Item #330 The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4. Floyd A. MARKHAM.
The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4
The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4
The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4
The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4
The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4

The Black Pirates 1942-4 1942-4

Sydney: John Sands, circa 1945. Large oblong quarto, bound in the original decorated cloth, 96 pp., illustrated throughout. Hinges becoming tender, yet still holding, one leaf detached (nonetheless the book is collated and complete). Dust-jacket worn with some loss. Overall a good copy. First Edition. The Black Pirates: 400th Bomb Squadron of the 90th Group, Jolly Rogers, was one of the B-24 Bomber Groups of the U.S. 5th Army Air Force. This picture book includes combat crews flying against the Imperial Japanese Military in New Guinea in 1943-44 and the events in the Philippine Islands which occurred in 1944. It celebrates the role of the 400th Bomb Squadron personnel and their role in the southwest Pacific theatre between 1942 until 1944. Item #330

Price (AUD): $800.00

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