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The Sacrament A True Story of Survival

1980réf. 032008New York: Atheneum 1980. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Incredible Story of Brent Dyer and Donna Johnson who endured a plane crash in the mountains of Idaho and were forced to resort to cannibalism to survive. Bound in the original blue boards with a gilt-stamped blue cloth spine. From GoodReads: "Documents the efforts to survive undertaken by Donna Johnson and Brent Dyer after their plane crashed in the mountains of Idaho and the two had no choice but to consume the flesh of one of the dead passengers." From a 2024 review by Amanda: "My partner is related to one of the survivors of this tragic incident and one of his family members lent me this book as a must read but warned me that it would be emotionally heavy which it is. While its a quick read you cant help but feel the sense of despair and helplessness that the victims felt as they came to terms with their injuries their isolation and their hunger. They survived a horrific crash and had to cope with the death of Don and the insanity of Norm following his brain injury all while coming to terms with the fact that nobody was coming for them as Search and Rescue were likely looking in the wrong area and likely couldnt see their white plane amongst the white snow that continued to fall. I appreciated the authors historical review of cannibalism throughout the many different cultures that have practiced it out of necessity or to gain something spiritually or otherwise from the act. Without being in an extreme survival situation it is impossible to know what I or anyone else for that matter would do in those circumstances and I hold no judgment towards survivors who fall back on extreme measures such as these to stave off death. One thing that surprised me was the amount of supplies they took with them on their walk that served no practical purpose for survival such as a curling iron aftershave perfume etc; they were seriously injured and struggling to walk so I thought they would try to lighten their loads as much as possible but I can also understand how hard it must be to leave behind items that brought them comfort regardless of their impracticality. Im not surprised that they eventually ditched some of these items. I had to fight to hold back tears reading the section of the book when they were found and finally got a chance to call home and when Jimmy Robertston offered to bring the dog to them." GoodReads rating 3.89 stars. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 203pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Atheneum Hardcover

About Books · États-Unis279,95 $US≈ 250,58 €

[AVIATION -- LOCKHEED]. [JUERGENS, Philip L (Ed).]Biblio.com

Cover title. Of men and stars: A history of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 1913-1957 Chapters I-IX March - January.

1958réf. 53090Burbank CA: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 1958. Nine parts in one vol. 4to. 4; 11 1; 13 3; 15 1; 14 2; 19 1; 19 1; 15 1; 15 1 pp. all issues separately paginated black white & coloured ink throughout. With over 250 photo illustrations text illustrations diagrams maps. All issues with self-printed softcovers bound together in original Lockheed Corporation adjustable blue & silver foil softcovers copper lettering stamped on front cover yapp edges very slight uniform toning NF set from the library of David H. Kenyon 1918-2011 former Lockheed engineer & military sales manager as well as aviation consultant for Pan American TWA and the Venezuelan Airlines and later President of the Southern California Wing of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers. First editions of these unusually rare original printings of the in-house history magazine published by the Lockheed Public Relations office at the end of 1957 into 1958. This work was published in chapters each with separate heading and intended to stand alone so subscribers and Lockheed employees could choose to collect them all or just some. Back issues were available for only a limited time in 1958 as was the company printed softcover post-binder and additional 4 page introduction present here. These magazines drew from a number of Lockheed archive scrapbooks company factory photographs with contributions from Robert & Courtlandt Gross Cyril Chapellet Carl Squier Allan Lockheed Walter Varney John K. Northrop all providing an excellent and informative history of Lockheed aviation through the first six decades of the 20th century. Worldcat locates 1 complete collection Hagley -- several institutions hold assorted chapters the 1980 Arno reprint or the later continuation of the history under the same title. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, paperback

Zephyr Used & Rare Books · États-Unis295,00 $US≈ 264,05 €

Peck Jr, Gaillard R [ie "Evil"; with 32 signatures] i eBiblio.com

America's Secret MiG Squadron: The Red Eagles of Project CONSTANT PEG signed by the author and 31 team members

2012réf. 032631Osprey Publishing 2012. THE AUTHOR'S own copy WITH 32 signatures!! SIGNED by the AUTHOR Col. Ret. Gaillard R. Peck Jr. i.e. Evil. directly on the half title page his signature only NOT personalized to anyone. PHOTOS upon request. Laid-in are two internet downloads of the author's signature for comparisn / authentication. This copy is also signed with notes of gratitute to Col. Peck by approx. 31 Red Eagles -- aviators and crew who served under him. Many of those signatures also list the years they served under Col. Peck with their "Bandit" and unit numbers. PHOTOS upon request. At the end is an appendix of Red Eagle Alumni that lists many of the 31 who have signed here in tribute to Col. Peck most addressing him with his call sign "Evil." Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Near Very Good dust jacket. The cover has edge bumps but NO pages are affected i.e. no page creases. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. But for the ink tributes and signartures pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original silver-stamped blue boards. Complete with lightly frayed dust jacket. From the publisher: "This book is the story of a group of military pioneers who were intent on using their experience and knowledge to develop a new training paradigm for fighter pilots. As a Vietnam veteran and Phantom F-4 pilot Col. Gail Peck call-sign "EVIL" had been disappointed with the level of training offered to US fighter pilots. He was determined to ensure that US fighter pilots were unbeatable in the air particularly against their Cold War adversaries flying the already legendary MiG fighter jets. Working with the support of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. and under conditions of the upmost secrecy the CONSTANT PEG program was launched with Peck as the original "Red Eagle." This fascinating unknown history was first revealed in Steve Davies' acclaimed Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs but this book is the insider's perspective complete with never-before published anecdotes and photographs revealing how Peck battled bureaucracy and skepticism to ultimately establish the premier fighter pilot training center. Along the way Peck explores many of the central questions surrounding the project: why did the combat Air Forces of the USA find themselves in need of a major revision in their approach to air-to-air combat training How did they secretly build an airfield to clandestinely conduct air-to-air combat training using actual MiGs as the adversary training platforms What was it like to be a Red Eagle pilot or maintainer and what were the major challenges they faced on a daily basis What did the USA get out of the program in terms of a return on investment Was it worth it and where do we go now Despite operating for a decade no single pilot ever revealed the secret nature of the training until the program was eventually declassified in 2006. Now for the first time we can read about what it felt like to build the airfields source the MiG aircraft and finally take them to the skies above America itself all in the quest to establish the USAF as the premier fighter jet force the world over." GoodReads rarting: 3.85 stars. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Near Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by THE AUTHOR'S COPY. 8vo. 320pp. 32 pages of photos. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Osprey Publishing Hardcover

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[Ephemera] [Aviation] [Photographs]Biblio.com

Group Of Four Aviation Photographs From 1910; Apparently from Flugfeld in Puchheim

1910réf. A38279Pucheim Germany. Very Good. 1910. Other. This is a group of four small photographs 3.5" length x 2.5x height possibly on salted paper of airplanes flown at the Munich Air Race of 1910. The reverse of the photographs give basic descriptions including the place -- Puchheim and the Aviators. The grpou of for prints come with an autograph handwritten statement from the owner giving them to a friend for his aviation collection. The aviators include: Emil Jeannin Dr. Otto Lindpaintner and Gustav Otto. While Emil Jeannin is listed as one of the five pilots engaged for this race the other three aviators were apparently running in the same circles / groups and likely brought their planes with them. "The Munich "Akademie für Aviatik" was founded in 1909 mainly by members of the Royal Bavarian Automobile Club. Its main aim was promoting aviation particularly by flying dirigibles and other flying machines. This included building an airfield with all necessary installations but also creating a library and a museum and the awarding of prizes for competitions. Suitable grounds for an airfield were found in the village of Puchheim 15 kilometres west of central Munich where 76 hectares of moorland was bought and leased. A modern and completely equipped airfield with a two-kilometre race course was built. It was decided to celebrate the opening of the airfield by organizing an "aviation week" of five days in the end of May starting less than a week after the Berlin-Johannisthal spring meeting. Five pilots were engaged. Emil Jeannin Baron Pierre de Caters and Ellery von Gorrissen came directly from the Berlin meeting where the two former had been very successful. They were accompanied by Belgian Jules Tyck on a Blériot and local Munich man Simon Brunnhuber on one of the Antoinettes bought by Walther Huth who would later start the Albatros company." from Wikipedia; B&W Illustrations . unknown

S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) · États-Unis300,00 $US≈ 268,53 €

[AVIATION -- MODEL AIRPLANES]. [ELTON (BROWNLEY), Leslie & McCARDLE].Biblio.com

The pilot-plane: the original and only model plane with an automatic pilot that works every control while in full flight. . . .

1930réf. 62531New York NY: Elton-McCardle 500 7th Ave. 1930. 4to. 16 pp unpaginated. printed in red & black and metallic silver ink throughout. With numerous photo illustrations text illustrations diagrams double-page centerfold colour illustration of the “EMCO” design Pilot-Plane in metallic silver black & red center crease fold dustsoiling edgewear minor thumbing small closed tear at lower fore-edge front cover still a VG- copy. First edition stated of this unusually scarce catalogue marketing the “only model plane” fitted with a rudimentary automatic pilot installed into the sailplane which featured an 84 in. wingspan. The prototype model had been tested at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx New York prior it’s division into six different park spaces by Robert Moses’s construction of the Henry Hudson Parkway and Mosholu Parkway. The fuselage was designed to be 45 in. long standing 16 in. climbing 500 feet per minute and designed to be dismantled into 6 different pieces and stowed in special case. Although the catalogue is vague on the “Automatic Pilot” it appears to have been some sort of early mechanical gyroscope possibly similar to the autopilot introduced by Sperry and Shiras in 1930 for the US Army Air Corps. Elton 1893-1966 was an aviation enthusiast and cartoonist who began as a sports cartoonist with the Philadelphia Record and Motion Picture Magazine and moved in 1916 to movie animation with Paramount-Bray Studio Cameragraph Film Co. and directed The Whozit Weekly cartoon series for Universal from 1918-1920 where both his sisters worked as silent film actresses. He continued as an animator and cartoonist publishing his “Jack Daw’s Adventures” cartoon strip and then was recruited about 1932-1933 by Walt Disney where he subsequently moved to California and spent the rest of his career until 1950 when he began manufacturing model airplanes again for Hobby Craft Supply Maufacturing in Burbank CA. No copies in Worldcat. Elton-McCardle, 500 7th Ave., unknown

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