The Sky My Kingdom
London: The Bodley Head, 1955. Octavo, black cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket, 222 pp., frontispiece, four double-sided plates. Minor discolouration to both internal and external text block, rubbing and wear to peripheries of dust jacket, other wise a very good copy for its vintage. First English edition. An account of Hanna Reitsch's life and experience as a woman air ace and test pilot who flew almost every German military aircraft during the war from the Focke-wulf 190 to the the Me 163. She occupied a crucial role in developing the V i's. Item #4332
Price (AUD): $100.00
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