The Old Bus
Melbourne: Herald Press, 1932. Octavo, blue cloth hardcover, illustrative map for paste-downs, frontispiece, 14 black and white plates. Endpapers browned, and some scattered foxing (typical of this paper stock), a little discolouration of the spine, but overall a very good copy. First edition. This is the story of the famous Fokker trimotor Southern Cross, affectionately known as 'The Old Bus'. With many of the air routes of Oceania still unflown and at a time when aircraft were still primitive and navigation systems still in their infancy, 'The Old Bus' flew pioneering flights across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This book encapsulating these great journeys and the people associated along the way. Told through the perspective of the pilot himself and author, Charles Kingsford-Smith, this is a seminal text for any aviation book collection. Item #4253
Price (AUD): $200.00