Through the Overcast. The Art of Instrument Flying. de Jordanoff, Assen, 1896-1967

N.Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1938. Hard Cover. x, 356 p., illus., front. (port.); 25 cm. "Present-day flying technique is comparatively new, particularly in connection with flights under adverse weather conditions. Such flights, undreamt of a few years ago, are possible today because we have the tools to work with-- an improved plane, a powerful engine, and precision instruments with which to control them." VG with a 1938 gift inscription to a boy who would fly P-51 Mustangs over WWII Europe; no dj. 101959.