Swift to the Sky New Zealand's Aviation History
North Shore, New Zealand: Penguin Group, 2010. Quarto, teal-blue hardcover, spine printed with white lettering, 232 pp., frontispiece; profusely illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, maps and documents. Spines and corners a little bumped and rubbed, pale marking on top of text block, dust-jacket a little worn at edges; otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition. A comprehensive and lavishly illustrated history of military aviation in New Zealand. Errol W. Martyn covers the country's early days of flight just prior to the First World War, the acceleration of training for battle, the action seen in World War Two, service during the post-war years and the contemporary role of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in the 21st Century. Item #4630
Price (AUD): $60.00