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Livingston, Air Marshall Sir Philip. FRINGE OF THE CLOUDS - The story of an R.A.F.Doctor. |
£12.50 | |
| Johnson 1st, 1962; 254pp, 25 photos; vg. Autobiography covering the early years of the RAF in India & Iraq; the author became a specialist opthalmologist, contributing much on night vision etc in WW 2. Ended career as Director-General of RAF Medical Services. | ||
| BN: 25369 | ||
| Londonderry, Marquess of WINGS OF DESTINY - Macmillan 1st, 1943; 245p; vg (fine int) | £18.00 | |
| Problems of the Air Ministry between the wars - interesting history by former Sec. of State for Air. | ||
| BN: 20935 | ||
| Lucas F.J. POPEYE LUCAS - Queenstown. | £14.50 | |
| Reed, Australia, 1st, 1968; 187pp, 36 photos; nr fine, rather ragged d/w.The author served through WW 2 in the RAF, after which he was a pioneer in Australia of private enterprise light-plane flying, mostly in connection with farming. | ||
| BN: 24901 | ||
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Ludovici L.J. THE CHALLENGING SKY - the life of Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe. Jenkins 1st, 1956; 158pp, 30 photos; near fine inc d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| Mainly covering the early period up to the '20s. Also vg (no d/w) £14 | ||
| BN: 21830 | ||
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Lundgren,William R. ACROSS THE HIGH FRONTIER - the story of a test pilot - Major Charles E.Yeager USAF Gollansz 1st, UK, 1956; 240pp, 12 photos; vg except sl foxing to page edges. |
£18.00 | |
| Memoirs of flying the X-1 research plane. | ||
| BN: 20894 | ||
| Lynn,Jack THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT - the compelling story of an epic journey. | £15.00 | |
| Robson Books 1st UK, 1989; 24 x 16cm, 237pp; fine inc d/w.remarkable story of the first air crossing of the USA by black Americans - a struggle against short funds and unbelievable racial prejudice. | ||
| BN: 23179 |
| Mackersey, Ian SMITHY - the life of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. | £15.00 | |
| Little, Brown 1st, 1998; 416pp, 41 photos, ep maps, notes & biblio; fine, sl torn d/w. New biography, written with the collaboration of Kingsford Smith's family. | ||
| BN: 29011 | ||
| Macmillan, Norman FREELANCE PILOT - | £25.00 | |
| Heinemann, 1937; 321pp, 51 photos, 2 maps; vg sl foxing to page edges only; good d/w. Story of a flight to Spain and the attempted flight round the world with Blake. | ||
| BN: 23732 | ||
| McKay, Ernest A. A WORLD TO CONQUER - the epic story of the first round-the-world flight. | £16.00 | |
| Arco USA 1st, 1981; 24 x 17cm, 201pp, 25 photos; fine, sl torn d/w. The flight by U.S.Navy Douglas D-WCs. | ||
| BN: 28185 | ||
| McNally, Ward THE MAN ON THE TWENTY DOLLAR NOTE - Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. | £16.00 | |
| Reed (New Zealand) 1st, 1976; 216pp, many photos in text; fine, vg d/w.A re-writing of the author's previous 1966 book on Kingsford-Smith with extra facts & details. | ||
| BN: 28771 | ||
| McNally, Ward SMITHY - The Kingsford-Smith story. | £15.00 | |
| Hale l966 reprint of 1966 1st; 190pp, 14 illus; vg inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 23733 |