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[AVIATION, RIVALRY, AND NATIONAL ASPIRATION IN 1930S JAPAN].Biblio.com

亜欧記録飛行記念灰皿とニッポン号新聞号外. Toa kiroku hiko kinen haizawa to Nippon-go shinbun gogai. Commemorative Ash Tray on the Intercontinental Flight from Asia to Europe WITH An Extra Edition on the Nippon's Around the World Flight.

1937réf. 219986東京. Tokyo.: 大阪毎日新聞社. Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha. 1937 -1939. Porcelain ash tray illustrated with a colour map 12 x 13cm with accompanying folded newpaper sheet map black and white photographic illustrations 4pp. 54.5 x 39cm A striking pair of items reflecting Japan’s aviation ambitions on the eve of the Pacific War. By the late 1930s Japan had developed advanced aircraft capable of long-distance flight achievements that were widely celebrated and closely followed by the press. The globe-shaped ashtray commemorates the highly publicised 1937 Tokyo–London flight of the modified military aircraft Kamikaze sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The flight captured the public imagination and was reported as a major national success. The ashtray is attractively decorated with an image of the aircraft together with its route from Japan to Britain and the precisely recorded flying time of 94 hours 17 minutes and 56 seconds. In response the rival Mainichi Shimbun sponsored an even more ambitious venture: a round-the-world flight by the aircraft Nippon. The accompanying four-page newspaper supplement promotes the undertaking with photographic illustrations including a dramatic front-page image of the aircraft flying over Mount Fuji and a detailed projected route map. Period advertisements featuring Western military aircraft add further visual and historical interest. Thenewspaper conveys a clear sense of competitive ambition expressing the hope that this flight would surpass earlier records. With a crew of seven Nippon completed its journey in approximately two months. However the outbreak of World War II in Europe shortly after departure forced the cancellation of planned stops in London and Paris although Berlin and Rome were successfully visited. Together these pieces offer a vivid insight into the intersection of aviation media rivalry and national aspiration in late 1930s Japan. . [大阪毎日新聞社]. [Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha]. unknown

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Nothing to Fear Recollections of a World War II Bomber Pilot signed

2009réf. 032580Privately Published 2009. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Keith W. Mason directly opposite the title page. Near Fine condition in a bright shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips tears or fading. Clean square tight and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Sharp corners. 2009. Limited Edition is so stated but the quantity printed is not indicated. Illustrated with 27 pages of b/w photos. Inadvertent creases to lower corner of two leaves. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Complete with pictorial dust jacket. From an AI overview: "Nothing to Fear: Recollections of a World War II Bomber Pilot is a memoir by Iowa native Keith Mason about his service as a flight instructor and a B-24 Liberator squadron operations officer with the 460th Bomb Group 15th Air Force stationed in Spinazzola Italy. Core Themes: The memoir chronicles his path from a small-town Iowa upbringing through flight training and harrowing combat missions over Europe detailing the realities of wartime stress squadron leadership and upward mobility in mid-century America." From a newspaper review: "Six weeks before Pearl Harbor Waukon native Keith Mason received a $150 uniform allowance a pair of silver wings and his first assignment as a flight instructor: Randolph Field Teas. Two years later he was Squadron Officer in the 460th Bomb Group 15th Air Force in Spinazzola Italy - flying the harrowing combat missions he dreamed of as a boy. As a memoir of one mans war years Mason provides insight on the inner workings of serving as an airman during World War II: facing stultifying boredom stupefying incompetence paralyzing fear and stunning success. Details of how crews were selected for combat missions the necessity to break up crews and of select missions in which Mason was a participant are important additions to the history and literature of this often neglected theater. Masons journey from small-town Iowa kid to squadron operations officer in Italy goes beyond romantic images of fighter pilots and the tragic chaos of war. It is the history of upward mobility in Depression-World War II-era America. His stories are a blend of the comical technical and philosophical." -- The Standard Waukon IA. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Limited Edition so stated. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x 387pp. 27 pages b/w photos. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Published Hardcover

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