Test Pilots
Bromley, UK: Independent Books, Circa 1999. Tall octavo, black hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, xiv, 288 pp.,illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, some graphs and documents included. A fine, as-new copy. First English Language edition.
A collection of anecdotal accounts of flying tests carried out by predominantly German test pilots – including the author – in the earliest days of the jet plane. Wolfgang Späte, an experienced glider and fighter pilot himself, interviews 17 test pilots who willingly took death-defying risks to further the field of aviation. Item #5007
Price (AUD): $75.00