Flight and Adventures of Parer and McIntosh By Air From England to Australia
Melbourne: J. Roy Stevens, 1921. Octavo, faded dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and plane illustration on front cover, [v], 352 pp., frontispiece, 28 plates. Cloth faded, dulled and flecked, former owner's mark embossed on frontispiece and title leaf 'Inglewood, Central Avenue, Black Rock', light foxing, otherwise a good copy. A scarce copy.
An account of the first flight from England to Darwin, Australia in 1920 on board an Airco DH-9, a single-engined aircraft. Parer and McIntosh completed the race and were awarded the Air Force Cross for this record on 23 November 1920. Flight and Adventures of Parer and McIntosh details their journey. Item #3046
Price (AUD): $180.00