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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.  

1397       The Sky on Fire                                                                                                            25.00
               Fredette, Raymond.  1st. ed. 1966. Holt, Reinhart and winston press,  289 pp.
               isbn 82913-0116
A comprehensive study of German efforts to bomb Britain and replace zeppelins with mult-engined aircraft.  London was targeted and the defenses were hard pressed to to shoot them down with anti-aircraft fire or intercept them with day and later night fighters.  The british press compained that the RFC weren't doing enough and English towns and cities were at the mercy of the bombers.  Meanwhile the german crews compained that the british defenses were very difficult to penetrate and losses mounted.  An interesting perspective from both sides.  Photos and maps.  Hardbound, no d/j.  Ex. lib. copy with stamps and remains of tape that once held the d/j.  Very good copy. 

​​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.

civilian

​1033      howard hughes and his flying boat                                               25.00
               barton, charles.  1st.  ed.  1981, aero publishers, 272 pp.
               isbn 8168-0-6457-8
howard hughes was an aviator, inventor and designer and very eccentric.  this book deals primarily with the mystery around his giant famous 8 engined wooden flying boat nicknamed the 'spruce goose'.  It flew only once and then stored away as it currently remains.  The development of a high speed recon. aircraft, the xf-11, its crash and injuries to hughes are also outlined.  photos of the 'goose' under construction throughout.   hardbound with d/j.  excellent condition.