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Early Aviation - W.W. 1
Airships
110 R 100 in Canada 75.00
Countryman, Barry. 1st. ed. 1982. Boston Mills Press, 128 pp.
ISBN 0-919822-36-3
Interesting history of the British airship R 100 on its visit to Canada in 1930. Designed by Barnes Wallis it was a successful design unlike the government sponsored R101 which crashed on its maiden flight. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos and comes with a 45 rpm record of 2 versions of the “R100 song” (usually lost in other books) written in 1930 in honour of the event. Fascinating material. Hardbound with d/j (one small tear), excellent condition. *(a complimentary cd copy of the 45rpm record is now included with the book).
World War I
120 Ace of the Iron Cross 15.00
Ulanoff, Stanley M. (ed.) reprint 1981. Arco Publishing, 215 pp.
ISBN 0-668-05163-9
Autobiography of Ernst Udet who was the highest scoring surviving German ace of WWI. He went on to be a leading figure in the revival of the Luftwaffe until he committed suicide. Card covers with a few scuffs on the edge. Good condition.
1128 flight of eagles 20.00
karolevitz, robert & R. fenn. 1st .ed. 1974. brevet press, 281 pp.
isbn 88498-022-7
at the end of ww 1, poland fought a war of independence against russia. a group of volunteer americans formed the 'kosciuszko squadron' (named after a polish officer who served in the revolutionary war) to fight for poland. flying a mix of allied and austrian fighters they fought bravely to repel the soviet forces intent on reoccupying the country. photos. hardbound with d/j. d/j spine is sun faded. otherwise in excellent condition.
763 Von Richtofen and the Flying Circus 35.00
Nowarra, Heinz and K.S. Brown. Reprint 1959, Harleyford Press, 207 pp.
A thorough look at the aircraft, noteworthy pilots and operation of JG1, Richtofen’s fighter wing and the influence he had in shaping German fighter operations. An excellent reference. Photos, colour and b/w illustrations. Hardbound, no d/j. Excellent condition.
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