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| JAGDSTAFFEL 356, Kahnert, M.E., Greenhill, 1985, vg, soft cover reprint, Vintage Aviation Library, see photo,
written in narrative style by a squadron member, provides an accurate impression of a German fighter pilot's activities &
thoughts on the Western Front in 1918, photos, 126 pgs.
| $22.50 |
| JANE'S FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR I, Taylor, John W.R. (editor), Military Press, 1980, vg/vg (oversized),
based on the 1914 through 1919 editions of "All the World's Aircraft" published by Jane's Publishing Company in 1919,
this is an encyclopedia of the history & technology of all the world's military aircraft, more than 1000 illustrations,
photos & technical drawings, 40 countries represented, 320 pgs.
| $17.95 |
| JASTA BOELCKE, Franks, Norman, Grub Street, 2004, new, see photo,
history of Jasta 2, 1916-1918, the staffel scored eighty-five kills, and was destined to end the war with 336 confirmed victories,
Werner Voss, Manfred von Richthofen, Erwin Böhme and Max Müller were fighter pilots in the unit,
combat claims, photos, 220 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| JASTA WAR CHRONOLOGY, THE, Franks, Bailey & Duiven,
Grub Street, 1998, new, see photo,lists all German victories and losses,
Aug. 24, 1916 thru Nov.11, 1918, on a day by day basis,
photos, 285 pgs. | $44.95 |
| JENNY WAS NO LADY, Lincke, Jack, W.W. Norton, 1970, vg/vg (small tear, sun fade), see photo,
story of the JN-4D, the first aircraft produced in large numbers in the U.S.,
service during World War I, after the war the Jenny was used extensively in roles as a transporter of mail
& passengers, as an acrobatic performer at fairs, photos & drawings, 288 pgs.
| $32.50 |
| JEW WITH THE BLUE MAX, THE, Nowarra, Heinz, John W. Caler, 1967, fine, card cover,
see photo, biography of Wilhelm Frankl, a Jew and member of Jasta 4, who was awared the Pour le Merite, photos, 32 pgs.
| $17.50 |
| JULIUS BUCKLER: MALAULA! THE BATTLE CRY OF JASTA 17,
edited by Norman Franks from a Translation by Adam M Wait, Grub Street, 2007, new, see photo,
Buckler initially served with the army when the Great War began, until he was wounded &
moved to the air service to train as a pilot, following a baptism of fire flying two-seat
reconnaissance missions over France, he became a fighter pilot, joining Jasta 17 in late 1916,
despite receiving several more wounds, he continued in action, finally being awarded the
highest decoration of the Pour le Mérite & ending the war with 36 victories over British &
French aircraft, photos, 190 pgs..
| $39.95 |
| KELLY FIELD IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR, Kroll, Lieut. H.C., Press of San Antonio Printing Co., 1919,
cover wear (upper corner of cover missing, foxing) , binding tight, complete history of the important American Training Field, includes rosters & short histories on each training squadron,
photos & illustrations, 220 pgs.
| $135.00 |
| KING OF AIR FIGHTERS, Jones, Ira, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, LTD, 1934 (1st edition), vg (inked name,)/lazer dj, see photo,
biography of Major Mick Mannock, England's leading WWI fighter pilot with 73 victories;
developed formation tactics; flew in the Nos. 40 & 74 Squadrons before he became the
Commander of No. 85; killed in action in July 1918, photos, 303 pgs. Hardcover reprint available, new with dust jacket - $29.95.
| $45.00 |
| KITCHENER'S MOB, Hall, James Norman, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916, vg
account of the adventure of an American volunteer in Kitcherner's Army. Record of what life was like on British lines along the western front in a battalion of one of Lord Kitchener's first armies,
the seasoned regulars of the first British Expedtionary Force and called by the public Kitchener's Mob, 201 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE AIR, Harris, John, Macmillan, 1960, vg/vg, signed by Arch Whitehouse,
Canadian Aces of WW I, Bishop. Collishaw. Barker. McKeever and others,
illustrations of pilots & aircraft, written for young reader, 155 pgs.
| $23.50 |
| KNIGHT OF GERMANY, Werner, Johannes, Greenhill, 1985, Vintage Aviation Library reprint, vg, soft cover, Oswalt Boelcke - German Ace, youngest captain in German Army, photos & maps, 240 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| KNIGHT OF GERMANY-OSWALD BOELCKE,
Werner, Johannes, Casemate, 2009, hardback reprint with dust jacket, see photo, bio of the youngest Captain in the German army, maps & photos, 277 pgs.
| $29.95 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE AIR, Bashow, David Lt. Col., McArthur & Co., 200, f/f as new, see photo,
Canadian fighter pilots, color paintings by Stepehen Quick, 210 pgs.
| $30.00 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE AIR, Bowen, Ezra, Time-Life, embossed cover, fine condition,
history of World War I air combat, photographs & illustrations, 190 pgs.
| $4.00 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE BLACK CROSS, Cerebrus, 2005, new with dj, see photo,about young German Pilots who became household names
to the German's & Allies, Their photographs appeared on the Sanke Postcards and were sold to the public,
Among them were Richthofen, Adolf von Tutschek & Kurt Wulf to name a few, photos, 224 pgs.
| $39.95 |
| LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE, THE, Mason, Herbert Molloy, Random House, 1964, f/f, see photo,
photos, 340 pgs. | $35.00 |
| LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE PILOT BIOGRAPHIES, Gordon, Dennis,
Doughboy, 1991, new, soft cover, see photo, signed by author, biographies of the 38
American pilots with N.124 and the French commanders,
photos, 271 pgs. | $24.95 |
| THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS Gordon, Dennis, Schiffer, 2000, new, see photo, bio's of
American volunteers in the French Air Service in WW I, photos, 504 pgs.
| $59.95
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| THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS, 2 Volume Set Hall & Nordhoff, Houghton Mufflin Co., 1920, vg (hinge cracking), see photo, bio's of
1st edition, definitive history of one of Aviation History's most famous entities. A towering and concise work edited by two former members of the elite American battle squadron which flew for the French during the First World War. Replete with a richly detailed history of the squadron and its engagements as well as lengthy biographies of all its members, 873 pgs.
| $1200.00
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LAST OF THE RED DEVILS Joseph, Frank, Galde Press, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, signed by author,
story of Edward Lindsay, the last surviving pilot of the 96th Aero Squadron, flew Breguet 14,
bomber pilot in World War I, personal recollections of early air combat experience,
photos, 160 pgs.
| $12.95 |
| LEGEND, MEMORY AND THE GREAT WAR IN THE AIR, Pisano, Dietz, Gernstein & Schneide, University of Washington, 1992, new, soft cover,
see photo, published for the National Air & Space Museum, many photographs & reproductions of war posters, planes,
line drawings, 144 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| LEGION OF THE LAFAYETTE, Whitehouse, Arch, Doubleday, 1962, vg (ex-library)/vg,
see photo, 267 American idealists, who before their country
entered World War 1, volunteered to serve in the French Army, many found their baptism of
fire in the trenches with the famed Foreign Legion- others, called the "flying Galahads,"
formed the Lafayette escadrille, which was the first unit of American Airmen ever to go
into combat, photos, 338 pgs.
| $13.50 |
| LET'S GO WHERE THE ACTION IS Eder, Jack, Jaare, 1984, vg, soft cover, see photo,
Douglas Campbell's wartime experiences, 6 victory ace of the 94th Aero Sqdn., WW I, 97 pgs.
| $27.50 |
| LETTERS FROM A FLYING OFFICER,
Stuart-Wortley, Rothesay, Oxford U., 1928, f, author was in England at
start of WWI. Memoir of his life in the flying corps & military cross award in 1918,
flew w/22 Sqdn., Bristol Fighters, 207 pgs.
| $32.50 |
| LETTERS FROM A WORLD WAR I AVIATOR, Rowe, Josiah, Sinclaire Press, 1986, f/f (as new),
see photo, trained at Foggia and then saw active duty on the Western Front with the famous First Pursuit Group.",
day to day account, 151 pgs + photo section,
| $24.95 |
| LT.COL. WILLIAM BARKER, CANADA'S ALL-AROUND ACE,
Musciano, Walter, Hobby Helpers, 1964, vg, soft cover, spiral bound, see photo,
served in RFC & RAF as observer, obervation pilot & fighter pilot, awarded the Victoria Cross,
photographic history with drawings of his aircraft, 56 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| LT. HENRY R. CLAY, SOPWITH CAMEL ACE,
Skelton & Williams, University of Texas, 1998, new, soft cover, see photo,
he was studying law at University of Texas, when U.S. declared war on Germany in April 1917, he enlisted in the U.S.
Army Signal Corps, flew with the 43 Squadron RAF, 148th Areo Squadfon USAS, 41st Aero Squadron USAS, died of influenza
in Germany in Feb. 1919, photos, 204 pgs.
| $22.50 |
| LT. WERNER VOSS, GERMANY'S GREATEST TEENAGE ACE,
Musciano, Walter, Hobby Helpers, 1962, vg, soft cover, spiral bound, see photo,
Werner Voss was a rare & daring pilot who flew solo patrols, the ordre our le Merite" was given to him when he was 19 years old,
photographic history with drawings of his aircraft, 64 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| LUCK ON THE WING, Hasslett, Elmer, E.P. Dutton, 1929, vg/vg (lazer copy), see photo, Haslett was trained by the French as an observer. He was posted to the U.S. 12th Aero Squadron. He later became Operations Officer for the First Army Corps. On Sept. 30, 1918, he was shot down and captured - sent to Landshut and then Karls-ruhe prisoner of war camps. This is 13 stories of a sky spy - a fine account illustrating the American involvement in the war, photos, 303 pgs.
| $125.00 |
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