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A WING COMMANDER - Bombers' Battle.
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BALCHEN BERNTCome North With
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BALFE JOHNAnd Far From Home.
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BIRD NANCYBorn
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BOWYER MICHAEL J. F Fighting Colours, RAF Fighters, Camouflage & Markings 1937-
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BRETT R. DALLASThe History Of
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Brogden StanleySky
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BROGDEN STANLEYHistory Of
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BUCKLAND JOHN S/Ldr. Adriatic
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BURGE Squadron-Leader C.G. -The Air Annual of the British
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BURGESS ERICSatellites
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CARROLL BRIAN Australian
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CHESHIRE LEONARD -Bomber Pilot. illus. with
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CHICHESTER FRANCISSolo To
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CHICHESTER FRANCISRide On The
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CLOSTERMANN PIERREThe Big
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CLULEY RICHARD J.Unit
Badges Of The Australian Air Force profusely illus. with col. plates t/out.
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COBBY A.H. High Adventure.
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COBBY A.H. High Adventure. - The autobiography of Australia's
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COBHAM Sir ALANAustralia
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COBHAM ALAN J. - My Flight to the
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COLE DUANEThis Is E.A.A.
History of the Experimental Aircraft
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pub. U.S.A. Ken Cook
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COLLINS RICHARD L. Flying Safely.
The key to flying safely as possible - weather
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COLVIN FRED H.Aircraft
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N.Y. & Lond. McGraw Hill Book
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COMMONWEALTH of Australia Government
Aircraft Factories Capacity for Design and Development, Manufacture, Overhaul and
Repair of Aircraft, Target Drones and Guided Weapons. profusely illus. with plates, diagrams
t/out. some full page & col. pub. Canberra Commonwealth Govt. 1979 or. pictorial card
coversSpiral bound, cr.4to. oblong pp.52. Fine. Price: $25.00
COMMONWEALTH Aircraft Corporation PTY LTDTwin
Wasp C3 Engine. Operator’s Handbook illus. with many black &
white and color fold-out illustrations, charts, drawings. pub. Australia
Commonwealth Aircraft Corp. nd. c.1940 or. spiral bound original red paper covers, 8vo. pp.102.
- This Operator's Handbook is issued for the guidance of the operators of the Twin Wasp C3
engines. Fine copy.
Price: $65.00
COOKE DAVID C.
War
Planes Of The Axis illus. with frontis. with over 200 b/w. photos index, pub. New
York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1942 1st. ed. or. deep red cloth cl. title lettered in gilt
on spine, gilt decoration on front board 8vo. pp.256. Covers history & background, then survey
of aircraft types, for the German, Italian & Japanese Air Forces. previous owner's name to
f/free e/paper, otherwise very good condition. Price: $50.00
COPLEY GREGAustralians In The
Air. profusely illus. with plates t/out some
col. pub. Adel. Rigby 1976 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to.
pp.290. very good copy. Price:
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COULTHARD-CLARK CHRISThe RAAF
In Vietnam 1962-1975. illus. with b/w. text plates,
maps (1 folding) pub. Allen & Unwin with Aust. War
Memorial (The Official History of Australia's Involvement
in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948-1975) or.cl. d/w.
cr.4to. pp.XXII.418. Price:
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COULTHARD-CLARK C.D.The
Third Brother. The Royal Australian Air Force 1921
-39. illus. with text plates, maps, t/out. pub. Sydney,
Allen & Unwin 1991 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo.
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CROSS ROY
and Gerald ScarboroughP-51
Mustang: Their History and How to Model Them illus. with plans,
photo plates, text drawings, tables; pub. London: Patrick Stephens Ltd. 1973
Classic Aircraft No. 3. 1st. ed. or. pictorial boards 4to. pp.104. Almost
fine copy. Price: $45.00
CROSS-COUNTRY Flying.FlyingThe New Air Weekly. 3d Every Friday. Vol.3 No.5 April 29 1939 illus. with photo
plates, diagrams, cross-section drawings; pub. London George Newnes Ltd. 1939 or. col. wrappers,
4to. pp.32. Contents inc: Should Names Relpace RAF Squadron Numbers? The Wind Indicator, Cross
Country Flying, Aircraft to Come, Airman's Chilly Enemy, Civil Air Guard News, The Airship
Branch of the RNAS, Feathered Unit of the RAF, Elastic Motors & Freewheels etc. Lower corner off
front wrapper else v/good. Price: $35.00
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DAVIS B.G. Popular
Aviation Including Southern Aviation and Aeronautics. Volume XIX. September 1936
Number 3. illus. with plates, diagrams, advts, plans; or. col. wrappers, 4to. pp.74. Contents
include: Seaplanes and Flying boats their history, Will Our Carriers Survive?, Tomorrow's
Airplanes, English Lightplane, Preventing Airplane Flutter, Hints for the Homebuilder, All Hail
the 'Sky Kitten', Plans for Building the Vought Navy Scout Bomber, etc. Covers little worn, else
v/good. Price: $45.00
DAVIS H.D. and CHRISTOPHER
SPRIGGFly WithMe.
An elementary textbook on the art of
flying. illus. with 2 diagrams &
1 full page plate pub. Lond.
Hamilton 1932 or.blue cl. 12mo.
pp.112.XXX. advts. cloth rubbed, v/good otherwise. Price: $30.00
DAVIS PEDRCharles Kingsford
Smith. Smithy, The World's Greatest Aviator.
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary. profusely illus. with
plates t/out. 4 full page & col. pub. Syd. Paul
Hamlyn 1977 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.160. Price: $30.00
DAVIES WALThis Flying Business.
A life of Arthur Schutt. illus. with e/paper maps
& several text plates t/out. pub. Melb. Nelson
1976 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.180. Price: $45.00
DOCKER EDEARD WYBERGH Clear
The Runway. A history of the air ambulance in
New South Wales. illus. with plates t/out. some
full page pub. Syd. Allen & Unwin 1984
or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.178. Signedby author. Price:$45.00
DORNAN PETER Nicky
Barr.
An Australian Air Ace: A Story of Courage and Adventure. illus. withmaps,
bibliog.pub. MelbourneAllen & Unwin, 2005 or. card covers 8vo.
pp.XX.252. Nicky Barr was chosen to represent Australia in the international rugby world tour.
The day after the squad arrived in England, war was declared and the tour was cancelled. At the
outbreak of war, Barr signed up to become an RAAF fighter pilot, fighting Rommel's Afrika Korp
in North Africa he quickly rose to squadron leader in No 3 Squadron. In the space of 12 months
he shot down over 12 enemy planes and was himself shot down 3 times. He was captured and escaped
four times before joining a clandestine operation behind enemy lines to held fellow prisoners of
war escape. Includes list of Australian Fighter Aces with ten or more air combat victories in
WWII. Slight crease to front cover and spine else fine.
Signedby author and Nicky Barr. Price: $125.00
DORNAN PETERNicky
Barr.
An Australian Air Ace: A Story of Courage and Adventure. illus. withmaps, bibliog.pub.MelbourneAllen & Unwin, 2005 or. card covers 8vo. pp.XX.252. Fine.
Price: $40.00
DOVER VICTORThe Silken
Canopy. illus. with 14 full page plates t/out.
& text dwgs by author. pub. Lond.
Cassell 1979 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.190. Price: $30.00
DOWARD JAN S. Last
Tiger Out. The true story of Dan Maukar, ace pilot in
the Indonesian air force. With e/paper maps & several
text plates t/out. pub. U.S.A. Pacific Press Pub. 1973
1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.128. Price: $40.00
DUKE NEVILLE and EDWARD
LANCHBERY `SoundBarrier' The story of
high-speed flight. with 20 pages of half tone
illus. & diagrams in the text. pub. Lond.
Cassell 1954 or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.XI.130. Price: $35.00
DUKE NEVILLETest Pilot.
illus. with frontis. & 14 full page
plates t/out. pub. Lond. Allan Wingate
1954 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.216. v/good copy in
the sl. chipped d/w. Price: $35.00
DUNN FRANKSpeck In
The Sky. A History of Airlines of Western
Australia. profusely illus. with many
b/w. text plates t/out. pub.
W.A. Airlines of W.A. 1984
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EARHART AMELIA Arranged from
log-books, diaries, cable, telephone and letter by George
Palmer Putnam. (Amelia Earhart's husband) Last Flight.
illus. with e/paper maps, frontis. & 17 full page
plates t/out. pub. Lond. George G. Harrap & Co. 1938
1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.250. little foxed to edges. Price: $175.00
EDWARDS JIMMYSix Of The Best.
The spirited `war memoirs' of Ex-F/Lt.
Edwards, J.,123886, D.F.C.
1939-45 author learnt to fly, learned to
drink,and began his career in how business.
and at the end of them was
awarded the D.F.C., even though he only
flew obsolescent planes, and never fired a
gun nor dropped a bomb. illus. with 4 full
page plates, pub. Lond. Robson books 1984
1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.224. Price: $35.00
ELLISON NORMANFlying
Matilda. Early days in Australian aviation.
illus. with e/paper maps & 16 full page
plates t/out. pub. Syd. Angus
& Robertson 1957
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ETHELL JEFFREYMustang.
A Documentary History. profusely illus. with b/w.
plates t/out. many full page pub. Lond. Janes 1981
or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.176. $45.00
EUSTIS NELSONThe
Greatest Air Race. England-Australia
1919. illus. with e/paper maps & 16 full page plates
t/out. pub. Adel. 1969 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo.
pp.XIV.188. Price: $40.00
FERGUSSON JAMESBalloon
Tytler. Biography of British
Aeronaut James Tytler (1745-1804) who made the first
manned balloon ascent. illus. with frontis. & 7
full page plates t/out. pub. Lond.
Faber 1972 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.
8vo. pp.160. Price: $30.00
FLYING-OFFICER "X"The
Greatest People In The World And Other
Stories. Stories concerning
the men of Bomber Command:
the pilots,
navigators. rear-gunners
and observers, pub. Lond. Jonathan Cape 1943
or.cl. d/w. 16mo. pp.80. Price: $25.00
FORRESTER LARRYSkymen.
Heroes of fifty years of flying. illus. with
10 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond.
1964 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.256. a very good copy. Price:$30.00
FRATER ALEXANDER
Beyond
The Blue Horizon illus. with map pub. London Heinemann 1986 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w.
roy.8vo. pp.430. An autobiographical and historical account of the author's journey following
the original 1935 Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service from England to Australia,
(predecessor of today's British Airways) which called at 17 different countries. The Imperial
Airways Eastbound Empire service from England to Australia began in 1935. A 13,000-mile safari
taking 14 days to complete and calling at 35 destinations. Fine. Price: $45.00
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FREEMAN BRETT
Lake
Boga At War The Inside Story of the Secret RAAF Inland Flying Boat Unit - WW II.
pub. Victoria, Swan Hill, Catalina Publications 1995 or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.296.
Signed
by author on reverse half title. Added: photographs of the Catalina at the park,
postcards, leaflet. Very fine. Price: $250.00
FREEMAN ROGER A. B-17
Fortress At War. profusely illus. with
plates t/out. 8 full page & col. pub. Lond. Ian
Allan Ltd. 1977 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.192. Price: $35.00
FREEMAN ROGER A. Mustang At War. illus. with
8 full page plates & many b/w. photo plates mostly full page
pub. Lond. Ian Allan Ltd. 1975 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.160. Price: $40.00
FYSH SIR HUDSON Qantas
At War. illus. with frontis. 24 full
page plates t/out. published Sydney Angus &
Robertson 1968 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo.
pp.XII.244. v/fine copy, d/w. adhered
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FYSH Sir HUDSONQantas
Rising. The Autobiography of the Flying
Fysh. illus. with frontis. & 22 full
page plates t/out. pub. Syd. Angus &
Robertson 1965 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.296. fine.
Price: $125.00
FYSH Sir HUDSON
Qantas Rising. The Autobiography of the Flying Fysh.
illus. with frontis. & 22 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1966 reprint
or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.296. Wilmot Hudson Fysh was born in Tasmania, 1895, and served with the
3rd Light Horse Regiment during the First World War in Gallipoli and Palestine. He later served
with the Royal Flying Corps. (6 chapters deal with his WWI service). In 1920 he co-founded the
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, and deals with the first years (until 1964)
of this significant company in Australian aviation history. fine. Price: $85.00
GARBETT M. & B. GOULDINGLancaster.
profusely illus. with b/w. plates
t/out. some full page pub.
Aust. The Promotional Reprint Co.
1992 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.304. Price: $35.00
GARDNER CHARLES
A.A.S.F. Advanced Air StrikingForce.
Action by the A.A.S.F. before the fall of
France. illus. with 20 full
page plates t/out. pub.
Lond. & Melb. Hutchinson
1941? (inscription f/free e/paper dated
Aug. 1941) or.lt.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.256. v/good copy. Price: $50.00
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GATLAND KENNETH W. Development Of
The Guided Missile .illus. with frontis. plates, dgms. t/out. many
full page appendix, tables, index; pub. Lond. for "Flight" 1954 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.292.
Includes chapters on "Problems Of The Supersonic Rocket"; "Rockets For
High-Altitude Research"; and "Interplanetary Flight." Very good copy. Price:
$55.00
GERMAN AIR FORCE
1933-1945-The Rise And Fall Of illus. with plates,
maps t/out. many full page pub.
U.K. Arms and Armour Press 1987 or.cl.
d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XXII.426. Price: $50.00
- Survivor's Story illus.with
22 full page plates throughoutplates, maps. pub.
Lond. 1956 1st ed. Hutchinson, or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.182. The author was the
last British C-in-C of the Indian Air Force. He had person al experience of
the Battle of Britain, and the war in the east. Price: $30.00
GIBBS R.P.M. Wing Commander D.S.O., D.F.C. Not Peace ButA Sword. pub. Lond. & Syd. 1943 1st.
Aust ed or. stiff card, grey wrappers, 8vo. pp.270. After training at Cranwell, Gibbs then
details his wartime flying exploits off Norway, France, and up and down the English Channel,
bombing and torpedoing enemy shipping and attacking U-boat lairs. Little worn at spine, front
wrappers partly darkened from old oil stain, a good copy. Price: $35.00
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GIBBONS FLOYDThe
Red Night Of Germany.
Baron von Richthofen Germany's Great
War Ace. illus. with frontis. pub. Lond.
Cassell 1933 or.red cl. 12mo. pp.408. Price: $40.00
GIBBS-SMITH CHARLES H.Aviation.
An historical survey from its origins to the end of World
War II. with e/paper illus. frontis. &
many plates, dwgs. t/out., 3 folding
charts, pub. Lond. Her Majesty's Stationary Office
1970 or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XVI.316. Price: $65.00
GIBSON GUY -Enemy Coast Ahead Introduction by
Marshall Sir Arthur Harris. Foreword and Dedication by the author to the
Pilots and Crews who flew with him in 83 Squadron, 29 Squadron, 106
Squadron and 617 Squadron, naming those who did not return. pub. London:
Michael Joseph: 1954 or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.302 Guy Gibson, leader of one
of the most daring and spectacularly successful exploits of WWII, (Dambusters)
causing irreparable havoc by flooding the Ruhr valley in 1943 Price: $30.00
GILBERT JAMESThe Flier's World.
illus. with plates t/out. some full page and col. pub.
N.Y. Random House 1976 or.cl.d/w. 4to. pp.252. a
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Gillett RossAustralian
Air Power profusely illus. with 300 black and white photographs are three special
colour sections, t/out. some full page, bibliog. index; pub. Sydney Book Company, 1996 or.cl.
d/w. roy.4to. pp.214. An encyclopaedia of Australia's military aircraft flown by the RAAF since
1921. Fine. Price: $40.00
GILLISON DOUGLASRoyal
Australian Air Force 1939-1942. illus.
with 31 full page plates t/out. &
50 maps. pub. Canberra Australian
War Memorial 1962 1st.ed.
or.cl. lge.8vo. pp.XIII.786. sl. wear to
lower spine. Price: $65.00
GLEN FRANKFly High Reach
Far. A Parson of the outback. illus. with
e/paper maps & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd.
Reed 1971 1st.ed. or. orange cl. 8vo. pp.216. Price: $30.00
GLENN Lt.Col. JOHN Lt.
Comdr. Scott Carpenter, Comdr. lan Shepard, Captain
Virgil Grisson, Major Gordon Cooper, Major Donald
Slayton, Comdr. Walter Schirra. Into Orbit.
illus. with 20 full page plates t/out.
some col. pub. Lond. Cassell 1962
1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XXIV.252. Price: $75.00
GOERNER FREDThe Search
For Amelia Earhart. Now-the full story of a struggle
begun in 1960 to unlock the secret of a fantastic
thirty-year-old mystery. illus. with 24 full page plates
t/out. pub. N.Y. Doubleday & Co. 1966 or.cl.
d/w. 8vo. pp.326. Price:
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GRAHAME-WHITE C. - Flying An Epitome And A
Forecastillus. with 40 b/w. full page plates t/out. index. pub.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1930 1st.ed. or. blue-green cl. gilt spine
lettering, 8vo. pp.264 Chapters on Early Attempts to Fly, First Balloons and
Airships, War in its Aerial Aspects, Review of Aeroplane Design, and The
Problem of the Giant Airship. Author urges more generous government spending
to develop long-distance airways, is a firm believer in the future of the
German type of large flying-boat. Price: $110.00
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GRANT ARCH - Camel, Train And
Aeroplane. The Story of Skipper Partridge. illus.
with 3 maps, 20 plates pub. Adelaide, Rigby, 1981 1st ed.
or. light green cl.8vo. pp.400 a fine copy. Partridge was
a patrol padre with the Australian Inland Mission. Price: $40.00
GREEN WILLIAMFamous
Fighters. Of The Second World War.
profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full
page text dgms. by G.W. Heumann pub. Lond.
MacDonald 1958 or. red cl. 4to. pp.128. very sl. rubbed. Price: $35.00
GREEN WILLIAMFamous
Bombers Of The Second WorldWar.
profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full
page. pub. Lond. MacDonald & Co.
Pub. 1960 2 vols. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.136
approx. both vols. d/w's. chipped and torn
otherwise fine. Price:
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GREEN WILLIAMThe
World Guide To Combat Planes 2
vols. illus. with b/w. photographs pub. London Macdonald & Co 1966 or. brown bds with
gilt title to spine. 12mo. oblong format pp. Vol.I 222. Vol.II 212. Fine set. Notations to rear
e/papers. Price: $45.00
GRIERSON JOHNI Remember
Lindbergh. Introduction by Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
illus. with 33 full page plates t/out. & 4 maps
pub. N.Y. Harcourt Brace Jovanevich 1977 or.cl. d/w. 8vo.
pp.192. Price: $35.00
GUNN JOHNThe Defeat
Of Distance. Qantas 1919-1939. with
e/paper illus. & numerous text plates t/out. pub.
Qld. Uni. Press 1985 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to.
pp.XVI.400. Price: $55.00
GUNN JOHNHigh Corridors.
Qantas 1954-1970. with e/paper illus. &
text plates t/out. pub. Qld. Uni.
Press 1988 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to.
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GWYNN-JONES TERRY True Australian
Air Stories. illus. with b/w. plates t/out.
some full page pub. Adel. Rigby 1977 1st.ed.
or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.176. Price:
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GWYNN-JONES TERRY Aviation's
Magnificent Gamblers. A
collection of eminently readable stories. illus. with
text plates t/out. pub. Lond. Orbis
1981 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.128. Price: $25.00
GWYNN-JONES TERRYPioneer Airwoman. The story
of Mrs. Bonney. illus. with
e/paper maps & 16 full page plates
t/out. pub. Adel. Rigby 1979 1st.ed.
or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.180. Story of the famous Australian Aviatrix Mrs.
Lores (Harry) Bonney, the first Woman to circumnavigate Australia by Air and the first Woman to
fly from Australia to England 20,000 km in a canvas covered gypsy moth. Sickness, a major crash
in the Malay jungle, living with the natives waiting for help, the dismantling of her airplane
and the final rebuild and assembly for the continuance of her epic flight. Fine.
Price: $40.00
HADDON J.D. An Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering Vol. III:Properties
& Strength Of Materials (Metals) illus. with frontis. diagrams, plates; pub.
London Isaac Pitman & Sons 1942 or. blue cl. 8vo. pp.192.2 advts. Ex. RAAF Lib. very good
condition. Price: $40.00
HALL BERT and JOHN
J. NILES
One Man's War. The Story of
Lafayette Escadrille. illus. with col. frontis. & 18
full page plates t/out. illus. e/papers, pub. London,
John Hamilton Ltd. 1929 or. light blue cloth 8vo. pp.352.
fore-edge and lower-edge rough-cut. little faded to spine
otherwise good copy. Price:
$65.00
HALL E R.A
Saga Of Achievement. illus. with
numerous b/w illustrations throughout, appendices, bibliography, index; pub. Melbourne Bonall
Publishing Melbourne 1978 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.342 Story of the Men & Women who
maintained & operated Radio & Radar systems of the RAAF over 50 years.Fine copy. Price: $75.00
HALL TIMOTHYFlying
High. The story of Hudson, Fysh,
Qantas and the trail-blazing days of early aviation.
illus. with e/paper maps & 8 full page
plates t/out. pub. Syd. Methuen 1979 1st.ed.
or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.266. Price:
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HARLEY JANE FMantle
Of Safety. The Flying Doctor Service. illus. with 8
full page plates t/out. one map pub. Lond. Robert Hale
1963 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.190. ex lib. copy, but
very clean no stamps within, some tape marks to f/free
e/paper, library dates stamps neatly printed on rear
e/paper, Moore's Library sticker taped to rea r of d/w.
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HARRISON MICHAELAirborne At
Kitty Hawk. The story of the first
heavier-than-air flight made by the Wright
Brothers December 17, 1903. illus. with
frontis. & 14 full page plates
t/out. pub. Lond. Cassell 1953 1st.ed. or. ornge.cl.
12mo. pp.X.118. Price: $30.00
HART CLIVEThe Dream Of Flight.
Aeronautics from Classical times to the
Renaissance. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out.
text dgms. pub. Lond. Faber 1972 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.
cr.4to. pp.200. Price:
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HARTNEY HAROLD E. - Wings
Over France. illus. with 29 b/w photos. pub. Lond.
Bailey Brothers and Swinfen. 1974. or.cl. d/w. 8vo.
pp.360 An exciting autobiography that covers several
important areas of combat. The author was born in Canada,
and came to Britain with the Canadian infantry. A
Zeppelin raid on Folkestone propelled him into the Royal
Flying Corps. He saw action with the RFC including an
encounter with the Red Baron. This vivid account with its
many lively anecdotes recreates the spirit of the Allied
forces fighting a common enemy in WW1 Price: $40.00
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HAWKS ELLISON
British
Seaplanes Triumph In The International Schneider Trophy Contests 1913-1931 illus.
with many b/w photographs. pub. Southport Real Photographs Co. Ltd, 1945 or. blue cl. 8vo.
pp.80. The Schneider Trophy and accompanying cash prize was instituted by a French businessman
and armsmaker and became greatly coveted. A race for seaplanes efforts to win it cost thousands
of pounds and pilots risked their lives to do so, first in individual attempts but later as part
of national efforts. It had been held eleven times between 1913 and 1931. Fine.
Price: $100.00
HEGENER HENRIFokker-The
Man And The Aircraft. with col. frontis.
& profusely illus. with plates t/out.
some full page pub. U.K. Garden City
Press 1961 1st.ed. or. brownn cl. 4to.
pp.224. lacks f/free e/paper, very slight
silverfishing at top of title page, otherwise fine. Price: $110.00
HELD WERNERThe
German Fighter Units Over Russia.
A Pictorial History of the Pilots and
Aircraft. profusely illus. with plates
t/out. many full page, pub.
U.S.A. Schiller Pub. Co. 1990 or.cl. d/w. 4to.
pp.192. Price: $85.00
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HENDERSON G.L.P.A
Complete Course Of PracticalFlying.
Learning to fly-differently. illus.
with 13 full page plates t/out.
pub. U.K. 1930 or.cl. 12mo. pp.256. boards
sl. rubbed & worn. Price:
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HERINGTON JOHN Air War Against
Germany & Italy 1939-1943 .Australia
in the war 1939-1945. illus. with 40 full
page plates t/out. charts and maps. published
Canberra Australian War Memorial 1954 1st.ed.
or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.XVLL.732. a fine copy
in the torn d/w. Price: $65.00
HERINGTON JOHN Air
Power Over Europe 1944-1945. illus. with 40 full page plates t/out. 1
chart, and 42 maps. pub. Canberra Australian War Memorial 1963 1st.ed. or. dark blue cl.
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JORDANOFF ASSENYour Wings.
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JOY WILLIAMThe Aviators.
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LAWSON J.H.W. Four five Five The
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LINDBERGH CHARLES A. Autobiography
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McCUDDEN JAMES BYFORDFlying
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McNALLY WARDSmithy.
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McNALLY WARDThe
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MacMILLAN NORMAN Into
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MANLY G.B.Aviation
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MASTERS DAVID - Perilous Days illus. with
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MERRIAM F. WARRENFirst Through The Clouds.
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MILLER H.C. Early Birds.
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MILLER ROBINFlying Nurse.
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MILLES JOHN and JOHN
PESCOTTTesting Time. Insight into work
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MOLLOY E. ( General editor)
Aeroplane Engines (Part 1) Aeroplane Maintenance and
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A practical survey of materials and
processes used in the construction of modern aircraft. Intended for all
engaged in aircraft factories and assembly shops. illus. with 81
illustrations; pub. London Newnes, 1941 Original red cloth gilt, 8vo.
pp.104. Very good copy. Price: $40.00
MOLLOY E. General
Editor. - Aeroplane Maintenance and
Operations Series, Vol. 6. Dealing With the Inspection and Repair of Some
Representative Types of British and American Airframes, with notes on the
use of welding for aircraft repairs. Illustrated with 106 & 118
plates, dwgs.; Airframes Part 1: & Airframes Part 2 (Aeroplane
Maintenance and Operations Series, Vol. 11 "…With notes on aids to
airframe maintenance, and fabric covering.") pub. London, Eng: George
Newness Ltd. nd. 1940? 1st ed.'s orig. cl. in light blue dw.'s 8vo
pp.VIII.132 & II.132. 2 vols. fine set. Price:
$115.00
MOLLOY E.
Engines (Part 2) Dealing with the
Maintenance and Repair of the De Havilland Gipsy "Twelve," Gipsy "Major
Series II," and Gipsy "Two" and "Three" Engines.illus. with 57 diagrams, plates, pub.
London George Newnes Ltd. nd. c. 1940 or. blue cl. 8vo. pp.VIII.132. faded
to spine else very good copy. Price: $45.00
MOLLOY E.
Engines (Part 3) Dealing With The
Maintenance And Repair Of The Wright "Cyclone", Bristol, Pobjoy, And
Continental Engines. illus. with 75 diagrams, plates, pub. London George
Newnes Ltd. nd. c. 1941 or. blue cl. 8vo. pp.132. faded to spine else very
good copy. Price: $45.00
MONK F.V. and WINTER
H.T. -
Adventure Above The Clouds. illus. with photo.
frontis. of Piccard, 7 other b/w photographs and drawn
illustrations, pub. London, Blackie and Son nd. c 1940's
orig. blue cloth, 12mo. pp.224; A history of the pioneers
of exploration of the stratosphere up to the 1930s,
particulaly the achievement of Piccard in rising 54,500
feet above the world's surface in a balloon, and
experiments with rocket-propelled flight. A book
primarily aimed at the older child, but still fascinating
to the general reader. Price: $30.00
MONKS NOELFighter
Squadrons. The epic story of
two Hurricane Squadrons in France. illus.
with frontis. & 14 full page plates
t/out. pub. Syd. & Lond. Angus & Robertson 1941
or.cl. 8vo. pp.242. sl. rubbed, spotted
to edges, e/paper cut. Price: $35.00
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MOONEY MICHAEL MACDONALDThe
Hindenburg. illus. with 16 full
page plates t/out. pub.
Lond. Hart-Davis 1973 or.orange
cl. 8vo. pp.278. Price:
$35.00
MORGAN HUGHCombat
Kill. The Drama of Aerial Warfare in World War Two and the Controversy
Surrounding Victories. illus. with with colour and b/w. photographs in the text; pub. UK.
Patrick Stephens Ltd. 1997 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.200. How did fighter pilots verify their
claims for destruction of enemy aircraft? How were young pilots trained to fly combat missions.
What psychological stresses were faced, and what guidelines were used for awards and
decorations? Examples are drawn from; Royal Air Force, Soviet Air Force, USAF, Finnish Air
Force, and the Luftwaffe. Very fine. Price: $50.00
MORRIS JAN
Intro. Riding
The Skies: Classic Posters from the Golden Age of Flying illus. with
full page col. plates t/out. pub. London: Bloomsbury Publishing,
1989 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp. 144 A selection of airline posters from
the 1930s – 1960. Fine copy. Price: $65.00
MUNSON KENNETHGerman War
Birds From World War I To Nato Ally.
profusely illus. with col. dwgs. (two views of
each plane at least) pub. U.K. & Syd.
1986 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.176. Price: $45.00
MUNSON KENNETH and GORDEN
SWANBOROUGH Boeing. An Aircraft Album.
illus. with b/w. plates t/out. pub. Lond. Ian Allan
1972 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 12mo.obl. pp.144. Price: $20.00