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| Thomas, Lowell THE FIRST WORLD FLIGHT - Hutchinson 1st, c1925; 303pp, 90 photos, endpaper maps; some foxing, mainly to page edges & title page, o/w vg | £38.00 | |
| Personal memoirs of Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold, Henry Ogden & John Harding, of the flight by Douglas Cruisers, April-Sept 1924. | ||
| BN: 23744 | ||
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Thomas, Lowell SIR HUBERT WILKINS - his world of adventure. Barker 1st, 1961/2; 278pp, 28 photos; near fine. |
£16.00 | |
| Biography of the arctic explorer, who also participated in the "race" from England to Australia in 1919 and the Zeppelin round-the-world flight of 1929. | ||
| BN: 29015 | ||
| Thomas, Lowell & E.Jablonski BOMBER COMMANDER - The life of James H.Doolittle. | £16.00 | |
| S & J lst (UK) 1977; 368pp, 66 photos; fine, near fine d/w.Complete biography, but with accent on the WW 2 phase of Doolittle's career. | ||
| BN: 25661 | ||
| Thomas, Sir Miles OUT ON A WING - an autobiography | £16.00 | |
| M.Joseph 1st, 1964; 406pp, 16 photos; near fine, vg d/w. Includes some WW 1 history. Author flew in the RFC in the Middle East, became a motoring reporter post-WW 1; organised munitions production in WW 2, later becoming Chairman of BOAC. | ||
| BN: 24843 | ||
| Thomson, Adam HIGH RISK - The politics of the Air. | £15.00 | |
| S & J 1st, 1990; 590pp, 33 photos; near fine inc d/w.Autobiography of Sir Adam Thomson, founder of British Caledonian Airways. | ||
| BN: 27758 | ||
| Tredrey, Frank D. PILOT'S SUMMER - An R.A.F.Diary. | £26.00 | |
| Duckworth 1st ,1939 (1941 reprint); 191pp, 20 photos, col 3-view drgs of RAF training aircraft; vg except some staining to fep & title page. The celebrated description of RAF training ; Wittering, 1939. | ||
| BN: 25162 | ||
| Turner, Major C.C. MY FLYING SCRAP BOOK - Sampson Low 1st, c1945; 118pp, 10 illus; vg int, cloth sl soiled. | £24.00 | |
| The first jounalist to learn to fly (in 1911), Turner describes his training, balloon flights to Sweden & Russia, the England-Capetown attempt of 1920 with Brackley, races, records & airlines pre-WW 2. Rather scarce. | ||
| BN: 24112 |
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Unishevsky, Vladimir RED PILOT - memoirs of a Soviet Airman. H & B 1st, 1939; 260pp, 7 photos; vg. £ 15.00 |
| Story of a pilot & a political system (Period 1932 to 1939). |
| BN: 21716 |
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van Ishoven, Armand MESSERSCHMITT - der konstructor und seine flugzeuge |
£15..00 | |
| Neff, Berlin 1st, 1973;360pp, many photos; German lang; fine, vg d/w. The life and products of the aircraft designer. | ||
| BN 29807 | ||
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Vincent,A.v-M. S.E. FLYING FEVER - Jarrolds 1st, 1972; 192pp, 20 photos, 2 sketches by author; ex-lib, minor marks, cloth sl worn. |
£12.00 | |
| Career memoirs - the only man to have shot down enemy aircraft from singleseaters in both wars. | ||
| BN: 22299 |
| Wallace, Graham THE FLIGHT OF ALCOCK & BROWN - (14-15 June, 1919). | £9.50 | |
| Putnam 1st, 1955; 312pp, 17 photos; vg int, cloth sl worn.. | ||
| BN: 25662 | ||
| Ward, Harry & Peter Hearn THE YORKSHIRE BIRDMAN - memoirs of a pioneer parachutist. | £14.50 | |
| Hale 1st, 1990; 189pp, 32 photos; fine, nr fine d/w.Well written biography of a fascinating career. | ||
| BN: 24113 | ||
| Wells G.N. HEAD IN THE CLOUDS - | £17.50 | |
| H & S (Australia) 1st, 1973; 253pp, 60 photos, ep maps; fine inc d/w.Starting with Australian National Airways, with Kingsford-Smith, the author served with Imperial Airways, TEAL & Air New Zealand. | ||
| BN: 28799 | ||
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West, James E (Chief Scout Executive) THE LONE SCOUT OF THE SKY - |
£8.00 | |
| Boy Scouts of America, 1928; 275pp31 illus (mainly photos); near-vg. Popular style version of the Lindbergh story so far. | ||
| BN: 30821 | ||
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Whittle, Sir Frank JET - the story of a pioneer. Muller 1st 1953; 320pp, 15 photos; vg int (spine faded, well-known owner's bookplate; signed dedication by Ian Whittle. |
£35.00 | |
| Story of the early British jet engine developments "from the horse's mouth". | ||
| BN: 23544 | ||
| Williams, Neil AIRBORNE - | £15.00 | |
| Airlife 1st, 1977; 175pp, photos & drgs in text; fine inc d/w.Stories from the author's wide experience as test & demonstration pilot, charter & competition aerobatic pilot. (He was killed ferrying a Heinkel to the UK from Spain). | ||
| BN: 25663 | ||
| Wood, Michael GO AN EXTRA MILE - the adventures and reflections of a flying doctor. Collins 1982 reprint from 1978 1st; 160pp, 18 photos, ep maps; fine, nr fine d/w. | £14.00 | |
| Starting and running the Kenya flying doctor service. Also - fine inc d/w - AUTHOR-INSCRIBED - £18 | ||
| BN: 28801 |
| Yeager, Gen. Chuck & Leo Janos YEAGER - an autobiography: | £16.00 | |
| Century 1st UK, 1986; (from 1985 US 1st); 24 x 16cms, 342pp, 20 photos; fine inc d/w.Story of the first breaking of the sound barrier. | ||
| BN: 22301 | ||
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Yeager, Jeana & Dick Rutan VOYAGER - the flying adventure of a lifetime. Heinemann 1987/8; 24 x 16cm, 337pp, 81 photos (some col), ep route maps, glossary; fine inc d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| The story of Jeana Yeager & Dick Rutan's non-stop round-the-world flight of 1986 in the fantastic "Voyager". | ||
| BN: 24111 |