The Man Who Saved Smithy: Fighter Pilot, Pioneer Aviator, Vero: The Life of Sir Gordon Taylor MC, GC Tapa blanda - 2015

Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2015. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With b/w photos, as new. All about Kingsford Smith,etc.

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2015.. 2015. Softcover. 8vo. softcover. 384pp. indexb/w illus. Very good. .

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2015. Softcover. Good Condition. Patrick Gordon 'Bill' Taylor was a pioneer of Australian aviation. As a fighter pilot during the First World War, he was awarded the Military Cross and discovered a life-long passion for flight and air navigation. Returning to Australia after the war, he became a close friend of Charles Kingsford Smith; they went on to form an incredible flying partnership, setting records around the globe. It was on a flight across the Tasman in Smithy's famous Southern Cross that Taylor earned the Empire's highest award for civilian bravery, the George Cross. With one engine out of action and another fast running out of oil, Taylor repeatedly climbed out of the cockpit to transfer oil to the stricken engine and keep the Southern Cross flying - all this while suspended over the sea in a howling slipstream. After the deaths of his friends Charles Ulm and Kingsford Smith in separate accidents, Taylor became Australia's greatest… Leer más

Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, New South Wales, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. List of maps, foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret'd), author's note, acknowledgements, glossary, notes, selected bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with two, of eight pages each, black-and-white photography colour photographic paperback binding with white and green coloured titles to the front panel and white and pale yellow coloured titles to the back strip "Patrick Gordon 'Bill' Taylor was a pioneer of Australian aviation. As a fighter pilot during the First World War, he was awarded the Military Cross and discovered a lifelong passion for flight and air navigation. <snip> It was across the Tasman in Smithy's famous Southern Cross that Taylor won the Empire's highest award foe civilian bravery, the George Cross. With one engine out of action and another fast running out of oil, Taylor… Leer más

Allen & Unwin. Fine. 2015. Paperback. 1760113409 . 6 X 1.2 X 9 inches; 400 pages; Signed by Author .

Allen & Unwin, 2015. Paperback. New. 384 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches.

Allen & Unwin, 2015. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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