2-47-B-O-5........JANES ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1956-1957.......8.5" by 13" with about 450 pages.........note first page color ad of DeHavilland Comet......civilian and military aircraft from every country with photos and specifications.........interesting times for aviation with jet equipment still in its infancy and large prop equipment slowly fading away......used, binding starting to pull loose, but complete & still together in otherwise good shape.........only $70

3-4-B-O-5.......... AIR BOMBARDMENT , THE STORY OF ITS DEVELOPMENT, 1961........ By Air Marshal Sir Robert Saundby...........'How the bomber and the Missile brought the third dimension to warfare'........born 1896, Saundby served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, received the Military Cross and Air Force Cross........he later was appointed the RAF's first squadron of heavy night bombers ........a clearly written non-fictional discussion of aerial warfare with examples and photos.........good condition hard-cover with dust-jacket........6" by 9", 255 pages in good condition......$13

4-1-B-O-5........LIFE OF THE SOLDIER AND THE AIRMAN FEBRUARY 1955...Air Force Issue.....Air University- Brainpower For Airpower....Another obscure publication not often seen, this was a monthy magazine published during the Korean War era by the US Army intended for recuitment of new personnel into the Army and Air Force......18 pages of short features and photos ......8.5" by 11.5" in good shape........$5

5-3-B-O-5.......CURRENT AVIATION FEBRUARY 7-11, 1944.........Vol. II, Number 20.........a weekly newspaper put out by the Educational Printing House, Inc.,.......this reads musch like a newspaper for current (1944) aviation happenings......this 8 page weekly edition has articles on the newest version of the B-25 bomber that mounts a 75-millimeter cannon (20 pound shell!!) made to obliterate ships, narrow bridges(yes, really) etc.......other articles include flying over the 'hump'...........numerous photos and specific people, aircraft, locations named.........9" by 12.5" newspaper in good, used condition ............SOLD

6-3-B-O-5......INSTRUCTORS' SYLLABUS, INSTRUMENT TRAINER, ADVANCED....15 December 1945.......AAF Distribution, Technical Order ......Published by authority of the Commanding General Army Air Forces..........as a civilian instrument instructor, I can say this manual is written and organized at least as well if not better than current manuals for instrument training......49 pages, sectioned lessons, numerous illustrations, some nice drawings of B-17, B-24, and P-61 Black Widow (crews that would all need to be proficient instrument pilots!).........color drawings and explanations of the 'localizer beam' instrument that is found in many WWII military aircraft panels and still in use today .......about 9" by 11" in very good (possibly new old stock) condition........$30

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