Author: BLUE, ALLAN G.; ROBINSON, DOUGLAS H.; SLOAN, JAMES J.; PRITCHARD, J. RAYMOND; LETZTER, GEORGE J.; MANDRAKE, CHARLES G.; RUST, KENN C.; BUFFINGTON, H. GLENN; JEFFERIES, WALTER M. JR.; BULBAN, ERWIN J.
Title: American Aviation Historical Society [A.A. H.S. ] Journal, Summer [Second Quarter] 1964, Volume 9, Number 2 - a History of the 491st Bombardment Group (H)
Description: Glendale, CA, U.S.A.: American Aviation Historical Society, 1964. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Pages 79-150. Features: Ringmasters - A History of the 401st Bombardment Group (H); Mystery of the Dixmude (French navy rigid airship disaster in December 1923); The Old Rifle Range Airport - A field near Kitty Hawk now all but forgotten; Crusader De-Tails - Part II; Mortality in Army Aviation - from a 1914 War Department document describing in detail the 11 fatal aviation accidents which occurred since the initiation of Army aviation in 1908; Wedell-Williams "We Will Jr." - Wedell-Williams Air Service, Inc. resulted after one-eyed Texas flyer James Wedell met Louisiana lumber baron Harry P. Williams in 1928; Last of the Red-Hot Pilots - Flight Officer Ralph K. Hofer and his action over the English Channel in 1943; Mustangs of the Eighth - The NA-73, later renamed the Mustang I, was ordered by the Royal Air Force while the Battle of Britain reached its climax; Spirit of American Youth - The epic coast-to-coast flight of Richard [Dick] E. James, only 17, of Flushing, NY, in 1930; Waco's Military "Ds" - During 1937-38 the Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio manufactured and exported a number of Model D biplanes to Latin American countries, the WHD, S2HD, and JHD; Governor's Island Aviation School; Bibliography; Cover photo of a Douglas sleeper transport over Manhattan; and more. Profusely illustrated with informative black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this extremely informative issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; American Aviation Historical Society Journal Summer 1964, A.A.H.S, Second Quarter, Volume 9, Number 2, 491st Bombardment Group (H), Ringmasters, 401st Bombardment Group, Dixmude, dirigible disaster, Old Rifle Range Airport, Crusader De-Tails, Mortality i. Good .

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