Flying Matilda Early Days in Australian Aviation
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1961. Octavo, hardcover, spine printed with black lettering, cover printed with illustration in black, xii, 348 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Spine ends a little faded, light foxing on front free endpaper, edges of dust-jacket a little worn; otherwise a near-fine copy in a very good dust-jacket. 1961 reprint. An exciting account of the early days of Australian aviation, written by a World War One pilot who was personally acquainted with many of the pioneers in this book. Journalist Norman Ellison's interest in flying dated from his own war service and led him to cover major aviation events, including the birth of Qantas and the Flying Doctor Service, detailed in Part One of this book. Part Two consists of Ellison's detailed portrait of legendary Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Item #4708
Price (AUD): $120.00