Color Photographs; This is a DISBOUND article from National Geographic Magazine. This is the actual article, not a photocopy. The article is in Very Good condition. Text pages are clean, bright and without chips, tears, discoloration or wear. They do, however, have the necessary staple holes where staples were removed. The article consists of five double-sided pages of text with accompanying photographs (there are twelve color photographs). The article is about the artwork found on the airplanes flown during World War II along with some information about the naming of the planes used. The phot... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This magazine is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The magazine and its contents are in generally clean condition. The covers have some light edge wear, rubbing and nicking to the spine ends. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but do have some generalized toning due to the acid content of the paper. "'Air Progress' was first published in January 1937. It was published quarterly until sometime in 1962, it then increased frequency to bi-monthly, and became a monthly publication circa early 1966. In October 1995 it changed it's name to 'Air ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book with cloth covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light edge wear, bumping and nicking. The bottom front corner of the book cover has started to separate from the lining. There is one small nick / tear to the top front spine joint. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but does have some light toning to the edges. The envelope at the rear of the book includes four maps and a key- all in clean, bright condition. "Air navigati... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ Condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have some toning to the jacket flaps. "John Melady is a Canadian non-fiction author from Seaforth, Ontario Canada . A former high school vice-principal in Trenton, Ontario, he writes primarily about 19th and 20th century Canadian history with a usual focus on acts exhi... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a complete set of the paperback materials, held in a paper sleeve. This is the corrected reprint. Included are: Three books, the Federal Aviation regulations, World Air Chart 407, Daily Weather Map, and Speed-Grading Answer sheet and Key. "A commercial pilot license (CPL) , is a type of pilot licence that permits the holder to act as a pilot of an aircraft and be paid for his/her work. The basic requirements to obtain the license and the privileges it confers are agreed internationally by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)." View More...
Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning nicking and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some beginning edge wear and rubbing, along with one nick to the front panel. "The Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) was a United States Army program to develop an advanced ground attack helicopter beginning in 1972. The Advanced Attack Helicopter program followed cancellation of the Lockheed AH-56 ... View More...
B&W and Color Illustrations; This magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some wear, rubbing and rubbing. The spine has nicking and cracking as well. The text pages are clean and bright. Articles include: The Flight Line, Weekend in Valhalla, The Flying Guns of World War I, Restoring Antiques Part 2, Ghosts of the Airway, Racing Planes of the '30's Featuring the Thompson Trophy Gee Bee, Aerobatics Part 3, Long Island: Cradle of Aviation, The Eggspert, Jimmy McCudden and his SE5A, The FLying School Girl, ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; Signed edition. This is an oversized trade paperback. The book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning edge wear and bumping. There is some light rubbing to the spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Bob Stevens, USA, flew almost every US fighter in the World War 2 arsenal and later, in jets, flew a world speed record in a F-86. After re... View More...
This is a technical paper presented at the Aviation Psychology Association San Francisco, California October 18, 1977. The paper is made up of six single sheets, side stapled. The paper is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Both R. B. Stone and G. L. Babcock are members of the Air Line Pilots Association, and both apparently specialize in aviation accident analysis and recommendations for possible changes to both pilot's training and aviation flight safety. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cloth reinforced cloth covers. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning wear. There is a thin red discoloration to the foredge of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This book was"prepared for use as a textbook in the Civilian Pilot Training Program." View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cloth covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is clean and bright, but does have some light fading to the spine and spine joints. "An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the capability of engaging targets on the ground, such as enemy infantry and armored fighting vehicles. Due to their heav... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This title includes two booklets (one large format, one small) put together by the Office of Public Affairs Aviation Education program. The first booklet is oversized, with cardstock covers and a side stapled spine. The second is small format with self covers and stapled spine. Book booklets are in Near Fine to Fine condition and were issued without dust jackets. The larger booklet gives an overview of how the first flight at Kitty Hawk came about. The second smaller booklet gives an account of how the Los Angeles AIAA group recreated a full-scale replica of the 1903 Wright ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; Included is the original mailing envelope. This magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine has edge wear and some light cracking. There is a two inch chip missing from the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. Articles include: Air Power - Our Only Insurance, Pennsylvania tackles the Flying Hoodlum, Flying Doc, Danger on the Airport, The Flying Auto problem, Robot Helmsman, Sky Castle, and more. View More...
Color Illustrations; This is a six page brochure (8 1/2" x 11") brochure put together for the Paris Air show which features airplanes from British Aerospace, including the Hawk trainer and more. The brochure is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine and edges of the brochure. "The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a one sheet brochure folded three times. Dated 1959, this brochure gives the history of Moffett Field, starting with 1935 and going through the modern jets and supersonic airplanes, including The F4D Skyray, and the F11F Tiger. The brochure is in clean, unused condition. "The airport is near the south end of San Francisco Bay, northwest of San Jose. Formerly a United States Navy facility, the former naval air station is now owned and operated by the NASA Ames Research Center. Tenant military activities include the 129th Rescue Wing of the California Air National Guar... View More...
Color Illustrations; This is an 8 1/2" x 11" illustrated broadside for the Watsonville, California Antique Fly-in (similar to an antique car show). The illustrator is R. Sterling. The broadside is in Near Fine condition. There is some beginning foxing and toning to the edges, otherwise, the broadside is clean and bright. "It's been a major antique-airplanes event at the Watsonville airport since 1964. Through the years it grew from a small, grass roots event to one of the largest fly-ins on the west coast.... It became known primarily for a world-class exhibit of antique aircraft. More than 30... View More...
