some of the chief members - 32 photos in all; A Great Day in Prague - several photos show President Masaryk's Triumphal Entry; Photo of Filippo Cavallini, Luigi Dini and Adolfo Re-Riccardi in prisoners dock as they face charges of treason; Several photos of the aftermath of war; Photos of British Peace Delegates departing to Paris; Three pages of photos of Theodore Roosevelt - A Friend of Britain; Aerial Records and Record Making - article by C.G. Grey - Editor of "The Aeroplane"; Superb full-page photo portrait of Poland's Ignace Paderewski; Two pages of illustrations depicting heraldic symbols for commemorating naval traditions - some new badges for British War-Ships; Nice centerfold illustration by Arthur Watts shows a coastal motor-boat engaging a German seaplane; Large aerial photos of bombs exploding at sea; Illustration of new Undersecretary of State for Air - The Rt. Hon. Major-General J.E.E. Seely, D.S.O., on his charger Warrior; Photo from Baghdad of the British Commander-in-chief reading a proclamation announcing the surrender of Turkey; Great full-page ad for Kenilworth Cigarettes shows young lady on bed lighting her smoke from that of her male companion in uniform; Aerial photo of bombed Red Cross hospital at Etaples; Photo of Herr Ebert addressing a meeting of non-commissioned officers; Interesting photo of the interior of the Sopwith Aviation company's big factory at Ham, Surrey; "Astol" ad on back cover claims to restore natural colour to hair which is grey or faded; numerous other gorgeous vintage ads. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Hitt, George C.; Snepp, Daniel W.; Fowle, Frank F.; Woodburn, Albert ; Pratt, Sarah S.; Julian George W.; Cox, Virginia
Indiana Magazine of History, September 1936
Pages 187-318. Features: James Whitcomb Riley; John W. Foster - Soldier and Politician; Octave Chanute - Pioneer Glider and Father of the Science of Aviation; James Woodburn - Hoosier Schoolmaster; Judge Horace P. Biddle; A Search After Truth; A Visit to Easton; First Steps Towards a Public Law Library; Indiana Genealogy; and more. Prior owner's stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Green, Dr. J.J.; Sandwell, A.H.; Ritchie, V.J.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, February 1937
24 pages. Features: Nice Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; The Trans-Canada situation; Cold weather tests; Increase in budget for the R.C.A.F. for next year; High octane fuels increase performance; Marvelous full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features photo of Gertrude Lawrence; Radio Compasses for the Airways; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part II - with photo of the famous "Red Wing" just prior to its first flight, plus a photo of a tetrahedral kite on floats built at Baddeck, Nova Scotia in 1906; New York's National Aviation Show - article; Nice half-page photo ad for the DH90 Dragonfly; A "Flying Wing" - unique oxwelded construction - article with photos; War-Time Reminiscences by Flight Commander A.H. Sandwell; Photo ad for the Fairchild "82"; Formation of United Air Services, Limited with photos of A. Roy Brown, W. Leigh Brintnell and M.E. Ashton; News from the West Coast; Model Aircraft League news; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - article; The St. Catharines Flying Club - full page article with photos of Morley Gain and Fred Gillies; Cub Aircraft ad; Bristol engine ad; Nice photo ad on back cover for Imperial Oil's Stanavo products; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Green, Dr. J.J.; Sandwell, Flight Commander A.H.; Bradbrooke, F.C.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, January 1937 - Sensational Fleet Aircraft Four-Page Centerfold Ad
28 pages. Features: Pratt & Whitney engine ad inside front cover; Half-page photo of the Bristol "142" in flight; Article about the high number of aviation disasters in December 1936; Brief article with photos about float planes which sunk under the weight of heavy snow; Super full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes shows Dolly Haas; How to honour the pioneers - the Silver Dart; The Story of the Silver Dart - article with three photos; Carmand and Warner Elliott of Sioux Lookout make aircraft skis - article with photos; Nice photo ad for the Monospar by General Aircraft; Hennessy Airlines Limited of Haileybury, Ontario - article with photo; Fantastic full-page ad for the 1937 Oldsmobile; War-Time Reminiscences by Flight Commander A.H. Sandwell; Superb four-page ad for Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario features photos of their "Waco" Canadian "C-6" Custom, Trainer Model 7 and Model "21" Advanced Trainer; Winnipeg Ground School - brief article with two photos; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - article; Superb Siddeley Cheetah full-page photo ad; M.A.L.C. News; News from the West Coast; Chatting with the Student; Cub Aircraft ad; Great photo ad for Imperial Airways inside back cover shows two couples enjoying the smoking saloon; Imperial Oil ad for Stanavo products on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Green, Dr. J.J.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, March 1937 - The Work of W.R. Turnbull / Noorduyn Aircraft Centrefold Ad
52 pages. Features: Cover photo onboard a new Douglas Sleeper shows mother, son and stewardess; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Reproduction of an amazing 1883 circust poster drawn by Emil Roe which shows Prof. Harriman's Steam Air Ship; The Turn of the Tide - a review of tremendous aviation progress in 1936; News and Views of the Month; Fantastic full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Antoinette Cellier and Richard Arlen who star in the film "The Great Barrier"; The Trans-Canada Airway - Progress Report - major article with photos and interesting graphic; Full-page ad for Richards-Wilcox with photo of their doors installed on the seaplane hangar at R.C.A.F. station Trenton; List of notable flights made during 1936; Monospar ad with photo; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part III - the work of W.R. Turnbull - article with photos - airscrew research; Review of Air Mail Services; Fantastic photo Douglas ad shows comfortable passengers in flight; Great photo full-page ad for the Fairchild "Sekani"; Technical Achievements in Review; Great photo full-page ad for the Tiger Moth universal trainer; A.M. "Matt" Berry awarded McKee trophy for 1936 - brief article with photo; Vintage photo Learadio ad by Lear Developments, Inc. of New York; Stats on light aeroplane clubs from 1928 through 1936; Sensational Noorduyn Aircraft Limited four-page centrefold ad features photos of R.B.C. Noorduyn, D.M. Martin, Leigh Capreol, and "Pete" Vachon, as well as photos of the "Norseman" as a skiplane, seaplane, and landplane; Great half-page ad with map from Edmonton north to Cameron Bay for Mackenzie Air Service of Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Photo of the Bristol Blenheim Bomber; Nice full-page photo ad for the Siddeley Cheetah; Commercial Air Services in Review; Canadian Vickers ad features photo of a Northrop Delta Mark I built for the R.C.A.F.; M.A.L.C. News; Photos and details of new Beechcraft Model 18; Photo of Amelia Earhart with W.C. Tinus of Bell Labs as he installs remote control for a plane's Western Electric radio equipment at Newark Airport shortly before her takeoff; Nice ad for Northern Electric Aircraft Radio; The Students' Forum; Condensed news from clubs; Nice Cub Aircraft ad; Nice Canadian Airways ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil Stanavo ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bradbrooke, F.D.; Ritchey, V.J.; Main, J.R.K.; Sandwell, Flight Commander A.H.
Canadian Aviation, July 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine
36 pages. Features: Great full-page Ethyl Corporation ad features Gabrielle de la Landelle and his design of the "Steam Air Liner" of 1864; North Atlantic Rehearsal - Double crossing of the Atlantic involving the "Caledonia" with photos; Full-age ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; The 8th Annual meeting of the Canadian Flying Clubs Association at Regina - article with photos of Lt.-Col. E.A. McCuster, Cliffe Kaake, W. Stempel, H.B. Monaghan, Dr. J.J. Green; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide with photo; The Sperry Gyropilot - article with photo; Deutsche Lufthansa in the North Atlantic - article with two great photos of the Nordmeer; Photo of an HA 139 seaplane taking off; Lovely Pontiac centrefold ad; Shortcutting the Globe - flying over the top of the world; Old Country (Britain) Gossip; United Air Transport Ltd. ad; M.A.L.C. News; Condensed news from the flying clubs; News from the West Coast; Siddeley Cheetah full-page photo ad; The Students' Forum; Cub Aircraft ad; Nice illustrated Imperial Airways ad inside back cover; Stanavo products ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Burchall, W.B.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation, September 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of a flight formation of four "Fury" aircraft from No. 1 (fighter) Squadron, RAF, Tangmere, England; Great two-colour Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover promotes their affiliation with Trans-Canada Air Liners; Neat Ethyl Corporation full-page ad shows an illustration of the birdlike monoplane of Clement F. Ader who attained a short, uncontrolled flight in 1891 in France; News and Views of the Month; Activity in Winnipeg; Full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Montreal Air Pageant Draws Large Crowds - article with photos; United Air Transport - article with photos of Grant W.G. McConachie, E.W. Kubicek, Ralph Oakes, Lenard Waagen and Chris. Green; A Week End at Saint Jovite; Lockheed Presents Its New Transport, the 14 - article with photos; Photos of runway contruction in Winnipeg; Webster Trophy Winners; R.C.A.F. Appointments; The Show at Sea Island - with several photos including Miss Rollie Moore, Tex Rankin, Hal Wilson and George Lothian; The Fleetwings Sea Bird; Air Propagande Stages Show at Sherbrooke; Old Country Gossip; The Students' Forum; Siddeley Cheetah ad; Cub Aircraft ad; Condensed News from the Clubs; M.A.L.C. News; Imperial Oil ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Burchall, W.B.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Ritchey, V.J.; Main, J.R.K.
Canadian Aviation, October 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine
36 pages. Features: Cover photo of an L2 anchored at Lac du Bonnet, Man. on its return from the Arctic in search of the missing Sigmund Levanesky and crew; Nice two-colour Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover boasts of their affiliation with the new Trans-Canada Air Liners; Frontis photo of a formation of Bristol Blenheim bombers; Our search for Levanesky - as told by Air Commodore H. Hollick Kenyon - with photos of Sir Hubert Wilkins' expedition leaving North Beach, NY and another photo of the crew; Nice full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; The John Webster Competition; Winging over Europe - as told by B. Marcuse; Notes from Winnipeg; International Air Meet at Brandon - article with photos; Starratt on the Up; The Logue Trophy for Maritime Flying Clubs; Bristol Engineering - Sleeve Valve Engine Development; Nice full-page ad for the 1938 McLaughlin Buick; Meet D. B. (Duard Browning) Colyer - article with photo; Nice Bristol full-page ad features illustration of the Blenheim bomber; Notes from Winnipeg with photo of the mail seaplane "Mercury" under construction and during first test flight; Great De Havilland full-page ad has photo of British North American Airways staff in front of their new Dragon Rapides; Old Country Gossip; News from the West Coast; The Students' Forum; Condensed News from the Clubs; M.A.L.C. News; Full-page ad for Cub Aircraft features photo of R. Languerand of Foleyet, Ontario; Imperial Oil ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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McLean, A.D.
Canadian Aviation, December 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine: New Winnipeg Runways
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Trans Canada Air Lines Electra at the formal opening of the new runways at Stevenson Airport, Winnipeg, October 11, 1937; Directory of Canadian Airports - write-ups with interesting photos - 1937 was a huge year for airport construction in Canada; Nice Christmas-themed full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Airport Planning and Construction; Nice full-page illustrated ad for Canadian Wright Limited showing the new Grumman FF1 Fighter; Nice full-page photo ad for the Canadian Marconi Company; Nice full-page photo ad for Colas Roads Limited shows a Transport Lockheed 12A on a Colas runway at St. Hubert Airport; Nice full-page photo ad for the Dibblee Construction Company which has been working on the St. Hubert Airport; Fantastic three-colour centerfold ad for Aeronca K's low-priced side-by-side Aeroplanes; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide - of which Canadian Airways, Ltd. has just added a 3rd unit to their Quebec Airways fleet; Radio Range Beacons to Guide Trans-Canada Fliers - interesting article and photos; Colas for Surfacing (runways); Nice full-page ad for the 1938 Pontiac; When is a Door Not a Door? - hangar doors at Regina and Toronto; Cub Aircraft ad; International Air Show; The Miami Air Manoeuvres; News and Views of the Month; Old Country Gossip; Nice full-page ad for Dunlop aeroplane tires, wheels and brakes; Two-colour ad for Imperial Oil's new Intava products on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Spooner, Stanley (Editor)
Flight (Magazine) And The Aircraft Engineer, February 28, 1918 - The Albatross Fighting Biplane
Pages 217-244 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Ad for Whitehead Aircraft; Martinsyde ad; S.E. Saunders ad; Palladium Commercial Vehicles photo ad; The Question of Reprisals; Sopwith ad; Page of six photos of aeroplanes of the Fifth Army of France; The Medical Aspects of Flying; The Gentle Art of Propaganda; Honours for the R.N.A.S.; An Albatross Fighting Biplane - informative article with photos and diagrams; Westland Aircraft ad; The Roll of Honour; International Aircraft Standards (continued); half-page photo of observation balloon to watch enemy movements on the British western front in France; Personals; The Air Force Debate; Aviation in Parliament; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Flight Buyer's Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Covers tender. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
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Gaal, Julius; Newberry, Stephen G.; Trimble, Robert; Wolf, Stephen W.D.; Calvert, Denis J.; Schakelaar, H.J.; March, Peter; Sweatt, Dennis; Nixon, Harry
Air Combat Magazine, May 1978 - HMAS Melbourne
98 pages. Features: Italian Transport Aircraft During WWII; New Markings for VP-19 (USN Orion Squadron); Douglas Skyknight - military markings features a little-known USN fighter; Royal Army Air Day - Giant helicopter fly-in; HMAS Melbourne - a visit with Australia's only carrier; Low-Level Luftwaffe - the Fiats of LeKG-43; Fradu - this unusual unit provides military aircraft targets flown by civilians; XFV-12A - VTOL for the Navy?; Flying Tigers win RAF Competition - USAF A-7Ds take on the RAF's best; Six Decades of USAF Service - The history of Kelly AFB in Texas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound reference copy. Book
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Seitz, E.A.; Janczarek, Ted; Lert, Peter; Boynton, John H.; Lert, Peter; Quinn, D.C.; Horn, Colonel Ron; Dillon, Mike; Lemen, W.T.; Sharp, Colonel John F.; Brabham, Lowery L.; Taylor, Lt. Col. John H.; Thomas, Arthur J.
Air Progress - Pilot Reports Magazine, 1979 (02382)
100 pages. Features: Flying the Winged Missile - the Starfighter; The B-25 Mitchell medium bomber; Burt Rutan's Quickie; BD-5 - Another View; Christen's Elegant Eagle; Confessions of a PBM Pilot; Dog Sabre - North America's all-weather version of their famous Sabre jet was a real handful for its pilot; Gordon Plaskett's TF-51D; Mustang Versus Bearcat - can a P-51 outfight an F8F?; The Beech Staggerwing; The McDonnell-Douglas DC-10; Flying the Twin MustangThe XR-12; The Northrop F5-E; The CG-4 combat glider. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Trimble, Robert L.; Boghosian, S. Samuel; DiGiordano, Michael J.; Garretson, Mathew J.; Thompson, Leroy
Air Combat Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4, July 1981
74 pages. Features: Salute to the Skyraider - examining its color schemes and markings; Air Intelligence; Navy Accepts First Operational Hornet; Over 1,000 Hours in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird; History of Reserve Squadron VA-205; How We Listened To the Ho Chi Minh Trail in stereo; A New Paint Scheme on a Blue Angels Aircraft; Re-engined F-16 planned for sale to smaller countries; How the USMC developed the helicopter into a fighting machine for aerial envelopment. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Downie, Don; Perkins, Kendall; Colby, C.B.; Miller, J.W.; Schweizer, Paul A.; Bellinger, Carl; Bowers, Capt. Peter M.; Ross, Sidney; Cahill, James; Tyler, Bill; Thomas, H.A.; Cole, Henry; Casano, Al; Schroder, Walter
Air Trails Pictorial Magazine, October 1947
134 pages. Features: Beechcraft Bonanza color cover photo over New York; Cessna Factory Flyaway of NC 1697V from Wichita to Los Angeles; The McDonnell Phantom; 'Pilot Error' Clinic; Lightplane Salesmanship; Development of the Modern Sailplane; Helicopter School; Testing the Thunderjet; Army Aircraft Markings; Volmer VJ-21; One Airplane Airline - RCR Transport of White Plains, NY; Dissertation on Gliders; Radio Control Stinson 150 - part one; Luscombe Silvaire; Drone Diesel; Arrowhead; Renard R-2; Stunting is Easy; Many pages of ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
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Dawydoff, Alexis; Winter, William; Boone, Andrew R.; Colby, C.B.; Ingells, Douglas, J.; Lazarus, William C.; Ross, Sidney; Landman, Gene; Schroder, Walter; Grant, Charles H.; Deschin, Jacob; Tyler, Bill
Air Trails Pictorial Magazine, November 1947
134 pages. Features: If War Comes Tomorrow?; We Fly the Piper Special; Speed Plus; New York's Winged Police; Roun-The-World Horsepower; State Supervised Flying; Alfalfa Airport; Supercruising the World; It's Fun on Floats; "Thimble Drome" Special; Plymouth's First International Model Meet; 1947 Nationals; Sky Bait; Make Your Exposures Count; The Air-O Mighty MIdget; Radio Control Stinson 150 - Part 2; Model Aero Club Directory; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. Front cover beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
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Ryan, Claud T.; Close, Gilbert C.; Winter, William; Ingells, Douglas J.; Colby, C.B.; reiss, George R.; Dawydoff, Alexis; Reuben, Bob; Seidler, William; Elmiger Jr, Frank W.; Winter, William; Tyler, William; Cole, Henry; Deschin, Jacob; Orthof, Alan
Air Trails Pictorial Magazine, December 1947
134 pages. Features: Pushbutton Freight Pusher; Power Plus; Save Operation Procedure; We Fly the Super Chief; The Propeller is Still There; Operation Samaritan - Air Ambulance, Inc.; The Goodyear Amphibian; Texas Thermals; Over the Antarctic; Sizzler; Drafting for the Model Builder - part 1; Design Trend at the Nationals; Wittman Special; The Center of Gravity Question; Wasp Twin; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
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Nye, Willis L.; Boone, Andrew R.; Zacharoff, Lucien; Peck, James L.H.; Stanton, L. Jerome; Hermes, Ray; Hoyt, Comm. John R.; Lund, S.E. Torsten; Reiss, George R.
Air Trails and Science Frontiers Magazine, March 1947 - Streamlining the Pilot
118 pages. Many great black and white photos. Features: Atomic Monument; Non-Scheduled Operation; The Lockheed Constitution - article with great photos; Aviation Clinic; Streamlining the Pilot - the quest for supersonic speed - with photo of test pilot "Slick" Goodlin; Bell XS-1 in Color; Measuring Microwaves; The Aeronca Chum; Learn to Fly - part 7; Surface Dominated Air Age Education; Farmer Jones - Lake Erie island residents receive air service from Island Air Service of Air Tours, Inc. - article with nice photos including Milton Hersberger; Rocket Report - article with photo of the 'Tiamat' taking off; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
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Northrop, Capt. B.A.; Douglas, Donald W.; Pope, Alan; Naughton, D.I.; Stanton, Jerome; Wherry, Joseph H.; Earle, George; Boone, Andrew R.; Rolfe, Douglas; Storck, Maj. Walter; et al
Air Trails and Science Frontiers Magazine, May 1947 - Fortress in the Sky - Establishing a Moon Base
118 pages. Many great black and white photos. Features: Born Gambler; Fortress in the Sky - Establishing a Moon Base; Let's Look Ahead; Germany's Giant Wind Tunnel - Hidden in Austria - article with super photo; History of the Seaplane; Scale Model, Early Type; NACA Engine Research; Curtiss XF-15C-1 in Color; A-Planes; The C.A.A.; The Cloudster; Air Progress; Flying the Bell 47 Helicopter; What's the Matter with Free Flight:; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
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Huertas, Salvador Mafe; Birch, Stuart; Trimble, Robert L.
Air Combat Magazine, November 1981
74 pages. Sixteen pages in color. Features: Northrop's new Tigershark; Latest news from the world's air forces; Mirage IIIE in Spanish Service; Can the Royal Air Force's Strike Command stop Soviet Air Strikes in Britain and Europe?; A Close look at markings of the USN Phantoms and Tomcats; The life and times of the two TF-86 training Sabres. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Kumar, S. Vinaya; et al
Jetwings, January 2004: Monthly Magazine of Jet Airways
216 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: The Mundanthurai sanctuaryis Tamil Nadu's haven for wildlife enthusiasts; The Unknown Lucknow; Bharatpur's Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary; Devil Rays off the coast of the Maldives; Nagpur and Indian aviation achievements; Suits that make the man; Jijoy Chowdhury's evocative images of a winter morning in Kolkata; Kurukshetra is steeped in mythological grandeur; Sakinalu packs a punch for the Telegus; Sri Lanka's capital; Bentota Beach; Sigiriya Rock; Buddhist art; Sri Lankan cuisine; Tea and golf in Nuwara Eliya's green hills; Baila; Sri Lankan writers; Tamilian tales; Geoffrey Bawa's architectural style; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Anniversary Book Commieettee; Dick, Cheryl; et al
Time Air (TimeAir): 25 (Twenty-Five) Years of People, Service and Memories - 25th Anniversary Book
80 pages. Reproductions of many photos, mementos, stories and anecdotes collected over the first twenty-five years of operation of this airline, founded in Lethbridge in 1966. Includes four-page list of employees. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of peeling from decorated front free endpaper where attachment was removed. A quality copy of this enjoyable and informative review of the history and people behind this successful airline. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Pathfinder Magazine - A Weekly Digest of World Affairs From the Nation's Capital, October 14, 1933 - Gold Hoarding Prosecutions
24 pages. Contents: Buying Revival Delayed by Slowness of Credit Expansion - Bankers Must Help; Labor Shows Way for Farmers to Combine and Stop Production by Strikers if Necessary; Vintage ads; Photo of New York Mayoral Candidate LaGuardia; Foreign news; Illustration of Dr. Goebbels who met with the Polish foreign minister to request removal of the Polish-Jew boycott against German goods; Illustration of Maxim Litvinoff; Japan's Naval Chiefs Given Added Power - with illustration of Gen. Araki; Current Events; Illustration of Attorney-General Homer S. Cummings who is going after bad lawyers; Photo of Dr. J.M. Doran, Commissioner of Industrial Alcohol; Photo of Italy's wireless wizard, Senator Guglielmo Marconi; Illustration of Comptroller of the Currency J.F.T. O'Connor; National Recovery Administration; Financial history repeats - the crazy period just prior to 1929 was a depression-breeder; Marketing; Capital Chat; Photo of Rep. Mary T. Norton, Chairman of the House District Committee; Photo of Laurence of Arabia; Caricature of Marie Dressler; Science News; Flag Conversation Between Ships; Caricature of Charles T. Coiner, designer of the NRA emblem; Aviation - big naval orders in US and Britain; and more. 3 inch by 1 inch piece missing from cover. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Pathfinder Magazine - A Weekly Digest of World Affairs From the Nation's Capital, May 16, 1936 - Feature Coverage of Illinois
24 pages. Contents: Illinois - now a puzzle-problem; New York's New Charter;Safety Drive Cuts Fatalities; Coal Pay Talks Continued; How Bonus Will Be Spent; Illustration of Dr. Jjalmar Schact; Addis Adaba in Chaos after Selassie Flees, Taken by Italians - Ethiopia Doomed; Current Events; Congress; National News; More Money Needed?; Marketing; Photo of Rep. Bertrand Snell, permanent Chairman of the G.O.P. convention at Cleveland; Small photo of Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas; Science News; Aviation - testing new optical gun sight at Wright Field, near Dayton; Is Independence or Statehood Sought by Puerto Rico?; The Bee - an asset to industry; Vintage ads; and much more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Pathfinder Magazine - A Weekly Digest of World Affairs From the Nation's Capital, June 27, 1936 - Eight Financial Panics During the Life of This Publication
24 pages. Contents: Eight Panics During the Life of the Pathfinder (cover story); Civil Service Championed; Summer Driving Dangerous; Foreign Gold Flowing Into U.S.; The High Cost of Government; War Debts Defaulted - As Usual; Foreign News; China's Two Worries - Civil War and Japanese Invasion; Current Events; Editorial; Marketing; Large photos of Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas, and Col. W. Franklin Knox, of Illinois; Science News; Aviation - aircraft designers look lovingly at the diesel engine; Ohio - a Good State (concluded from prior issue); Vintage ads; and much more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Pathfinder Magazine - A Weekly News Review of World Affairs, May 22, 1937 - Safety in the Sky / The Hindenberg Disaster
24 pages. Features: Man and Sky - Safety is the Goal but Disaster Lies Between - article with photo of the Hindenberg disaster; The National Scene; Organized Labor and the Movies; Seeking taxes from Pierre S. duPont and John J. Raskob - with photos of each; Jim Crowism; Photo of Congressman A.W. Mitchell; Italy, Peeve, Censorship; Mexico, Church, Land; Sugar Pact; Spanish Civil War Update, with photo of Basque troops in Bilbao; Small international news bits; The Mellon Institute; Photo of Glenn Martin; Editorials; Robert R. Young and the Van Sweringen rail empire; Feature article on Neville Chamberlain, with photo of him and his wife; The Movie World - with bizarre 'puckered' photo of Rufe Davis; Photo of Sohn - who flew with canvas wings - and died; Air safety compared to rail and auto safety; Very fascinating aviation photos on back page show very unusual planes; Vintage ads; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Case, Victoria; Ruhen, Olaf; Brimmer, Lenor & Kenneth; Mayse, Arthur; Yoder, Robert; Smith, Beverly; Hauser, Ernest; Libler, John; Borge, Victor; Blair, Col. Charles F. Jr.; Wolf, Bill; Von Rosenstiel, W.; Le May, Alan; Case, Robert
The Saturday Evening Post, March 23, 1957 - Victor Borge / Operation Sharkbait / Preventing Premature Births
126 pages. Fiction: Problem Mother; The Face of Death; First Baby; The Forbidden Island; Kiowa Moon (part 2 of 7); The Golden Shadow (conclusion). Articles: How an Amblance Chaser Works - other people's accidents make him money; If a President Collapses - proposed solutions to the problem of what to do if/when a President falls ill; The Face of America - The Golden Triangle - large color photo of the Monongahela meeting the Allegheny River; We are on the Spot in Spain - Franco's dictatorship rests on a powder keg; Premature Births Can Be Prevented - Releasin is used to delay labor - with photo of Mrs. Lorraine Yarsinsky and her triplets; Everybody Laughs at Me - Victor Borge - par 6 of 7 - his feud with Rudy Vallee, and the day he was arrested as a spy; We Flew Operation Sharkbait - Col. Charles F. Blair, Jr., USAF Res. recounts the harrowing tension-filled hoursin a jet fighter that spanned the Atlantic on a hush-hush test flight - the first Great Circle Route flight to Europe in a Thunderstreak Interceptor; Fishing at its Fanciest - article and great color photos from Palm Beach; My Ware with the Army - W.H. Von Rosenstiel got no mail for three months so went over his colonel's head - with astounding results; Should your child be a Librarian? Ads: Winston cigarettes (taste good); Pream coffee; Amana fridges (very nostalgic); Hart Schaffner & Marx clothing - with color photos of Dr. Joyce Brothers and Hal March of the $64,000 Question; 'Eggs Belong in Breakfast'; Presto appliances; Nice 1-page color ad for Boeing's 707; Ford cars - two-page color photo; Westinghouse washer - the famous 'sand test'; Tareyton; Pontiac cars - nice yellow Super Chief two-door hardtop; Baldwin Organs; GMC Air Suspension Tractors - two color pages; Union Pacific Railroad Vacations; RCA TV Service; Underwood Typewriters (golden gloves); Allis-Chalmers - 2-page ad showing their cement plant; USS United States Steel with illustration of futuristic bridge; GMAC color photo ad with old ladies telling young mom what to do; Nice two-page Borg-Warner ad in 'believe-it-or-not' format; Nice one-page color Pepsi adshows young painting couple; Magnavox High Fidelity TVs; MacGregor baseball gloves - featuring Red Schoendienst; GM two-page photo ad features Amanda, Ohio, home of GM supplier Mid-West Fabricating - with photos of Stanton Johns, Francis and Helen Crago, Dick Young, and L.E. Conrad; Evinrude outboard motors - nice color-photo ad; Ponderosa Pine Windows; Anchor Fence; IBM Selectric Typewriters; Santa Fe Super Chief; Briggs & Stratton engines; Nice Viceroy cigarette ad features bowler Don Carter; Chrysler 4-door hardtop Windsor - color photo; Betty Crocker Li'l Angel Food Cake Mix ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Worple, Kathy; Netboy, Anthony; rerucha, Paul; Satterfield, Archie; Reid, Sean; Heath, Hazel
Alaska - the Magazine of the Last Frontier, June 1982 - Last Days of the Tahltan Bear Dog / Chinook - King of the Salmons
78 pages. Features: Nice color-photo Datsun 4x4 ad inside front cover; Nice one-page Colt Python revolver ad; Last Days of the Tahltan Bear Dog - article with photos; Leave lost wild babies alone; Chinook - King of the Salmons (part 2); Rowing the Coast of Alaska; Backwoods sawmill; Aviation Heroes; Talkeetna's No Name Sled Shop - Jess Cartwright and Bill Bentley; Giardiasis - Dont Drink the Water; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Cowan, J.; Macdougall, Neil; Meacock, F.T.; Worcester, R.G.;
Th Aeroplane (Magazine), Incorporating Aeronautical Engineering, September 2, 1949 - Special British Aircraft Industry Number (Vol. LXXVII. No. 1995)
The special issue is extra large and contains 122 pages. Dozens of fantastic vintage photo-illustrated ads. Features: Fantastic Shorts one-page ad includes photos of their massive flying boats; Illustrated article on the first rocket motor built in Britain, the De Havilland Sprite; J.W. Dunne - Obituary; Rocket Fighters for Home Defense; Indian Ocean Survey - The first full story, told by J. Cowan, of a long-range survey flight from Australia to South Africa undertaiken by a Quantas Empire Airways' Lancastrian which left Sydney on November 14, 1948; Air Transport Affairs; Nice 4-page color ad for the Hawker Siddeley Group; Great color ad for the Apollo passenger aircraft; Nice one-page color ad for the Fairey Gyrodyne; The War Against Winter; Nice photo-illustraed Handley Page ad presents aircraft they have produced, past to present; For the Aeronautical Engineer; Flight Assessments During 1948-9; Magnificent 8-page colour illustrated ad for De Havilland's planes; A Review of Britain's Aircraft Industry; and much, much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this extraordinary issue. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Privately Bound in One Volume: A.A.H.S. (American Aviation Historical Society) Journal, 1983 Issues
Features: Balloon Training at NAS Lakehurst; Underwriter's Laboratories Aircraft and Pilots Registers; How the Allies trained the American Air Service; The War Diary of John R. 'Killer' Kane - part III; The Stardusters - a history of the 406th Figher Group; Pineapple Airlines - an operational history of VR-21 - part I; The last flight of Lawrence B. Sperry; Seversky AP-7; The race from 'Point Zero' - Curtiss vs. Wright; Beware the Man with the Tape Recorder; Operation Sun-Run; The Douglas DC-1 - 50 years ago; What killed Harriet Quimby; Bell XP-77 Design Origin; Davis-Monthan - home of the USA's 'Surplus' Air Force; The War Diary of John R. 'Killer' Kane - Part IV (conclusion); Jim Warner - Radioman; American-built civilian Airplaines in the Netherlands East Indies, 1935-1942; Pineapple Airlines - an operational history of VR-21 - part II; The Crash of the TWA Fokker F-10A; Doing their duty Side by Side - American Aviation Personnel in Allied Service; The Lockheed Constellation (A history) Part I; Lillie-Vought Biplane (Chance M. Vought's Early Designs of World War I Era); American Military Aircraft in Siam 1934-1940; U.S.S. Intrepid Air Museum; The 366th Fighter Group in WWII; Hollywood's 13 black cats; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Air Pictorial Magazine, 1969 (Volume 31): All 12 Issues Bound in One Volume *includes 12 Articles on the History of the R.A.A.F.*
Features: Bristol Sycamore; No. 809 Squadron History; History of the R.A.A.F. - I; Birmingham Airport; Chilton Monoplane; Maritime Mainstay - Shackleton; Towards cheaper flying; H.M.S. 'Fearless'; History of the R.A.A.F. - II; Topdressing in New Zealand; Aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal; Thoughts on the Tu-144; History of the R.A.A.F. - III; Instant Invisibility; Spot the Gaps in our Air Cover - when the carriers have gone; The Air League is 60; Concorde's Structure; Golden Age of Flying; Commonwealth Air Forces; History of the R.A.A.F. - 4; German Fighter Production; DC-9s in Service; R.A.F. Tengah; History of the R.A.A.F. - 5; History at Yeovilton; France's Aircraft Industry; Sud Spin-off; Central Flying School; History of the R.A.A.F. - 6; Rollason's Luton Beta; British European Airways (BEA) History; No. 230 Squadron History; Civilian Coupe; Paris Photo Report; Britten-Norman BN-3 Nymph; History of the R.A.A.F. - 7; Air Power Needs Afloat; 'Emily' - Japanese flying boat; Paris Photo Report - 2; British European Airways; SAR Competition; History of the R.A.A.F. - 8; Battle of Britain film; 'Emil' Evaluation; Sywell Display; Italian Raids on Britain; Battle of Britain Displays; History of the R.A.A.F. - 9; Competition Sailplanes - 1; BEA fleet list; Aviation in Costa Rica; No. 27 Squadron History; Leeds-Bradford Airport; Sywell Display; History of the R.A.A.F. - 10; Competition Sailplanes - 2; Learning to Test; Vickers Virginia; History of the R.A.A.F. - 11; Competition Sailplanes - 3; Bristol Britannia; Reforger and Crested Cap; Newbury Eon; History of the R.A.A.F. - 12; Near East Air Force; and much more. Index laid in. Tight and clean with gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. A quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Air Classic Quarterly Review Magazine 1975, Volume 2 - Bound in One Volume
Features: NA-73X - first of a famous breed; RAF's Mustang 1; A-36 - Dive-Bombing Mustang; P-51 & P-51A - Early Development; P-51B & P-51C - The Razorbacks; ACQR Mustang Color Portfolio; P-51D - a sword in the heart of Germany; TP-51D - Mustang built for two; P-51H - last of the Mustangs; XP-51F/G/J - the Lightweights; Mustangs for the Air National Guard; Mustang People; The Early Days - developments that led to the birth of the mightiest sea-going weapon; The first carrier - the USS Langley; The New Breed - the Lexington and Saratoga and aircraft like the F4B and Helldiver controlled the seas in the 1930s; Carriers in Combat; The Post-War Carriers - they were kept busy with Korea, Vietnam and more; New Wings for the Fleet - upgrading carriers and their planes toward the year 2000; Listing of USN Carriers - a complete list of all USN carriers; The Stirrings of War; WWII - the Island War against the Japanese; ACQR Color Portfolio - 16 color pages; Leathernecks over Korea - MSMC vets meet again over Korea; Into the Jet Age - the Marines equip with jet aircraft; Master of Vertical Envelopment - USMC refines the methods of helicopter warfare; USMC in the 1970s - new aircraft boost its strength. Special issue devoted to the US Air Force Museum features articles on: how it was moved from Patterson Field to Wright Field; Color Portfolios; How the USAF made a Sopwith Camel; Saga of 33-324, a rare Douglas biplane; Restoring the last B-10; The last P-35; WWII; Royal Frey remembers; Shoo-Shoo Baby - the history of a B-17; Aircraft of the jet age; inventory listing; and more. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Air Enthusiast Magazine - Issues 16, 17 and 18 (1981-82) Bound in One Volume
Features: The rise and fall of the VNAF - the rise and fall of the South Vietnamese Air Force, from 1951 to 1975; America's Spitfires - the USAAF was second only to the RAF as a major operator of the Supermarine Spitfire - a review of their operational history in American service; The RAF in Greece - 1940/41 - the fulfillment of Britain's treaty obligations; CW-21 - the St. Louis Lightweight - the story of the relatively unknown Curtiss-Wright CW-21 fighter in WWII; Sixes and Sevens - completing the story of the 4-engined Douglas transport family, begun in AE/15 - the DC-6 and DC-7; The Blenheim in Yugoslavia - two successful years of Blenheim operations in Yugoslavia were followed by eight days of disaster in 1941; F13 - the Pioneer from Dessau - first flown in 1919, the Junkers F 13 was still serving after WWII; Armstrong Whitworth's Flying Wings - Laminar flow research and boundary layer control, as applied to the A.W.52 flying wings; Walrus - amphibious angel of mercy - designed by Reginald Mitchell; PR Flying and the Spitfire - an account of war-time photographic reconnaissance operations in the Middle and Far East; "Britain Captures Schneider Trophy" - this 1931 headline summed up the culmination of an 18-year endeavour; The MiG Killers of Korea - the North American F-86 Sabre achieved the greatest success in air-to-air combat; Fokker's D VIII - the reluctant Razor - the world's first operational cantilever-winged fighter; Caught by the wing-tip - C.E. 'Bud' Anderson's experiences as a test pilot in the wing-tip coupling experiments; Bombay - Pegasus Draught, Bristol Dray - the flying characteristics and operational career of the Bristol Bomber-transport; Quest for Altitude - The First Generation MiGs - a comprehensive account of the first fighters to bear the MiG appellation; Return of the Razorbacks - the restoration and flight demonstrations of the only Allison-engined Mustangs now extant; A seversky in the Spanish War - the SEV-3; Stratocruiser - ending an airline era - the role of the Boeing Stratocruiser in post-war air transport evolution; Destination - Disaster - how 8 new Saab B 18Bs of the Swedish Air Force met their doom, and how they came back; Estonian Air Power, 1918-1945. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. Book
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Air Pictorial Magazine, Volume 37, 1975, All Issues Hardbound in One Volume
Features. Handling a Harrier; Air Wisconsin; Aboard U.S.S. 'America'; D.H.88 Comet G-ADEF; Bellanca Aircraft - 1; Grumman AA-5 Traveler; Money-saving trainer; Markham - R.A.F. Tanker Base; De Havilland D.H.86; Lockheed S-3A Viking; Bellanca Aircraft - part 2; Shin Meiwa SS-2A; Nationalisation; McAlpine Aviation; Supermarine Walrus K8541; Saro Lerwick; No. 208 Squadron History; The Hadj - Saudi Arabia; Zlin 42; Sabena in the 1970s; Luxembourg Airlines; Farman Transports; R.A.F. Northolt; Fighters from Central Europe; Bristol Badminton; Britain's Defence Cuts; Defense Austerity; 'Flying Can-Openers'; France's Aircraft Industry; General Dynamics F-16; Air Anglia; U.S. Pusher Fighters of World War II; Operation 'Firedog' - part 1; Westland Wessex G-ABVB; D.H. Canada Dash 7; Herbert Smith; The Hiller Phoenix; Histoyr of the No. 111 Squadron; Catalina Recollections; Prospects for the F.A.A.; Crewman on a Puma; Operation 'Firedog' - part 2; Croydon Remembered; Restored V.L. Viima II; European NATO requirements for shipborne aircraft; Paris Pictures; Fairchild A-10; Martinair's Many Faces; Operation 'Firedog' - part 3; Handley Page Harrow K6940; Strike's Interceptor Phantoms; Seen at Sywell; Dambusting Navigator; British Airlines 1975; Aircraft Design Draughtsman; Battle of Britain Day; Cessna Model 172; Portuguese Army Aircraft; Last Meteor Exports; Colerne Collection; Liverpool Blitz -1; Braathens S.A.F.E.; Harrier Carrier; VFW - Fokker 614; Boeing - cautious optimism; U.S.S. 'Nimitz' visits the U.K.; R.A.F. Finningley; R.A.F. Training in France; Liverpool Blitz - 2; Sikorsky S-39A G-ABFN; South African Air Force; Handley Page Herald; Hatfield memories; Fokker Trimotor; Sounders ST-27 and ST-28; Maritime AEOp; Vickers Vildebeest K4175. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Aeroplane Montly Magazine - Volume 6: All Twelve 1978 Issues Privately Bound in One Volume
Features: Clerva's triple-rotor chopper; Eyes for the Fleet; Fighters of the Fifties - No 17 Gloster Javelin; Moth Monoplane; Handling the Heinkel; Christmas Mission; Preservation Profile No 57 Avro 504K (DYAK); Britain's civil aircraft register; Seafang; British pre-war ultra-lights No 22 T.K.4; Capricious Convair; Siskin Saga; North America's Twin Mustang; Westland Dreadnought; Preservation Profile No 58, North American P-64; Neil Williams; Austin Assortment; Doug Bianchi; One way ride to Pilsen; British pre-war ultra-lights No. 23 Miles Hobby; Light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
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Kelly, Ellen; Kelly, Doris
Critical Moments: Profiles of Members of the Greater Vancouver Branch of the Aircrew Association
346 pages. Glossary. Black and white illustrations. Decorated endpapers. "Here is a significant, evocative - and long overdue - honour roll of the 'captains of the clouds' who saved democracy." - Peter C. Newman. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
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Air Combat Magazine - Great Combat Aircraft Special Issue - Fall 1979
98 pages. Curtiss P-6 in the Netherlands East Indies; Night Fighter from Junkers - story of the deadly Ju 88 night fighters; Fighter Formations - history of fighter tactics; Not So Black Widow - P-61s in the Pacific; Messerschmitt Me 410A/Cross - beautifully restored German fighter in the RAF Museum; Fighter Night - Dangerous WWII mission in a Hurricane; Bristol Beaufighter - rare examples of a famous fighter; Bat Out'a Hell - history of the Douglas Skyray and Skynight; Deadly Long Nose - Famous Focke Wulf FW 190D and Ta 152 fighters; Farewell to the Ugly Duckling - the Fairey Gannet has made its last flight; Most-war Military Mitchells - Mitchells served in the USAF until the early 1960s; Norwegian Warriors - Norwegian pilots during WWII. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Air Combat Magazine, March 1979 - History of the Swedish Air Force
82 pages. Features: Air Intelligence File; Hornet Strike Fighter - The F-18 prototype has been rolled out; Military Oddities - a target tug TA-4J is illustrated; Phoenix Factor - The F-14 and the Phoenix missile system form a deadly duo; Alpha Jet - this Franco/German trainer is expected to sell over 1,000 examples; Swedish Air Force - the Swedes have one of the most modern air forces in Europe; Thunder over Mojave - Republic's unusual XF-91 Thunderceptor; Thunderbolt II - history of the evolution of a camouflage scheme. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Air Combat Magazine, July 1980 *F-16 for Israel*
74 pages. Albatross over Vietnam - faithful service from an antiquated design; Atlantic Fleet Orions - these sub-hunters guard the vital Atlantic sea lanes; Thunderbolt II - part 3 of our complete coverage of the evolution of the A-10's camouflage and markings; F-16 for Israel - the first General Dynamics F-16 has been delivered to the government of Israel; Aermacchi MB-339 - this Italian Trainer is a contender for the Navy's VTX program; Starfighters in Foreign Service - the Lockheed F-104 was one of America's most successful export fighters. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Military Enthusiast Magazine, Volume 5 / No. 26
34 pages. Features: B-52 Heavyweights in SAC; The Malvinas War - an Argentinian Viewpoint; Team Spirit 1983 - the annual exercise of US and Korea; Company C - Destroying the Marines; Elite Forces of the United Kingdom. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy loaded with great photos in colour and black and white. Magazine
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Stofer, Eric (Signed)
Unsafe for Aircrew
430 pages. Signed by author upon half-title page. "Recreates the conversations, the tensions, the humour, the worries that Stofer lived. He brings us into a pre-op briefing session; we join him on many of his 30 ops; and he recounts the dangers of life on leave in London for a lusty young man." - from back cover. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Slight lean to spine. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Marjoribanks, Robert: Editor
Saturday Night Magazine, Volume 73: Complete Run of 1958 Issues Bound in One Volume
Topics: Shocking mess in civil defense; Canada-US Partnership problems; Lester Pearson - Peacemaking to Politicking; New Surgery repairs the heart - Dr. Wilfred Bigelow; Nice 2-page colour GM ad with five illustrations of Chevrolet through Cadillac; Canada's CF-100 - Boldest and Costliest Aviation Venture; How the Price Squeeze hit the Newspapers; U.K. Trade Mission - what it achieved; How to make money when stocks go down; Colour Chevrolet ad; Toronto Exchange in Losing Battle with Skulduggery; Let's not panic on Canadian Education; Playground of Danger in the Middle East; Small Investors invade Real Estate; Cover photo - Dr. E.J. Pratt; Cover photo of Conductor Walter Susskind; Our Shabby Airports - a growing shame; The Cigarette war comes to Canada; How we cover up our Racia Abuses; Confused Tax Laws cost you money; Cover photo of TV's Joyce Sullivan; Our 'forgotten force' in the middle-east - Snafu in UNEF; Closed-circuit TV catches on in Canada; Revival of Freedom on Latin America; Natural Gas Stocks - profit possibilities; Cover photo of George C. Metcalf; Election Pollsters; Can a machine prove you are drunk?; What free trade would mean to Canada; Cover photo of J.E. Coyne of the Bank of Canada; What do we need most in Canadian schools - money or brains?; A Long-Term Payoff in Labrador Power; Spoon-fed patriotism won't work in Canada; New market technique for skillful traders; Cover photo and story on Sir Robert Watson-Watt; Rescuing a world bent on Suicide; How many people are really out of work?; Our moonstruck U.S. Neighbors; Sales Promotion brings in hard cash; Cover photo and article on Rev. Dr. J.R. Mutchmor; The Recession; Dilemma of Diplomacy; Parlor politics and the video vote; New play in the copper market; Cover photos and article on CCF leader M.J. Coldwell; How Canada built and abandoned the world's first Jetliner - designed by James Floyd; Gold's new glitter brings out old glamor; Our religious revival - new faith or old fear?; Boating craze booms business; Cover photo and article of CPA's Grant McConachie; Business in British Columbia; Could we stop Russian missiles?; Global triple play - Ike to Dag to Mr. K; Vancouver's Deas Island Project - Submarine Highway Under the Fraser; Cover photo and story on Stratford's Charmion King; Trade Policy; Why the CF-105 had to be built *Great Avro Arrow Article with Photos*; The case against the Grand Jury; Mutual Funds; Cover photo and article on Labour Minister Mike Starr; Why the market rises while business slumps; Will resurgent Tories take over in B.C.?; How the DBS figures can make you money; Can leadership solve the world's ills; Cover photo and article on Federal Finance Minister Donald Fleming; Canadian-UK banks combine to develop South American trade; Terror in British Columbia - the Sons of Freedom in the Kootenays; NORAD and NATO and their affects on our national interest; New Trend - Mutual Life Companies; Dollars and cents re: Air Conditioning; Jason Robards cover photo and article; Cover photo and artile on Davidson Dunton; Hoffa Muscles in - will labor racketeers strangle the Seaway?; Feeble defense policy cripples our armed forces; TV inquisitors give journalism new depth; Mining market madness; Cover photos and article on Dag Harrarskjold; The State of Alaska - partner or problem?; Sherman Adams Case - Pharisee's Prattfall; What Shakespeare did to Stratford; Who benefits from Gasoline wars?; Cover photo and article on Maurice Duplessis; Will foreign cars drive U.S. Makers to Model-T thinking?; How NORAD worked in Mid-East Crisis; Successful Pay-TV - a first for Canada?; TBill sale can fight inflation; Cover photo and article on CBC's Jack Duffy (who bears a resemblance to Mr. Obama); The Family Fortunes; TV in Russia; Arab Showdown; Buy a house and stay solvent; Cover photos and article on Claude Bissell; Does Ottawa connive in U.S. attempt to tax Canadians?; Why emotion rules in U.S. School Fight; Army faces atom war without atomic arms; A hundred-y Book
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Parker, Nigel J.: Editor
Bomber Command Association Newsletter, April 2002, No. 43
Includes recollections/contributions by R.J.P. Warren; John "Swiftly" Swallow; Leslie Temple, ex 101 Sqdn.; Eric Clarke (F/Lt W E. 49 Sqdn. RAF Scampton), Frank Metcalfe, Squadron Leader Alec Cranswick, Ted Cachart; David Clark. Article: The Lost Crew of Lancaster JB659, 97 Squadron Reunited. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average external soiling and wear. Book
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Sanders Phillips & Co.
Bomber Command
126 pages. Many excellent black and white photos plus substantial text. "The Air Ministry's account of Bomber Command's Offensive Against the Axis September, 1939 - July, 1941." - subtitle. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound working copy. Book
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Texaco
Lubrication - A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants: Volume 32 - 12 Issues from 1946 Bound in One Volume
Topics include: Lubricating oil additives; Construction machinery; Factors which relate to lubrication in the Textile industry; Lubrication of airframe and engine accessories; Lubrication of the paper machine; Petroleum asphalt; Aviation fuel volatility; Hydraulic oils for industrial equipment; The Strip Steel Mill; Lubrication of Logging and Sawmill Machinery; Automotive hydraulic transmissions. Prior owner's name on cover of first issue otherwise contents tight, clean and unmarked. Moderate wear to boards. A sound copy. Book
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Rawlings, John D. R.
Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft
572 pages. "A fully revised and updated edition of this authoritative reference work, presenting concise and well-illustrated histories of over two hundred and forty Squadrons of the R.A.F., its predecessors the R.F.C. and R.N.A.S., the R.Aux.A.F. and the Dominion and European fighter squadrons which came under the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Factual details include the bases used by the squdrons, their aircraft types and insignia, commanding officers, movements and operational service... Illustrated with over 850 selected photographs and, together with detailed Appendices, forms a permanent record of the Squadrons concerned and their aircraft." - from dust jacket. Printed on glossy stock. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy of this incredibly comprehensive compilation. Book
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Lange, Bruno
Das Buch Der Deutschen Luftfahrttechnik - Bildteil
651 pages. Text in German. "Der Bildband erganzt durch seine ausgewahlten Fotos die technische Aussage des Textbandes und ubernimmt daruber hinaus die Aufgabe eines grossen Flugzeugtypenbuches. Text- und Bildfolge beider Bande laufen synchron, die Fotos sind also den sechs Hauptabschnitten entsprechend zugeordnet und innerhalb eines jeden Abschnitts alphabetisch in der Reihenfolge der Hersteller eingereiht. Aus Grunden der graphischen Gestaltung und unterschniedlichen Vorlagen an Bildgrossen war es technisch nicht immer moglich, die genaue Reihenfolge einzuhalten, jedoch sind die Abweichungen derart gering, dass jedes Kapitel, in sich abgeschlossen, ein Ganzes darstellt." - from Einleitung. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful photographic compilation. Please note: we are offering one volume only. It appears to be a first edition but we are uncertain of this. Please inquire prior to ordering if you require a first edition copy. Book
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Render, Shirley
No Place for a Lady: The Story of Canadian Women Pilots 1928 1992
389 pages. Index. Bibliographical references. Over 200 black and white photos reproduced throughout. "The first book ever written about Canada's women pilots... Based on hundreds of personal interviews with men and women in civil and military aviation, the book reveals the women's determined characters and the often single-minded quest of Canada's female aviators from 1928 to the present." - from dust jacket. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper. Light overall wear. A quality copy. Book
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