[EPHEMERA], [AVIATION], [AEROPLANES], [ADVERTISING]

Broadside Advertisement for the Hawk Model Aeroplane Company

Chicago, IL: Hawk Model Aeroplane Co, 1930. Broadside. Monochrome; This is a small broadsheet (approx. 9" x 14") advertisement from the Hawk Model Aeroplane Co, which later became Hawk Model Company. The Broadside is in Fair / Good only condition, with edge tears, nicks and chips missing. There is a burn mark with tidemarking to the upper right quadrant. "Hawk Model Airplanes was established in 1928 by brothers Dick (Sr. ) and Phil Mates in Chicago, Illinois. Promoted as "America's Oldest Model Company", the company was purchased by the Testors Corporation in 1970. The Hawk Company assets were later acquired by J. Lloyd International, Inc. Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which, in turn, sold them to Round 2 LLC of South Bend, Indiana in 2013. From its inception in 1928 to the early 1950s the company manufactured a successful line of solid-wood aircraft models, which eventually included injection-molded generic plastic propellers. The Mates brothers exhibited built-up and painted plastic models at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1934. During World War II, Hawk helped to supply plastic identification models for use in military training." (from Wikipedia). Fair .

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Book number: 40487

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Hawk Model Aeroplane Company Aviation Models Advertising Aeroplanes Broadsides Aeronautics / Astronautics

[EPHEMERA] [AVIATION] [PHOTOGRAPHS]

Group of Four Aviation Photographs from 1910 (Apparently from Flugfeld in Puchheim)

Pucheim, Germany, 1910. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a group of four small photographs (3.5" length x 2.5x height) possibly on salted paper of airplanes flown at the Munich Air Race of 1910. The reverse of the photographs give basic descriptions, including the place -- Puchheim and the Aviators. The grpou of for prints come with an autograph (handwritten) statement from the owner giving them to a friend for his aviation collection. The aviators include: Emil Jeannin, Dr. Otto Lindpaintner and Gustav Otto. While Emil Jeannin is listed as one of the five pilots engaged for this race, the other three aviators were apparently running in the same circles / groups and likely brought their planes with them. "The Munich "Akademie für Aviatik" was founded in 1909, mainly by members of the Royal Bavarian Automobile Club. Its main aim was promoting aviation, particularly by flying dirigibles and other flying machines. This included building an airfield with all necessary installations, but also creating a library and a museum and the awarding of prizes for competitions. Suitable grounds for an airfield were found in the village of Puchheim, 15 kilometres west of central Munich, where 76 hectares of moorland was bought and leased. A modern and completely equipped airfield with a two-kilometre race course was built. It was decided to celebrate the opening of the airfield by organizing an "aviation week" of five days in the end of May, starting less than a week after the Berlin-Johannisthal spring meeting. Five pilots were engaged. Emil Jeannin, Baron Pierre de Caters and Ellery von Gorrissen came directly from the Berlin meeting, where the two former had been very successful. They were accompanied by Belgian Jules Tyck on a Blériot and local Munich man Simon Brunnhuber on one of the Antoinettes bought by Walther Huth, who would later start the Albatros company." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 38279

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Ephemera Photographs Munich, Germany Puchheim, Germany Flugfeld In Puchheim Air Races Early Aviation

[EPHEMERA], [WORLD WAR I] [AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY], [SCRAPBOOKS]

World War I Scrapbook of a United States Aerial Photographer / Observer

France: Self Published, 1918. Flexible covers. B&W Illustrations; World War I Scrapbook (13" x10" approx) with 48 pages from an instructor at the Second Aviation Instruction Center at Tours France, 1918. The scrapbook was the property of, and photographed by James F(Fred) Chappell, who is best known as one of the early photographers at the Lick Observatory, and for whom the Chappell Crater on the Moon is named. The scrapbook includes 48 pages of various sized photographs taken by Chappell, starting with photographs of shipboard activities on the transport from the US to Tours, France, candid photos of France and the French rural folk on their travel from the coast to Tours, and then to the compound of 2nd AIC (Second Aviation Instruction Center) which was founded by the French at the Tours Aerodrome and then given over for the use of the United States as a place for instructors in aerial observation and aerial gunnery to teach students. James F. Chappell became an instructor in Aerial Observation -- and ironically because the airplanes were crashing so often and had so many injuries and fatalities, Chappell and other instructors were forbidden from flying into combat, to keep from having excessive losses in the instructor corps. The latter half of the scrapbook includes many photographs of different styles of airplanes (both whole, and in pieces) , the ambulance crew, fire brigade, the camera guns, and aerial photographs and sundry accoutrement dealing with aerial photography, gunnery or observation. There are several rank advancement tickets, small souvenirs and occasional newspaper clippings associated with the school. Chappell graduated as one of the first classmen of the U. S. Army Aerial Photography class held at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. In all 278 photographs plus other ephemera regarding Chappell's tour of duty, starting from his transport in the US to the fields of Tours, France. This scrapbook holds an amazing amount of visual information regarding the early days of the Army Air Corps which became the United States Air Force in 1947.. Very Good .

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Book number: 43470

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Aerial Photography Aerial Observation World War I Aerial Observation Instructor Tours, France 2nd AIC Early Aviation Aeronautics / Astronautics

ACKMANN, MARTHA & LYNN SHERR

The Mercury 13 the Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight

New York, NY: Random House, 2003. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375507442. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 50175

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: 0375507442 Aeronautics / Astronautics Martha Ackmann Lynn Sherr Merciry Project Female Astronauts

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

This Is Nasa

Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a booklet made up of a single sheet, folded in half to make four pages of text. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light creasing to the bottom front corner of the booklet, and the top edge of the front cover has spots of foxing. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The booklet talks about the goals for NASA, including Manned space flight, Exploration of Space, and launch vehicles to lift the spacecraft into orbit.. Very Good .

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Book number: 50145

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics NASA National Aeronautics And Space Administration Manned Space Flight Prospector Spacecraft Surveyor Spacecraft

AMES AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY / NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS

Group of 16 Black and White Photographs from the Naca, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory at Moffett Field, Ca C1944-1958

Moffett Field, CA: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 0. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This group of sixteen 8" x 10" black and white photographs from the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory all have the NACA logo and photograph identification inside the photo and an identifier notation at the bottom edge of the white outer border. The photos themselves mostly cover the the use of Schlieren photography at supersonic or subsonic speeds or the wind tunnels in which the photography was produced. The photographs are all in Very Good+ condition. Two of the photographs have ink stamped designation from NACA which has been crossed out with blue pen. Unfortunately the photos are undated but can be positively dated between 1944 and 1958. "On 9 August 1939, as World War II began, Congress authorized the construction of a second National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) laboratory for urgent research in aircraft structures. Ground was broken for the laboratory at Moffett Field, California, in December 1939 and operations began in early 1941. NACA named the facility "Ames Aeronautical Laboratory" in 1944 in honor of Dr. Joseph S. Ames, leading aerodynamicist and former president of Johns Hopkins University. Wind tunnels are central to Ames' history. Several wind tunnels were opened in the 1940s to test and refine aircraft, guided missiles, satellites, and reentry bodies. Of particular note are three tunnels later designated key national resources. The 40 x 80-foot wind tunnel opened in June 1944 to conduct aircraft development work. The 12-foot subsonic wind tunnel, opened in July 1946. The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel enabled Ames to conduct new research; almost all NASA manned space vehicles, including the Space Shuttle, were tested in the Unitary." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 40283

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Ames Aeronautical Laboratory NACA National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Wind Tunnels Schlieren Photography Subsonic Aviation Supersonic Airplanes Aeronautics / Astronautics

PACIFIC AERONAUTICS

Pacific Aeronautics December 1919

Berkeley, CA: Pacific Aeronautics, 1919. Magazine. This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The magazine has rubbing to the covers and a tear to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. Contents include: Development of Commercial Aviation by Col. H. H. Arnold, Flying Lookouts by R. F. Hammatt, Night Bombing by Major Mason, and Aeronautical Instruction by Prof. B. M. Woods. Good .

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Book number: 42949

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Pacific Aeronautics Aviation Mount Lassen Californiana Periodicals

BRITISH AEROSPACE

British Aerospace Sea Harrier Multi-Role Maritime Jet V/Stol

Mitcham, Surrey: British Aerospace Aircraft Group, 1980. Brochure. Color Illustrations; This is a folded brochure of heavy cardstock. The brochure is in Very Good+ to Near Fine condition. The brochure is folded three times. All parts of the brochure are clean and bright. "The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval short take-off and vertical landing/vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft; the second member of the Harrier Jump Jet family developed. It first entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS1 and became informally known as the "Shar". Unusual in an era in which most naval and land-based air superiority fighters were large and supersonic, the principal role of the subsonic Sea Harrier was to provide air defence of Royal Navy aircraft carriers.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 34299

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aviation British Aerospace The Sea Harrier Airplanes Fighter Jets Aviation

BRITISH AEROSPACE

British Aerospace Harrier

Mitcham, Surrey: British Aerospace Aircraft Group, 1980. Brochure. Color Illustrations; This is a folded brochure of heavy cardstock. The brochure is in Very Good+ to Near Fine condition. The brochure is folded four times. All parts of the brochure are clean and bright. "The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier Jump Jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). Originally developed by UK manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s, the Harrier emerged as the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many attempted during that era, despite being a subsonic aircraft, unlike most of its competitors. It was conceived to operate from improvised bases, such as car parks or forest clearings, without requiring large and vulnerable air bases. Later, the design was adapted for use from aircraft carriers.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 34308

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aviation British Aerospace The Sea Harrier Airplanes Fighter Jets

BRITISH AEROSPACE

British Aerospace Hawk

Mitcham, Surrey: British Aerospace Aircraft Group, N.D.. Brochure. Color Illustrations; Circa 1980. This is a folded brochure of heavy cardstock. The brochure is in Very Good+ to Near Fine condition. The brochure is folded three times. All parts of the brochure are clean and bright. "The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft. Operators of the Hawk include the Royal Air Force (notably the Red Arrows display team) and a considerable number of foreign military operators. The Hawk is still in production in the UK and under licence in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with over 900 Hawks sold to 18 operators around the world.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 34309

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aviation British Aerospace The Hawk Airplanes Fighter Jets

BRITISH AEROSPACE

British Aerospace Bulletin (June 1891)

England: British Aerospace, 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Journal. Color Illustrations; This is a small, newspaper style journal made up of two sheets of paper, folded along the spine, and again horizontally. The journal is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. "British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. In 1999 it purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, to form BAE Systems. The company was formed in the United Kingdom as a statutory corporation on 29 April 1977 as a result of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. This called for the nationalisation and merger of the British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and Scottish Aviation. In 1979 BAe officially joined Airbus, the UK having previously withdrawn support for the consortium in April 1969. In accordance with the provisions of the British Aerospace Act 1980 the statutory corporation was changed to a public limited company (plc) , under the name British Aerospace Public Limited Company, on 1 January 1981. On 4 February 1981 the government sold 51.57% of its shares. The British government sold its remaining shares in 1985, maintaining a £1 golden share which allows it veto foreign control of the board or company.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 34426

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aviation British Aerospace British Aerospace Bulletin Journals Aviation

UNITED STATES NAVY / DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT

Naval Aviation 50th Anniversary 1911-1961

Washington D. C.: Douglas Aviation, 1961. Brochure. B&W Illustrations; This oversized brochure is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have ground-in dirt, several spots of discoloration and some light fading. There's a minute pair of staple holes to the front cover of the brochure. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 40292

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics United States Navy Douglas Aircraft Company Naval Aviation Naval History Aeronautics / Astronautics

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Facts About the New Jet Flagships

New York: American Airlines, 1958. Brochure. Color Illustrations; This brochure has a stapled spine and the pages are folded vertically to be the size of a tri-fold. The brochure is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. The text pages describe, in easily understood language and lots of illustrations, what a jet engine is, what it does, and how American Airlines is now using them to help speed flights, and give access to longer flights. "American Airlines, Inc. (AA) is a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the world's largest airline when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passenger mile. American, together with its regional partners, operates an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, the third-largest airline alliance in the world. Regional service is operated by independent and subsidiary carriers under the brand name American Eagle." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 40279

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics American Airlines Advertising Jet Engines Jet Age Flagships Aeronautics / Astronautics

UNITED AIRLINES

Maintenance Manual - Volume 1, Book 4 Advance Revision #226, Dec. 1/82 (States Book One of Two on the Spine)

United Airlines, 1982. 3-ring binder. B&W Illustrations; This is a 3-ring Binder with individual unconnected pages entered in sections. The sections include: Stations & Personnel, Maintenance Specifications, Handling, and, Servicing.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42937

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics United Airlines Maintenance Manual Propriatary Information

UNITED AIRLINES

Maintenance Manual - Volume 1, Book 4 (Special Procedures) (Book Two of Two)

United Airlines, 1982. 1st Printing. 3-ring binder. B&W Illustrations; This is a large three-ring binder with a Maintenance Manual : Special Procedures, for United Airlines (it doesn't say for which airplane). This edition is updated through July (possibly Sept. ) 1982. The binder is in Very Good condition. The individual (unconnected) text pages are in generally clean, bright condition, with no notations. Appears to be for most all of the United Airlines fleet.. Very Good .

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Book number: 42938

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics United Airlines Maintenance Manual Special Procedures Aviation Fleet Maintenance