DAVIES, ED & STEVE ELLIS & FOREWORD BY BILL BOEING JR.

Seattle's Commercial Aviation 1908

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. Softcover. ISBN: 0738571016. A bright, solid book, card covers are clean and crisp. ; Images of Aviation; B&W Photographs; 9.10 X 6.40 X 0.40 inches; 128 pages; "Interested in aviation as early as 1910, William Boeing waited until 1914 for his first airplane ride. In 1916, he founded the airplane company that put Seattle on the aviation map. Before Boeing, Seattle featured aircraft builders like Eugene Romano, G. T. Takasou, Tom Hamilton, and Herb Munter. Boeing emerged during World War I and, by the beginning of World War II, had become a world leader. In those years, lesser known individuals like Eddie Hubbard, Percy Barnes, Vern Gorst, the Becvar brothers, Elliott Merrill, Jim Galvin, and Lana Kurtzer influenced commercial aviation around Seattle. Drawing on photographs from around the area, Seattle's Commercial Aviation: 1908-1941 illustrates the early days beginning with dirigible flights, recognizes the arrival of commercial airmail and the airlines, salutes the local operators, and marks Seattle's emergence as the aviation gateway to Alaska.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 17949

Catalogue: Aviation::US

Keywords: 0738571016 Seattle Aviation Air mail boeing AVIATION

DAVIS, BURKE

The Billy Mitchell Story

Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1969. Hardcover. DJ shows light shelf wear, minor creasing.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 149 pages; From the front DJ flap: "This is the dazzling story of Billy Mitchell, the apostle of air power who sacrificed his career to prepare America for modern warfare. Mitchell- the youngest United States officer, the daring spy, Alaskan explorer, jungle fighter, daredevil pilot, air force commander, and a prophet who was a generation ahead of his time." "William "Billy" Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Returned from appointment as a brigadier general to his permanent rank of Colonel. Later that year, he was court-martialed for insubordination after accusing Army and Navy leaders of an "almost treasonable administration of the national defense" for investing in battleships instead of aircraft carriers. He resigned from the service shortly afterward.Mitchell received many honors following his death, including a commission by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a Major General. He is also the only individual after whom a type of American military aircraft, the North American B-25 Mitchell, is named." (Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17587

Catalogue: Militaria::US::Aviation

Keywords: World War 1 Court martial B-25 Air Force WWI Militaria

O'LEARY, MICHAEL

California High Warbirds of the West Coast

London: Windrow & Greene Books, 1992. Paperback. ISBN: 1872004377. Only slight wear & creasing; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; Wings, No 3; 96 pages; The mild dry weather in California makes it ideal for the preservation of the WWII era war planes.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 13129

Catalogue: Aviation::US

Keywords: 1872004377 Aviation California Militaria