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GERMAN TEXT
KAMPESCHWADER 55 "GRIEF",
Dierich, Wolfgang, Motorbuch Verlag, 1975, vg/vg, German test, history of this famous Bomer unit, includes operations over England, Russia, numerous illustrations, maps, detailed list of aircraft losses with crew casualties, award details, 501 pgs.
$25.00
ALS KRIEGSBERICHTER IM EINSTATZ,
Gross, Hans, Druffelverlag, 1987, vg/vg, German text,(IN ACTION WITH A WAR CORRESPONDENT), author covered the Mediterranean air war 1942-1944 including Marseilles (Bf-109) and Helbig (Ju-88), photos, 280 pgs.
$25.00
LILIENTHAL,
Schwipps, Werner, Arani, 1979, f/f ,German text, Lilienthal was the first person to make repeated successful gliding flights. He was killed in an accident in August, 1896, falling from a height of 56 feet, photos, 424 pgs.
$25.00
LUFTFAHRTGESCHICHTE (AVIATION HISTORY),
vg (soft cover), First aircraft inventions 1867/68. Aircraft models by Kaufmann, Stringfello, Wieth and a German/Swiss model. Facsimile of a 1915 publication, 4 pgs.
$7.50
GRAF ZEPPELINS IDEE,
Krusche, Peter, self-published, 1995,as new (issued with pictorial cover), German text, the history of lighter than air flight in Germany, 1850 to 1925, ending with LZ 126, which became the USS Los Angeles, photos, 192 pgs.
$28.50
GROSSFLUGSCHIFF DORNIER Do X
Pletschacher, Peter, Aviatic Verlag, 1997, vg issued with pictorial cover, German text, Germany's lluxurious 12 engine, 157 foot wing span, first flew in 1931, 3 were built but the plane was a victim of the Depression, photos, 247 pgs.
$40.00
SIEBEL Si-204, Siebel Flugzeugwerk, 1943, 3-ring soft cover, German text, Hydraulic & de-icing systems in the fuselage & wings of the Siebel Si-204, Si-204D-o and 0-3, all diagrams with German text, approximately 160 pgs.
$20.00
BHW VI MANUAL, Bayerishe Motoren Werke, 1928, vg (card cover), German text, Description & operating instructions for the BMW VI aircraft engine. This engine powered several Arado & Heinkel aircraft, most noticeable the He-51 in Spain, 106 pgs. pus 25 fold-out illustrations.
$75.00


ITALIAN TEXT
COSTRUZIONE DEGLI AEROPLANI,
vg (soft cover), Reprint of a 1912 publication - construction of the airplane, drawings, 56 pgs.
$10.00
UN MOTORE PER L'AERONAVE,
Zanrosso, Giorgio, Tipografia Menin, 1991, fine, soft cover, inscribed by author, Italian text, airship engines prior to 1910, photos & illustrations, 253 pgs.
$15.00





FRENCH TEXT
NOUVELLE HISTOIRE MONDIALE de L'AVIATION,
Petit, Edmond, Hachette Realites, 1980, vg/vg (oversized), French text, history of French aviation up to 1980's, many photos & illustrations, 445 pgs.
$25.00
DE L'AERONAUTIQUE MILITAIRE - 1912, A L'ARMEE DE L'AIR - 1976,
Cuich, Myrone, privately printed, 1976, card cover, French text, photo history of French Military aviation, 379 pgs.
$35.00
L'ADIEU AUX AILES, Mariage, Pierre, editions france-empire, 1967, 1918, vg, soft cover, French text, a Farwell to Wings, WW I & WW II, photos, 302 pgs.
$12.50
GUYNEMER "L'AS DES AS", Naduad, Marcel, Albin Michel, 1918, vg, soft cover, French text, Guynemer - the ace of aces, 8 plates, 127 pgs.
$48.50
DU BALLON DE FLEURUS...AU MIRAGE 2000,
Sirpa Air, ca 1984, oversized soft cover, French text, brief history of French aviation prior to 1914, and the Armee de L'Air from 1914 to 1982, with a chronology. Also featued are short biographies of people prominent in the development of French military aviation, photos, 157 pgs.
$30.00
LA GUERRE ARIENNE, Philit, Edmond, Lavuzelle, 1910, reprinted in hard cover 2003, military uses of aviation in 1910, 161 pgs.
$20.00
LA VERITES SUR L'UTILISATION DE L'AVIATION MILITAIRE,
Ader, Clement, Lavuzelle, 1919, reprinted in hard cover, 2003, French text, the truth about the utilization of military aviation before & duriing the war; a disasterous mistake and lesson for the future, 214 pgs., $25.00
LES ORIGINES DE L'AERONAUTIQUE, November 1909 to November 1910, Marie, Felix Col., 1924, reprinted in hardcover 2003, development of French military aviation 1909 & 1910, 124 pgs.
$20.00
LES GRANDS DIRIGEABLES
du Plessis, Jean, Lavuzelle, 1925, reprinted in hard cover, 2003, French text, great dirigible during peace & war, past & future, 308 pgs. $25.00
LES BOMBARDMENTS DE PARIS 1914-1918, du Plessis, 1930, reprinted in hardcover 2003, bombing of Paris by aircraft, zeppelins & artillery (Big Berthas), ilustrations & photos, 324 pgs.
$25.00
AVIATION, THE SPORT FOR ALL, Weber, E, Edition Nilson, 1911, soft cover (foxing), French text, photos, 119 pgs.
$25.00
NIEUPORT 1909-1950,
Rosenthal et al, Docavia, 1997, f (stamped name on fly page)/f, French text, photographs, technical & performance, 287 pgs.
$46.00


OTHER
VERMETELE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDERS (FAMOUS FLIERS OF HOLLAND),
Postma, Thijs, De Haan, 1975, vg, soft cover, Dutch text, photos, maps & illustrations, 168 pgs.
$10.00




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