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Canada: Buschekbooks. Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 1894543033 . In WWII "Canadians took to the skies young, fit and whole. Some of them burned and were mangled. In another war they would have been hushed up, shut away in institutions or homes. But they were about to encounter the best piece of luck they… Read more about this item

Canada: Self-Published. Good. 1984. Second Edition. Paperback. Clinton Howard Squires (1916-1983) was born and raised in Saskatchewan. He joined the R.C.A.F. in 1940, became a pilot and was posted overseas, attached to the R.A.F. as an instructor in aircraft and gliders. In 1945 he returned to Saskatchewan with his English wife Jean. This book… Read more about this item

Winnipeg: Watson and Dwyer. Good in Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920486665 . [8], 294 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "For five decades, beginning in 1933, Duncan McLaren has been dedicated to planes. He serviced them, flew them, tested them and later in his career, he… Read more about this item

Canada: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919899102 . Signed and inscribed upon half-title page by J.F. 'Stocky' Edwards. "The true story of Canada's top living fighter pilot." - dust jacket. xii, 308, xxiv [black and white photographic plates] pages. Map endpapers. "James Francis Edwards, CM,… Read more about this item

Canada: Sono Nis Press. Good. 1998. First Edition. Paperback. 1550390945 . "Helicopter flying changed aviation in British Columbia forever. The early, fragile-looking machines made vast areas of the province accessible for the first time. Soon they were being used in surveying, mining, forestry, agriculture, fire-fighting, search and rescue and as air ambulances. Many… Read more about this item

U.K.: W.R. Chorley. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0950746703 . "An excellently detailed and illustrated comprehensive history of 76 Squadron RFC/RAF." - Flypast. "His narrative, with personal recollections, is a faithful blow-by-blow account of many wartime operations." - Hamilton Spectator, Canada. 272 pages. Index and bibliography with many… Read more about this item

Victoria, B.C.: Neptune Developments. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969722907 . Volume I describes for the first time the early days of the Canadian Naval Air Branch, as told by those who were there. Volume II picks up the story in 1955, when the new aircraft carrier Bonaventure was soon to… Read more about this item

USA: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. Fair. 1961. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Nice one-page ad for Vickers hydraulics features the Titan rocket; One-page Boeing ad features photo of B-52 launching a Hound Dog missile in-flight; Interesting one-page Texas Instruments ad features photos of their products for space command and guidance; Photo of Japan's MAT wire-guided missile on display… Read more about this item

Glendale, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1964. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Forest Fire Air Attack System - The California-developed system of massive air drops of chemical fire retardants, popularly identified by the newspapers as "borate bombing" is now in its eighth year of operation; Flight From the Water… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1965. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: W. Starling Burgess - The Burgess Story, Part I - 1910; Mission to Kavieng, New Ireland (New Guinea) - low-level bombing techniques devised by General George C. Kenney; The Curtiss BT-1 Flying Lifeboat; Flying Pioneers -… Read more about this item

Glendale, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1964. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 79-150. Features: Ringmasters - A History of the 401st Bombardment Group (H); Mystery of the Dixmude (French navy rigid airship disaster in December 1923); The Old Rifle Range Airport - A field near Kitty Hawk now… Read more about this item

Vernon, BC: Paramount House, 1986. Book. Illus. by Cook, C.. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is "a book of many things; a collage of men, women, events, accidents and incidents spinning about the life of the first Chief Pilot of Canadian Pacific Air Lines - Sheldon Luck, a member of Canada's Aviation Hall… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1965. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Pacific International Air Races; The Burgess Co. Story - Part 2 - 1911-1912; Bill Gary and the Hoople - William Pierce Gary; Checkertails - History of the 325th Fighter Group, May 1944-May 1945 (part 2); The… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1965. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Langley Field 1917-1945; Adventures of an Early Aeronaut - Charles Earl Hess; Mustang Pilot - 352nd Fighter Group - 1st Lt. Harry H. Barnes; Safe Aircraft Competition, 1929; Martin 167 in French Service; Bellanca's History Making… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Canadian War Museum, 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. xv, 691. Black and white photos. List of abbreviations and symbols. Alphabetical list of aircraft with cross references. Bilingual English/French text. Printed upon glossy stock. Represents "the first attempt to consolidate basic information such as type,… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1965. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Checkertails - History of the 325th Fighter Group Part I - August 1942-May 1944; The Martin Clippers; China and Hawaii Clippers; Philippine Clipper; Beachey's Little Looper; Curtiss Reims Racer - On August 28th, 1909, at Reims,… Read more about this item

Glendale, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1964. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Boeing's Pacesetting 247 - A very detailed and profusely illustrated feature article on this historic plane; Flying Pioneers - Chriss J. Peterson and Albert Elton; 9th Air Force in the Desert; Endurance Flying - The Pilots… Read more about this item

USA: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1960. Book. Illus. by Falter, John (cover);. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 132 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Peachtree Street in Atlanta, by John Falter; Great Day in the Morning (short story by G.S. Albee); Stowaway Boy (short story by Olaf Ruhen); Counterfeit Wife… Read more about this item

USA: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1960. Book. Illus. by Hughes, George; Bowler, Joe; Lidov, Arthur. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 104 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration by Hughes of doctor making house call on little boy in his toy-strewn bedroom; Deadbeats Are My Business - Psychologist Eugene H. Barnes discloses… Read more about this item

USA: Gallery One Arts Inc., 2006. Book. Illus. by Shul, Brian; Allan, Chris. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by Brian Shul upon front free endpaper. Oblong 14" x 10.75". 184 pages. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with stunning colour photos. This commemorative edition contains… Read more about this item