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Sixty
Glorious Years :
A Tribute to the Douglas DC-3 Dakota Arthur Pearcy Hardcover |
| Douglas
Dc-3
Austin J. Brown Paperback |
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Douglas
DC-3: 60 Years and Counting
Scott A. Thompson, Nicholas A. Veronico Paperback This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
| "The
Douglas Commercial Story"
By Peter Berry This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
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The
Amazing Gooney Bird
The Saga of the Legendary DC-3 C-47 Carroll V. Glines / Hardcover / Published 1996 The saga of the legendary DC-3/C-47. With more than 10,000 planes
from DC-1 to R-4Ds, the plane has played many roles, from transport
to gunship, from hamburger stand to turbo seaplane. Here’s the concept,
design, and career of the amazing plane that doesn’t know when to
quit. 176 pgs., 200 photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd.
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Skytrain in Action (Aircraft Number 149)
Larry Davis / Paperback / Published 1995 The C-47 was a military variant of the DC-3, used as both troop and
cargo carrier around the world. Book traces develop-ment beginning
with the DC-1 and covers all military variants based on the DC-1/2/3.
140 photos, 3-view drawings, and 10 color profiles. 11"x 8¼", sfbd.
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Birds and Ferry Tales
Maguire and the Men of the 27th ATG. The 27th Air Transport Group
supported the 8th and 9th Air Forces in WWII with ferry and transport
services. Flying primarily C-47s, they performed a broad assortment of
duties including resupply of frontline units, medical evacuation,
transportation of VIPs and many others. Over 600 B&W photos,
12 color aircraft profiles, 352 pgs., 8½"x 11", hdbd.
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and C-47 Gooney Birds
Michael O'Leary This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
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| Wings
from Burma to the Himal.
Gordon. This gripping story of the flyers of the China-Burma-India Theater
vividly recaptures the experience of the 27th Troop Carrier Squadron.
They flew C-47s over the Hump through monsoons and Japanese action
to drop supplies. Illustrated. 265 pgs., hdbd
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| Dakota
: The DC3 Story (#07316)
Jacques Borge, Nicolas Viasnoff This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
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| Frontline
Airline
Lester. The author flew C-47s and C-46s in a troop carrier group of the 5th
Air Force carrying supplies, paratroops and wounded from New Guinea
to Japan. Details of glider tow missions and a glimpse of the reality of
life during WWII. For transport buffs, veterans and historians. 192
pgs., 53 photos, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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| Fifty
Glorious Years :
A Pictorial Tribute to the Douglas DC3 1935-1985 This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
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| Sixty
Glorious Years
Arthur Pearcy A Tribute to the Douglas DC-3 Dakota Pearcy. The DC-3 was a ubiquitous workhorse ahead of its time. Designed to be a fast, comfortable airliner, it battled in at least three major conflicts, landed at both the North and South Poles, and became the standard transport of the world's airlines. Relive its six decades with numerous new photos vividly displayed. 162 pgs., 185 photos., 8½"x 10¾", hdbd. |
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| Propliners
Groves. Vintage photos of the bright and colorful markings of the great
propeller-driven airliners, from Ford Tri-motors of the ‘30s to the Lockheed
Super Constellations of the ‘50s. The great names: DC-3, DC-4, DC-6,
Convairs, Boeings, and many more. Propliners from Pan-Am, Northwest,
American, Continental, and dozens of other carriers. 96 pgs., 80
color illustrations, 8¼"x 9", sfbd.
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| McDonnell
Douglas Aircraft :
Since 1920 (Putnam Aviation Series) by Rene J. Francillon This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
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| Douglas
DC-3 Dakota
Prod Line to Flight Line Vol 2 Michael O'Leary. Archival material from McDonnell-Douglas and several U.S. airlines
illustrates the history of the aircraft that revolutionized travel. At
the time of Pearl Harbor, some 400 DC-3s were in service with U.S. domestic
carriers - today, 400 remain in revenue-earning service around the
globe. All prototype, civil, and military variants are shown in service,
with photos and detailed captions outlining manufacturing procedures.
Appendices include production batch lists, performance data and a double-page
cutaway. 144 pgs., 130 B&W photos, 8¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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| Over
the hump: airlift to China
by William J. Koenig This title is currently out of print. However, you can buy it used |
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Golden Years of Flying
As We Remember Searle. Written by a former Frontier Airline DC-3
captain flying in the mountains of Colorado, this is a collection
of stories of a remarkable airplane and the people who had the privilege
of sharing experiences during that exhilarating chapter of commercial
aviation. You will surely enjoy the camaraderie of the crews, the
high jinks and the shared jokes. 308 pgs., 5½"x 8¼", sfbd.
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| The
Legacy of the DC-3
Holden. The most comprehensive and interesting book on the 'Doug'. Covers:
Donald Douglas, the Airmail situation, other early airliners, the
design, development and testing of the DC-1, DC-2, DC-3 and WWII
Gooney Birds... and the survivors today. 200 plus nostalgic photos, 8½"x
11", sfbd.
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DC-3
The Survivors Yamamoto. An illustrated guide to remaining Douglas
DC-3 aircraft, skillfully photographed around the world in a variety
of museums, airfields, and during restoration. Many are still in
pristine flying condition and nurtured by loving hands, others have been
dumped and stripped for spares - but the most unusual photos are those
that show some of the strange non-flying adaptations made to keep these
aged airplanes employed. 128 pgs., 125 color photos, 9"x 10½", sfbd.
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American Airlines
Geza Szurovy. From the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, air travel was still an
adventure, with propeller driven airliners reaching their zenith and civilian
jetliners just arriving on the scene. Revisit that golden age of
air travel with this look back at the histories and aircraft of the
most notable U.S. airlines. Period photography depicts classic airliners
like the Lockheed Constellation, MD DC-3, Convair 880 and others.
Memorabilia such as advertisements, route maps, timetables, dinnerware
and more complete this nostalgic look back. 192 pgs., approx. 200
color and B&W photos, 10"x 10", hdbd.
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