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BRACKEN, ROBERT. FOREWORD BY A.V.M. J.E. "JOHNNIE" JOHNSON. ARTWORK BY RON LOWRY. Spitfire: The Canadians.
Boston Mills Press, (Erin, Ontario, 1995).. 160 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1550461486 Profusely illustrated with b&w photos (most copied from the veterans' own albums), color profiles by Rob Lowry, and technical drawings. "The result of nine years of research and over two hundred interviews with former Spitfire pilots and ground crew from across Canada, (this book) is a momentous collection of personal memories and wartime aviation history..The stories..are told with complete candour, in the pilots' and cr ew members' own words..Full of priceless historic photographs and intimate first-hand accounts, 'Spitfire: The Canadians' is perhaps the most important wartime aviation book published in many years." Minor color loss at top of free front endpa p e r due to pencil erasure, book slightly cocked, tiny dint on top edge of front board, light waviness to edges of text block. Dust jacket has been price-clipped on front flap, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine - slight at top/bottom of flap -f ol ds , two soft creases on spine, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good.
Offered for US$ 200.00 by: Capricorn Books - Book number: 23885
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