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DAY OF INFAMY, Lord, Walter, Admiral Nimitz Foundation, 1991, as new, Special printing of a classic history of the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, signed by Walter Lord, the author & eleven other individuals involved in the attack or other aspects of the Pacific war. They include Kenneth Taylor, the first U.S. pilot to see action in WW II when he shot down Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor; Joseph Taussig, Jr. who served on the USS Nevada; Saburo Sakai, considered to be the top WWII Ace among surviving Japanese pilots; & Zenji Abe, who flew a `Val` dive bomber in the Pearl Harbor attack. photos, 243 pgs. Signatures: Jim D. Miller - Senior officer aboard Arizona (Navy Cross) Don Stratton - Senior enlisted man aboard Arizona John W. Finn - Lt. USN Medal of Honor at Kaneohe Sam Grashio - P-40 pilot (Clark Field) Saburo Saka - Zero pilot (Clark Field) J.H. Moore - P-40 pilot (Clark Field) Zenji Abe - Val pilot (Akagi) Kenneth Taylor - P-40 pilot (Haleiwa air strip) Joe Taussig - Ensign aboard Nevada (Navy Cross) Gene Camp - Army Sargent, anti-aircraft machine gun Don Ross - Medal of Honor aboard Nevada $500.00 |
 
| NINE LIVES, Deere, Alan, Wingham Press, 1991, as new with dj, bookplate signed by author, he flew spitfires with 54th & 602 Squadrons, claimed 20 victories begining in France (1940)m photos, 262 pgs. $75.00 |
  Signed by Casey Jones, Dean Smith, Ralph Damon, Alexander De Servsky & Jimmmy Doolittle |
CEILING UNLIMITED, Morris & Smith, MacMillan, 1953, vg/vg (minor chipping), signed by: Charles S. (Casey) Jones, joined Curtiss Flying Service in 1919, as a pilot, became president of Curtiss in 1929 and won several air races in the 1920s Dean C. Smith, barnstormer & air mail pilot, won Harmon Trophy in 1934, with the Byrd Antartic Expedition 1928-30, later a pilot with American Airlines Ralph S. Damon president of Republic Aviation, 1941-43, General Manager American Airlines 1943-45, President American Airlines 1945-49 Alexander De Seversky, WW I Russian Ace, emigrated to USA and founded Serversky Aircraft Corp, which evolved into Republic Aviation Corp. James Doolittle, became a pilot in WW I, flew many experimental flights (including instrument flying), joined Shell Oil Co as a pilot, In WW II, led the Tokyo Raid and later commanded the 12th, 15th & 8th Air Forces story of American Aviation from Orville and Wilbur Wright's historic flight at Kitty Hawk, through the next fifty years, Glen Curtis, Harriet Quimby, Henry Ford, Richard, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, the Army Air Force, Chuck Yeager, photos, 417 pgs. $200.00 |
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| NINE LIVES, Deere, Alan, Wingham Press, 1991, as new with dj, bookplate signed by author, he flew spitfires with 54th & 602 Squadrons, claimed 20 victories begining in France (1940)m photos, 262 pgs. $75.00 |
  | AROUND THE WORLD IN 8 DAYS,
Post & Gatty, Rand McNally, 1931 (1st Edition), vg/vg (chipping, upper spine piece missing), signed on title page by Post & Gatty, flight of the Winnie Mae, map on end papers, photos & replica of log book, 304 pgs. $400.00 |
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AL MOONEY STORY, THE Mooney & Baxter, Shearer Publishing, 1985, f/f, signed by Baxter, autobiography of aviation pioneer Albert W. Mooney (1906-86). An aeronautical gypsy for much of his younger years, he formed the Mooney Aircraft Corporation with his brother Al and in 1947, produced the Mooney M-18 Mite, a small, single-seat aircraft that was the first of its kind on the post-World War II market. In 1955, the M-18 gave way to the M-20, a family of high performance, piston-powered, propeller-driven general aviation aircraft that are still in production today, photos, 223 pgS. $75.00 |
 | 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 |
 | GLACIER PILOT,
Day, Beth, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1974, vg (ex-library)/vg (chipping),
Bioigraphy of Bob Reeve, Alask bush pilot who founded Reeve Aleutian Airlines. Long inscription on first title page plus airplane drawing and the words "Flying beats Work" signed by author,
photos, 348 pgs.
$25.00 |
  | WHISTLING DEATH Guyton, Boone T., Orion, 1990, new, signed by Boone Guyton (test pilot), Tommy Blackburn (USN Ace), Ken Walsh (USMC Ace) and Marion Carl (USMC Ace), story of the Vought Corsair, as told by its chief test pilot. This plane gave the Navy air superiority over the Japanese, who called it "The Whistling Death", photos, 272 pgs. $125.00 |
 | ZER0 - COMBAT & DEVELOPMENT, HISTORY OF JAPAN'S ZERO FIGHTER -SABURO SAKAI Mikesh, Robert, MBI, 1994,
new, (soft cover), signed by Sakai, many photos, drawings & illustrations.
$95.00 |
 
| ZERSTORER, asco & Cornwell, JAC Publications, 1995, fine (issued w/o dj, as new), signed by both authors & 4 pilots (Wolfgang Falck, Ernst Matthes, Hans-Joachim Jabs & Victor Molders), #106 of a limited edition of 250, Messerschmitt 110 and its units in 1940, Loss Tables from 7 September to December 1940, color plates & photos, 260 pgs. $125.00 |
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CHINA, THE REMEMBERED LIFE Frillman & Peck, Houghton Mifflin, 1968, vg/vg, Signed presentation from Frillman on front endpaper: "To Frank (#1) Faraone with my deep apppreciation for all his kindnesses to me, Paul Frillmann [added Chinese lettering]." Frillmann went to China in 1936 as a missionary, served as a chaplain to the AVG and later a combat intelligence officer for the 14th AF, photos, 291 pgs. $100.00 |
 
| GEORGE PREDDY, TOP MUSTANG ACE, Noah & Sox, MBI, 1991, new, soft cover, diary excerpts and personal remembrances of those who flew with him, Preddy scored 27 air-to-air victories & has the honor as top Mustang ace, Preddy was killed 12/25/44, photos, 192 pgs. Signed by Donaldson (5), Bryan (13), Heller (22), Thornell (19) & Stark (7), who flew in the 352nd FG with Preddy, $100.00 |
 
| "TEX" HILL FLYING TIGER, Hill, David & Schaupp, Regan, Honoribus, 2003, new, signed by "Tex" Hill, Tex & his grandson relate Hill's exploits from his naval aviation days, time with AVG, his command of America's first jet equipped fighter squadron & creation of the Texas Air National Guard, photos, 318 pgs. $75.00 |
   | MIG MASTER (SIGNED),
, Tillman, Barrett, Navak Institute, 1990, new with dust jacket, bookplate signed by John Glenn & title page signed by Marion Carl, this 2nd edition has been fully revised to include the F-8's entire history, photos, designations, specifications, Vietnam Squadrons, Kills, 218 pgs. $100.00 |
 | SKY'S THE LIMIT, Thomlinson, Tommy Ltn., Macrae-Smith, 1930, vg(cover wear, spine fade, book tight)/vg (lazer dj), signed by author, Tomlinson was court marshaled for landing his plane on the main street of Coronado, the fact was his engine had stopped, he was a proud breaker of hundred of Navy regulations, this is a record of his life as a great flyer, photos, 289 pgs. $100.00 |
 | STEPCHILD PILOT , Doerflinger, Joseph, Robert R.Longo, 1959, 1st edition, f/f, signed by author, autobiography, he flew D-7 with Jagdstaffel 10, later for Air France. photos & 3-views, 191 pgs. $45.00 |
  | REVOLUTION IN THE SKY, Allen, Richard, Stephen Green Press, 1964, f/f, signed by Jimmy Doolittle,
Lockheeds of aviation's golden age, 1927 through 1937 - design of the Lockheed Vega, photos,
drawings & cutaway, 232 pgs.
$95.00 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE AIR, Harris, John, Macmillan, 1960, vg/vg, signed by Arch Whitehouse,
Canadian Aces of WW I, Bishop. Collishaw. Barker. McKeever and others,
illustrations of pilots & aircraft, written for young reader, 155 pgs.
$23.50 |
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