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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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BENSON AND HEDGESAustralian
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BENNETT-BREMNER E.Front
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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 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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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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COLLINS RICHARD L. Flying Safely.
The key to flying safely as possible - weather
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COMMONWEALTH of Australia Government
Aircraft Factories Capacity for Design and Development, Manufacture, Overhaul and
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COMMONWEALTH Aircraft Corporation PTY LTDTwin
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COPLEY GREGAustralians In The
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COULTHARD-CLARK CHRISThe RAAF
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COULTHARD-CLARK C.D.The
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-39. illus. with text plates, maps, t/out. pub. Sydney,
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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
DE STOOP DOMINIQUE FRANCOISThe Greeks Of Melbourne numerous b/w. plates t/out. some full page and col.
Many names of Greek Citizens living in Melbourne at rear; pub. Melbourne Transnational
Publishing Co. 1996 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.VIII.312. A pioneering study of the role of the
contemporary Greek community of over 200,000 persons in Melbourne, based on over 100 interviews.
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
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
1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.226. Price: $55.00
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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
1st.ed. or.lt.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.348. Price: $55.00
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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
to boards with contact plastic does not detract. Price: $100.00
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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
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
very good copy. Price: $25.00
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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
GODWIN JOHNBattling Parer
illus. with map endpapers, 45 b&w photographs, and three appendices. pub. Adelaide
Rigby Limited 1968 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.196 Ray Parer made the first single-engine
aircraft flight fom England to Australia. He was a World War One pilot, gold-miner,
charter-flyer over the New Guinea jungles, a pearl-fisher, a small-boat sailor, these and many
other ventures make up the story of this quiet Australian. Slight tape mark to title page else
fine. Price: $45.00
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:
$35.00
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