LANG, JIM

Papa X

Merrickville, ON: Happy Landings, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0969732252. Card covers show light wear. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.80 X 6 X 0.50 inches; 173 pages; The author recalls his days in Canada's north, as a pilot and teacher. "Papa X-Ray is the heartwarming, true story of a trusty old airplane, a family adjusting to life in the far north and a greenhorn pilot learning to fly in the spectacular ruggedness of Canada's Northwest Territories. In 1985, Jim Lang, his wife Mary and young son Johnny moved to Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories. Lang took a job teaching in a one-room school. The only year-round access to the isolated community was by airplane so he bought one. Then he learned to fly. Over the next three years, Lang led the family on airborne adventures that would last a lifetime. Papa X-Ray is an exciting, entertaining and amusing book by a master storyteller. Ride with the family as they fly through the land of the midnight sun and midday moon discovering wildly spectacular scenery, gentle people and rib-tickling adventure.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17602

Catalogue: Aviation::Northwest Territories

Keywords: 0969732252 Nahanni pilot Northwest territories AVIATION

LAUNIUS, ROGER D. & LOUIS L. SNYDER (EDITOR)

Nasa a History of the U.S. CIVIL Space Program

Malabar FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1994. Third Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0894648780. Front flap creased, otherwise as new. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar . ; An Anvil Original; 7.10 X 4.50 X 0.80 inches; 276 pages; When future generations review the history of the twentieth century they will undoubtedly judge humanity's movement into space, with both machines and people, as one of its seminal developments. Even at this juncture, the complex nature of spaceflight and the activity that it has engendered on the part of many peoples and governments makes the U.S. civil space program a significant area of investigation. People from all avenues of experience and levels of education share an interest in the drama of spaceflight. This book is the most up-to-date synthesis of the American civil space program available, and the only one designed especially for use as a college textbook. Written by NASA's chief historian, it describes the history of this effort from its earliest origins to the early 1990s and offers a powerful analysis of the space program that merges political, economic, technological, scientific, and foreign affairs into a meaningful whole. As in all the Anvil Series texts, it has both a sound historical narrative and a set of key documents which suggest other aspects of the story.. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15214

Catalogue: Aviation::Aeronautics

Keywords: 0894648780 NASA Space Program aeronautics AVIATION

LAWRENCE, BARB & JUDY ROBB

Where Eagles Flew an Early History of the Chilliwack Flying Club

Chilliwack BC: Fraser Valley Custom Printers, 1987. Paperback. Light edge wear, small ink mark on front card cover ; Tight solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 40 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 12739

Catalogue: Aviation::Canada

Keywords: British Columbia Fraser Valley Chilliwack Aviation

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

LLOYD, IAN & PETER PUGH

Hives and the Merlin

Cambridge, England: Icon Books, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1840466448. DJ shows very light shelf wear and scuffing.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 8.50 X 5.59 X 1.02 inches; 204 pages; The story of the development of the Merlin engine, used in the British Spitfire during World War II. Built in England by Rolls Royce.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17592

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Aviation

Keywords: 1840466448 Rolls Royce Battle Of Britain spitfire Militaria

LUNNY, JUNE CRUIKSHANK

Spirit of the Yukon

Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0920576397. DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 10.0 X 8.7 X 0.7 inches; 151 pages; "Charlie [Lindbergh] was working on his plane when I arrived," writes Andrew Cruickshank as he awaits completion of his own duplicate of the Spirit of St. Louis. With this plane, Cruickshank starts the first airline in the Yukon. It was 1927, long before the legendary Grant McConachie's time. Andrew Cruickshank, a dashing and brave young RCMP officer, decides to, leave the force for the skies. Cruickshank exploits include not only bush piloting in the Yukon but stunt-flying in Hollywood, as well as piloting seaplanes out of Vancouver. While a pilot with Western Canada Airways in Winnipeg, he was part of one of the most extensive air searches of all time, the McAlpine Rescue.Killed by a plane crash early in his career, Cruickshank had been almost forgotten by Canadian aviation history until his youngest daughter, June Cruickshank Lunny, found a treasure trove of his letters while on a family visit to England. From these letters, Lunny has reconstructed her father's adventures as a Mountie and as a bush pilot. ". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19837

Catalogue: Aviation::Bush pilots

Keywords: 0920576397 Bush Pilot Dawson City RCMP Yukon AVIATION NORTH

MACNUTT, ALAN

Altimeter Rising

Abbotsford, BC: A. MacNutt, 2000. Third Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0968762700. Card covers show light shelf wear, top fore corner bumped. Short tear top back edge of spine ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Al Macnutt lived to fly - from his years in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII or as a bush pilot in the Arctic, flying a water bomber while fighting forest fires or taking assignments to fly around the world. He tells his stories here.. Very Good .

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Book number: 21788

Catalogue: Aviation::Autobiography

Keywords: 0968762700 RCAF Water bomber daredevil Bush Pilot AVIATION Biographies & Memoirs

MAIN, J. R. K.

Voyageurs of the Air a History of CIVIL Aviation in Canada, 1858

Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. DJ shows light shelf wear, bottom fore corner bumped.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W and color plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 396 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18127

Catalogue: Aviation::Canada

Keywords: Exploratation Civil aviation AVIATION

MCCAFFERY, DAN

Billy Bishop Canadian Hero

Toronto, ON: Lorimer, 1988. Second Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550280953. Signed by Author; DJ has short tear top fore edge, embossing on half title page. Signed by author on half title page ; A bright solid, book DJ in Mylar ; 227 pages; New edition of Billy Bishop: Canadian Hero, military aviation expert Dan McCaffery sets the record straight about one of this country's most famous and controversial figures. Fiercely ambitious and driven by an undisguised hatred of his enemies, Bishop played hard and fought even harder. A skilled pilot and a crack shot, he quickly established himself as the "top gun" of the Allied air forces and by 1918 had secured his position as the most decorated war hero in Canadian history. Yet questions remain. Some of Bishop's fellow pilots were put off by his grandstanding and also suspected he was deliberately inflating his number of "kills." Since then, the same claim has been made by many others. That issue is at the heart of this book.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 9672

Catalogue: Militaria::Aviation::WWI

Keywords: 1550280953 Europe Aviation Military Canada History Militaria

MCGLASHAN, KENNETH BUTTERWORTH & OWEN ZUPP

Down to Earth a Fighter Pilot's Experiences of Surviving Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Dieppe and D

London: Grub Street Publishing, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1904943845. Boards and DJ show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 174 pages; "Squadron Leader McGlashan reflects honestly on his enthralling and diverse RAF career, one that began with the rag and tube of Hawker biplanes in 1939 and closed in the jet era of the late 1950s. Shot down over the beaches of Dunkirk in heated aerial combat, we follow the footsteps of the nineteen year old along the debris-littered sands and beyond. From the protection of vulnerable convoys to the pioneering days of night-fighting and airborne radar, McGlashan is in the midst of the action. Flying in support of the ill-fated landing at Dieppe and on clandestine night operations before D-Day, he takes an active role in some of the RAF’s most significant operations of World War Two. Interspersed throughout are tales of camaraderie and humour. Away from the front line, McGlashan was seconded to BOAC to fly airliners out of Cairo, tasked to ferry all manner of aircraft at the war’s end and serve Cyprus at the height of a very nasty campaign.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20032

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Aviation

Keywords: 1904943845 dunkirk DDAY BOAC Dieppe AVIATION Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

MILBERRY, LARRY

Aircom Canada's Air Force

Toronto: Canav Books, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0921022050. Signed by Author; Very light shelf wear on DJ and boards. Gift inscription to previous owner on title page, next to author's inscription to previous owner. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Color Illustrations; 0.75 x 11 x 8.5 Inches; 191 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18530

Catalogue: Militaria::Aviation

Keywords: 0921022050 Aviation RAF RCAF Canada AVIATION Militaria

MILBERRY, LARRY

Austin Airways Canada's Oldest Airline

Toronto: Canav Books, 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969070330. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, price-clipped.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and colour photographs; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 160 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20616

Catalogue: Aviation::Canada

Keywords: 0969070330 Civil aviation AVIATION Transportation

MILBERRY, LARRY

The Canadair Sabre

Toronto, ON: CANAV Books, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969070373. Signed by Author; Top fore corner lightly bumped, light edgewear to dustjacket. ; Signed by the author on the front free end paper. DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; 1.17 x 11.28 x 8.82 Inche; 372 pages; The Canadair F-86 Sabre made history by taking control of the skies over Korea and drubbing the MiG-15. Details the daily operations of the Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons of the No. 1 Air Division that flew the Sabre in Europe and Asia.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17400

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: 0969070373 Aviation Weapons & Warfare Canada 20th Century Canada jet Fighter airplanes Signed AVIATION

MILBERRY, LARRY

Sixty Years the Rcaf and Cf Air Command 1924

Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969070349. Paper covered boards and DJ edges show some shelf wear. Light scuffing of DJ ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W and Colour photographs; 11 X 8.70 X 1.60 inches; 480 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18353

Catalogue: Aviation::Canada

Keywords: 0969070349 RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force AVIATION Militaria

MILBERRY, LARRY (ED.)

Sixty Years - the Rcaf and Cf Air Command 1924

Toronto, ON: CANAV Books, 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969070349. Illustrated by B&W and Color Photos. Signed by Author; Boards show some edge wear ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Signed by author on front free end paper. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 480 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15587

Catalogue: Militaria::Aviation::Canada

Keywords: 0969070349 Canada Aviation Signed Military AVIATION Militaria