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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 F-Meters; Radio Detection Finders; Transmitters ; Misc . with no tears, nicks or markings. Covers clean and tight but seve ral small nicks along edge and spine. .

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 by dirigibles, and th e prospect of long-distance voyages in the rapidly improving aër oplanes, suggest at once the important problem of the determinati on of the astronomical position of these craft at any moment.” Marcuse discusses the equipment and methods for doing so.. CONDI TION: Good; internally clean and bright. Front cover has 1” par tial split at top and bottom of front hinge, rear gutter cracked. .

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 photographs. This copy inscri bed by the author on the front free end paper. CONDITION: Very go od. Covers: light wear but rubbed at corners and top/bottom of sp ine. Text block is clean, tight, and bright. .

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 instructions, color-coded dia grams, and photographs covering the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Li berator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, A-29 Hudson, P38 Lightning P-40 Warhawk, P-51 Mustang and more than a dozen other WW2 aircr aft. Condition: Very good: pages are generally fine overall but a bout a half-dozen have pulled from the rings and the punched hole s are torn. The blue gray canvas binder is faded and with light soiling. Unknown if this is the original cover .

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 pages of indices and tables [Later editions, NA-5231] had 8 sections an d 346 pp plus indices.] Each tab page illustrated with a cartoon by Gil Turner. 1. General Instructions. 2. Location of Controls. 3. Charts. 4. Ground Instruction. 5. Cold Weather Provisions. 6. Emergency Instructions. 7. Index and Conversion Table. Profusely illustrated with photographic illustrations, drawings, charts; so me in color. Celluloid protective page prior to title page presen t: “To Keep’em Flying Know Your Airplane”. Condition: Near fine--the pages are virtually pristine except for the title page… Read More

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 foldout plans of the cabin layout -- plu s From the foreword: “This detailed specification overs the gen eral requirements and design of the Lockheed ‘49’, a long ran ge, substratosphere, day or night transport airplane. …Upon th e negotiation of a contract for this airplane, a revised detail s pecification will be prepared describing as nearly as possible th e proposed airplane.” Specs prepared by Peter A. Beck and appr oved by Hall L. Hibbard, one of the… Read More