Flights of Fancy A Life Memoir
Canberra, Australia: Privately printed, 2000. Quarto, illustrated printed covers, ix, 248 pp., frontispiece, 12 double-sided plates of colour and black-and-white photographs, one additional colour plate, one appendix included. Spine and corners a little worn, spine slightly faded, otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition, signed by the author. The autobiography of Geoff Taylor who, in the 1950s, helped to develop the tools and techniques that made pilotless flight in jet aircraft possible. Later, in the early 1970s, he played an integral part in reviving Australia's defence capability during and after the Cold War period. Taylor recounts these experiences and tells of the many travels his unusual work has seen him undertake with his beloved family. Item #4572
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