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AIR TRANSPORT history of the design aircrew involved, a history of personal experiences working conflict in Nigeria) and its use evolution and construction the multirole Coastal Command as a Cessna engineering test by the CIA in covert operations of the Sopwith Bat Boat aircraft which was to be used in Indonesia, Cuba (the 1961 When the Coast is Clear: pilot and the Manager of Flight in anti-submarine warfare, US planned ‘Bay of Pigs’ the Story of New Zealand’s flying boat which – having Test and Aerodynamics, a maritime reconnaissance, invasion), Laos, Vietnam and First and Most Unique been assembled at the Sam compilation of ‘insider’ histories colonial policing, troop The Congo. Licensed Scheduled Air Saunders works – made of the evolution of the Cessna transport, bomber and search Service – South Westland its first flight from the River 140/C-150/C-152/C-170/ and rescue operations. 1934-1967. Edited by R J Medina at Whippingham on 13 C-172/T-41A/C-175/C-177/ Silvered Wings: the Aerial Waugh et al. Craig Printing Co March 1913 piloted by T O M C-180/C-182/C-185/C-188 Photographs of Gordon Ltd, Invercargill, South Island. Sopwith. Directory of Britain’s Agwagon/C-190/C-195/ Bain. Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2000. 81pp. Illustrated. ISBN Military Aircraft Vol 2: C-205/C-207/C-210/ Shrewsbury. 1999. 144pp. 0-473-02851-4. Bombers and General- C-305/C-321 light aircraft Illustrated. ISBN 1-84037- Numerous contemporary Purpose Types; Over-Water and their variants, concluding 024-6. photographs illustrate this Reconnaissance and Anti- with the Cessna Siebel CH1 A compilation of striking history of Air Travel (NZ) Ltd Submarine Types; Transport helicopter. air-to-air colour photographs and Communications which, on 18 December 1934, of over 140 airworthy classic Types; Tankers; Airborne became the first airline in New aircraft types. Radar and Long-Range Zealand to operate scheduled Surveillance Types; Crew services. Trainers. T Hancock. The Flying By Bradshaw: History Press, Stroud. 2010. Memoirs of a Pioneer Pilot Early Risers: the 319pp. Illustrated. ISBN 978-0- 1933-1975. A Bradshaw. Pioneering Story of 7524-4532-8. Proctor Publications. 2000. 223pp. Illustrated. ISBN Gisborne and Hawkes Arranged alphabetically 0-47307317X. Bay Aviation. Edited by R J by aircraft manufacturer, Waugh et al. Published by the a compilation of concise The autobiography of author. 1997. 93 pp. Illustrated. operational histories of each a New Zealand bush pilot ISBN 0-473-04391-2. individual aircraft type and with Southland Airways who A well-illustrated history In Turbulent Skies: British their variants (including the later flew with the Royal of Gisborne Air Transport Aviation Successes and total number built and the New Zealand Air Force, RAF Transport Command during Ltd and East Coast Airways Setbacks 1945-1975. squadrons they served with) Petticoat Pilots: WW2 and in the post-war years Limited (the first airline to be P Reese. The History Press, that saw British military service. Biographies and with Sabena and Skyways Ltd, licensed in New Zealand) and 97 St George’s Place, Achievements of Irish the development of aviation in concluding with his long- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire The BN-1F ‘Finibee’. Female Aviators 1909- the areas they served. distance flight from England- GL50 3QB, UK. 2020. 295pp. P Gatrell and B Wealthy. Solent 1939 Vols 1-2. M Traynor. Illustrated. £19.99. ISBN 978- New Zealand during May-June Aeromarine Enterprises. 2011. Published by the author (E 1950 in a Percival Proctor. Strait Across: the 0-7509-9302-9. 20pp. Illustrated. [email protected]). Pioneering Story of Cook A concise history of the xii; 295pp; xv; 326pp. 2019. The Incredible T-6 Pilot Strait Aviation. Edited by R J Clydeside Aviation Vol first aircraft designed by John Illustrated. £30 per volume or Maker. W Ohlrich and J Ethell. Waugh et al. Published by the 2 – Between the Wars. Britten and Desmond Norman £50 for both volumes. ISBN Speciality Press Publishers, author. 1995. 81pp. Illustrated. C E MacKay. A MacKay, which first flew on 26 May 978-0-9549194-1-2; 978-0- Osceola, WI. 1983. 144pp. ISBN 0-473-03427-1. 87 Knightscliffe Avenue, 1951. 9549194-2-9. Illustrated. ISBN 0-933424- A history of Cook Strait Netherton, Glasgow G13 2RX, Illustrated throughout 34-5. Airways Ltd which, on 26 UK. 2020. 344pp. Illustrated. The Britten Sheriff Project. with numerous contemporary Incorporating the December 1935, operating the £17.45 (inclusive of postage/ B Wealthy. Solent Aeromarine photographs, an informative recollections of the pilots de Havilland Dragon Rapide, packing). ISBN 978-0- Enterprises. 2011. 20pp. compilation of detailed involved, a detailed history initiated the first scheduled air 9573443-7-9-2. Illustrated. biographical profiles of Violet of the evolution of the North service between the North and Dunville, Lilian Bland, Lady The R-34/R-36 airships, A concise history of the American Aviation advanced South Islands of New Zealand. Heath, Sicele O’Brien, Lady the aircraft and aero engine light aircraft G-FRJB which trainer aircraft and its many Bailey, Adelaide Cleaver, Jean designs of William Beardmore was the last aircraft designed variants (including the Harvard, Turbulent Years: a Trench, Margaret, Helen and & Co Ltd, Cierva and Weir by John Britten. Texan and J-Bird). Commercial Pilot’s Story. autogiros/helicopters (and Mairi Stewart, Mabel and B Waugh. Hazard Press the later development of The Britten-Norman BN-3 Sheila Glass, Ruth Hallinan and Limited, Christchurch, New Pioneering Years: 1918 Focke Achgelis FW61), Nymph and the Norman Nancy Corrigan and the major Zealand. 1997. 229pp. to 1961. C E Fielding. British Cameron Rotaplane, Renfrew Aeroplane Company NAC1 role these women played in Illustrated. ISBN 0-908790- Aerospace PLC, Manchester. Aerodrome, the evolution of Freelance. B Wealthy. Solent the development of aviation in 31-7. 1982. 87pp. Illustrated. airlines in Scotland, Rohrbach Aeromarine Enterprises. 2011. Ireland. Includes a Foreword by A pilot’s recollections of aircraft, H J Steiger and the 40pp. Illustrated. Michael D Higgins, President The author recalls his flying for South Island Airways, long career with the Avro mono-spar wing system and A concise history of the of Ireland. Trans Island Airways, West aircraft company from the the Blackburn Kangaroo BN-3 Nymph and its later Coast Airways and Tourist Air time he originally joined the are among the many areas variant the NAC1 Freelance Foreign Invaders: the Travel during the early years company (with the support of of Scottish aviation history (which was later restored Douglas Invader in of New Zealand commercial Roy Dobson) on 1 January surveyed in this volume. to flying condition by Vectis foreign military and US aviation are vividly recalled in 1918 until his retirement Aviation Services). clandestine service. these memoirs. when the Avro 748 was in Growling Over the Oceans: D Hagedorn and L Hellstrom. its early stages. An appendix Avro Shackleton: the Men Cessna Wings for the Midland Publishing Limited, includes a detailed statistical HISTORICAL and the Missions 1951- World: the Single-Engine Earl Shilton. 1994. 200pp. analysis dated May 1943 of 1991. D Lake. Souvenir Press Development Story. Illustrated. ISBN 1-85780- the number of men and women The Sopwith Bat-Boat. Ltd, London. 2010. xiv; 308pp. W D Thompson. Maverick 013-3. employed in the production of B Wealthy. Solent Aeromarine Illustrated. ISBN 978-0- Publications, Inc, Bend, OR. A very detailed history of the Avro Lancaster, the roles Enterprises. 2013. 62pp. 28563-876-1. 1992. ix; 198pp. Illustrated. how the Douglas A-26 Invader they played and the various Illustrated. Incorporating throughout ISBN 0-89288-221-2. was operated by over 20 sites where the aircraft was A detailed well-illustrated the recollections of pilots and Based on the author’s countries (including the Biafra manufactured.

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