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SAGITTARIUS RISING, Lewis, Cecil, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1936 (1st Edition), vg/vg , see photo, autobiography of author's experiences flying in WW I, shared in 8 victories in 1917, flying an SE.5 w/56Sqdn., later in China, 332 pgs. (Greenhill soft cover reprint - new copy - $19.95)$35.00
SANTOS-DUMONT, Wykeham, Peter, Putnum, 1962, f/f, see photo, a Brazilian pioneer of aviation who worked in Paris in the 1890s, was the first man to fly in Europe, 1898 to 1910, photos. 278 pgs. $19.50
SCOTT'S BOOK , Scott, C.W.A., Hodder & Stoughton, 1934, vg (minor foxing), author & Campbell Black won the MacRobertson race, 1934, photos & maps, 264 pgs. $34.50
SILVER DART, Green, H. Gordon, Brunswick Press Limited, 1959, vg/vg (smoke damage to dj), see photo, biography of Hon. J.A. D. McCurdy, Canada's first pilot, 32 pages of photographs, 208 pgs. $25.00
SKY'S THE LIMIT, Thomlinson, Tommy Ltn., Macrae-Smith, 1930, vg(cover wear, spine fade, book tight)/vg (lazer dj), see photo, 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
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, Lindbergh, Charles, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953, vg (no dj), recounts his air mail days and the New York to Paris flight, 562 pgs. $5.00
SQUADRON LEADER - ROBERT MILTON MC, Ayris, Cyril, P.K. Print, 1994, fine, soft cover, see photo, Milton achieved 2 victories before being shot down in his 65 Sqdn Mustang. He was captured, escaped and worked with the French underground, photos, 165 pgs. $28.00
STEPCHILD PILOT , Doerflinger, Joseph, Robert R.Longo, 1959, 1st edition, vg (edgewear)/vg, see photo, inscribed to previous owner by author, autobiography, he flew D-7 with Jagdstaffel 10, later for Air France. photos & 3-views, 191 pgs. $40.00
STORMY LIFE, Heinkel, Ernst, E. P. Dutton, 1956, vg (some minor foxing)/vg (some chipping, edge wear), see photo, autobiography, (originally publ. as 'He1000' in England) who was responsible for many of the most effective and innovative aircraft to see service with the Luftwaffe before and during WW2, photos, 256 pgs. $37.50
STORY OF LINDBERGH - THE LONE EAGLE, Beamish, Richard, International Press, 1927, good (cover wear & minor foxing), biography, photos, 320 pgs. $7.50
STORY OF THE WINGED-S, Sikorsky, Igor, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1939, vg (some foxing, inked name, binding tight)/g (lazer copy), autobiography, Sikorsky was a major innovator in aircraft design, built an amphibian plane that pioneered transoceanic commercial flights as well as other aircraft, best-remerbered for his successful development of the first practical helicopter, photos, 226 pgs. $30.00
UNACCUSTOMED TO FEAR, Willock, Roger, Privately Published 1968, vg/vg (tear on upper right corner (see scan), see photo, biography of Ltn. General Roy S. Geiger, USMC, enlisted in 1907, completed pilot training in 1917, flew nuumerous bombing missions in WW II, first Marine officer to command a field Army , retired in 1946, photos, 321 pgs. $20.00
WAR BIRD, Davis, Burke, University of North Carolina, 1991, new, see photo, bio of Elliott White Springs, after gaining his wings he was posted to Europe where, after Pershing decreed that pilots were to be ranked as sergeants, he resigned his commission & joined the RFC, he first served in 85 Squadron, under Bishop, before being transferred to the US Army where he flew with 148th Squadron & ended the war as America's fifth ranking ace with 16 victories, after his return to the USA he spent a period barnstorming, photos, 267 pgs. $19.95
WAR BIRD ACE , Ballard, Jack Stokes, Texas A & M, 2007, new, see photo, Capt. Field Kindley flew a Camel with 148th Aero Squadron. He achieved 12 aerial victories which tied him with Elliott White Springs. Kindley was killed on a flying accident, 1920, at Kelly Field, photos, drawings, 208 pgs. $24.95
WINDKILLER, King, Stephen, Word Association Publisher, 2004, as new, soft cover, see photo, inscribed by author, historical novel of Herbert Latham, his accomplishments, the Antoinette monoplane and early aviation meets, photos, 281 pgs. $12.95
WINGED VICTOR, Atkins, Gordon, Springwater Books, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, signed by author, Biography of Victor Yeates, Camel pilot w/46 Sqdn., who wrote the book, "Winged Victory", photos, 228 pgs. $35.95
WINGS OF A HERO, Reid, Sheila, Vanwell, 1998, new, soft cover, see photo, Wop May was Richthofen's intended 81st victim, survived & became renowned bush pilot, photos, 102 pgs. $19.95
WINGS OF MADNESS Hoffman, Paul, Hyperion, 2003, new, Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight, introduces the dashing inventor who entertained Paris with his airborne antics - barhopping in a little dirigible that he tied to lamp posts, circling around the Eiffel Tower & crashing into rooftops, a glimpse into the mind of an extraordinary & tormented man that also vividly depicts the sights and sounds of turn-of-the-century Paris, photos, 369 pgs. $18.95
WRIGHT BROTHERS , Kelly, Fred, Diverm 1987, new, soft cover, biography of Wright Brothers originally published in 1943, photos, 340 pgs. $5.95
WRIGHT BROTHERS, THE , McMahon, John, Grosset & Dunlop, 1930, vg (no dj), eary biography of the Wright brothers, photos, 308 pgs. $18.50

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