Australia's Aircraft Industry
Melbourne: Department of Aircraft Production, 1944. Quarto, blue printed wrapper, staple-bound, 24 pp., one chart included. Cover a little worn at edges, leaf 24 has "Australuco" handwritten in pencil in the margin; otherwise a fine copy. First edition, scarce. Issued by the Australia's Department of Aircraft Production in 1944, this slim volume reveals previously classified information about Australia's aircraft production as organised and developed for war purposes. This fascinating document covers, in brief, the history of aircraft production in Australia, the formation of the Department, its Administration team, various divisions of the department, the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, De Havilland Aircraft Pty. Ltd., and the relevant annexes financed and operated by the government. Item #4722
Price (AUD): $100.00