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4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Tenn. Near fine.. 3-ring binder.. 1943. 1st ed.. 6”x9”, looseleaf in 3-ring binder. Restricted Report: “Thi s handbook has been prepared primarily for crews of the Ferry Com mand. Effort has been made to simplify fuel and hydraulic system s from an emergency standpoint.” Designed and compiled by “Gr oup Engineer Draftsmen” Detailed… Read more about this item

San Diego Chamber of Commerce. 1917. 2d ed.. Second edition, 16mo, dark olive green boards. 1917. 54 pp. Limit ed to 5,000 copies. A brief general history of aviation in Southe rn California, a description of the War Department school of avia tion at San Diego, and lessons on applied meteorology for aviator s. Illustrated with charts and b/w… Read more about this item

North American Aviation. 1942. 1st ed.. North American Aviation Inc., [1942] 2-ring binder. The true firs t edition for the 25C and 25D model bombardment airplanes [Restri cted report no. NA-5182]. In original two ring, dark green faux l eather binder. The manual consists of 7 tabbed sections plus a on e-page introduction and color frontispiece. 325 pp. plus 9… Read more about this item

Georg Reimer, Berlin. Good. 1909. 1st ed.. 8vo, stiff green cloth, gilt titles. With 10 tables, 3 maps and 3 photos in the text. Synopsis from Nature Magazine 29 April 1909: “THE great advances made in aërial transit, by which long-dis tance voyages are rendered possible by ordinary spherical balloon s, while hundreds of miles may be travelled… Read more about this item

Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi TX. Very good.. 1944. 2d ed.. Restricted Report. 8-1/2x11, black covers, cloth spine. Perfect b ound. Two-post binding. Approx. 365 pp. . evision; first compiled in Dec 1942. . nual for Aviation Radio Technicians and trainees. Chapters: Gen eral Information; Power Equipment, Accessories & Interphones; Rec eivers; Frequency… Read more about this item

Burbank: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Very good. 1939. Title Page: “Preliminary Detail Specification for the Lockheed ‘49’ [Model 49-47] Submitted Under Information for Approval o f Design - [Copy No] 14” ##### . in custom two-hole binder. 30 pp., consisting of 23 mimeographed pages of specifications, printed one side only and 7 photostatic plan sheets including 2… Read more about this item