1-47-B-O-4............CALIFORNIA EASTERN AVIATION, INC. DC-4 OPS MANUAL....... Hardbound 3 ring binder of Operations Manual for flying the Douglas DC-4 four engine transport.......manual is dated 10-15-56........California Eastern Aviation eventually turned into Dyncorp International which holds/has held some interesting contracts with the US Gov't, including drug interdiction in Latin America.......so who knows what they were doing with DC-4's in 1956 ........navigator's manual shows example flight from Travis AFB in California to Honolulu, HI, go figure ...........measures 7.5" by 9" and about 1" thick in very good original condition.........appears complete.....$40

2-48-B-O-4....LINDBERGHS DECORATIONS AND TROPHYS...This 10 1/2 by 7 1/2" softcover book of 64 pages was printed by the Missouri Historical Society in 1935 and has photographs and details of the many trophys and decorations givent o Chas Lindbergh following his epic transatlantic solo flight eight years before...Lindbergh donated these to the Missouri Museum, hence this book...detailed close up photos of Lindberghs aircraft instrumnets, wrist watches and clocks, flight suit, medals, wings, keys to cities, medallions, plaques, trophys, sculpters, tapestrys, maps, airplane models and hundreds of other items given by CAL to the museum...invaluable reference book...fine cond.......original. 1935 printing........$35

3-1-B-O-4........FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER, DECEMBER 1958..........'Official Organ of the Royal Aero Club'.........not oft. seen magazine to us 'Yankees' this hales from London England and is quite worthy reading......advertisements such as the Argosy four engine turboprop 'Freightercoach', Blackburn jet on the front cover, and the pointy looking Fairey Delta 2 ..........about 40 pages and 8.5" by 11.5" in good condition......$7

9-17-B-B-O-4....LINDBERGH HIS LIFE AND EPOCH MAKING FLIGHT....Rather rare book published in 1927/28 shortly after the TransAtlantic solo record flight of Lindbergh...especially interesting as it delves with detail into the navigation Lindbergh used to make a successful crossing... the navigation section was written by Capt. Robt. S. Wood of the RAF...balance of book edited by Geo. Fife and besides flight includes Lindberghs early days prior...several photos ...hardbound...283 pages...1928 printing... SOLD

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