Kookaburra The Most Compelling Story in Australia's Aviation History
Sydney: Lansdowne Books, 1980. Quarto, turquoise-blue hardcover, white lettering on spine, 130 pp., illustrated throughout with colour and sepia photographs and documents. Spine ends a little bumped and rubbed, tape marks on free endpapers, edges of dust-jacket a little worn; otherwise a very good copy. First edition.
For almost 50 years, the exact location of the Kookaburra, a Westland Widgeon monoplane lost in the Australian desert, remained unknown. Solving the mystery became a challenge to aviation enthusiast and electronics millionaire Dick Smith. Yet despite the plane's eventual discovery, the Kookaburra story appears to destined to end as it had begun: in tragedy.
Included is a foreword by Sir Lenox Hewitt, Chairman of Qantas. Item #5072
Price (AUD): $35.00