1960rif. 072340Society of World War I Aero Historians 1960. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Partial run of the early issues of the influential World War I aviation journal issued quarterly mostly complete 1960-1983 consisting of the following 72 issues: Vol. 3 No. 1 Spring 1962 - Vol. 7 No. 4 Winter 1966 all disbound and punched each issue in black pamphlet binder; Vol. 8 No. 1 - Vol. 19 No. 4 complete except for 12.2; Vol. 20 Nos. 2-4; Vol. 21 Nos. 1 and 4; Vol. 22 Nos. 1 and 4; Vol. 24 1983 Nos. 3 and 4; also Index to Vol. 1 1960. All issues are complete and intact some showing mild foxing to covers some showing minor handling wear light rubbing to spine extremities overall condition VG to Near Fine. Society of World War I Aero Historians Paperback
1979rif. 072367London: Putnam and Co. Ltd. 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth-effect boards lettered in gold foil. As issued. Dust jacket Near Fine with mildly sunned spine panel otherwise as issued now in mylar. 1st ed.: 1979. xii721 pp. illus. Putnam and Co. Ltd. Hardcover
1967rif. 072282Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc. 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth turquoise cloth spine panel lettered in gold foil. 1st ed. no statement of additional printings. Cover cloth mildly tanned along edges text block edges a bit tanned by age slight bump to top front cover corner. Signed by author on front flyleaf in black marker dated 1967 not personalized no inscription; front flyleaf also shows a former owner's inked address inscription. 458 pp. illus. Color illus. dust jacket as issued now in mylar. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Hardcover
1969rif. 29710various: various 1969. various. Very Good. Our consignor's father was an aeronautical engineer working for Boeing and assigned to work with NASA on the Apollo program. He did a significant favor for a member of the astronauts office while living in Houston. They asked him what they might do in return. He requested "a full set of Apollo astronaut training manuals" the result of which you see here - 34 items in total. They have remained in the family since. A list of the manuals follows. Many are by the sub-contractors responsible for building the particular systems involved. A remarkable archive. In addition to a letter of provenance from the consignor the archive includes a 1968 Nassau Telephone book showing the previous owner as well as a goodly number of astronauts. GRUMMAN MANUALS: The following manuals all state "For training purposes only: In support of LM-5 & Subsequent Subsystem Briefings." and are part of "Contract NAS 9-1100 Exhibit E: Paragraph 3.7.4 Type III Document." They are all three hole punched and held together with dual post "prestong" brand adjustable metal straps with robin blue colored Grumman binder paper with cut-outs for the titles. The metal straps are rusted to varying degrees the paper still bright and clean. 1 LSG 770-154-6 - LM-5 & Sub. June 1969. "Abort Guidance Section Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5 & Subsequent." Light green paper. No copies OCLC. 2 LSG 770-430-40 LM-5 & Sub. April 1969. "Instrumentation Subsystem Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5 & Subsequent." Yellow paper. No copies OCLC. 3 LSG 770-154-7 - LM-5 & Sub. April 1969. "Control Electronics Section Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5 & Subsequent" Light green paper. No copies OCLC. 4 LSG 770-154-5 - LM-5. April 1969. "Radar Section Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5" Blue paper. No copies OCLC. 5 LSG-770-154-9-LM-5 & Sub. May 1969. "Propulsion & RCS Subsystem Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5 & Subsequent" Dark green paper. No copies OCLC. 6 LSG 770-154-4-LM-5 & Sub. May 1969. "Electrical Power Subsystem Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5 & Subsequent" Yellow paper. No copies OCLC. 7 LSG-770-154-3-LM-5 & Sub. May 1969. "Environmental Control Subsystem Study Guide Lunar Module LM-5 & Subsequent" Tan/orange paper. No copies OCLC. 8 LSG 770-154-10-LM-5. May 1969. "Lunar Module Structures Handout LM-5" Light grey ash paper. No copies OCLC. Wikipedia note on the LM-5: "Lunar Module Eagle LM-5 is the spacecraft that served as the crewed lunar lander of Apollo 11 which was the first mission to land humans on the Moon. It was named after the bald eagle which was featured prominently on the mission insignia. It flew from Earth to lunar orbit on the command module Columbia and then was flown to the Moon on July 20 1969 by astronaut Neil Armstrong with navigational assistance from Buzz Aldrin. Eagle's landing created Tranquility Base named by Armstrong and Aldrin and first announced upon the module's touchdown. The name of the craft gave rise to the phrase "The Eagle has landed" the words Armstrong said upon Eagle's touchdown." The Grumman manuals below have different wrapper colors but the same metal strap binding. 9 LSG 770-430. Nov 1967. "Orientation Study Guide Lunar Module" White printed wrappers have ink stamp of "Mutter H.P." White paper internally. No copies OCLC. 10 LSG 770-430-48 -LM-3. "August 1967. Propulsion and RCS Study Guide Lunar Module LM-3" White printed wrappers. Green paper internally. Inked "Oscar Bernard" on top wrapper. No copies OCLC. 11 LMA790-1. LMA790-01001C. October 15 1965. Superceeds LMA790-1 dated March 15 1965. "Lunar Excursion Module Familiarization Manual" Exhibit E Paragraph 10.2 NAS 9-1100. Type II Document. Inked in red "Crew Systems" at head of top wrapper with small piece of top wrapper excised. two copies this title OCLC 12 "Lunar Module Subsystem Assembly and Installations". 52 pages. Printed green wrappers. What appears to be a commercial advertising item rather than a training manual. No copies OCLC. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION manuals 1 "Apollo CM Primary Guidance Navigation and Control System Student Study Guide". CSM Digital Autopilots. DAP 2100. June 2 1969. Perfect bound with light blue paper. 3 copies this title OCLC 2 "Apollo Lunar Module Primary Guidance Navigation and Control System Student Study Guide." LM PGNCS Level III System Mechanization Course SM31000. Dates January 27 1967 Oct 1 1967 and finally Jan 30 1969. Bound with blue plastic comb binding. Blue paper. No copies OCLC. NASA MANUALS: 1 FLIGHT CONTROL DIVISION manual NASA. FC027. 3/15/68. "Lunar Module Systems Handbook Vehicle LM-3" MSC8305-68. 5 hole punched. Not bound. No copies OCLC. 2 MSC Internal Note MSC-CF-E-68-12. "Photo Equipment for Manned Space Flight Handbook" June 20. 1968. 5 hole punched. Stapled. "Oscar Bernard x-5821" inked on top wrapper and a few inked notes on the bottom wrapper. No copies OCLC. NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL CORPORATION SPACE DIVISION MANUALS. All note "For Training purposes only". All 11 x 8 1/2 inches. 1 CSM Logistics Training : Guidance and Control System - Block II May 15 1969. Prefect bound white and blue paper No copies OCLC. 2 CSM Logistics Training: Sequential Systems EDS SECS LES ELS Course No A-318 Handout No. 1. June 15 1969. Perfect bound light yellow paper. No copies OCLC. 3 Apollo CSM Logistics Training. Apollo Operations Handbook Subsections 2.2 and 2.3. Guidance and Control. May 1 1969. Perfect Bound blue paper. No copies OCLC. 4 Apollo CSM Logistics Training. Apollo Operations Handbook Subsection 2.8 Telecommunications. May 1 1969. Perfect bound dark brown paper. No copies OCLC. 5 Apollo CSM Logistics Training. Apollo Operations Handbook Subsection 2.6 Electrical Power System May 1 1969. Perfect bound yellow paper. No copies OCLC. 6 Apollo CSM Logistics Training. Apollo Operations Handbook Subsection 2.9 Sequential Systems May 1 1969. Perfect bound tan paper. No copies OCLC. 7 Apollo Training. Apollo Operations Handbook CSM Preliminary Subsection 2.9 Sequential Systems June 26 1968 Perfect bound light yellow paper some folding on "fax" paper. Ink stamp "Mutter H.P." on top wrapper and spine. 8 Apollo Training. Structures and Mechanical Subsystems Course Number A-5125. June 13 1969. Perfect bound grey paper. No copies OCLC. 9 Apollo Training. Block II CSM Propulsion Subsystem. Dec 12 1968. Perfect bound pale green paper. No copies OCLC. 10 Apollo Training. Electrical Power Subsystem Block II CSM. Nov 1 1968. Perfect bound oblong yellow paper. No copies OCLC. 11 Apollo Training. CSM/LM Docking and Crew Transfer Block II handout. Apr 15 1968. Perfect bound oblong pale brown paper. Stamp "Mutter H. P." on top wrapper and spine. No copies OCLC. 12 Apollo Training. Environmental Control System Block II. Apr 1 1969. Perfect bound oblong orange sherbert paper. No copies OCLC. 13 Apollo Training. Crew Equipment Course A512 C. Jan 1 1969. Perfect bound pink paper. No copies OCLC. 14 Apollo Training. Crew Equipment Course A512C. June 26 1968. Perfect bound pink paper. No copies OCLC. #7-14 above show "Apollo Logistics Training" logo on the top wrapper with little or no mention of Rockwell in the document although we believe it is clearly their output given the names physical addresses to use for questions about the documents and production details of the various manuals. Wikipedia note on the CSM: "The Apollo command and service module CSM was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft used for the Apollo program which landed astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. The CSM functioned as a mother ship which carried a crew of three astronauts and the second Apollo spacecraft the Apollo Lunar Module to lunar orbit and brought the astronauts back to Earth." NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION Inc. SPACE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION manuals 1 SID 64-1613A GFE Command and Service Module - Manned Space Flight Network Signal Performance and Interface Specificaiton Block II. NAS 9-150 Revised Nov 22 1966. Copy made on "fax" style paper three hole punched with two aluminum screw posts holding the pages together. Another stamp unclear if on the original or here stamped notes Recorded Jul 18 1967 by the Saturn V Data management at the Boeing C. Technical Data Central. Note on orginal document notes 60 8 1/2 x 11 and 20 11 x 17 foldouts presumably. No copies OCLC. 2 SID 64-1389 GFE NASA Furnished Crew Equipment Performance and Interface Specification Block II. NAS 9-150. Revised Feb 22 1965 Copy made on "fax" style paper three hole punched with two aluminum screw posts holding the pages together. Another stamp unclear if on the original or here stamped notes Recorded Aug 2 1967 by the Saturn V Data management at the Boeing C. Technical Data Central. Note on orginal document notes 164 pages. No copies OCLC. 3 SID 64-1388. GFE Scientific Equipment Performance and Interface Specification Block II - CM. NAS9-150. Revised Feb 22 1965. Note on original document indiates 51 pages. Stamped upper left rusted one page loose in rear. No copies OCLC. 4 SID 64-1866. GFE Command and Service Module - Manned Space Flight Network Signal Performance and Interface Specification - Block 1. NAS9-150. January 5 1965. Exhibit I Paragraph 4.1. "Fax" style paper three hole punched with two aluminum screw posts for binding. No copies OCLC. NOTE: GFE stands for Government Furnished Equipment - where the government would provide equipment to the contractor to assist in their work NOTE: The # in the lists above are included solely for convenience of reference. Identifying numbers on the documents if any follow that number. Provided with a letter of provenance and the Sept 1968 Nassau Bay TX Telephone Co directory with the consignor's father listed in it as well as a fair number of well known astronauts. various. A remarkable archive of training manuals only a few of which appear in OCLC and only one of which we've seen in the last 20 years. various unknown
rif. 1644252201.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. A9789878833842Paperback / softback. New. paperback
rif. 1782660089.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1916rif. A10194Mineola NY: Headquarters First Reserve Wing 1916. Good/No Jacket. A very interesting and rare copy of lectures on duties of pilots and observers. Marked confidential. Name stamped on outside and insde very faint. some yellowing and the spine binding is a little ragged. Overall a nice rare copy. PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! Headquarters First Reserve Wing unknown
1931rif. 053207Berlin 1931. Soft cover. Very Good. Original color postcard. 9x14 cm. In Turkish. Sent to 'Saniye Hanim'. Tahir Maner says 'Bugün Berlin'e geldim selamlar' i.e. 'I arrived to Berlin today greetings!'. Dated Berlin 8-7-931. Postage stamps are unraveled on the card. Tahir Maner was the first captain pilot of Turkey. paperback
1930rif. 049582Kayseri: ca. 1930 1930. Soft cover. Very Good. Original b/w photograph. 115 x 8 cm. Autograph notes and signature on verso. Tahir Maner was the first captain pilot of Turkey. Rare. [ca. 1930] paperback
1951rif. TEAE00007Washington D. C: Government Printing Office 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full beige cloth gilt titles in red green & compartments on spine black double rules on boards viii 648 pp. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamps cloth soiled. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 6 lbs. . Very Good/No dj. 29½ X 24 cm. Government Printing Office Hardcover
2012rif. 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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rif. 4858Stiff Printed Wraps. Very Good. 4to. Seven items: 1. Northrop Flying Wings by Edward T. Maloney WWII Publications 1980 revised edition. 2. Pilot's Handbook for YB-49 Airplane by Northrop Aircraft Inc. Aviation Publications 1984. 3. The Horten Flying Wing in World War II - History and Development of the Ho 229 by H. P. Dabrowski Schiffer Publishing 1991. 4. Aviation Heritage November 1991 article by E. T. Wooldridge. 5. International Air Review Spring 1992 article by Michael O'Leary. 6. Air Fan International October 1995 article by René J. Francillon. 7. Air & Space Smithsonian July 1997 article by Daniel Ford. A fine collection of enthusiast publications on tailless aircraft. unknown
2010rif. BIB275955Adelaide: Vincent Aviation Publications. 2010. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Mint condition in pictorial laminated boards. Issued without dustjacket. A new book. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Signed by the author. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 424pages. Book Two covers the Operational history of the Hudsons in North Western and North Eastern Australia and Post-war and civil usage. Includes 8 Appendices: One - Casualties; Two - Honours and Awards to RAAF Hudson Personnel & RAF Hudson Personnel of No. 459 Squadron; Three - Airfields named in Honour of Hudson Fliers; Four - Fates of all Hudson Received by the RAAF In Australia With Surnames of service casualties including prisoners-of-war; Five - RAAF Hudson Powerplants; Six - Prisoners of the Japanese; Seven - More Personal Markings and Artwork on RAAF Hudsons; Eight - War of Words. The Difficulty in Maintaining Unit History Sheets in Wartime. Includes contributions by many former RAAF Hudson veterans. . New. 1st Edition. Hardback. Vincent Aviation Publications hardcover
1918rif. 813London: The "Aeroplane" & General Publishing Co Ltd 1918. Book. Good. Hardback. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 11.25 x 13.25"; green cloth with gilt and beige spine; Twenty tipped-in colour plates of aerial scenes by an artist who fought under Major Lanoe Hawker VC during the Somme offensive of 1916; each plate supported by artist's text; a few plates are creased at free corners; two front end papers have been cut away and a copy of part 20 of War Machine has been attached; this copy is sold as a collection of plates and is not subject to return;. The "Aeroplane" & General Publishing Co Ltd Hardcover
1994rif. AB006596Air- Britain 1994. 160pp 160 photos a microcosm of the RAF overseas from 1917 to date. S E 5As in France DH 9As in Iraq Blenheims in Greece Vultee Vengeance in Sumatra and India Beaufighters and Brigands in Malaya; Valettas Beverleys and Andovers in the Middle East and in Cyprus with the Wessex. Very minor signs of handling to boards otherwise book is in as new condition . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. Air- Britain Hardcover
1944rif. GB000OGD8OAI5N01New Home Library 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. New Home Library hardcover
1952rif. 001218New York: Aviation Week 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. New York: Aviation Week 1952 and 1953. First Edition and presumed only editions of two of their large six-fold aeronautical specifications tables charts. Wraps heavy light blue paper folded. Folding is as issued some toning notably at the fold else Near Fine. These are essentially large 32" x 16' folded in six printed on both sides. The equivalent in chart form of 12 8 1/2" x 11" pages of tables each. Aeronautical specifications categories for the tables are: 1952 table chart: "U.S. Helicopter Designations"; "U.S. Civil and Military Aircraft"; "Foreign Military and Civil Aircraft"; U.S> Gas Turbine Engines"; "USSR Military Aircraft"; "U.S. Military Aircraft" "U.S> Personal and Executive Aircraft"; "U.S Civile and Military Transport Aircraft". 1953 table chart: "U.S. Reciprocating Engines"; "U.S. Gas Turbine Engines"; "Foreign Military and Civil Aircraft"; "U.S. Civil and Military Helicopters"; "U.S. Military Aircraft"; "U.S. Personal and Executive Aircraft"; and "U.S. Civil and Military Transport Aircraft". Nice historic densely informative piece of aviation history. L-32 Aviation Week paperback
1914rif. 4149222Sampson Low Marston & Co. 1914. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1200grams ISBN: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. hardcover
1937rif. 60696York PA: Karl Ort 608-640 West Poplar 1937. 4to. 32 pp. printed in red & black. Photo & text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art photo of woman aviator in cockpit on front cover Karl Ort wearing leather Super Helmet minor creasing edgewear slight scuffing still VG- copy. First edition of this early and important aviation equipment catalogue by the noted World War I aviator barnstormer and consummate marketer of aviation equipment. Included here are apparel and uniforms for women and men aviators flight suits helmets goggles identification jewelry Zippo lighters Wittnauer all-proof watches rings and fleece-lined boots. In addition there is a well-illustrated section on all of the books available at the time ranging from Sunt Flying by Captain Duncan to Dyke’s Automotive Encyclopedia. Worldcat locates 1934 & 1935 versions at Winterthur and Hagley respectively but not this 1937 edition. Karl Ort, [608-640 West Poplar], paperback
rif. 1560276665.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1918rif. 59655Paris: n.p. ca. 1918. 4to. 24 leaves unnumbered. archival mylar sleeves holding 48 silver print photos sized 5 x 7 in. most w/ pencil or pen annotations either below in white blank or on verso some w/ “Copyright Reproduction Interdite” stamps on verso others w/ inventory numbers in pen or pencil minor soiling creasing some minor chipping & closed tears still good set of photographs. These 48 images encapsulate the devastation of World War I not only capturing many of the French & German aircraft but also downed planes casualties significant historical figures such as General Pershing on an inspection tour as well as the effects of bombardment on French buildings and public works. Aircraft identified in the images include the massive Handley Page Type O biplane bomber Spad biplane downed German Zeppelin a Nieuport 17 C.1 French sesquiplane fighter; Voisin biplane a French dirigible and others. Also included are images of German aviators’ remains near their downed plane German casualties on the battlefield one pile of skeletal remains along with German Turret Gun German POW’s on the march and French tank. The aerial views capture Notre Dame and the Seine dogfight with German planes the Arc de Triomphe village of Forges after an artillery bombardment and danger signal fireworks at night above the trenches. n.p., unknown
