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AERIAL CONSPIRACY FOR 60 YEARS,, Applegate, Roy, Florida Printing Co. 1977, vg (soft cover). see scan, Signed by author, see scan, A scarcastic view of the aviation industry & beaurcracy, photos, 72 pgs. $15.00
AIR ACES, McCaffery, Dan, Janes Kirunerm 1990, fine (soft cover), see scan, covers 6 Canandian Aces from WW I (includes Collishaw & Barker) & 6 Aces from WW II and Korea (includes Buerling & Bannock). There is a list of all the Canandian Aces by Province, photos, 234 pgs. $17.50
AIRBORNE FROM EDMONTON, Myles, Eugenia, Ruerson, 1959, vg/vg, see scan, story of how Edmonton became the hub of Western Canada aviation. Beginning in 1909 and the many famous pilots who flew there, photos, 280 pgs. $10.00
AIRCRAFT - FROM AIRSHIPS TO JET PROPULSION, Dickson, Bonner, Holden & Co., 1950, vg (pictorial cover, corners bumped), see scan, photographic history of Vickers & Supermarine aircraft 1908 to 1948. 78 pages
$10.00
AIRCRAFT PHOTO ALBUM - VOL. 1, Bowers & Matt, 1969, vg, (soft cover), see photo, b&w photos of Breguet 14, Hughes XF-11, P-80, Navy/Curtiss NC boats, Vail Field, Crackups, P-80, Kite Baloons, etc, 56 pgs. $8.50
AMERICAN FIGHTER, THE, Angelucci & Bowers, Orion, 1987, f/f (as new). see scan, comprehensive reference on fighter aircraft used by all branches of the American military beginning in World War I, arranged alphabetically by manufacturer & includes photographs, technical details, specifications, armament & scale drawings, 480 pgs. $26.00
ARADO, Kranzhoff, Jorg, Schiffer, 1997, fine (pictorial cover), see scan, they produced aircraft from 1925 thru the end of WW II, culminating in the AR.234 jet bomber, many photos, 167 pgs. $24.00
AVIATION IN THAILAND, Lumholdt & Warren, Thai Airways, 1987, see scan, Fine condition (as new) issued with pictorial cover, history of aviation in Thailand, map on end pages, covers milestones in aviation from 1911 thru 1988, many photos, 100 pages $25.00
AVIATORS, THE , Joy, William, Shakespeare Head Press, 1971, vg/vg (chipped), see photo, history of aviation in Australia, from the earliest attempts at controlled balloon flights in 1865 right through to the Christchurch Air Race of 1953, photos, 211 pgs. $10.00
BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, Blundell, W.D.G., Map, LTD, 1969, vg/vg, see scan, British aircraft carriers, 1911 to 1969. First a general history, they photos & description of each, 103 pages. $18.00
BRITISH TEST PILOTS, Dorman, Geoffrey, forbes-Rob Robertson, 1950, vg/vg, see scan, interviews with 36 leading British test pilots from the early day of flying to testing the De Havilland Comet, photos, 166 pgs. $16.50
CAMERA IN THE SKY, Sims, Charles, Temple Press, 1958,Very good condition with dust jacket (chipped), see scan, the author's collection of aerial photos from the mid 1920's to mid 1950's with complete descriptions, many photos, 217 pages. $10.00
CANADA'S AVIATION PIONEERS - 50 YEARS OF McKEE TROPHY WINNERS, Sutherland, Alice, McGraw- Hill, 1978, f/f (as new), see scan, signed by author, The winners of the McKee Trophy 1927 to 1977, photos, 304 pages. $27.50
CELLULOID WINGS, Farmer, James, Tab, 1984, vg (soft cover), out of print, see photo, impact of movies on aviation, photos, 369 pgs. $25.00
CITY OF FLIGHT, Horgan, James, Patrice Press, 1984, f/f (as new), see scan, History of aviation in St. Louis, goes back to the 1830s, photos, 500 pgs. $12.50
COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD, Taylor, John, Putnam, 1969, f/f, see scan, 200 types of airacraft manufactured in 26 countries, with photos are described, 647 pgs. $30.00
COURAGE IN THE AIR, Bishop, Arthur, McGraw-Hill, 1992, vg/vg, see scan, bios of Canadian war heroes that fought in the air during WW I, WW II & Korea, photos, 307 pgs. $15.00
CURTISS-WRIGHT, GREATNESS AND DECLINE. , Eltscher & Young, Twayne Publishing 1998, Fine condition (as new) issued with out a dust jacket. see scan, Covers from the Curtiss motorcycle & dirigible engine, WW I, Golden Age, and it's peak in WW II. The company was left behind in the jet age, photos, 213 pages. $50.00
DIGBY DIARY 1917-1953, Rennison, John, Aspect Publishing, 2003, f/f (as new), see scan, The history of the RAF station Digby, beginning in WW I. The main period (described is WW II. The dates listed are (example: 21.8,40= August 21, 1940), photos 177 pages. $30.00
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AVIATION GREATS, Buckeye Aviaation Book Co.. 1990. soft cover (as new). see scan, 117 prominent aviators from pioneer years to the jet age. One page description of their accomplishments & illustrated portrait. 117 pages. $20.00
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RUSSIAN AICRAFT, Gunston, Bill, Motorbooks, 1995, f/f (as new), see scan, 1,000 types from 1875 to 1995 are covered, photos, 526 pgs. $55.00
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SOVIET FIGHTERS 1939-1951 , Leonard, Herbert, Histoire & Collections, 200, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, piston-engines or mixed power-planes, studies, projects, prototype series & variants, 3-views, cutaways, color profiles, photos, 208 pgs. $22.00
EXHIBITION FLIGHT, Mikesh & OKES, Smithsonian, 1973, VG (soft cover). see scan, History of exhibition flight from 1910 through the jet age. 19 of the aircraft are featured, see scan, illustrations & photos, 59 pgs. $9.00
50th ANNIVERSAY LANGLEY AFB, Tactical Air Command, 1966,vg (soft cover), see scan, Booklet covers the first 50 years of history of Langley AFB as an seronautical lab, storage facility & traing field. Basically it is a photo album, 136 pgs. $10.00
FIFTY YEARS OF FIRST FLIGHTS, 1923-1973, Sikorsky, VG (soft cover), see scan, 6 pages near the end of the book have. been marked by ball point pen). A history of Sikorsky aircraft & helicopters, many photos, 55 pgs. $10.00
FIGHTER ACES OF THE U.S.A. , Toliver & Constable, Aero, 1979, vg/vg (chipped), see photo, complete on American Fighter aces, includes dozens of air ace combat accounts, plus bio's, includes over 1400 elite Americans who earned the title "ace" from WW I, WW II, Korea & Vietnam, many photos, 400 pgs. $12.95
FIGHTING COCKS, THE 18th GROUP - WING (A HISTORICAL SCRAPBOOK, Boisen, Mart, Self-Published, 1995, vg (3-ring binder, xerox copy), see scan, The group was founded in 1927. They were based in Hawaii for the Dec. 7, 1941 attack. Later based in the Solomons & invoved at Guadacanal, Borneo & the Philippines. They also served in Korea & Vietnam, photos & maps, 217 pgs. > $25.00
FLIGHT, Baldwin, Waraad, Simon & Schuster, 1963, f/f oversized (as new), see scan, A largely photographic history of flight from prehistoric times to powered flight, to jets & rockets, many photos 192 pages. $18.00
FLIGHT IN AMERICA, Bilstein, Roger, John Hopkins University Press, 1991, vg (soft cover, some underlining), aviation history from Wright brothers to astronauts, photos, 356 pgs. $4.50
FLYING BOATS OF BERMUDA, Pomeroy, Colin, self-published, 2000, as new, soft cover, see photo, from the first sea planes in 1919 to the last in the 1980s, many photos, 254 pgs. $32.00
FLYING ELEPHANTS, Bowyer, Chaz, Macdonald, 1972, vg/vg, see scan, Unit history, No. 27 Squadrons 57 year history, 1915 to 1969. From action in Martinsydes (WW I) , Wapitis (Between Wars). Blenheims & Beaufighters (WW II) to the Vulcans (1960s), 286 pages. $27.50
FLYING THROUGH THE YEARS - NORTHROP, Northrop Corporation, 1971, vg (soft cover), see scan, Contains 20 full page color photos of Northrop aircraft with descriptions (1940 -19660), 44 pgs. $15.00
FLYING SCOTS, Webster, Jack, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, vg (soft cover, lower corner bend), see photo, a Century of aviation in Scotland, from Percy Pilcher's gliders to the Mollisons and Dowding, to today, many photos, 88 pgs. $10.00
FLYING THE FRONTIERS, Matheson, Shirlee, Fifthhouse, Ltd, 1994, f/f (as new), see scan, The author interviews aviators who flew the extremes of Canada from 1929 to 1993, photoa, 213 pgs. $15.00
FOCUS ON FLIGHT - AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY OF HANS GROENHOFF, Wooldrige, E. T., Smithsonian, 1985, vg (soft cover), see scan, An exensive collection of airplane photos taken by Hans Groenhoff, a German who emigrated to the US in the 1930s, many photos, 108 pgs. $15.00
FROM THE GROUND UP, Adkins, F.J., Airlife, 1983, vg/vg, see photo, history of the RAF ground crews and their increasingly complex role from World War I, photos, 219 pgs. $10.00

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