Author: C. H. Keith
Title: Flying Years
Description: London, John Hamilton Ltd. 1937. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated account from British-Canadian aviator, Claude Hilton Keith. A special edition printed for The Aviation Book Club. Special edition for the Aviation Book Club. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, and six maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed account of the "flying years" of British-Canadian aviator, Group Captain Claude Hilton Keith, with chapters on his life in the No. 70 Squadron, his first tour in the Persian Gulf, becoming C. O. of the No. 6 Squadron, moving to Egypt, being detached to Palestine, and much more. Written by Claude Hilton Keith, an early pioneer of air gunnery, playing a central role in the preparation of the Royal Air Force for the Second World War. His work as Assistant Director of Armament Research and Development led to the establishment of the "Air Fighting Committee" in 1934, but his career ended prematurely after championing the rights of RAF personnel posted in Canada. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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