Rare Aviation Books

Wing Leader

JOHNSON, J. E. "Johnnie"

London: Chatto and Windus, 1956. Octavo, blue cloth, spine embossed with gilt lettering, frontispiece, 320 pp., three black-and-white plates, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Spine ends and corners a little bumped, spine slightly discoloured, light foxing throughout, dust-jacket a little worn and torn with no loss of text; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Biography of Group Captain J. E. "Johnnie" Johnson, the top-scoring fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He held a record with 38 accredited victories against enemy aircraft. Item #4474

Price (AUD): $150.00