DC-3: Southern Skies Pioneer
by Brian Lockstone
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1869413903
- ISBN 13
- 9781869413903
- Seller
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About This Item
Auckland: Random House, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very lightly read with only light shelf wear. First built in the 1930s, the Douglas DC-3/Dakota was an adpatable aircraft that filled a variety of roles: military transport (as a gunship, glider tug and air ambulance), commercial travel, freighter transport and even topdressing. This book tells the story of the DC-3 in New Zealand. First introduced during World War II, the aircraft became a vital part of the RNZAF fleet. It carried everything from spare parts and mail to food and ex-POWs and was involved in fighting in the Solomon Islands and support of New Zealand fighter bomber squadrons and flying boat squadrons. The DC-3 was the mainstay of New Zealand's commercial air services, for both passengers and freight, from the late 1940s until the mid-1960s, and embodies many nostalgic memories for generations of New Zealanders. It has carried VIPs, including Queen Elizabeth II. It also has had a key role in rural areas as a topdressing aircraft. Today, it makes regular appearances in warbirds displays and in tourism enterprises.
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- Bookseller
- The Secret Bookshop (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020940
- Title
- DC-3: Southern Skies Pioneer
- Author
- Brian Lockstone
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1869413903
- ISBN 13
- 9781869413903
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- Auckland
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
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