A P by Air Ministry (4 results)

Quarto, blue cloth (hardcover), 308 pp. Very Good, with light wear to covers and bookplate. From Foreword: The R. A. F. Manuals of Air Navigation were withdrawn from public sale at the beginning of the war. This Manual has been released for publication because it is felt that there is a need for an authoritative book dealing with the principles of air navigation, to be read by the increasing numbers of young air-minded people of the British Isles, and by those members of the general public whose interest lie in aviation and in its future. The volume is not a reprint of the pre-war publication, but is an entirely new edition written in 1941, and has been revised and amended to include those advances in technique and procedure introduced into Service navigation up to June, 1944. Aviation, Royal Air Force, World War II, WWII, Second World War, British History. zslic.

Octavo, original wrappers professionally rebound into blue boards, original wrappers preserved as dust wrapper, 132 pp. Very Good, with edgewear and light foxing (age darkened spotting) to dust jacket and chipping to spine of of dust jacket. From Preface: Pilot's Notes General consists of a collection of Notes for pilots of operational aircraft, supplementing the information contained in the Pilot's Notes for each type. Pilot's Notes General have been issued from time to time since June 1941, and have now been revised and rearranged in convenient order and grouping in this Second Edition, together with some additional Notes. Some of the Notes are applicable to all operational aircraft, entirely or with some modification on account of the special features of a type. These Notes should be read by all pilots. The information may have been absorbed in previous training, but new points may well be learnt. Moreover, views on the best practice are continually being revised and these Notes should be used to get the latest and most autoritative statement at the time of issue. Other Notes deal with special features, such as the tricycle undercarriage, and with special equipment, e.g. automatic pilots, which will be met on a number of types. The pilot who is to fly for the first time with a Sperry Gyropilot will find all he needs to know about it in one of these Notes and not in the Notes for the type of aircraft he is flying. The issue of Pilot's Notes General as a companion to Pilot's Notes for the various types of aircraft, has made it possible to shorten the latter considerably and so avoid burdening the reader with a mass of matter with which he may be quite familiar, while keeping this material equally available when needed. Aviation, Aircraft, Military History, World War II, WWII, British History. zslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Clean pages and sound with light wear. Classification change stamp on the front cover. ; Photos, diagrams, etc. Great look at British military aviation training of the mid-20th century. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10".

Condition: Very Good. Third edition. Hardback. Octavo. 320pp. Original blue cloth with wraparound flap and snap fastener. Covers slightly marked and faded, rust to fastener, otherwise very good indeed. Inside pocket contains Appendix V pamphlet. Owner name to verso of title page.