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RAMPAGE OF THE ROARIN' 20's,
Hickey, Levy & Claringbould, International Historical Research, 2009, new, 312th Bomb Group over the Pacific, driving the Rising Sun back to Japan , chronicles the exploits of the famed Roarin' 20's, one of the most famous Light Bomb Groups in the SWPA, from Australia to Japan in the A-20 Havoc & later the B-32 Dominator, 24-page color section which features 36 full-color aircraft profiles, 32 close-up nose art reproductions, over 700 photographs, 416 pgs.
$ 74.95

86th FIGHTER GROUP IN WW II,
Luce, Steve, Eagles Editions, 2007, 2009, new, researched & written by Steve Luce, son of one of the group's pilots Lt. Warren Luce, profiles of select colorful aircraft, their A-36s & P-47 Thunderbolts, training was in Meridian, Mississippi in 1942 with A- 36s, first deployed in 1943 to North Africa & later to Italy & Corsica flying the P-47 in the MTO, victory list, many photos, 144 pgs.
$ 34.95
P-36 HAWK ACES OF WORLD WAR 2,
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 86,
$19.95
BREWSTER F2A BUFFALO ACES OF WORLD WAR 2,
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 91,
$19.95



RECENT FINDS :



I.A.S. - ITALIAN AEROSPACE SHOW,
vg (soft cover), issued in conjunction with the Italian Aerospace Show aboard the USS Intrepid, NYC, April, 1990, many photos depicting Italian aviation history, 287 pgs.
$20.00
FLYPAST - A RECORD OF AVIATION IN AUSTRALIA,
Parnell & Boughton, Civil Aviation Authority, 1988, vg/vg, detailed account of aviation in Australia from 1843 to 1988. 11 appendixes list selected firsts in Australian aviation, people of note, Oswald Watt Gold Medalists, scheduled airline services within Australia and international services, balloons and aircraft prior to 1921, aircraft registered between 1921 and 1946, names on aircraft, military aircraft serials, ships that carried aircraft & flights into and out of Australia from 1919 to 1939, photos, 542 pgs.
$40.00

IRON EAGLE, Coffey, Thomas, Crown, 1986, vg/vg, inscribed by author, Thomas Coffey & General Curtis LeMay to previous owner, biography of America's leading stratigist of aerial warfare in World War II, after the war he instituted the Berlin Air Lift, he created the Strategic Air Command America's first line of defence, was Chief Of Staff under President John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson, photos, 474 pgs.
$100.00

WINGS FOR LIFE,
Nichols, Ruth, J.B. Lippincott, 1957, vg/vg, inscribed by Ruth Nichols<\, her first flight in 1919, Nichols went on to fly more than 140 different aircraft, including jets, flew with Rogers Airlines in 1922, established three new international records for women in 1931, (altitude, speed, and distance). In 1932 she flew from LA to NYC in thirteen hours and twenty-one minutes. photos, 317 pgs.
$500.00
AERO ALBUM (20 original issues),
Matt, Paul & Rust, Ken, Published between 1968 & 1971, Aero Album was a quarterly magazine on aviation from the Pioneer Age to the Jet Age, featuring stories on aircraft, aces, firsthand accounts, a date-by-date recap of World War II in the air, three-view scale drawings & a wealth of unusual photographs, all are in fine condition.
$150.00 for the set

LUFTWAFFE CAMOUFLAGE - 4 VOLUME SET, Kookaburra, all in fine condition with dust jackets (embossed name) Vol. 1 : Merrick, Vols 2 & 3 : Smith & Gallaspy. Luftwaffe Painting Guide (Supplement to Vols. 1-3, many photos, color chart, 559 pgs (total)
$200.00

signed by Paul Tibbets
509th PICTORIAL ALBUM, Kauffman, Hinchey & Sheehan (editors), pubished by 509th Composite Group, 1945, good (moisture damage has caused pages to be wrinkled, signed by Paul Tibbets, many photos, unpaged.
$200.00



509th REMEMBERED,
Krauss, Robert & Amelia, self-published, 2005, as new with dj, a complete history of America's atomic bomb missions during World War II as told through the personal reminiscences & photos of the 509th veterans themselves, originally this book was made available to the attendees of the 58th Reunion of the 509th that was held at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans in October 2003, since that time it has been updated & 250 additonal photos were added, 345 pgs. $45.00



HOW TO BUILD SOLID SCALE MODEL WARPLANES,
Davidson, Jesse, X-acto Cresecnt Products, 1944, vg, small 30 page phamplet with photos & illustrations. $5.00

REFERENCE BOOKS ADDED


JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1956-1957,
vg condition (binding tight), 454 pgs.
$60.00
FLYING AND GLIDER MANUALS - Complete Set of EAA Reprints (6)
all in fine condition (soft cover), originally published 1929 to 1933.
$45.00
for the set





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