2006, ISBN: 9780295976990

New York, N.Y.: Orion Books, 1988. Combined Edition, Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [6], 389. [1], iii, [1], 203, [1] pages. Illustrations. Describes and id… Mehr…

New York, N.Y.: Orion Books, 1988. Combined Edition, Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [6], 389. [1], iii, [1], 203, [1] pages. Illustrations. Describes and identifies Navy and Marine aircraft and provides information on insignia, colors, service duty, and technical innovations. The books are arranged chronologically, and feature an aircraft assignment table for each year indicating which aircraft and which squadrons were assigned to specific locations. For a new generation of aviation researchers and buffs, many of whom may never have seen an airplane with two wings, these books are vital additions to any serious aviation library, and a wonderful trip back into the Golden Era of aviation. Bakersfield native, and Oakland adopted son William T. "Bill" Larkins has been photographing aircraft for over 75 years. He is the author or co-author of 9 books on the subject of aviation history, and his photos can be found on numerous WEB sites on the internet. He continues to assemble information that will allow for the complete and correct identification of the aircraft in the photos he has taken and collected. It was his interest in aviation that led to an interest in photography and eventually a pilot's license and three years in the AAF in World War II followed by another three in the California Air National Guard. In 2006 he was honored with the Admiral Radford Award for excellence in naval aviation history and literature. Bill worked as an audio-visual specialist for UC Berkeley for 31 years. More than twenty-five years after their first publication, William T. Larkins's illustrated surveys of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft remain two of the most valuable books about these airplanes ever written. First published in 1959 and 1961, and long out of print, these two volumes have become classics eagerly sought in the rare-book market by aviation buffs worldwide. With over 1,000 photographs combined, they remain the definitive record of the formative years for Navy and Marine Corps aviation., Orion Books, 1988, 3, Seattle Londonn: University of Washington Press in Association with the Museum of Flight, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. The story of four men (Igor Sikorsky, Frank Piasecki, Arthur Young, Stanley Hiller Jr.) in the United States who were pioneers in solving the problems of technology and created the conditions for America to succeed in bringing helicopters to volume production. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic illustrations. Appendices - "Early Military Helicopter Use" and "Early Commercial Helicopter Use". Gift inscription sticker on front pastedown endpaper from Piasecki Aircraft Corporation to Dr. Jerzy Bulik. Front bottom right corner bumped. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 497 pp., University of Washington Press in Association with the Museum of Flight, 1998, 4<