Aviation
An untitled pamphlet published by the Australian Broadcasting Commission for its coverage of the MacRobertson International Air Race from England to Australia in 1934, part of the Melbourne Centenary celebrations
[Sydney, ABC, 1934]. Trove, listing only the NLA and Monash University Library copies, describes the item thus: 'A pamphlet issued by the ABC for its radio listeners throughout its national radio network in Australia. It includes the conditions and regulations, route, prizes, handicap formula, safety measures, entries with biographies, pilots..... More
Hitler's Fall Guys. An Examination of the Luftwaffe by One of America's Most Famous Aces
Atglen, Schiffer, 1999. More
Air Heraldry
New York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1944. An extraordinary reference. More
Queensland Airfields WW2 50 Years On
Mansfield, R & J Marks, 1994. Dated (2 May 1995), inscribed and signed by the author in ink on the Contents page. 'An attempt to thoroughly address all of the WW2 airstrips of Queensland ... show where they were, what they became and how; what Units were 'there'; when and..... More
Angels, Bulldogs and Dragons. The 355th Fighter Group in World War 2
Mesa, Champion Fighter Museum, 1984. Primarily the P-47. More
De Havilland Mosquito in RAF, FAA, RAAF, SAAF, RNZAF, RCAF, USAAF, French and Foreign Service
Canterbury, Osprey, 1972. Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Aircam Aviation Series Number 28 (Volume 1). More
The Australian Aborigines. [Contained in the] Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, Volume 23, 1889
Sydney, RSNSW, 1889. An Australia-wide survey, in which the author pulls no punches. He expresses special indebtedness to the work of E.M. Curr, 'although some of [the latter's] conclusions have been widely different from those enunciated in this essay'. This volume also contains STEPHENS, Edward: The Aborigines of Australia, being..... More
Division of some Aboriginal Tribes, Queensland. (Contained in) Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of NSW for 1899 (Volume 33)
This issue also contains ENRIGHT, W.J.: The Initiation Ceremonies of the Aborigines of Port Stephens, NSW (10 pages). More
The Mosquito Log
London, Souvenir Press, 1988. The first major work on the DeHavilland Mosquito. More
In the Hands of Fate. The Story of Patrol Wing Ten, 8 December 1941 - 11 May 1942
Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1985. Loosely inserted is an autographed letter (dated 10 July 1996) to aviation historian David Vincent from Allan G. LeBaron (see page 247); not least of which relates to Chief Bannowsky, 'the Naval Aviation Pilot mentioned on page 34. Did you know that on one flight..... More
The Flying Flea. ('Le Pou-du-Ciel'). How to build and fly it
London, Sampson Low, Marston, [1934? - second impression, the first impression of 6000 copies having sold out in less than a month]. Translated from the French by the Air League of the British Empire. One of the Aviation for the Amateur series - how to built the original ultra-light. Offered..... More
Broken Wings of the Samurai. The Destruction of the Japanese Airforce
Shrewsbury, Airlife, 1993. More
Flying Dragons. The South Vietnamese Air Force
London, Osprey, 1988. More
High Lights and Flights in New Guinea. Being in the Main an Account of the Discovery and Development of the Morobe Goldfields
London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1942. John Lloyd Preece (1895-1969), one of the sons of the noted Adelaide bookseller and publisher F.W. Preece, was himself an influential bookseller, publisher and proprietor of Preece's Gallery. He 'studied English at the University of Adelaide ... In 1926 he visited Italy with Lionel..... More
Man and Birds
London, Collins, 1971. Number 51 in the New Naturalist Library. Not least, 7 pages on bird damage to aircraft. More
A complete set of 15 Air View booklets covering the whole of New Zealand
Auckland, Whites Aviation Limited, [1950s]. The individual titles are (in order in the volume) Auckland; Waikato; Rotorua, Taupo, Bay of Plenty; Gisborne and District; Taranaki; Wanganui and District; Palmerston North; Hawke's Bay; Wairarapa; Wellington; Marlborough, Nelson, Buller, Westland; Canterbury; Otago; and Southland. More
A Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe 1910-1960. Volume III: 1918
Genoa, Interconair AG/ The Author, 1967. More
They of the Inland. A Travel Talk of Northern Australia
Adelaide, The Author, 1958. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author to T.G.H. Strehlow on the last page; one of 4000 copies. More
Air War Against Japan, 1943-1945
Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1957. Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 3 (Air), Volume II. More
Diggers. The Australian Army, Navy and Air Force in Eleven Wars. Volume One, From 1860 to 5 June 1944; Volume Two, From 6 June 1944 to 1994
Sydney, Lansdowne, 1994 (first edition). More
Remembering Korea. Australians in the War of 1950-53. Includes the Names of All Those Who Served
Chatswood, Lansdowne Publishing Pty Ltd, 2009 (updated edition)/ 2000. More
F-80 Shooting Star Units Over Korea
Oxford, Osprey Publishing, 2001. Number 5 in the Osprey Frontline Colour series. More
F-86 Sabres of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing
Oxford, Osprey Publishing Limited, 2002. Number 6 in the Osprey Frontline Colour series. More
Mission Accomplished. A Story in Words and Pictures of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion in World War 2
Nashville, Battery Press, 1977/ 1945. More