1-1-B-O-1........ PILOT TRAINING MANUAL DOUGLAS A-26 INVADER.......Original manual ......SOLD

2-31-B-O-1.........BASIC WEATHER FOR PILOT TRAINEES.......April 22, 1942.....5.5" by 8.5" with 204 pages and 2 fold up weather "decode" charts......first page of book is cartoon character "Aviation Cadet Knucklehead" who looks like "Dilbert's" brother, he appears throughout the book "committing more errors then a bush league 3rd baseman"...hey isn't that the position I played?......manual is well laid out with numerous topics still valuable today such as "world weather, frontal weather, fog, thunderstorms, hazards, etc. good reading.....$19

3-1-B-O-1....... BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS AIRPLANE COMMANDER TRAINING MANUAL ...... Dated Feb. 1945, 'Revised 1'.........marked " This revised edition supersedes the original (blue covered) airplane commander training manual for the Superfortress. All copies of the latter are rescinded." .....177 pages, measures 8" by 10.5" with photos, checklists, drawings and schematics on almost every page.......covers every aspect of operating the mighty B-29 from the Captain's standpoint.....many close-up cockpit photos showing details of instruments and controls......marked AAF Manual No. 50-9 ... softbound .....original manual in very good condition... hard to find.....complete.....$295

4-7-B-O-1...... GRUMMAN JRF-3 GOOSE ENGINE LOGBOOK .......Large original manual starts on 11-20-(19)40 with ths Pratt & Whitney R985 installed in a Grumman JRF-2 ......this was a R985-SB-2......logbook follows this engine for every single flight......interestingly, the plane flew 2 hours on December 6 1941, but logged 5.3 hours on December 8th, I think we know why.....numerous stapled in orders, letters and test data for this engine .....signatures, locations, dates and times make this a fascinating read......measures 8" by 10" and about 3/4" thick in good, used original condition......last engtry was Jan 24, 1952 when this engine was installed in a BT-13........$45

5-54-B-O-1......BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS VHF RADIO MAINT. INSTRUCTIONS HANDBOOK.......For the Model AN/ARC-5, Vol. 2 VHF components......dated 15 April 1944, revised 10 April 1945.....first used in 1943......224 pages, measures 8.5 x 11"......excellent condition, complete with photos, schematics, parts lists and numbers, instructions for repair and operation.....hardbound 'screw type' binder folder is marked'THE ARMA DEAD RECKONING SYSTEM' MkIII 'Restricted'..... it looks like the ARC instructions were placed in this binder by the USAAF......radio is original equipment to the Boeing B-17, and this manual is in excellent original condition......I see copies of this manual selling for this much........SOLD

see below at what this radio looks like, or google the ARC-5, there is lots of info about these on the 'net......

http://www.eht.com/oldradio/boatanchors/arc-5/b-17-radio.htm

6-1-B-0-1..."U.S.ARMY AIRCRAFT, 1908-1946...This softcover 64 page illustrated book was published only in 1946...it lists EVERY aircraft the Air Corps operated from the beginning in 1908 to the end of WW II...with b&w photos of many .....over 450 photos....listing of the AAF codes for types and makes of all their aircraft with date of contract for acquisition, numbers procured and even mfg. plant locations...contains model variations...complete list of engines used...all the weird and rare experimental types.... ..gliders ...drones ...impressed civil aircraft...all in this 9x6 inch book...more data in one place then I've ever seen before or since .......list aircraft by category such as FIGHTER, then goes on to list EVERY model variation.......Jim Fahey put this together in 1946, (then re-released only in '64)...we bought the last ones found at his estate sale after Jims death several years ago...the original '08-'46 re-released in 1964..all the Armys aircraft book. new old stock...excellent condition.......easily worth twice this amount for people who love numbers.....$17.50

7-1-B-0-1........ AIR TRAILS, OCT. 1951 .........Grumman AF-2S Guardians just sank a sub on the cover!.........Charlie Kaman and his Curious copter (think egg-beater, but they must be good, they are still in business) and the Gee Bee (Racer) story.......8.5" by 11" with 82 pages in very good condition.......a lot of model airplane stuff in here....mucho' fun reading for.......$12

9-1-B-O-1.......... KINGFISHER IN THE ANTIPODES ....... By Barry Patterson and first published in 1974, this spiral bound softcover 54 page book must be the most detailed work ever done on the Vought OS2U KINGFISHER observation floatplane in service with the RAAF.......54 pages of 8" by 11" book covers the history of procument of this incredibly useful plane through itrs deployment thoughout WWII.........full of b&w photos, three view drawings showing detail paint jobs, a fleet list of the planes, damage history specific to each plane, and specific markings pertinent to some planes........front inside cover of this book indicates this is a 1998 edition, number 133 out of a limited edition of 500 copies....like new condition........$22

10-1-B-O-1......THE AEROPLANE, AUG. 22, 1941 .....Roughly equivalent to our 'Flying' magazine of WWII, this is the British counterpart.....rarely seen here in the 'States, this magazine is a wonderful read, as we can see the British perspective of America and WWII in general..........this is a special issue to us 'Yanks', as in this issue, the BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS is introduced!....by Aug. 1941, through the lend lease act, many B-17's had already been delivered to the Brits, and at least one complete RAF Squadron was operating them.....its fascinating to read the English opinion of the B-17......they found it built 'more robust then refined'......and interestingly, they credit the plane's best attribute as its ability to fly very high on a mission- 32,000 to 36,000'- much higher than they say the current German fighters can fly......in fact they mention the plane would be safe to fly on day raids......(they fail to mention that the Lancaster apparently was not safe to fly on day raids!)......they seem quite intrigued with the idea of a ;turbo-supercharger'- apparently current Brit bombers did not incorporate this technology (or use a Norden bomb-sight!).......wonderful magazine has articles on the Short Stirling, large advertiements with Spitfires, Hawker Hurricanes, German Biplane fighters in Russia, how to se the difference between a Bristol Beaufighter and a Cessna T-50, a somber tally on this week's air losses of the RAF,Luftwaffe, and Italians.....most sadly, the Brits suffered the most losses......an amazing magazine considering the desperate time for Britain.....46 pages, 8" by 11.5" in good condition.....$25

***photo of British RAF Captain commanding the B-17***

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