Author: RENFRO, ROBERT B. (EDITOR)
Title: The Sportsman Pilot November 15, 1935; Vol. 14, No. 5
Description: Philadelphia, PA: The Sportsman Pilot, Inc, 1935. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Magazine. B&W Photographs and Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The magazine covers have some general wear and tear, creases, spots of rubbing, and more. The spine of the magazine has been taped by a former owner, the whole length of the spine. The contents include: Aerial Observation, Pous and Puffs by Bernard D'Escayrac, The Old Air Mail Story - In a New Bottle by Beirne Lay, Jr, Landing in Clover by Alfred L. Wolf, A Pilot on Safari by Vern L. Carstens, and more. "The Sportsman Pilot magazine was launched in the late 1920s under the title Yachting and Sportsman Pilot. It was devoted mainly to the activities of wealthy yachtsmen and pilots who could afford to fly purely for pleasure rather than business. Later Yachting was dropped from the title and the magazine became a strictly aviation publication. It expanded its editorial focus to include those of less affluence who were gaining entrance to aviation via the low-powered lightplanes of the day, such as Aeroncas, and Cubs." (from Pilot reports: The beginnings by Dennis Parks · December 25, 2014 found in General Aviation News). Good .
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Robert B. Renfro Private Aviation The Sportsman Pilot
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Title: The Sportsman Pilot November 15, 1935; Vol. 14, No. 5
Description: Philadelphia, PA: The Sportsman Pilot, Inc, 1935. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Magazine. B&W Photographs and Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The magazine covers have some general wear and tear, creases, spots of rubbing, and more. The spine of the magazine has been taped by a former owner, the whole length of the spine. The contents include: Aerial Observation, Pous and Puffs by Bernard D'Escayrac, The Old Air Mail Story - In a New Bottle by Beirne Lay, Jr, Landing in Clover by Alfred L. Wolf, A Pilot on Safari by Vern L. Carstens, and more. "The Sportsman Pilot magazine was launched in the late 1920s under the title Yachting and Sportsman Pilot. It was devoted mainly to the activities of wealthy yachtsmen and pilots who could afford to fly purely for pleasure rather than business. Later Yachting was dropped from the title and the magazine became a strictly aviation publication. It expanded its editorial focus to include those of less affluence who were gaining entrance to aviation via the low-powered lightplanes of the day, such as Aeroncas, and Cubs." (from Pilot reports: The beginnings by Dennis Parks · December 25, 2014 found in General Aviation News). Good .
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Robert B. Renfro Private Aviation The Sportsman Pilot
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 49691
- Book number: 49691
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