East-West Eagles the story of East-West Airlines
Carina, Queensland: Robert Brown & Associates, 1989. Quarto, pale-blue hardcover, spine and cover printed with white lettering, xiv, 218 pp., illustrated endpapers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and documents throughout. Tail end of spine bumped and rubbed, tail edges of covers rubbed, tape marks on front cover. Two small red "stack" stamps, one "Waverley Municipal Library" stamp and one "Discarded" stamp on front free endpaper. One "Waverley Municipal Library" stamp on title page, a red "Discarded" stamp on the top edge of the text block, a Waverley Library sticker on the back paste-down endpaper with a red "Discarded" stamp, foxing on edges of leaf ends, dust-jacket has tape marks on front, back and spine, spine of dust-jacket has a white-on-black call number; otherwise a very good copy. First edition, scarce. East-West Eagles is Archie Smith's firsthand account of the concept development, formation and establishment of East-West Airlines Limited in regional NSW during Australia's difficult post-World War Two era. With few jobs available at that time, it took initiative and hard work to built such an enterprise, which resulted in employment opportunities and stability for many. This volume covers East-West's history from 1946 to 1961, some of the most turbulent yet most rewarding years in the life of the airline. Smith, a former Royal Australia Air Force pilot, left the airline in 1961 and went on to join Trans-Australian Airlines. Item #4778
Ex-Waverley Municipal Library book, originally in the Stack section, then made a Discard. Call number Q629.130994 SMI is on the dust-jacket's spine.
Price (AUD): $60.00